Prof. Erotokritos Katsavounidis

Professor Katsavounidis' research interests lie within the areas of experimental particle astrophysics and gravity wave physics. He recently shifted research work to the physics of LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory) in its search for gravity waves. Professor Katsavounidis' primary involvement in LIGO is within the data analysis group and, more specifically, with the working group on searches for gravity wave bursts from modeled or unmodeled sources, as well as searches for a possible stochastic background.

Until recently, his research interests were focused in the physics of MACRO (Monopole, Astrophysics, and Cosmic Ray Observatory), located at the Gran Sasso National Laboratories in Italy. Professor Katsavounidis' work in MACRO was primarily with the rare particle and the neutrino working groups, as well as with the detector R&D, installation, and running. The MACRO detector stopped taking data in December 2000 and work on the completion of the final data analyses and papers is in progress.