Book presentation: Adventures of Research in Greece

The Vasileios Tsigos Foundation, hosted by Epignosis, invites you to an open discussion with Professor Iakovos A. Vassalos, author of the book “Adventures of Research in Greece” (Kedros Publications).

📅 Tuesday, 27 January 2026
🕛 12:00 PM
📍 Epignosis – Event Hall
Lykourgou 1, 4th Floor, Athens

With the author in discussion:

• Dimitris Tsigos – Founder & President, Vasileios Tsigos Foundation
• Iordanis Koumasidis – Lecturer (NKUA–HOU), Scientific Associate of the Foundation

About the author
Iakovos A. Vassalos was born in Sifnos in 1938. He studied Chemical Engineering at the National Technical University of Athens and continued his postgraduate studies in Canada and the United States. In 1969, he earned his PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), followed by a Master in Management from Northwestern University in 1976.

He worked for ten years at a U.S. research center and served as Professor at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki from 1979 to 2005. He was a key contributor to the establishment of the Institute of Chemical Process Engineering, the Thessaloniki Technology Park, and the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), where he also served as its first President. His work in applied catalysis has received international recognition.