STRATIS V. SOTIRCHOS Lectureship Award

MOTIVATION and OBJECTIVE

FORTH/ICE-HT created the “Stratis V. Sotirchos Lectureship” in 2005 to honor the memory of one of its most distinguished Researchers, Professor Stratis V. Sotirchos. This Award is supported by the “Stratis V. Sotirchos Trust Fund” which has been created from donations by friends and colleagues.

DESCRIPTION AND MODALITY

The SVS Lectureship is awarded every two years to an engineer-scientist, who has produced original and fundamentally important results in some R&D field within the broader context of chemical engineering. Selection of the most deserving candidate is made on an international basis and strictly on grounds of merit. Candidates should be younger than 40 years of age on the closing date for nominations.

The selected candidate is invited to present the “Stratis V. Sotirchos Lecture” at the “Pan-Hellenic Scientific Conference in Chemical Engineering”.

The travel (economy class airticket from the city of origin of the Recipient to the city of the conference) and accommodation expenses of the Recipient are covered from the proceeds of the SVS Trust Fund.

The SVS Lectureship Award is also accompanied by a modest honorarium.

STRATIS V. SOTIRCHOS Lectureship Award 2026 – NOMINATIONS

FORTH/ICE-HT (www.iceht.forth.gr) announces for the eleventh time the “Stratis V. Sotirchos Lectureship”.

Nominations (but not self-nominations) must be submitted via e-mail (all the attached documents should be in pdf form) by February 28, 2026, to the following address:

Dr. Theophilos Ioannides (theo@iceht.forth.gr),

with a necessary “carbon copy” to

Ms. Kleanthi Zacharopoulou (SVS_Award@iceht.forth.gr).

The nomination package should include the following items.

Nomination Form (attached), duly completed (pdf)
CV of the nominee (pdf)
Most representative publications of the nominee (≤ 5, pdf)
Four letters of support
Statement of the “Nominee’s intent” (pdf)

[This statement should be sent by the nominee himself/herself indicating his/her intent to accept the SVS Lectureship 2026, if selected, as well as his/her commitment to be present in person to deliver the SVS Lecture at the 15^th Pan-Hellenic Scientific Conference in Chemical Engineering, in Chania, Greece, on Wednesday, June 3rd, 2026.]