Costas Caroubalos
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Eduard Kontar
Dec 9, 2021, 3:19:37 AM12/9/21
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Dear CESRA Colleagues,
Costas Alissandrakis has informed me about the passing of Costas Caroubalos,
so I have sad news to distribute:
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Professor Costas Caroubalos passed away at home on December 4th; he was 93. A pioneer solar radio astronomer, Costas was born in Patras in 1928. Still a boy, he was active in the resistance against the Nazi occupation. He received his degree in Physics in 1953, his Msc in electronics in 1955 and his PhD in 1963, from the University of Athens. Working in France (1960-1964), at the space department of the Meudon observatory, he obtained his doctorat d’état in 1964. Back to France in 1967, during the period of the dictatorship in Greece, until he was elected professor of Electronics at the University of Athens in 1975.
Among his outstanding contributions are his study of geophysical effects of solar energetic particles, the measurement of directivity of burst emissions (project Stereo-I, with J.L Steinberg), the discovery of N-bursts and the development of radio-spectrographs such as RSMN in France and ARTEMIS in Greece.
An excellent teacher, Costas educated thousands of students in electronics, teaching well after his retirement.
He will be remembered not only for his achievements, but also for his ardent devotion to research and teaching, his enthusiasm his humor, his humanitarian qualities, and his gentle character.
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Costas Alissandrakis has informed me about the passing of Costas Caroubalos,
so I have sad news to distribute:
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Professor Costas Caroubalos passed away at home on December 4th; he was 93. A pioneer solar radio astronomer, Costas was born in Patras in 1928. Still a boy, he was active in the resistance against the Nazi occupation. He received his degree in Physics in 1953, his Msc in electronics in 1955 and his PhD in 1963, from the University of Athens. Working in France (1960-1964), at the space department of the Meudon observatory, he obtained his doctorat d’état in 1964. Back to France in 1967, during the period of the dictatorship in Greece, until he was elected professor of Electronics at the University of Athens in 1975.
Among his outstanding contributions are his study of geophysical effects of solar energetic particles, the measurement of directivity of burst emissions (project Stereo-I, with J.L Steinberg), the discovery of N-bursts and the development of radio-spectrographs such as RSMN in France and ARTEMIS in Greece.
An excellent teacher, Costas educated thousands of students in electronics, teaching well after his retirement.
He will be remembered not only for his achievements, but also for his ardent devotion to research and teaching, his enthusiasm his humor, his humanitarian qualities, and his gentle character.
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