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Aggelos Zacharopoulos

My CV

  • Education:

    University of Patras in Greece (1988-1994), University of Ulster (1995-2001 )

  • Qualifications:

    BSc in Physics (1994), PhD (2001)

  • Work History:

    University of Ulster (Research fellow), Openwave (Software engineer), Liberty-IT (Software engineer)

  • Current Job:

    Research Fellow

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    The first picture below shows the Solar Simulator in our laboratory. It is a big box with special lamps that produce light similar to sunlight. We use it to test solar panels and solar water heaters.

    The second picture below shows the wall of our laboratory covered with solar panels that generate free and clean electricity from the Sun.


  • My Typical Day

    Go on-line to check emails and communicate with students. Then meet with colleagues and sync-up on work. Then lecture, test in the lab, read about new ideas, think…

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    This is the actor James Nesbitt (he is in the “Hobbit” movie!) looking at our solar simulator! Mr James Nesbitt is the Chancellor of the University of Ulster and he visited our laboratory on 6 November. He seemed very comfortable under the “limelight” 😉

  • My Interview

    • How would you describe yourself in 3 words?

      Inventive, curious, philosophical

      What did you want to be after you left school?

      Be an athlete and go to the Olympics

      Were you ever in trouble at school?

      Yeah…. but its too long ago really ;)

      Who is your favourite singer or band?

      U2, Scorpions

      If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!

      More sun in Ireland, drive and formula 1 car and invent something as big as the internet

      Tell us a joke.

      Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad

  • Work photos:

    This is the actor James Nesbitt (he is in the “Hobbit” movie!) looking at our solar simulator! Mr James Nesbitt is the Chancellor of the University of Ulster and he visited our laboratory on 6 November. He seemed very comfortable under the “limelight” 😉

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    This is myself and a colleague on a visit to the outdoor test facility at the University of Patras in Greece.

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