Education:

Peter Rakitzis received his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1997, for the experimental study of atomic and molecular angular momentum in bimolecular reactions.

Career:

He served as a research associate at Stanford University (1997-1998) and FORTH – IESL (1999-2000). In 2001 he was elected as a Lecturer at the Department of Physics of the University of Crete and he was promoted to Assistant Professor in 2006.

Interests:

Interference phenomena in molecular photodissociation, and production of spin-polarized atoms. The role of angular momentum in atomic and molecular collisions. Absorption and polarization spectroscopy in linear and ring cavities.

Telephone:

+30-2810-391125

Fax:

+30-2810-391305

Email:

ptr@iesl.forth.gr

Office:

111 Physics Bldg. & FORTH

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