Dimitrios Georgakopoulos

Professor Dimitrios Georgakopoulos holds a faculty position at the Agricultural University of Athens (AUA) within the Faculty of Crop Science. His primary roles include teaching core undergraduate courses such as General Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology, both with 5 credits and a mix of laboratory and theoretical components. His research focuses on microbial interactions in environmental and agricultural contexts, including ice-nucleating bacteria, wastewater treatment, and doping control methodologies.

His work spans interdisciplinary areas such as:

• Environmental microbiology (e.g., antibiotic resistance, ice-nucleation mechanisms)
• Biotechnology applications (e.g., biosensors for food safety, urine sample stabilization)
• Plant-microbe interactions (e.g., swarming motility, bioremediation)

Key research themes include:

• Characterizing ice-nucleating particles from livestock and environmental sources
• Developing methods to stabilize urine samples for anti-doping analysis
• Optimizing microbial biosensors for food quality assessment

His contributions include over 40 peer-reviewed articles since 1987, emphasizing both basic and applied microbiological research. Collaborations involve environmental engineers, chemists, and agricultural scientists to address pressing issues like antibiotic resistance and climate-related microbial processes.

He leads the General and Agricultural Microbiology Team, fostering interdisciplinary projects at AUA’s facilities. His work is further disseminated through institutional webpages and social media channels (LinkedIn, YouTube, etc.).