Nikolaos Barakitis, who worked as an R&D Engineer for GTE Sylvania Lighting for twenty-five years, passed away in 2002. During that time, he obtained twenty-six U.S. Patents. He was also the father of John, who developed light-based sterilization technologies for food and water in developing countries. Today, Mr. Barakitis’ legacy lives on through BASE Scientific Research, which stands for Barakitis Advanced Sustainable Engineering.


