HOME

Thalia Polychronaki

Contact Address

Date of Birth : July 12, 1968
Nationality : Greek
Language : Greek:Native language
English: excellent knowledge of written and spoken English.

Education

• 1986-1990: B.Sc. in Biology, Villanova University (Villanova, Pennsylvania, USA).
• 1992-1994: M.Sc. in Waste Management, Stony Brook State University of New York (Stony Brook, New York, USA).

Professional Experience

• 1991-1992: The Conservancy Inc. (Naples, Florida, USA) and Central Wisconsin Environmental Station (Amherst Junction, Wisconsin, USA): Participation and development of environmental awareness programs for students and the general public.
• 1994-to date: Institute of Marine Biology of Crete (IMBC): research assistant.

Participation in recent and ongoing research projects

• CINCS (EU - DG XII, CT94-0092): pelagic-benthic Coupling IN the oligotrophic Cretan Sea.
• MATER (EU - DG XII, MAS3 - CT96 - 005): MAss Transfer and Ecosystem Response (in the Aegean, Ionian and N.W. Levantine Sea).
• CYCLOPS (EU - DG XII, EVK3 - CT99 - 0009): CYCLing Of PhosphoruS in the Mediterranean.
• ADIOS (EU - DG XII, EVK3 - 2000 - 00604): Atmospheric Deposition and Impact of pollutants, key elements and nutrients on the Open Mediterranean Sea.
• BIODEEP (EU - DG XII, EVK3 - 2000 - 22057): BIOtechnologies from the DEEP.
• INTERPOL (EU - DG XII, EVK3 - 2000 - 00526).
• ANREC (EU - DG XII, QLRT-2001-01216): Association of physical and biological processes acting on recruitment and post-recruitment of Anchovy

Selected publications

• Tselepides A. & Polychronaki T. (Guest Eds.), 2000. The CINCS project: Introduction. Progress in Oceanography, Special issue 46 (2-4): 85-88.
• Tselepides A., Polychronaki T., Dafnomili E., Plaiti W. & Zivanovic S., 1997. Distribution of nutrients, oxygen, chloroplastic pigments, POC, PON and ATP in the Cretan Sea (NE Mediterranean): seasonal and interannual variability. 5th Panhellenic Symposium of Oceanography and Fisheries, Kavala, Greece, 15-18/04/97, pp. 189-192.
• Akoumianaki I., Danovaro R., Marrale D., Polychronaki T., Plaiti W., Tholosan O. & Tselepides A., 1998. Spatial and temporal variation of sedimentary organic matter in the Aegean Sea. Third workshop of the Mediterranean Targeted Project - MATER, Rhodos, Greece, 15-17/10/98, pp. 214-215.
• Tholosan O., Lamy F., Garcin J., Polychronaki T. & Bianchi A., 1999. Biphasic extracellular proteolytic enzyme activity in benthic water and sediment in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 65 (no 4): 1619-1626.
• Lykousis V., Theocharis A., Krassakopoulou E., Price B., Pates J., Christaki U., Giannakour_u A., Van Wambeke F., Christou E., Siokou I., Zervoudaki S., Gotsis-Skretas O., Pagou K., Bouloubassi I., Polychronaki T., Podaras D., Lampadariou N., Marrale D. & Masque P., 1999. MTP II-MATER Transmediterranean Cruise (June 99). Fourth MTP workshop - MATER, Perpignan, France 28-30/10/99, pp. 141-144.
• Tselepides A., Akoumianaki I. & Polychronaki T. 2000. Organic matter variability in sediments of the Aegean Sea. 6th Panhellenic Symposium of Oceanography Fisheries, 23-26/5/00, Chios, Greece, pp. 265-269.
• Tselepides A., Zervakis V., Polychronaki T., Danovaro R. & Chronis G., 2000. Distribution of nutrients and POM in relation to the prevailing hydrographic features of the Cretan Sea (NE Mediterranean). Progress in Oceanography, Special issue 46 (2-4): 113-142.
• Tselepides A., Polychronaki T., Akoumianaki I., DellÕ Anno A., Marrale D., Pusceddu A. & Danovaro R., 2000. Organic matter composition of the continental shelf and bathyal sediments of the Cretan Sea (NE Mediterranean). Progress in Oceanography, Special issue 46 (2-4): 311-344.
• Tselepides A., Lambadariou N., Polychronaki T. & Hatziyanni E., 2000. The Transmediterannean cruise (June 99) of the MTP II project MATER. Major objectives and preliminary results from the deep benthic environment of the Mediterranean Sea. 9 th Deep Sea Biology Symposium: "The Deep Ocean Biosphere - Change and Sustainability", Galway, Ireland 25-30/06/2000, pp.
• Tselepides A., Polychronaki T., Lambadariou N. & Boetius A., 2000. Distribution of meiofauna and sedimentary organic matter in the deep eastern Mediterranean Sea. 9 th Deep Sea Biology Symposium: "The Deep Ocean Biosphere - Change and Sustainability", Galway, Ireland 25-30/06/2000, pp.
• Thingstad T. F., Kress N., Herut B., Zohary T., Pitta P., Psarra S., Polychronaki T., Spyres G., Mantoura F., Tanaka T., Rassoulzadegan F. & Krom M., 2001. Mixed indications of mineral nutrient limitation in a microcosm experiment using Eastern Mediterranean surface water. Rapp. Comm. int. Mer M?dit., 36:
• Bianchi A., Tholosan O., Garcin J., Polychronaki T., Tselepides A., Buscail R. & Duineveld G., 2003. Microbial activities at the benthic boundary layer in the Aegean Sea. Progress in Oceanography, 57: 219-236
• Pitta P., Psarra S., Polychronaki T., Tselepides A., Thingstad T.F., Skjoldal E., Kress N., Zohary T., Herut B., Mantoura F., Spyres G., Rassoulzadegan F., Tanaka T. & Krom M., 2003. Microcosm experimental study of P-limitation in the Eastern Mediterranean. 7 th Panhellenic Symposium of Oceanography and Fisheries, Hersonissos, Crete, 6-9/05/03, pp. 109-110 Tselepides A., Lampadariou N., Polychronaki T., Papadopoulou N., Hatziyanni E., Psarra S., Danovaro R., Lykousis V., & Corselli C., 2003. Deep Sea ecosystems of the Mediterranean Sea. 10 th Deep Sea Biology Symposium, Oregon Coast, USA 25-29/08/2003