Ourania Georgiou CURRICULUM VITAE Full name: Ourania Georgiou Nationality: Greek Current position: Ass. Professor of Division of Plant Biology of the University of Patras (UPA) Address: Division of Plant Biology, Dept. of Biology, University of Patras, 26500 Patras, Greece Tel./ Fax: +2610 997 439 Email: ogeorgio@upatras.gr EDUCATION Primary and secondary education: in Patras - Greece (1973) B. Sci. Biology, University of Patras- Greece (1977) PhD Thesis: in Biological Sciences, University of Patras, 1990(Thesis: Biosystematic study of Anthemis tomentosa group (Asteraceae), in Greece) ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS 1977-1978: Researcher in the Botanical Institute, Division of Plant Biology, University of Patras, as a scholar of the National Research Institute. 1978-1991: Assistant in the Botanical Institute, Division of Plant Biology, University of Patras. 1991-2003: Lecturer in the Division of Plant Biology, Department of Biology, University of Patras. 2003- Present: Assistant Professor,in the Division of Plant Biology, Department of Biology, University of Patras. TEACHING ACTIVITIES
Undergraduate courses Department of Biology: Systematic Botany, Systematic of Seed Plants, Flora of Greece, Microbiology (Fungi). Department of Pharmacy: Botany Department of Chemistry and Department of Chemical Engineering: Microbiology (Fungi). Postgraduate courses Department of Biology: Ecology, Conservation and Management of the Natural Environment Biodiversity, Ecology and Management of Natural areas, Environmental education. RESEARCH AND OTHER ACTIVITIES Biodiversity of the Greek flora. Bio-monitoring of the endemic, rare and endangered plants, their populations and biotopes, in order to conserve and protect them. Biosystematics of Seed Plants of the Greek flora. Study of coastal ecosystems. Biogeography and Cytotaxonomy of Greek plants. Aromatic and Medicinal plants of Greece. Environmental education. MEMBER OF: OPTIMA (Organization for the Phytotaxonomical Investigattion of the Mediterranean Area). IOSEB (In ternational Organization for Systematic and Evolutionary Biology) PUBLICATIONS PhD Thesis 1. GEORGIOU KARAVATA O. 1990: Biosystematic study of Anthemis tomentosa group (Asteraceae), in Greece University of Patras (In Greek with an English summary). Publications in scientific journals and books with reference committee 2. KAMARI G. & GEORGIOU O. 1981: Cytological notes on two Ornithogalum species from Greece. -Botanika Chronika 1: 29-34.
3. GEORGIADIS ΤΗ., IATROU GR. & GEORGIOU O. 1986: Contribution á 1'étude de la flore et de la vegetation de 1' ile de Paxi, Grèce. -Willdenowia 15: 567-602. 4. GEORGIOU O. 1988: The flora of Kerkira (Ionian Islands, Greece). A contribution. -Willdenowia 17: 87-101. 5. GEORGIOU Ο. 1991: Anthemis werneri (Asteraceae), an endemic species of the Aegean Islands (Greece). -Botanika Chronika 10: 741-747. 6. GEORGIOU Ο. 1997: Petrorhagia (Ser.) Link. In: A. Strid & Kit Tan (eds), Flora Hellenica 1: 333-343 + Maps: 642-660. 7. GEORGIOU O. 1997: Taxonomic notes of Anthemis peregrina (Asteraceae). - Flora Mediterranea 7: 101-106. 8. ARTELARI R. & GEORGIOU O. 1999: Two new species of Limonium (Plumbaginaceae) from the island of Kithira (Greece). -Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 131: 399-415. 9. STEPHANOU M., PETROPOULOU Y., GEORGIOU O. & MANETAS Y. 2000: Enhanced UV-B radiation, flower attributes and pollinator behaviour in Cistus creticus: a Mediterranean field study. -Plant Ecology 147: 165-171. 10. GEORGIOU O., DIMITRELLOS G. & GEORGIADIS TH. 2000: Moltkia petraea (Boraginaceae) in Greece. -Phyton (Horn, Austria) 40 (1): 57-69. 