Niki Evelpidou

 Professor in the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment, with subject 'Geomorphology and Geoinformatics'. 

A distinguished Doctor in both the Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment of the University of Athens and the Faculty of Geoarchaeology of the University of Franche Compte, in France and, also, actively involved in the research fields of geomorphology, sea level changes, palaeogeography, geoarchaeology, spatial technologies, study and modeling of natural hazards, while emphasizing on the use of new technologies and innovation.

Prof. Niki Evelpidou counts more than 250 publications in scientific journals and 17 books and textbooks, while has given many lectures in Greece and abroad.

Her applied research has been supported both at a national level (Research Committee of the University of Athens, General Secretariat for Research and Technology, Ministry of Education, Municipalities) and internationally with numerous funds (Community Initiative Interreg, Leonardo DaVinci, FP7). Furthermore, she has participated in COST actions G2, A27, 634, C22, ES0701 and ES0907 of the European Science Foundation.

She has earned a number of awards and recognitions, with one of the most prominent in 2013 from the Academy of Athens for work promoting the geological knowledge of the Greek region. Finally, she has organized more than 21 training schools and educational seminars and  participated in organization of 22 conferences of national and international interest.

Website http://evelpidou.geol.uoa.gr/index.php

Institutional website http://scholar.uoa.gr/evelpidou/home