1930
Dr. Valanis is born in Lefkara, Cyprus to Christakis and Panayota Valanis.
1955
Dr. Valanis receives a Bachelor of Science with honors from Imperial College London.
1957
Dr. Valanis receives a Master of Science from Imperial College London.
1961
Dr. Valanis immigrates to the United States.
1963
Dr. Valanis receives a Doctor of Philosophy from Purdue University.
1964
Dr. Valanis becomes a professor at Iowa State University.
1966
Dr. Valanis becomes an affiliate of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California.
1968
Dr. Valanis becomes a professor and is appointed head of The University of Iowa.
1969
Dr. Valanis receives a research grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory.
1976
Dr. Valanis becomes a consultant for Maxwell Technologies, Inc. in La Jolla, California.
1976
Dr. Valanis authors and edits of “Constitutive Equations.”
1977
Dr. Valanis authors “Irreversible Thermodynamics.”
1978
Dr. Valanis is appointed Dean of Engineering at the University of Cincinnati.
1978
Dr. Valanis receives a research grant from the National Science Foundation.
1983
Dr. Valanis becomes a professor at the University of Cincinnati.
1984
Dr. Valanis receives a research grant from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory.
1986
Dr. Valanis becomes president of Endochronics Co. in Vancouver, Washington.
1996
Dr. Valanis becomes owner of Endochronics Co.
1998
Dr. Valanis becomes a research professor at the University of Portland.
2017
Dr. Valanis is honored with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award from Marquis Who’s Who.