11. GEORGIOU O. 2000: Malcolmia nana (Cruciferae) in Greece. -Botanika Chronika 13: 369-374. 12. PETROPOULOU Y., GEORGIOU O., PSARAS G. K. & MANETAS Y. 2001: The growth, flower properties and demography of Anthemis arvensis exposed to enhanced UV-B radiation. -Plant Ecology 154: 57-64. 13. PETROPOULOU Y., GEORGIOU O., PSARAS G. K. & MANETAS Y. 2001: Improved flower advertisement, pollinator rewards and seed yield by enhanced UV-B radiation in the Mediterranean annual Malcolmia maritima. - New Phytologist 152: 85-90. 14. GEORGIOU O. 2002: Malcolmia R. Br. In: A. Strid & Kit Tan (eds), Flora Hellenica 2: 159-171 +15 Μaps 15. ARTELARI R. & GEORGIOU O. 2002: Biosystematic study of the genus Limonium (Plumbaginaceae) in the Aegean area, Greece. III. Limonium on the islands Kithira and Antikithira and the surrounding islets. -Nordic Journal of Botany 22: 483-501 16. LIVANIOU-TINIAKOU A., CHRISTODOULAKIS D., GEORGIOU O. & ARTELARI R. 2003: Floristic dynamics in correlation with the types of substrate and human activities: The example of Serifos (Kiklades islands, Greece). Fresenius Environmental Bulletin 12:1520-1529
17. GEORGIOU O., PANITSA M. & TZANOUDAKIS D.: Anthemis scopulorum Rech. fil. (Asteraceae) - an islet specialist endemic of the Aegaean area (Greece).- Willdenowia 36 (Special Issue): 339-349. 18. GEORGAKOPOULOU A., MANOUSOU S., ARTELARI R. & GEORGIOU O. 2006: Biosystematic data for some Limonium species (Plumbaginaceae) from Greece. Cytological and breeding system data concerning Greek populations of the species Limonium graecum, L. virgatum and L. narbonense (Plumbaginaceae). Willdenowia 36: 741-750 19. KOUZALI I., ARTELARI R. & GEORGIOU O. 2012: Breeding systems and cytology in Cyprian populations of six Limonium species (Plumbaginaceae). Willdenowia 42: 307 313. 20. KOUGIOUMTZIS K., TINIAKOU A., GEORGIADIS T. & GEORGIOU O. 2012: Contribution to the flora of the South Aegean Volcanic Arc: the Methana peninsula (Saronic Gulf, Greece) Edinburg Journal of Botany 69 (1): 53-81. 21. KOUGIOUMTZIS K., TINIAKOU A., GEORGIOU O. & GEORGIADIS T. 2012: Contribution to the flora of the South Aegean Volcanic Arc: Anafi Island (Kiklades, Greece) - Willdenowia 42: 127-141. 22. KOUZALI I.., ARTELARI R. & GEORGIOU O. 2012: Breeding systems and cytology in Cyprian populations of six Limonium species (Plumbaginaceae). Willdenovia 42:307-313. 23. KOUGIOUMTZIS K., TINIAKOU A., GEORGIOU O. & GEORGIADIS T. Contribution to the flora of the South Aegean Volcanic Arc: Kimolos Island (Kyklades islands, Greece) - Edinburg Journal of Botany (in press) Proceedings of Scientific Congresses 1. ARTELARI. R, GEORGIADIS, Th., GEORGIOU, O., IATROU, Gr., TZANOYDAKIS, D. & TINIAKOU, Α. (1996). Evaluation of areas of Peloponnisos, W Greece and the Ionian islands on the base of their floral elements, in order to protect them. - Proceedings of 6 th Sc. Congr. Hell. Bot. Soc: 278-283 (In Greek with English abstract). 2. PETROPOULOU G., GEORGIOU O. GIANNOPOULOS D., PSARAS G.K. & MANETAS Y. 2000: The positive influence of enhanced UV-B radiation in pollination success of the species Malcolmia maritima (L.) R. Br. - Proceedings of 8 th Sc. Congr. Hell. Bot. Soc: 360-363 (In Greek with English abstract). 3. ARTELARI R.& GEORGIOU O. 2000: The genus Limonium (Plumbaginaceae) in South Peloponnisos. - Proceedings of 6 th Sc. Congr. Hell. Bot. Soc: 278-283 (In Greek with English abstract). 4. ARTELARI R. & GEORGIOU O. 2002: Limonium rumemarkii Rech. fil. (Plumbagina-ceae), from Evvia to Kriti. - Proceedings of 9 th Sc. Congr. Hell. Bot. Soc: 47-51 (In Greek with English abstract).
