Maria Kanakidou

Department of Chemistry, University of Crete,

P.O.Box 2208, 71003 Voutes, Heraklion Crete, Greece

Tel: + 30-2810-545033/67 Fax: + 30-2810-545001

mariak@chemistry.uoc.gr

Born 6 February 1961, Athens, Greece

Married, two children (Alexander and Aris).

Current position: Professor (Computational Environmental Chemistry) at the Environmental Chemical Processes Laboratory (ECPL http://ecpl.chemistry.uoc.gr) Division of Environmental and Analytical Chemistry of the Department of Chemistry (http://www.chemistry.uoc.gr), University of Crete.

Leader of the modelling group of ECPL (http://ecpl.chemistry.uoc.gr/kanakidou).

President of CACGP 2006-2010 (international Commission for Atmospheric Chemistry and Global Pollution http://www.icacgp.org)

Main topic of interest:

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics with focus on atmospheric chemistry and climate changes due to human activities and on gas/particle interactions: Modelling of homogeneous and heterogeneous tropospheric chemistry and aerosol formation. Study of the human-driven changes in the oxidizing power of the atmosphere and the aerosol composition and their interactions with climate.

The impact of volatile organic compounds on tropospheric chemistry and climate: Air pollution and global change issues related to the impact of VOCs on tropospheric oxidants, on nitrogen cycle and subsequently on climate.
The chemistry of the upper troposphere: The central point of our interest is the impact of oxygenated species on HOx UT/LS budget.
Aerosols and climate: Our research focuses on the secondary aerosol formation and especially the organic component, the factors that control its variability, and the climatic impact of aerosols.

Award Awards:

- Reviewer's award of editor assistance - Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmosphere 1998

- H. Julian Allen Award 1998 in recognition as co-author of the outstanding scientific paper for 1998 entitled “High concentrations and photochemical fate of carbonyls and alcohols in the global troposphere” (NASA Ames Research Center on the 20^th of July 1998).

Other ongoing scientific responsibilities:

Member of the Commission on Atmospheric Chemistry and Global Pollution (CACGP) of the IAMAS since summer 1998.
Member of the International Global Atmospheric Chemistry (IGAC) scientific steering committee since January 2006.
Member of the Advisory Board of TELLUS B since February 2000

PI of the Greek participation to the French – Greece Collaboration programme PLATON (2005-2007).
PI of the UoC contribution at the European Network of Excellence for Atmospheric Composition Change (ACCENT) (5 years project, started in May 2004).
HERAKLITOS grant from the Greek Ministry of Education (2002-2005).
Scientific responsible for the 03ΕΔ373 PENED grant from the General Secretariat for Research and Technology (2005-2008).
Scientific responsible for the PYTHAGORAS II grant on “Study of the relative contribution of the natural variability and the anthropogenic influence on the levels and the climate role of aerosols and ozone over the East Mediterranean and on a global scale” (1/5/2005 – 31/12/2007)
Scientific responsible (collaborating University) for the PENED 2003 grant 03ΕΔ169 from the General Secretariat for Research and Technology (2005-2008) (coordinated by the National Technical University of Athens, A. Papayannis).
Scientific responsible of the UoC contribution to the modeling WPs of the European financed project MAP (2006-2008: UoC- PI: E. Stephanou)
Principal Investigator of the UoC Contribution to the European financed project EUCAARI (2007-2010)
Co-Investigator of the UoC Contribution to the European financed project CIRCE (2007-2010 : UoC-PI N. Mihalopoulos)
Principal Investigator of the EPEAEK (Greek) project on “upgrading the under graduated studies at the Department of Chemistry, University of Crete” (1/4/2003-31/8/2008)

Educatio

1993: Education:

1993: Habilitation on Chemistry: ‘Study of the impact of volatile organic compounds on tropospheric chemistry’, University of Paris 7, France.

1988: 1988: PhD Thesis on Chemistry: ‘Sources of Nonmethane Hydrocarbons in the Atmosphere’, University of Paris 7, France.

1985: 1985: Diplome d’Etudes Approfondies (DEA) on Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics and Chemistry of Pollution, University of Paris 7, France.

1984: 1984: Diploma of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry University of Athens, Greece.

Res Research Experience:

Work

2002- 2008 - : Professor of Computational Environmental Chemistry at the Division of Environmental and Analytical Chemistry

of the Department of Chemistry, University of Crete.

2002- 2002- 2007: Assoc. Professor of Computational Environmental Chemistry at the Division of Environmental and Analytical Chemistry

of the Department of Chemistry, University of Crete.

1998-2002: 1998-2002: Assistant Professor of Environmental Chemistry at the Division of Environmental and Analytical Chemistry of the

Department of Chemistry, University of Crete.

1991-1997: 1991-1997: Research scientist at the Centre National de Recherche Scientifique, Gif-sur-Yvette, France (3-D global and 0-D

modelling studies)

1989-1991: 1989-1991: Research fellow (post doctorate) at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Atmospheric Chemistry Division, Mainz,

Germany (2- and 3-dimensional global modelling studies).

1984-1988: 1984-1988: PhD student - research fellow at the CNRS, Gif-sur-Yvette, France (experimental studies).

Grants:

Award Fellowships:

Oct. 1985-Nov. 1988: 1985-1988: National Greek State organization for financial support of Ph.D. students.

Jan-Jun. 1989: 1989: Max Planck Society

Jul. 1989 - Dec. 1990: 1990-1991: European Union

Jan. 1991-Sept. 1991: 1991: Max Planck Society.

Detailed CV

Maria Kanakidou

- H. Julian Allen Award 1998 in recognition as co-author of the outstanding scientific paper for 1998 entitled “High concentrations and photochemical fate of carbonyls and alcohols in the global troposphere” (NASA Ames Research Center on the 20th of July 1998).

- H. Julian Allen Award 1998 in recognition as co-author of the outstanding scientific paper for 1998 entitled “High concentrations and photochemical fate of carbonyls and alcohols in the global troposphere” (NASA Ames Research Center on the 20^th of July 1998).