ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Head, Research Centre for Atmospheric Physics and Climatology of the Academy of Athens (2008- ), Professor of Atmospheric Physics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece (2002-2010), Scientific Collaborator, University of Oslo, Norway (1995), Honorary Fellow (Fulbright Scholar), University of Minnesota, USA (1985), Visiting Professor, Physics and Astronomy Department, Boston University, Boston USA (1983), Professor of Atmospheric Physics, Physics Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (1979-2002). In the past 3 decades has supervised 55 masters and more than 30 PhD theses.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Ηas received a number of internationally recognized awards, among which the title of Emeritus Professor of the Physics Department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2018), the “Ioan Ursu” Medal of Honor of the Balkan Physical Union (2018), “Honorary Member” of the International Ozone Commission (2016), the Honorary Doctorate Degree, University of Patras (2016), the Yoram Kaufman Award of the American Geophysical Union (2015), the French Government Decoration “Commandeur dans l’ordre de Palmes académiques“ (2015), the Blaise Pascal Medal, European Academy of Sciences (2015), Award of the Balkan Physical Union (2015), Medal of the City of Athens (2010), Professor Emeritus of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2010), the Gold Medal of the City of Thessaloniki (2008), the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, University Division of the American College ANATOLIA, Thessaloniki (2008), Award Certificate and Letter from UNEP and from IPCC for his substantial contribution to the reports of IPCC, which shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with the former Vice President of USA, Al Gore (2008), Fellow, Institute of Physics (2002), UNEP Honourable Mentions (2013, 1999, 1995), Editors Award for Excellence in Refereeing, American Geophysical Union (1998), Global Ozone Award, UNEP on the 10th Anniversary of the Montreal Protocol (1997). Reviewer, IPCC “Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX)”, Field et al., Cambridge, UK, 582 pp. (2012). Review Editor, Chapter 5: Solar Ultraviolet Irradiance at the Ground, IPCC “Aviation & the Global Atmosphere” Report, Switzerland (1998). In the past 20 years has acted as author, contributor or reviewer in almost all WMO/UNEP Scientific Assessments of Ozone Depletion