5. GEORGACOPOULOU A., MANOUSOU S., ARTELARI R. & GEORGIOU O. 2002: Biosystematic data (Cytology and breeding system) of three species of the genus Limonium (Plumbaginaceae). - Proceedings of 9 th Sc. Congr. Hell. Bot. Soc: 79-82 (In Greek with English abstract). 6. ΑRTELARI R. & GEORGIOU Ο. 2005: Biosystematic data of Greek endemic species of the genus Limonium (Plumbaginaceae). - Proceedings of 10 th Sc. Congr. Hell. Bot. Soc. (In Greek with English abstract). 7. KALISPERI, A., LIVANIOU-TINIAKOU, A., GEORGIOU O & GEORGIADIS, TH. 2013: Development of educational material and an Environmental Education Program for the Charadros river (Achaia Prefecture) using GIS. Proceedings of the 2nd Congress of the Panhellenic Association of Bioscientists "Biology in Education" Athens, Greece. Other publications 1. KOKKINI, S., IATROU, Gr., GEORGIOU, K., ARTELARI, P., BAZOS, I., GEORGIADIS, Th., GEORGIOU, O., DROSSOS,E., HANLIDOU, E., KAROUSOU, R., KRIGAS, K., KYPRIOTAKIS,Z., and TZANOUDAKIS, D. (1996). Other important plant species. In: S. Dafis, E. Papastergiadou, K.Georgiou, D.Babalonas, Th. Georgiadis, M. Papageorgiou, T. Lazaridou & V. Tsiaoussi (eds). - Directive 92/43/ EEC. The Greek Habitat Project NATURA 2000: An Overview. Life Contract B4-3200/94/756, Commission of the European Communities DG XI, The Goulandris Natural History Museum- Greek Biotope/ Wetland Centre. 468-486. Thessaloniki, Greece. 2. ΑΡΤΕΛΑΡΗ Π. & ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΥ Ο. 2009: Limonium aphroditae Artelari & Georgiou (Plumbaginaceae). In Phitos D., Konstantinidis Th. & Kamari G (eds),the Red Data Book of the Threatened Plants of Greece. 141-142. Patras 2009. 3. ΑΡΤΕΛΑΡΗ Π. & ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΥ Ο. 2009: Limonium corinthiacum (Boiss. & Heldr) O. Kuntze (Plumbaginaceae). In Phitos D., Konstantinidis Th. & Kamari G (eds).the Red Data Book of the Threatened Plants of Greece. 145-146. Patras 2009. 4. ΑΡΤΕΛΑΡΗ Π. & ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΥ Ο. 2009: Limonium cythereum Artelari & Georgiou (Plumbaginaceae). In Phitos D., Konstantinidis Th. & Kamari G (eds).the Red Data Book of the Threatened Plants of Greece. 149-150. Patras 2009.. Congress presentations 1. GEORGIOU Ο. 1989: Anthemis werneri Stoj. & Acht. an endemic species of the Aegean islands (Greece). - VI OPTIMA Meeting, Delfi (Greece).
