Greek professor and researcher Costas Foudas has been elected as the new president of the Geneva-based CERN council for the period of 2025 to 2027, chosen over two rival candidates.
Prof. Foudas is head of the high physics group at the University of Ioannina in northwest Greece. He’s the first Greek citizen that will assume the prestigious post, having first represented the country at the top European physics and nuclear research center.
CERN is comprised of 24 member-states, with Greece as founding member some 70 years ago. The facility employs some 2,600 people and provides services to more than 600 research institutes and universities worldwide.
The development was also announced in a Tweet on the account of the Greek ministry of foreign affairs.
Εκλογή του Έλληνα Καθηγητή Κωσταντίνου Φουντά στη θέση του Προέδρου του Συμβουλίου του CERN
🔗https://t.co/6nYnnW0QcE pic.twitter.com/FLnDd1PEEg
— Υπουργείο Εξωτερικών (@GreeceMFA) September 28, 2024
According to the acclaimed institution’s website, its mission is to:
“perform world-class research in fundamental physics; provide a unique range of particle accelerator facilities that enable research at the forefront of human knowledge, in an environmentally responsible and sustainable way; unite people from all over the world to push the frontiers of science and technology, for the benefit of all; rain new generations of physicists, engineers and technicians, and engage all citizens in research and in the values of science.”
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