Dr. Nikos Georgiou
Dr. Nikos Georgiou is a marine geologist-oceanographer. His PhD dealt with paleo sea-level reconstruction in the Mediterranean during the Quaternary, through using marine geophysical data and numerical modeling. He also holds a MSc in Environmental Oceanography and a B.Sc. in Geology from the University of Patras, Greece.
During his Ph.D. course, Nikos served as a teaching assistant in the Department of Geology. He has taken part in several National and European projects as a research assistant with Oceanus-Lab since 2015. In these projects, he has been surveying offshore, interpreting marine geophysical data and writing articles about various scientific fields such as anoxic embayments, marine bio-habitats, submerged antiquities, and paleo sea-level reconstruction. He has taken part in over 20 offshore field surveys, completing about 400 days of field experience.
Nikos earned 2 national scholarships and joined the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) through Erasmus placement mobility program in 2019. He is currently a
In his “time off” he gets involved in science communication projects through creating educational videos and 3D animations, in order to raise awareness in science related topics.
