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

PhD Candidate

Department of Meteorology and Climatology
School of Geology, AUTH

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

Education

• PhD, School of Geology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2018-) Thesis: “The impact of land cover changes on the European climate using regional climate models”.
• Msc in Meteorology & Climatology, School of Geology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (2017)
• Bsc in Mathematics, School of Mathematics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (2013)

Research Interests

• Regional climate modeling and evaluation
• Land-atmosphere interactions
• Impacts of land use/land cover change on regional climate

Scholarships / Awards

• Scholarship of Excellence, Hellenic Institute for Research and Innovation (ELIDEK) 2020-2022
• Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship for Foreign Scholars for the 2019-2020 academic year (ETH Zurich).
• MedCLIVAR best poster award for the study: “Climatic impact of an extreme land cover change scenario on the Mediterranean region“, Belgrade, Serbia, September 19-21, 2018.

Projects

• CORDEX- Flagship Pilot Study CORDEX-Flagship Pilot Study: Land use change across scales (LUCAS)
• EC, H2020, Enhancing Food Security in AFRIcan AgriCULTUral Systems with the Support of REmote Sensing (Africultures)
• State Scholarship Foundation (IKY) & German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Greece-Germany bilateral cooperation, Impact of Land Use Changes on regional and local climate in Europe: present and future climate projections (LUCE), 2018-2019 (IKYDA 2018).

PhD Candidate

Department of Meteorology and Climatology
School of Geology, AUTH

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

Education

• PhD, School of Geology, Faculty of Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (2021- ) Thesis: Assessing the interaction between the urban environment and climate with the use of a regional climate model
• MSc In Applied Meteorology And Atmospheric Physics, Laboratory of Atmospheric Physics, School of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Patras, Greece (2021)
• BSc In Physics, School of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Patras, Greece (2019).

Research Interests

• • Regional Climate Modeling
  • The interaction of urbanisation and climate change

Projects

• • CORDEX- Flagship Pilot Study: Urban environments and Regional Climate Change
  • Enhancing Food Security in AFRIcan AgriCULTUral Systems with the Support of REmote Sensing (AfriCultures)