T. Peter Rakitzis is a Professor of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics at the Dept. of Physics of the Univ. of Crete, and is the leader of the Polarization Spectroscopy group at IESL-FORTH. The main research goals of this group are the development of cavity-based polarimeters for the ultrasensitive measurement of chirality, and the production high-density and high production rates of spin-polarized hydrogen isotopes for applications in magnetometry, the production of polarized beams, and the study of polarized nuclear fusion.  

Education

• 1992, B.A. Physics, Cornell University, USA
• 1992, B.A. Chemistry, Cornell University, USA
• 1997, Ph.D. Chemistry (major) and Physics (minor), Stanford University, USA

Career

• 2001, Lecturer, Department of Physics, University of Crete
• 2006, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, University of Crete
• 2011, Associate Professor, Department of Physics, University of Crete
• 2016, Professor, Department of Physics, University of Crete

Interests

• Production of spin-polarized atoms and molecules
• Angular momentum polarization
• Photodissociation dynamics
• Cavity-based polarimetry
• Cavity Ringdown Spectroscopy
• Atomic and Molecular Parity Nonconservation