Manolis Plionis

Manolis Plionis is a Professor at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Physics Department), Director of the National Observatory of Athens, and President of its Board of Directors. He coordinates the National Network for Climate Change (CLIMPACT) and directs the Panhellenic Geophysical and Climate Change Observatory (PANGEA). Additionally, he serves as a Visiting Professor at the European University of Cyprus.

• University of Crete (BSc in Mathematics, 1978–1983)
• University of Sussex (MSc in Astronomy, 1983–1984; PhD in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 1985–1989)

His research spans Observational Cosmology, the Large-Scale Structure of the Universe, Extragalactic Astrophysics, and recent interdisciplinary work on Climate Change and natural disasters. He has organized major international conferences on astrophysics and disaster management workshops.

• Member, European Space Science Committee (ESSC-ESF)
• Member, Greek National Committee for Astronomy
• Editorial Board, International Journal of Modern Physics D

He has supervised numerous doctoral and master’s dissertations and served as a referee for international journals and funding agencies like DFG (Germany), CONACYT (Mexico), and ESA/NASA telescope proposals.