2. GEORGIOU Ο. & PHITOS D. 1994: Taxonomic revision of Sectio Kohlraushia of the genus Petrorhagia in Greece. - 5 th Sc. Congr. Hell. Bot. Soc., Delfi (Greece). 3. ARTELARI R., GEORGIADIS TH., GEORGIOU O., IATROU GR., TZANOUDAKIS D. & TINIAKOU A. 1996: Evaluation of areas of Peloponnisos, W Greece and the Ionian islands on the base of their floral elements, in order to protect them. - 6 th Sc. Congr. Hell. Bot. Soc., Nicosia (Cyprus). 4. GEORGIOU O., DIMITRELLOS G. & GEORGIADIS TH. 1997: Moltkia petraea (Boraginaceae) in Greece. - First Balkan Botanical Congress, Thessaloniki (Greece). 5. LIVANIOU-TINIAKOU A., CHRISTODOULAKIS D., GEORGIOU O. & ARTELARI R. 1998: The Flora of Serifos (Kiklades islands, Greece). - IX International OPTIMA Meeting, Paris (France). 6. ARTELARI R., & GEORGIOU O. 1998: The genus Limonium (Plumbaginaceae) on the islands Kithira and Antikithira. - 7 th Sc. Congr. Hell. Bot. Soc., Alexandroupoli (Greece). 7. ARTELARI R. & GEORGIOU O. 2000: The genus Limonium (Plumbaginaceae) in South Peloponnisos. - 8 th Sc. Congr. Hell. Bot. Soc., Patras (Greece). 8. PETROPOULOU G., GEORGIOU O. GIANNOPOULOS D., PSARAS G.K. & MANETAS Y. 2000: The positive influence of enhanced UV-B radiation in pollinaton success of the species Malcolmia maritime (L.) R. Br. - 8 th Sc. Congr. Hell. Bot. Soc, Patras (Greece). 9. ARTELARI R. & GEORGIOU O. 2002: Limonium rumemarkii Rech. fil. (Plumbagi-naceae), from Evvia to Kriti. - 9 th Sc. Congr. Hell. Bot. Soc., Argostoli (Greece). 10. GEORGACOPOULOU A., MANOUSOU S. ARTELARI P. & GEORGIOU O. 2002: Biosystematic data (Cytology and breeding system) of three species of the genus Limonium (Plumbaginaceae). - 9 th Sc. Congr. Hell. Bot. Soc., Argostoli (Greece). 11. ΑRTELARI R. & GEORGIOU Ο. 2002: The Limonium ocymifolium group (Plumbaginaceae) in Greece. - VI International Congress of Systematic and Evolutionary Biology, Patras (Greece). 12. GEORGIOU O., PANITSA M. & TZANOUDAKIS D. 2002: Anthemis scopulorum Rech. fil. (Asteraceae) - an islet specialist endemic of the Aegaean area (Greece). - VI International Congress of Systematic and Evolutionary Biology, Patras (Greece). 13. ΑRTELARI R. & GEORGIOU Ο. 2005: Biosystematic data of Greek endemic species of the genus Limonium (Plumbaginaceae). - 10 th Sc. Congr. Hell. Bot. Soc., Ioannina (Greece). 14. KOUTROUMBA Κ. & GEORGIOU Ο. 2011: Endemic and interesting taxa of the coastal ecosystems of Voidokilia bay and Yialova lagoon (Messinia) 12 th Sc. Congr. Hell. Bot. Soc., Iraklio(Greece). PARTICIPATION TO RESEARCH PROJECTS
1. 1991-1995: Partner in the project Flora Hellenica [study of the genus Petrorhagia (Caryophyllaceae) for the Vol. 1 and of the genus Malcolmia (Cruciferae) for the Vol. 2). Cooperation of the Botanical Institutes of the University of Patras (Greece), Copenhagen (Denmark), Lund (Sweden) and Berlin (Germany) (Completed). 2. Participation as teacher in the Training Seminar with subject Ecology and Environment - Environmental stamping and possibilities for ecological tourism in Kephalonia in frames of the Project Training for the Environment financed by EEC (Completed). 3. 1999-2000: Partner in the project Identification and description of habitat types in areas of interest for nature conservation (Mapping of habitat types). Scientific coordinator: Prof. Th. Georgiadis. Financing source: EU, Ministry of Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works. 4. 1999: Partner in the project «Follow-up/evaluation of the program "longlasting fallowing of agricultural grounds". Regulation (EEC) 2078/92». Scientific coordinator: Assoc. Prof. G. Iatrou. Financing source: Ministry of Agriculture. 5. Partner in the project Floristic and Phytogeographical studies on the islands of E Aegean (Completed). 6. Partner in the project Proherbs Project, INTERREG III B-Archimed, funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). 8. 2007-2009: The"Compilation and publication of the Red Data Book of Rare and Threatened Plants of Greece" Project of EPPER, measure 5.2. Scientific coordinator: Prof. D. Phitos. Financing source: Ministry of Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works.