{"id":133,"date":"2026-02-02T14:08:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T14:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phos-test.iesl.forth.gr\/?page_id=133"},"modified":"2026-05-26T10:05:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T10:05:18","slug":"awards-honors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/phos-society.gr\/?page_id=133","title":{"rendered":"Awards &amp; Honors"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"133\" class=\"elementor elementor-133\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbb3b90 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fbb3b90\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-773c48c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"773c48c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">The purpose of the Costas Soukoulis Award is to recognize an outstanding early\u2011career researcher for the exceptional quality of their scientific work in the field of Optics and Photonics, as well as for their clear potential for future development and scientific leadership.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f7b72e elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"9f7b72e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. 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An extension of this timeframe can be provided in cases of parental leave, military service, serious illness, or other justified cause.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1671\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1671\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Evaluation Criteria <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 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recommendation.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1ce185 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1ce185\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Interested applicants may submit their application by sending all required documents to <\/span><strong style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><a href=\"mailto:info@phos-society.gr\">info@phos-society.gr<\/a> <\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">\u00a0by <\/span><strong style=\"font-style: inherit;\">10 September 2026<\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">.<\/span><\/p><p>The winner will be announced during the closing ceremony of the <strong>2nd International Conference of the Panhellenic Optical Society (PHOS)<\/strong>, which will take place on <strong>1\u20133 October 2026<\/strong> at the premises of the <strong>Aristotle University of Thessaloniki<\/strong>, in Thessaloniki.<\/p><p>The award also includes a monetary prize of <strong>\u20ac1,000.00<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10967d7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"10967d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4c0884 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4c0884\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Previous Winners<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccbe937 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" 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