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Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Vassilios S.
KARAKITSIOS
Professor,
University of Athens,
Department of Geology and Geoenvironment
Director of the
Department of
Historical Geology & Paleontology
Studies
-Diploma of Geology, University of Athens,
Department of Geology (1976)
-Master
in Structural Geology
of the Universities
Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris
6 –
Paris Diderot-7
–
Paris-Sud-11
(1977)
-Ph.D
Degree
(high distinction) in Structural
Geology, University
Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris
6
(1979)
-Ph.D Degree (high distinction) in Geosciences,
University
Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris
6
(1990)
Teaching
Undergraduate lectures
-
Stratigraphy
-
Stratigraphy and
Paleogeography of
Greece
-
Sedimentary Basins
and Hydrocarbons
Postgraduate lectures
-
Startigraphy and
Tectonics
-
Basin Analysis
-
Stratigraphy of
Alpine Formations
-
Energy Forms
- Environmental Geology
PhD Thesis Supervising
8
PhD as
supervisor of the Advisory Committee (three members)
12
PhD
as
member
of
the
Advisory
Committee
20
PhD
as
member
of
the
Examine
Committee
(seven
members)
Research Activities
·
Stratigraphy
·
Structural Geology
·
Sedimentology
·
Basin Analysis
·
Petroleum Geology
·
Historical Geology
·
Geological Mapping
·
Karstic Hydrogeology
·
Pollution of Ground and Underground Water
·
Environmental pollution from hydrocarbons
dismigration
·
Location of sanitary Landfill
·
Environmental consequences of extreme
natural
phenomena. Measures to protect the geological environment.
·
Promotion and Protection of Geological Heritage
·
Museum Promotion
of geological and paleontological discoveries
·
Oceanic
Anoxic
Events
as
indicators
of
global
paleoclimatological
changes
Foreign Languages
·
French
·
English
Awards and distinctions
1. Award from the Athens Academy
(1992) for scientific paper promoting the geological knowledge of
Greek territory
2.
Award from the Athens
Academy
(1994) for scientific paper promoting the geological knowledge of
Greek territory
3.
Award from Geological Society of
Greece of the year
1999 for the best paper in geosciences as a result of collaboration
between scientists of different Greek geological services
4.
University
of Athens
Postgraduate Studies Committee Member
5. Faculty of
Geology & Geoenvironment Internal Evaluation Group Member
6. Ministry
of Environment, Energy & Climate Change Scientific Committee Member
responsible for evaluating the oil shale and shale gas perspective
of Greece
Professional –Academic Experience
-1976-1979
Researcher
in
the
Pierre
and Marie Curie University (Paris,
France)
-1979-1981 Military Service (as French Interpreter)
-1981 Geologist in the Geotechnical Research Company (Athens)
-1981-1982 Geologist in the
Pechiney Ugine Kuhlmann Hellas (Athens)
-1982 Lecturer in the Section of Ore
Deposits
&
Geochemistry, Department of Geology,
University
of Athens
-1982-1984 Lecturer in the Section of Stratigraphy-Geography-Climatology,
Department of Geology, University of Athens (from July 1983 to May 1984)
-1984-1989 Lecturer in the Section of Historical Geology and
Paleontology, Department of Geology,
University
of Athens
-1986-1987 Researcher in the Pierre
and Marie Curie University (Paris,
France)
-1989-1996 Assistant Professor in the Section of Historical Geology
and Paleontology,
Department of Geology & Geoenvironment,
University
of Athens
-1996-2000 Associate Professor in the Section of Historical Geology
and Paleontology,
Department of Geology & Geoenvironment,
University
of Athens
-2000 till today
Professor in the Section of Historical Geology and
Paleontology, Department
of Geology & Geoenvironment,
University
of Athens
-2015 till today Member of the Board of Directors on
PUBLIC GAS CORPORATION OF GREECE (DEPA S.A.)
Scientific Societies and Journals
-
President of
the Hellenic
Sedimentological Association
-
President
of
the
Paleontology-Stratigraphy
Committee
of the Geological Society of Greece
-
Member
of
the
International Association of Sedimentologists
(IAS)
-
Member
of
the
Geological
Society of Greece
-
Member
of
the
Geographical Society of Greece
-
Member
of
the
Speleological Society of Greece
-
Member
of
the
Editorial
Board
of the
Hellenic Journal of
Geosciences
(Annales
Géologiques
des
Pays
Hélléniques)
Organization of Scientific Colloquiums, Symposiums,
Meetings or Conferences
-
1st
Hellenic
Symposium
on the
Hydrocarbon Geology,
Department of Geology, University of Athens,
May 1985, Athens
(Co-organizer with Prof.
