Education:

• Doctor of Philosophy (1997), Applied Physics, Univeristy of Athens, Athens, Greece.
• Master of Science in Meteorlogy (1991), Applied Physics, Univeristy of Athens, Athens, Greece.
• Bachelor of Science (1989), Physics, Univeristy of Athens, Athens, Greece.

Professional Experience:

• Institute of Environmental Research & Sustainable Development, National Observatory of Athens, Greece (Junior Researcher 2002-2006, Assistant Researcher 2006-to date); In charge of weather radar laboratory.
• Department of Meteorology, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, USA.
• Aerodynamics laboratory, Hellenic Air Force Academy, Athens, Greece.
• Department of Applied Physics, University of Athens, Greece.

Activities:

• Research and development in the areas of weather radar, acoustic sounder (sodar), aircraft measurements and in-situ meteorological sensors, turbulence, clear and cloudy marine and over land atmospheric boundary layer, atmospheric flows over complex terrain, air pollution transport. Scientist-in-charge and participant in 25 R&D financed by the European Commission, USA, national Ministries and organizations, the private sector. Teaching on meteorology, instrumentation, remote and in-situ sensors, aerodynamics.
• Member of the American Meteological Society (AMS), Royal Meteorological Society, turbulence group of Fleet for AirborneResearch (EUFAR).
• Reviewer Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, Journal of Applied Meteorology, Journal of Hydrology, Atmospheric Research, IEEE GRSS and scientific proposals.

Activities in International and National Projects:

• HYDRORAD - Integrated advanced distributed system for hydro-meteorological monitoring and forecasting using low-cost high-performance X-band mini-radar and cellular network infrastructures, FP7 Framework, EC.
• HIRES - High resolution air-sea interaction DRI ship-board turbulence observations, ONR, USA.
• FLADAR- Flood zoning in Southeast Attica using gauge calibrated radar rainfall and advanced modeling techniques, Marie Curie FP7 IRG, EC.
• HYDRATE - Hydrometeorological data resources and technologies for effective flash flood forecasting, FP6 STREP, EC.
• ASAP - Adaptive Sampling And Prediction , structure of the marine atmospheric boundary layer near the coast, ONR, USA.
• AOSN II - Autonomous ocean sampling network, near-surface and in-cloud turbulent fluxes in the coastal stratocumulus-topped boundary layers, ONR, USA.
• ISREX- Ionian sea rainfall experiment, NSF, USA.
• CBLAST - Coupled boundary layer air-sea transfer, ONR, USA.
• DECS - Development and evolution of stratocumulus clouds in the coastal region, NSF, USA.
• Cross boundaries air pollution transport over large distances and development of control infrastructure, Ministry of Environment, Greece.
• Hippodamus - A www based expanded learning environment, Ministry of Education, Greece.
• Effect of the operation of the new Airport at Spata and the Airport at Hellinikon, Greece, on the air quality at the greater Athens area, Athens International Airport S.A., Greece.
• SECAP - South European cycles of air Pollution, EC.
• MED POL - Assessment and control of pollution in the Mediterranean region, study of the Saronikos Gulf sea breeze using acoustic sounder, UNEP.