Phaedon Avouris

Phaedon Avouris is a Greek chemical physicist specializing in nanoscience and nanotechnology. His research at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center focuses on the applications of molecular devices in computing and electronics. This includes experimental and theoretical studies on the electronics and photonics of carbon nanotubes (CNT) and graphene.

Biography Phaedon Avouris was born in 1945 in Athens, Greece. In 1968, he received a BSc in chemistry from the Aristotle University in Thessaloniki, Greece. After postdoctoral work at the University of California, Los Angeles, he attended Michigan State University in 1974 and earned a PhD in physical chemistry. and was appointed an Adjunct Research Professor in the ECE Department at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 2016. American Academy of Arts and Sciences (elected 2003) Academy of Athens, (corresponding member, elected 2007) IBM Academy of Technology (elected 2004)

He is also a fellow of the:

American Physical Society (APS), 1987 Institute of Physics (U.K.), 2004 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2014 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1996 Materials Research Society (MRS), 2011 American Vacuum Society (AVS), 1997 World Technology Network, 1999

Avouris's work has been recognized with awards from scientific institutions, including:

Irving Langmuir Prize for Chemical Physics, American Physical Society, 2003 Medard W. Welch Award for Surface Science, American Vacuum Society, 1997 IEEE Nanotechnology Section, Pioneer Award in Nanotechnology, 2010 Richard Feynman Prize for Nanotechnology, Foresight Institute, 1999 Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics (with T. Heinz), 2008 MRS David Turnbull Lectureship, Materials Research Society, 2011 Richard E. Smalley Prize of the Electrochemical Society, 2009 H. Bloch Medal, Excellence of Research in Industry, Univ. of Chicago, 2015 IBM Exceptional Achievement Corporate Award, 2011 Outstanding Technical Achievement Awards, IBM Corporation, 1989, 1993, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2013, 2015 Honorary Doctorate, International Hellenic University, 2013 Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2017 Distinguished Alumnus Award, Michigan State University, 2001