Education

    Ph.D. - May 2008
          Department of Oceanography
          School of Oceanography and Earth Science and Technology
          University of Hawai`i at Manoa
          Thesis Advisors: Francis J. Sansone and Craig R. Smith

    M.Sc. - August 2001
          Marine Sciences Research Center
          State University of New York at Stony Brook
          Marine Environmental Sciences
          Thesis Advisor:Robert C. Aller

    B.Sc. - December 1997 (Departmental Honors)
          Undergraduate Marine and Atmospheric Sciences Program
          College of Arts and Sciences and Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences
          University of Miami, Florida
          Majors: Marine Science, Biology
          Minors: Chemistry, Math

     [Certified NMFS Groundfish Fisheries Observer - January 1998]
          North Pacific Fisheries Observer Training Center,
          Community and Technical College, University of Alaska Anchorage

Professional experience

• Collaborator:
  • Oceanography Center, University of Cyprus (April 2010-present)
• Fisheries and Marine Research Officer:
• Marine Environment Division, Department of Fisheries and Marine Research, Cyprus (October 2007-January 2010)
• Research Assistant:
• University of Hawai`i at Manoa:
  • F.J. Sansone' Laboratory (August 2006-October 2007)
  • E.J. Gaidos's Laboratory (May 2004-August 2005, May 2006-October 2007)
  • R.R. Bidigare's Laboratory (June-August 2003)
  • C.R. Smith's Laboratory (May 2002-June 2003, May 2006-October 2007)
  SUNY at Stony Brook:
  • R.C. Aller's Laboratory (May 1999-June 2001)
• Research observer: University of Hawai`i at Manoa, and University of Cyprus (December 2006)
• Graduate researcher: SUNY at Stony Brook (January-May 1999)
• Undergraduate researcher: University of Miami, Florida (August-December 1997)
• Invited lecturer: University of Hawai`i at Manoa, Oceanography 628 - Benthic Biological Oceanography (January-May 2003)
• Teaching Assistant:
• University of Hawai`i at Manoa:
  • Oceanography 201 - Science of the Sea, Lecture and Laboratory:
    - Head TA: Fall 2003-Spring 2004, Spring 2006;
    - TA: Fall 2001-Spring 2002, Fall 2005.
  SUNY at Stony Brook:
  • Chemistry 134 - General Chemistry Laboratory Part II (Spring 1999)
  • Marine Sciences 101 - Long Island Sound: Science and Use (Fall 1998)
• Assistant advisor – Research Experiences for Undergraduates, SUNY at Stony Brook (June-July 1999, June-July 2000)
• Science tutor - College of Arts and Sciences, University of Miami, Florida (August 1995-May 1997)
• Course web-master and web-designer/Web publishing: at the University of Hawai`i at Manoa:
  • Department of Oceanography (September 2002-June 2003)
  • Global Environmental Science, including Oceanography 310 and 401 (September 2002-May 2003)
  • GOPC - Graduate Ocean Policy Certificate Program, now discontinued (July 2002-August 2002)
  • IOC 2002 - IOC 2002 North-western Pacific Cruise (May-June 2002)
  • Oceanography 201 - Science of the Sea, Design and Maintainance (Spring 2002; August 2003-present)
• Consultant/Scientific expert, Maritime Communication Services (July-September 2007)
• Rapporteur, Waste Reduction and Management Institute (WRMI), MSRC, SUNY at Stony Brook (October 1998-August 1999)
• Laboratory assistant, SUNY at Stony Brook (August-December 1998)
• Groundfish Fisheries Observer, Bering Sea, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) - Alaska Region
  (subcontracted by Saltwater Inc., Anchorage, Alaska) (December 1997 - March 1998)
• Administrative assistant, Ministry of Education and Culture, Cyprus (June-July 1997, April-May 1998)
• Volunteer laboratory assistant, Department of Fisheries and Marine Research, Cyprus (July 1991)
• Volunteer field assistant, Department of Fisheries and Marine Research, Cyprus (June and August 1989, June 1990, June 1991)

Research experience

Publications

Presentations

Teaching experience

Professional community service

Memberships

• American Association for the Advancement of Science ( AAAS ) (since 1999)
• The Geochemical Society (since 2000)
• Advancing the Science of Limnology and Oceanography ( ASLO ) (since 2000)
• European Association of Organic Geochemists (2000-2006)
• The Oceanography Society (since 2001)
• American Geophysical Union (AGU) (since 2003)
  

Honors

• Selected participant, XXI Symposium on Dissertations in Chemical Oceanography (DISCO XXI), U.S. National Science Foundation / U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (2009)
• Registration Waiver Award, Geosciences at Virginia Tech, for Rev. Min. Geochem. Biomineralization Short Course (proceedings) (2003)
• Dai Ho Chun Fellowship, Graduate Division, University of Hawai`i at Manoa (2003) - declined
• Student Conference Travel Award, MSRC, SUNY at Stony Brook (2001)
• Incoming Scholar Award, MSRC, SUNY at Stony Brook (1998)
• Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities (1997)
• Phi Kappa Phi (1997)
• Provost’s Honor Roll, University of Miami (1997)
• Golden Key National Honor Society (1996)
• Alpha Lambda Delta (1995)
• U.S. National Dean's List (1994-1998)
• College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s List, University of Miami (1994-1997)
• Provost’s Honor Roll, University of Miami (1994-1995)
• President’s Honor Roll, University of Miami (1994)
• J.F. Pearson International Scholarship, University of Miami (1994-1997)
• Fulbright Cyprus-American Scholarship Program Award,
• Fulbright Commission, Cyprus - AMIDEAST, Washington, D.C. (1994-1997)
• Gold Award - Duke of Edinurgh Award Program (1991)