Maria Maidanou

Submitted by Maria Maidanou on Wed, 2011-03-30 13:16

Personal Information

Last name:

Maidanou

First name:

Maria

Phone:

+30 2810 337842

e-mail:

mariam@hcmr.gr

Function at IMBG:

Technician

Marine Biodiversity (polychaetes, molluscs, crustaceans), Structure and dynamics of macro benthic assemblages, Coastal zone management, Marine pollution monitoring, Environmental impact assessment, Marine protected zones, Effects of aquaculture in the marine environment, Microbiological quality assessment in potable, fresh and marine waters (e.g. total and fecal coliforms, E. coli).

Languages


Greek	native language
English	very good

Education and Training


2004-2005	MSc in Marine Ecology, University of the Aegean, Department of Marine Science, Thesis on “ ecology of macrobenthic fauna of coastal transitional ecosystems (polychaetes, molluscs, crustaceans)".
1991-1995	Degree in Technology of Ichthyology, Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Technological Education Institute of Messolonghi (Greece), Thesis on the biology of the fish species Atherina boyeri.

Professional Activities


2003-to date	Research assistant, Department of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Management, Institute of Marine Biology & Genetics (IMBG), Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR).
1995-2003	Research assistant in the Department of Technology and management of the Marine Environment, Institute of Marine Biology of Crete (IMBC).

International Recognition of Scientific Work

Impact Factor:

1.476

Teaching Activities

General teaching activities


2009 –to date	Participation in the lectures of the educational programme taking place at the Cretaquarium (Crete, Greece).
2008 –2009	Participation in the lectures of the educational programme taking place at the Cretaquarium (Crete, Greece) within the framework of the activities of EurOCEANS.

Research Activities

Participation in National Committees, Conferences, Workshops


May	2010	14th Hellenic Conference of Ichthyologists	Piraeus, Greece
May	2009	9th Hellenic Symposium on Oceanography and Fisheries	Patra, Greece
November	2007	First Pan-Hellenic Meeting for the invasion of alien aquatic species in the Eastern Mediterranean	Heraklion, Crete
September	2007	13th Hellenic Conference of Ichthyologists	Mitilini, Lesvos, Greece
June	2006	Workshop on “Transitional states in transitional and coastal waters	Kavala, Greece
June	2006	8th Hellenic Symposium on Oceanography and Fisheries	Thessaloniki, Greece
April	2002	2nd Conference of Hellenic Society of Biological Sciences entitled “Biology & Environment	Αthens, Greece
April	1997	5th Hellenic Symposium on Oceanography and Fisheries	Κavala Greece
September	1997	8th Hellenic Congress of Ichthyologists	Thessaloniki, Greece
April	1996	18th Conference of Hellenic Society of Biological Sciences	Kalamata, Greece
November	1996	3rd Conference of Hellenic Society of Marine Aquaculture entitled «Aquaculture	Αthens, Greece

Participation in International Committees, Conferences, Workshops


November	2005	X European Ecological Congress (EURECO 2005)	Kusadasi, Turkey
July	2011	5th EUROLAG	Aveiro, Portugal