Associate Professor

Department of Meteorology and Climatology
School of Geology, AUTH

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 54124, Greece
+ 30 2310 99 83 07
katragou@geo.auth.gr
Curriculum Vitae

Education

• Dr. rer. nat. University of Heidelberg, Germany (2003)
• MSc in Atmospheric Physics, School of Physicss, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (2000)
• BSc in Physics, School of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (1998)

Research

• Publication record: Scopus ID / ORCIDiD
• Euro-CORDEX co-coordinator
• Regional Focal Point for the World Climate Research Program (WCRP) consultation in the European and Western Asia regions

Courses

1. AUTH undergraduate

   • School of Mathematics (Dynamic Meteorology)
   • School of Physics (Physical Climatology)
   • School of Geology (Introduction to Computer Science)

2. AUTH postgraduate

   • MSc in Meteorology Climatology and Atmospheric Environment (Climate models, Atmospheric radiation)
   • MSc in Environmental Physics (Atmospheric measurement techniques)

Networks

• Euro-Cordex
• World Climate Research Program
• Copernicus Academy AUTH

Researcher

Department of Meteorology and Climatology
School of Geology, AUTH

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 54124, Greece
+ 30 2310 99 85 72
kartsios@geo.auth.gr
Curriculum Vitae

Education

• PhD, School of Geology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2014- 2020) Thesis: Atmosphere –Wildland Fires Interactions using Numerical Models in Greece
• MSc in Meteorology, Climatology and Atmospheric Environment, School of Geology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (2013)
• BSc in Physics, School of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (2010)

Research Interests

• Synoptic weather forecasting
• Fire Meteorology and applications with coupled atmosphere – fire models
• Evaluation of numerical weather prediction models
• Analysis of extreme weather events
• Applications with the use of atmospheric numerical models
• Analysis of meteorological parameters
• Climate change through climate simulations

Scholarships / Awards

• Award for excellence for postgraduate studies, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2012)

Projects

• Region of Central Macedonia, Επενδυτικά Σχέδια Καινοτομίας, Digital Application for the prediction of nuicance for Mosquitoes (Mosquito Vision)
• EC, H2020, LC-SFS-19-2018-2, Resilient farming by adaptive microclimate managements (STARGATE)
• General Secretariat Research and Technology (GSRT), Greek-German on Bilateral Research and Innovation Cooperation 2016, “Establishment of an Early Warning System for Mosquito-born diseases and implementation of new vector control tools in the urban environment” (EWSMD)
• EC, ECMWF, Copernicus Atmospheric Monitoring Services (CAMS84): Global and regional a posteriori evaluation and quality assurance
• EC, H2020, Enhancing Food Security in AFRIcan AgriCULTUral Systems with the Support of REmote Sensing (AfriCultures)
• EU, Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS84): Global and regional a posteriori validation, including focus on the Arctic and Mediterranean areas
• EC, FP7, The People Programme, International Research Staff Exchange Scheme, Regional climate-air quality interactions (REQUA)
• National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) 2007-2013, An Innovative and Integrated Conceptual Model to Mitigate the Impact of Climate Change on Drought: Potentiality and Applicability of a Precipitation Enhancement Project in Thessaly (DAPHNE)

Researcher

Department of Meteorology and Climatology
School of Geology, AUTH

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 54124, Greece
+ 30 2310 99 85 78
karypidou@geo.auth.gr
Curriculum Vitae

Education

• PhD, School of Geology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (2018-2022 ) Thesis: Assessment of precipitation errors and uncertainty in climate simulations over southern Africa: investigation of physical processes
• MSc in Meteorology, Climatology and Atmospheric Environment, Department of Meteorology and Climatology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (2017)
• BSc in Geography, School of Geography, University of the Aegean, Greece (2015).

Research Interests

• Regional scale atmospheric circulation over tropical Africa
• Southern Africa rainfall climatology
• Regional climate modelling
• Geostatistics
• Impacts of weather and climate change on vector born diseases

Scholarships / Awards

• Erasmus Placement, 7-9/2014, University of Reading, Department of Meteorology. Erasmus+ Placement, 2-12/2020, NORCE Norwegian Research Centre & the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research.
• Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation, Scholarship for PhD research (2019-2022).

Projects

• Region of Central Macedonia, Επενδυτικά Σχέδια Καινοτομίας, Digital Application for the prediction of nuicance for Mosquitoes (Mosquito Vision).
• DAAD, Collaboration between Justus Liebig University Giessen and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, “The Mediterranean Hot-Spot: Challenges and Responses in a Changing Environment”, 2017 – 2019.
• EC, H2020, Enhancing Food Security in AFRIcan AgriCULTUral Systems with the Support of REmote Sensing (AfriCultures), 2017 – 2021.
• GSRT, General Secretariat for Research and Technology: Greece – Germany bilateral cooperation, Establishment of an “Early Warning System for Mosquito-borne Diseases” and implementation of new vector control tools in the urban environment (EWSMD), 2018 – 2020.

Researcher

Department of Meteorology and Climatology
School of Geology, AUTH

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 54124, Greece
+ 30 2310 99 85 78
vapavlid@physics.auth.gr
Curriculum Vitae

Education

• PhD, School of Geology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (2016-2020) Thesis: Investigation of errors and uncertainty in radiation and cloudiness in regional climate simulations
• MSc in Meteorology, Climatology and Atmospheric Environment, School of Geology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (2015)
• BSc in Physics, School of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (2011)

Research Interests

• Regional climate modelling
• Aerosol in climate models
• Climate Change
• Climate services for agriculture
• Model evaluation

Scholarships / Awards

• Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation, Scholarship for PhD research (2016-2019)

Projects

• EC, H2020, LC-SFS-19-2018-2, Resilient farming by adaptive microclimate managements (STARGATE)
• EC, H2020, Enhancing Food Security in AFRIcan AgriCULTUral Systems with the Support of REmote Sensing (AfriCultures)
• CORDEX- Flagship Pilot Study: Role of the natural and anthropogenic aerosols in the Mediterranean region; past climate variability and future climate sensitivity.
• State Scholarship Foundation (IKY) & German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Greece-Germany bilateral cooperation (IKYDA 2018).
• EU, Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS-84): Global and regional a posteriori validation, including focus on the Arctic and Mediterranean areas
• EC, FP7, The People Programme, International Research Staff Exchange Scheme, Regional climate-air quality interactions, REQUA

• MSc Christina Zormpa
• Dr Ioannis Sofiadis