Dr. Vasilios KAPSIMALIS is a Research Director who obtained his diploma in Geology (1987) at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, earned his PhD in Marine Geology and Sedimentology (1992) at the School of Mining & Metallurgical Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens, and held a postdoctoral researcher position (1998-2001) at the Department of Geology and Oceanography of the University of Bordeaux I.

His research interests include submarine geomorphology, coastal and marine sedimentology, underwater geoarchaeology, Late Quaternary and Holocene stratigraphy, relative sea level changes, coastal erosion, sediment geochemistry, and marine pollution.

He has published more than sixty papers in peer-reviewed journals and presented eighty original contributions at international and Greek conferences. In addition, he has coordinated fifty-five research projects dealing with marine pollution, sediment quality assessment, dredged material management, coastal erosion, underwater geoarchaeology, and the paleogeographical evolution of continental shelves.

He has organized and participated, as chief scientist, in numerous marine geological and geophysical surveys using the HCMR’s fleet. His educational work is related to the teaching of graduate and postgraduate courses at Harokopio University of Athens and the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), and the supervision of numerous BSc, MSc and PhD theses.

More information about his scientific publications can be found at SCOPUS(https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=9271000000) andSCHOLAR GOOGLE (https://scholar.google.gr/citations?user=qO2aaf4AAAAJ&hl=en&citsig=AMD79oqElyCO1hYSTUkOFthr87zUdTBVBg).