at George Mason University. His brother, Fotis Kafatos, was a biologist and founder and Honorary President of the European Research Council (ERC). Kafatos has 3 children: Lefteris, Stefanos, and Alexios. He is the Chairman of the Board for the American Hellenic Council. Awards and honors Awards 1986 George Mason University Distinguished Faculty Award 2011 Chopra Foundation Spirit of Rustum Roy Award 2011 IEEE Orange County Chapter Outstanding Leadership and Professional Service Award Honors 2000 Romanian Academy of Sciences Honorary Member 2013 National Observatory of Athens Affiliated Researcher 2013 Kyung Hee University International Scholar See also List of physicists References External links Official Chapman University website 1945 births 21st-century American physicists American people of Greek descent Cornell University alumni MIT Department of Physics alumni Living people