Professor
Niki Evelpidou, PhD
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Email: evelpidou@geol.uoa.gr
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Niki Evelpidou is a Professor at the Department of Geology and Geoenvironment at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Her research interests include geomorphology, coastal geomorphology, sea level changes, paleogeography, and the study and modeling of natural hazards, along with adaptation and mitigation strategies. Her prolific scholarly output includes more than 340 publications in scientific journals and conference proceedings, and 32 books published in either English or Greek.
Professor Evelpidou has organized over 35 educational seminar series and has played a significant role in the organization of 42 national and international conferences and workshops. She initiated the concept of “Women in Geomorphology,” which began in 2020 and has since organized the first two events in this series. Additionally, she is the founder and director of the postgraduate study program in Geographical Information Systems, which operates under her supervision and guidance at EKPA.
Her contributions to the field have been recognized with several awards, notably from the Academy of Athens: one for her work promoting geological knowledge of the Greek region, and another for her monograph entitled ‘Sea Level Changes’. In 2022, she was honored as an elected member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.
Studies
Faculty of Geology, NKUA – bachelor (1998), Master of Science in ‘Geography and Environment’
Faculty of Geology, NKUA (1997), PhD – Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment, NKUA (2001)
PhD – ISTA, Université de Franche-Comté, France (2003)
Areas of interest
geomorphology, geoarchaeology, sea level changes, palaeogeography, geocultural heritage, Geographic Information Systems, natural hazards
Courses
Geomorphology, Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing, Coastal and Marine Geomorphology and Coastal Management, Quaternary Geology and Archaeogeomorphology, Applied Geomorphology-Urban Geomorphology, Remote Sensing-Photogeology and Mathematical Geography, Applied and Karst Geomorphology, Natural disasters and human intervention in the environment
Membership and professional affiliations
European Academy of Sciences and Arts
Commission on Coastal Systems (CCS)
Hellenic Education Society for S.T.E.M. (Ε3ΣΤΕΜ)
Hellenic Geographical Association
Geotechnical Chamber of Greece
Hellenic Society of Geographical Information Systems
Selected List of Publications
Evelpidou, N., Cartalis, C., Karkani, A., Saitis, G., Philippopoulos, K., & Spyrou, E. 2023. A GIS-Based Assessment of Flood Hazard through Track Records over the 1886–2022 Period in Greece. Climate, 11, 226. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli11110226
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
Saitis, G., Karkani, A., Koutsopoulou, E., Tsanakas, K., Kawasaki, S., Evelpidou, N., 2022. Beachrock Formation Mechanism Using Multiproxy Experimental Data from Natural and Artificial Beachrocks: Insights for a Potential Soft Engineering Method. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 10, 87. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10010087
Saitis G., Karkani A., Evelpidou N., Maroukian H., 2022. Palaeogeographical reconstruction of ancient Diolkos slipway by using beachrocks as proxies, West Corinth isthmus, Greece. Quaternary 5(1), 7. https://doi.org/10.3390/quat5010007
Evelpidou N., Zerefos C., Synolakis C., Repapis C., Karkani A., Polidorou M., Saitis I., Palaeo-tsunami events on the coasts of Cyprus. Geosciences 12(2), 58; https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences12020058