Euripides G. Stephanou

Euripides G. Stephanou speaking at The Annual Conference on Cultural Diplomacy 2013

Euripides G. Stephanou is an academic who currently holds the position of Rector of the University of Crete. He has also held numerous international academic positions and published over 90 articles.

Euripides Stephanou
Founder and Director of Environmental Chemical Processes Laboratory
Incumbent 1997 -
Rector of the University of Crete
Incumbent 2011 -
Personal details
Born	Greece
Alma mater	University of Neuchâtel

Education

After receiving a diploma in Chemical Engineering at the University of Neuchatel in 1975, Stephanou completed his doctoral studies in Organic Chemistry at the University of Zurich, graduating in 1979 for his thesis: "Transamidation Reactions on Aminolactames". He then went on to complete post-graduate studies in the field of Environmental Chemistry at the University of Geneva, which he then completed in 1980.

Professional Career

Stephanou began his career as Maître-Assistant at the University of Geneva where he stayed from 1981-1982. He was then awarded the position of Lecturer and Research Associate at the Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University in 1982 before quickly being chosen for the post Chargé des Cours et des Recherches at the University of Geneva in 1984. Stephanou progressed quickly at the University of Crete where he was appointed Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the University of Crete (1986) and then Associate Professor of Chemistry in 1989. Presently he holds the title: Professor of Environmental Organic Chemistry at the University of Crete (1993-present).

Notable work

Alongside a fruitful career in academia, Stephanou has also served as Research Associate at the Swiss Federal Institute for Water Resources & Water Pollution Control (EAWAG) (1980-1981) as well as being a member of the E.U. project: "Organic Micro-pollutants in the Aquatic Environment", an expert on the UNEP and a member of the European Environmental Research Organization (EERO).

Further information

ICD - "The Potential Role of Higher Education and Research Institutions in National Cultural Diplomacy" The Annual Conference on Cultural Diplomacy (December 2013)

ICD - "An Interview with Euripides G. Stephanou, Rector, University Of Crete" The Annual Conference on Cultural Diplomacy (December 2013)

Academic offices
Preceded by	Rector of the University of Crete 2011 -	Succeeded by
Preceded by	Visiting Professor, Dept. of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University 2009 - 2010	Succeeded by

External Links

Environmental Chemical Processes Laboratory - Euripedes Stephanou