M. Dermitzakis)
-
6th
European
Paleobotany-Palynology
Conference,
Athens,
August
29-September
2, 2002 (Member of the
Organizing Committee)
-
1st
Meeting of the Paleontology-Stratigraphy Committee:
“Contribution of the new Stratigraphical and Paleontological
methods to the Modern Geological Research”, Athens 2005 (President
of the Organizing Committee)
-
11th
International Conference of the geological Society of Greece,
Athens
24-25 May 2007 (Member
of the Organizing Committee)
-
2nd
Meeting of the Paleontology-Stratigraphy Committee: «Record
of the Climatic changes in marine and terrestrial sediments», Athens, Mars 2009 (President of the Organizing Committee)
-
1st
Symposium of the Hellenic Sedimentological Association and the
Hellenic Petroleum S.A.
«Evaporites:
sedimentology,
evolution
and
economic
significance»
Zakynthos 2009 (Member of the Organizing Committee)
-
1st
Meeting
of
the
Hellenic
Sedimentological Association:
«The
Universities’ contribution to Hydrocarbon Research», Athens,
January 2012 (President of
the Organizing Committee)
Research Projects
1987-88
Scientific Responsible
of
the
Project:
Paleogeography
and
tectonics
of
the
Ionian
zone
in
western
Greece.
Funded by the Public Petroleum
Enterprise-Hydrocarbon Exploration and Exploitation (DEP-EKY) S.A.
1988-1993
Member
of the French Research Project: “Tethys”.
1993-1995
Scientific Responsible
of
the
Project:
Study of the organic matter diagenesis, evolution and maturation of the
alpine Ionian basin formations and its probable hydrocarbon
production. Location
of
areas
with
developed
productive
horizons. Funded by the University of Athens.
1996-1997
Scientific Responsible
of
the
Project:
Study
of
the
Geological
and
Petrophysical
characteristics
of
the
Ionian
series
and
the
structure
of
the
Ionian
basin
in relationship with the migration and trapping of its hydrocarbons (Western Greece).
Funded by the University of Athens.
1997-2000
Scientific Responsible
of
the
Project:
Research
of
favorable
stratigraphic
and
structural
conditions
for
hydrocarbon
trapping
in
the
Ionian
basin
of
Epirus.
Funded by the Hellenic Petroleum S.A. (Exploration
and Production Division), and the
University
of Athens.
1998
Scientific Responsible of the Project:
Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Organic Geochemistry of the cuttings
and cores from the Ioannina 1 Well (Western
Greece).
Funded by the
Enterprise Oil corp.
1999-2001
Scientific Responsible
of
the
KAPODISTRIAS
Project:
Description,
protection
and
promotion
of
the
geologic
and
geomorphologic
environment
of Epirus.
Funded
by
the
University
of
Athens
2002-2003
Scientific Responsible
of
the
KAPODISTRIAS
Project:
Mesozoic Oceanic Anoxic Events (OAEs) in the Pindos and Ionian zone formations (NW
Greece).
Funded
by
the
University
of
Athens
2004-2005
Scientific
Responsible of the Project:
Hydrogeological study and determination
of
perimetric
protection
zones
of
the
Krya
springs,
Ioannina.
Funded
by
the
Ioannina
Municipal
Enterprise
of water supply and drainage (D.E.Y.A. Ioannina).
2005-2007.
Scientific Responsible
of
the
Project:
Black shale
horizons
in
the
Western
Greece Mesozoic
formations:
Anoxic
events,
indicators
of
rapid
global
paleoenvironmental
changes
and
deposition of petroleum source rocks.
Funded
by
the
European Social Fund and National Resources (EPEAEK II) PYTHAGORAS
II.
2006-2008
Scientific Responsible
of
the
KAPODISTRIAS
Project:
Evolution and petroleum potential of the geological formations of Western Greece.
Funded
by
the
University
of
Athens
2009
Scientific Responsible
of
the
KAPODISTRIAS Project:
Palaeogeographical
conditions of the Phosphorites and source rocks formation
in the Ionian zone (Western
Greece).
Funded
by
the
University
of
Athens
2009-2010:
Geological and
Paleontological findings of the extensive
Ioannina
Municipality area, aiming at the
creation of the
Ioannina Natural History
Museum.
Funded
by
the
Ioannina Municipality.
2010-2012 Project Coordinator:
Black shale
occurrences in the Ionian Zone,
part of the European Project: “GASH-EBSD” of EUROGEOSURVEYS, E.U.
2010-2013
Scientific
Responsible
of
the
HERACLEITUS
ΙΙ
Project: “Paleontological and
stratigraphical research of the Plio-Pleistocene sediments of Rhodes
and Crete islands (Greece)”, Co-Funded
by European and National Funds.
2012-2015
Scientific
Responsible
of
the
THALIS
Project:
“Messinian
Salinity
Crisis:
the
greatest
environmental perturbation of Mediterranean Sea
and its impact on the biota”.
Co-Funded
by European and National Funds.
Administrative Positions of the University
-
2003-2009,
Director of the Laboratory of Historical Geology and
Paleontology
-
2009-today
Director of the Department of Historical Geology and
Paleontology
Number of Publications
164
Total citations of Publications
(number)
more
than
600
in the
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