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Lola Smaragda is a Professor at the Department of Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics within the School of Sciences at the University of Patras. She has served as faculty since 2004, advancing to full Professor in 2009, and maintains active Visiting Professor roles across global institutions.
Education:
- 1979-1985: Middle/High School at Barvakeio Model School
- 1985-1989: Physics Degree with Honors, University of Athens
- 1989-1993: PhD in Physics, University of Oxford (Thesis: Cosmological Implications of Unification Theories)
Research Focus: Her work bridges Elementary Particle Physics and Cosmology, specializing in neutrino physics using data from Super-Kamiokande and SNO experiments, supersymmetric extensions of the Standard Model, and searches for new particles at CERN facilities. Her cosmological research tackles dark matter, inflationary models, and baryogenesis through theoretical frameworks.
Publication Impact: With 94 publications and 5,700+ SPIRES citations (h-index 35), her highly influential work spans collider phenomenology (HERA, LHC), neutrino mass mechanisms, and future facility physics (ILC, Neutrino Factories), demonstrating consistent leadership in high-energy theory from 1997-2009.
Awards:
- Marie Curie Excellence Grant (EXT) for establishing Elementary Particle Physics research group (2005-2009)
Mentorship & Grants: She has supervised three doctoral students while securing major European network roles: UNIVERSENET Representative (2006-2010) for particle-cosmology research and HEPTOOLS Representative (2006-2010) for LHC computational physics.
Collaborations: Her CERN and Heidelberg University background fuels ongoing partnerships with LHC experimental teams and international consortia developing next-generation colliders and neutrino facilities.
