Pavlos Avramidis
Dr Pavlos Avramidis is a Professor at the Department of Geology, University of Patras. His research focuses on the Sedimentology of Aquatic Systems, particularly in coastal ecosystems (lagoons, lakes, deltas, bays) and geochemistry as well as palaeoenvironmental and palaeoclimatic changes. He was a graduate (PhD) and postdoctoral scholar of the Greek State Scholarship Foundation (IKY) in Energy Mineral Resources and Geology – Oceanography, respectively. Ηe studied several large public works projects as a geotechnical consultant on environmental geology, geotechnical engineering and hydrogeology. He has participated as principal researcher and scientific coordinator in several national and international University of Patras research projects concerning protected areas of the NATURA 2000 network in Greece and aquaculture impacts to the environment.
He was a visiting professor at Johanna Mestorf Academy Chair and is a member of the Cluster of Excellence ‘ROOTS – Social Environmental and Cultural Connectivity in Past Societies’ at the University of Kiel – Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel Germany. He is an external partner (research associate) of the Max Planck research group of ‘Palaeo-Science and History’.
Pavlos Avramidis was director of the sector of General Marine Geology and Geodynamics of the Department of Geology (2020-2022) and Vice Rector for Research and Development of University of Patras (2023-2024).
Alexis Ramfos
Professor Alexis Ramfos is a marine biologist specialising in zooplankton ecology in coastal and offshore waters of eastern Mediterranean. He is an Associate Professor of Marine Biology in the Dpt. Of Animal Production, Fisheries and Aquaculture of the University of Patras. He has twenty years of experience in field sampling, analysis, and evaluation of biological and hydrological factors. He has organised and participated in a variety of projects concerning the environmental impact assessment (EIS) of aquaculture, the study of marine protected areas and habitats of the NATURA 2000 network in Greece as well as the study of sensitive habitats and species in all kinds of aquatic environments (offshore, coastal, transitional and inland).
Alexis currently is Head of sampling design and field sampling and responsible for the evaluation and mapping of sensitive habitats as well as the organisation and coordination of sampling activities.
Sarah Faulwetter
Dr Sarah Faulwetter is a marine benthic ecologist and biodiversity informatician. She has a dual background in data management and benthic ecology and taxonomy and has been working in the field for over 15 years, being proficient in all aspects of benthic monitoring and research: designing sampling campaigns, performing field work, processing samples in the laboratory, managing the data and statistically processing the results. Having identified specimens from thousands of samples she is very experienced with benthic macrofauna. She is an expert in polychaete taxonomy and has described new species from the Mediterranean Sea.
Sarah currently is Head of Benthic Analyses and responsible for the analysis of benthic samples in the laboratory as well as the calculation of biotic indices and statistical analyses.
Nikolaos Avrantinis
Dr. Nikolaos Avrantinis is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Patras with a strong background in engineering, geology, and petroleum sciences. He holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cambridge, where he conducted pioneering research on the hydrodynamics of deformable porous media using MRI/NMR techniques and deep learning models. His expertise also extends to petroleum engineering, having earned an MSc from Imperial College London with a focus on reservoir simulation and geomechanics. Beyond academia, Nikolaos has practical experience as a scientific diver, contributing to marine sediment analysis. With a diverse skill set that includes digital mapping, robotics, and leadership in engineering projects, he is a highly adaptable and innovative professional.
Marinos Alexandridis
Marinos Alexandridis is a graduate of the Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries Management and a Master degree in Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture where he studied the Evolution of the biocommunities of mussels (Mytilus sp.) during the warm season in the inter-coastal zone of the Amvrakikos Gulf. He has worked for six months in a fish farm. He also participated in the study and monitoring of benthic communities in Amvrakikos Gulf.
In the laboratory, he participates in the sampling campaigns and in processing benthic samples.
Haris Nikolopoulos
Haris is a graduate of the Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries Management. He has three years of experience in a fish hatchery, where he worked in the following departments: hatchery, live feed. He has also worked for two years in a food logistics center in the quality control department.
His responsibility in the laboratory is to process benthic samples (sorting and benthic analysis of taxonomic groups) and participate in field sampling in coastal environments.
Dionisis Christodoulopoulos
MSc Dionisis Christodoulopoulos has been interested in paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic study of shallow lacustrine archives of the central-northern Peloponnese, Greece during the Holocene period. His research comprises basic proxies such as geochemical analysis through XRF system, mineralogical analysis and standard sedimentological analysis (grain size, total organic/inorganic carbon, total nitrogen). Also, determination of nutrients and heavy metals in sedimentary matter is part of his total research field. He is experienced in field sampling and coring processing in lacustrine and wetland environments towards the western Greek region.
Dionisis currently is member of the research group, taking part at field sampling in coastal environments and performing all the aforementioned laboratory analyses.
John Sarris
John Sarris is a Dipl. Engineer with a long collaboration with the Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering School of the University of Patras as a Research Fellow. He has been involved in various research projects with a number of scientific publications.
His professional expertise includes: Development of Sensors and Transducers for Non Destructive Testing, Custom Spectroscopy Equipment (XRF, FTIR, UV/VIS, RAMAN), R&D in Biomedical Sensors and Diagnostic Systems, Oceanographic Equipment Design (ROV Remote Operating Vehicles, Side Scan Sonar, Electrochemical Methods in Ocean Sensing), Applications in Robotics & Mechatronics, Satellite Navigation Software and Hardware Development, SCADA-Industrial Automation and Production Systems, Automated Quality Control and Image Analysis QC, National Instruments Labview Automation and Simulation Software, Thermography and Renewable Energy, Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Computer Graphics, RF & Microwave Communication Systems, Electronic Circuit Design, Network Management and System Administration. He is a certified SCUBA diver, certified energy auditor and a certified UAS pilot A, B, C, EVLOS, NF.
Konstantinos Tseklenis
Konstantinos Tseklenis is a marine biologist with a Bachelor’s degree in Biology and a Master’s degree in Oceanography. He has three years of experience working as a research associate on various projects concerning marine ecology, hydrology, remote sensing, as well as assessing the environmental impacts of human activities. During this time, he gained valuable experience in field work, large dataset management and statistical analysis of the results.
Konstantinos is currently a PhD candidate and will be studying the spatiotemporal dynamics of geochemichal parameters and macrobenthic assemblages in the Echinades Islands (Ionian Sea). He will also deploy remote sensing techniques, in order to investigate natural and human-induced sources of pollution.