Education	Ph.D., Solar Physics, National University of Athens (Greece) D.E.A., Astrophysics, Universite Paris VII, (France) Diploma in Physics, National University of Athens (Greece)

	Professional Activities

Elected member of the Board of the European Solar Physics Division (ESPD) President of the Board of the Association of Researchers of the National Observatory of Athens (NOA) Elected member of the Board of the Joint Organization for Solar Observations (JOSO) Member of the Editorial Board of the ISRN Astronomy and Astrophysics Journal (ISRN (A&A)) Member of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Member of the European Physical Society (SPS) Elected member of the Board of the Hellenic Astronomical Society (Hel.A.S.) Regular referee for: Astronomy & Astrophysics, Astronomy & Astrophysics Let., Astrophysical Journal, Astrophysical Journal Let., Journal of Atmosp. and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Solar Physics, Advances in Space Research, Advances in Geosciences Chairwonan or member of: Scientific Organizing Committees and Local Organizing Committees of several conferences Team Leader (with M. Madjarska) of an ISSI International Team Meeting on Solar small-scale transient phenomena Session chair or convener in conferences Evaluator of research proposals of the Greek General Secretariat of Research and Technology ( GSRT ) Advisor of Ph.D. and M.Sc. theses Project leader or member of several european and national funded research projects Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator of several observing projects of the Sun with ground-based or space-borne instruments

	Research Interests

	Solar Granulation Physical parameters of chromospheric structures Sunspot Oscillations Coronal Loops Radiation Transfer Signatures of solar sructures in the interplanetary medium Solar-terrestrial coupling Effects of solar irradiance variations on climate and weather