Associate Professor
Anna Karkani, PhD
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Email: ekarkani@geol.uoa.gr
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Dr. Anna Karkani is a member of the Laboratory Teaching Staff at the Faculty of Geology & Geoenvironment of the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens. She earned her BSc and subsequently her PhD from the same faculty, with her doctoral thesis focusing on the “Study of the geomorphological and environmental evolution of the coastal zone of Central Cyclades.” Additionally, she holds an MSc in ‘Oceanography and Management of Marine Environment.’
Her research primarily centers on geomorphology, coastal geomorphology, natural hazards, palaeogeography, and sea level changes. Dr. Karkani has been actively involved in numerous research programs, including Erasmus+, Bilateral Programme Greece-France, Cooperation 2011, INTERREG MED, FP7, and COST Action ES0701. She has contributed to 41 publications in scientific journals and has made 37 presentations at various conferences.
Dr. Karkani is also deeply engaged in the organization of conferences, workshops, and training schools that focus on geomorphological topics. Her ongoing contributions continue to advance the understanding of geomorphological and environmental dynamics in the geoscience community.
Studies
Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment – Bachelor, NKUA (2009), Master of Science ‘Oceanography and Management of Marine Environment’, NKUA (2012), Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment – PhD, NKUA (2017)
Areas of interest
geomorphology, coastal geomorphology, natural hazards, palaeogeography, sea level changes
Courses
Applied Geomorphology – Urban Geomorphology, Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing, Geomorphology, Quaternary Geology – Archaeogeomorphology
Membership and professional affiliations
Hellenic Geographical Society
IAG Working Group “Virtual Trips in Geomorphology”
Association of Greek Geologists
Selected List of Publications
Evelpidou N., Ganas A., Karkani A., Spyrou E., Saitis G., 2023. Late Quaternary Relative Sea-Level Changes and Vertical GNSS Motions in the Gulf of Corinth: The Asymmetric Localization of Deformation Inside an Active Half-Graben. Geosciences, 13, 329. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences13110329
Karkani A., Saitis G., Komi A., Evelpidou N., 2023. Citizens’ perspective on coastal erosion in Greece: A GIS based survey. Geosciences 13, 191. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences13070191
Karkani A., Evelpidou N., Saitis G., Tsanakas K., Drinia H., Vassilakis E., Karymbalis E., Batzakis D.-V., 2023. Coastal Evolution and Relative Sea Level Changes at Psatha (Alkyonides Bay, Greece). Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 11, 199. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11010199 [Α38]
Karkani A., Evelpidou N., Tzouxanioti M., Petropoulos A., Gogou M., Mloukie E., 2022. Tsunamis in the Greek region: An overview of geological and geomorphological evidence. Geosciences, 12(1), 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences12010004
Evelpidou, N. Karkani, A., Kampolis, I. 2021. Relative sea level changes and morphotectonic implications triggered by the Samos earthquake of 30th October 2020. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 9(1), 40. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9010040.
Karkani, A., Evelpidou, N., Morhange, C., Giaime, M., Marriner, N., Spada, G., Late Holocene sea level evolution of Paros Island (Cyclades, Greece), Quaternary International 500, 139-146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2019.02.027