Background
Papanicolaou, Nicolas was born on September 29, 1947 in Ioannina, Greece. Son of Christos and Alexandra (Kastanis) Papanicolaou.
Papanicolaou, Nicolas was born on September 29, 1947 in Ioannina, Greece. Son of Christos and Alexandra (Kastanis) Papanicolaou.
Diploma electrical engineering, National Technology University, Athens, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, New York University, 1975.
Postdoctoral fellow, U. Paris VI, 1975-1976; visiting member, Institute Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, 1976-1978; research associate department physics, University of California, Berkeley, 1978-1980; research associate department physics, Washington University, St. Louis, 1980-1981; assistant professor, Washington University, St. Louis, 1981-1987; associate professor, Washington University, St. Louis, 1987-1990; professor physics, U. Crete, Heraklion, Greece, since 1990.
Married Shirley A. Goldberg, July 13, 1979.