Professor of archaeometry
& natural sciences

Currently he is a distinguished professor of archaeometry and interdisciplinary approaches to archaeology, cultural heritage and paleoenvironment at the Henan University, China; Dean of Class IV (Natural Sciences) at the European Academy of Sciences & Arts (Saltzburg); formerly full professor & Director (& Founder) of Laboratory of Archaeometry, Dept. of Mediterranean Studies at the University of the Aegean (1999-2021). Director-Coordinator of the Kastrouli Mycenean Settlement archaeological-archaeometrical Project, Member of the European Academy of Sciences & Arts; Corresponding Member of the Academie des Sciences, Arts & Belles Lettres, Dijon, France; Honorary & Guest Professor of Samara State Institute of Culture, Russia; Honorary Fellow Edinburgh University, Honorary Professor Rhodes University, South Africa; International Partner Center for Cyber Archaeology & Sustainability at University of California San Diego. His prior career includes the Greek Ministry of Culture (1984–1989) and the Academy of Athens (1989–1999). He is the initiator of the European Delphic Intellectual Movement in the European Academy of Sciences & Arts (Austria). In the 2020 Top ranking World scientists, he is in the top 1.3% in Archaeological -Historical Sciences and 2% in all fields throughout his career.