Costas Synolakis

Greek American natural hazards researcher
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Costas Synolakis

Summary

Costas Synolakis is a human[1]. He was born in Athens[2]. He was born on +1956-09-21T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a university teacher[4] and environmental engineer[5].

Key Facts

  • Costas Synolakis's place of birth was Athens[2].
  • Costas Synolakis was born on +1956-09-21T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Costas Synolakis held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Costas Synolakis held citizenship in Greece[7].
  • Costas Synolakis's professions included university teacher[4].
  • Costas Synolakis's professions included environmental engineer[5].
  • Costas Synolakis was employed by University of Southern California[8].
  • Costas Synolakis's education included a stint at California Institute of Technology[9].
  • Costas Synolakis's doctoral advisor was Fredric Raichlen[10].
  • Costas Synolakis received the Sergey Soloviev Medal[11].
  • Costas Synolakis received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[12].
  • Costas Synolakis was a member of Academy of Athens[13].
  • Costas Synolakis is recorded as male[14].
  • Costas Synolakis's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Costas Synolakis supervised Robert Weiß as a doctoral student[16].
  • Costas Synolakis supervised Maria Kazolea as a doctoral student[17].
  • Costas Synolakis's ISNI is recorded as 0000000055139721[18].
  • Costas Synolakis's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 33730332[19].
  • Costas Synolakis's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 397149106298768492596[20].
  • Costas Synolakis's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n96108534[21].
  • Costas Synolakis's IdRef ID is recorded as 129831778[22].
  • Costas Synolakis's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0003-0140-5379[23].
  • Costas Synolakis's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 190511[24].
  • Costas Synolakis's given name is recorded as Constantine[25].
  • Costas Synolakis's given name is recorded as Emmanuel[26].

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Origins and Family

Costas Synolakis's place of birth was Athens[2]. He was born on +1956-09-21T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Costas Synolakis was educated at California Institute of Technology[9]. His doctoral advisor was Fredric Raichlen[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include university teacher[4] and environmental engineer[5]. Costas Synolakis was employed by University of Southern California[8]. Doctoral students include Robert Weiß[16], b. 1977[27] and Maria Kazolea[17].

Recognition

Awards received include Sergey Soloviev Medal[11], a science award[28], founded in 1996[29] and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[12], a fellowship award[30], in United States[31], founded in 1874[32].

FAQs

Where was Costas Synolakis born?

Born in Athens[2], Costas Synolakis…

What did Costas Synolakis do for work?

Costas Synolakis worked as university teacher[4] and environmental engineer[5].

Where did Costas Synolakis go to school?

Costas Synolakis was educated at California Institute of Technology[9].

What awards did Costas Synolakis receive?

Honors received include Sergey Soloviev Medal[11] and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[12].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Prabook. wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . viterbi.usc.edu. Retrieved . viterbi.usc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . viterbi.usc.edu. Retrieved . viterbi.usc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . viterbi.usc.edu. Retrieved . viterbi.usc.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . egu.eu. egu.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . aaas.org. aaas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . caltech.edu. Retrieved . caltech.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [13] . academyofathens.gr. academyofathens.gr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . Prabook. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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