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Biography

 

CV: Spyros Paparrizos - Assistant Professor Water & Climate Information Services

 

Water Systems and Global Change Group, Wageningen University & Research

Lumen building (Droevendaalsesteeg 3), 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands

Email: spyros.paparrizos [@] wur.nl | Telephone: +31 (0)317 48 72 71

 

ABOUT                                                                                                                                       

Highly-motivated inter-disciplinary researcher with hands-on experience in the field of Water & Climate Information Services for society. Extensive experience working in inter-disciplinary research teams and combining data- with user-driven approaches to reduce usability gaps and deliver excellent, science-based information services for end-users for operational and adaptive decision-making. Strive to continue co-developing tailor-made water and climate information services and embedding these in the academic curriculum to build the capacity of individuals to become future global change agents and knowledge breakers on Climate Services.

 

GENERAL INFORMATION                                                                                                                                       

Name

Spyridon (Spyros) Paparrizos

Born

14-06-1987; Lamia, Greece

Nationality

Greek



EDUCATION                                                                                                                                       

10/2013 – 11/2016

University of Freiburg | Freiburg, Germany

PhD: Spatial and applied hydro-climatology

Supervisor: Professor Dr. Andreas Matzarakis

Thesis Title: The effect of climate on the hydrological regime of selected Greek areas with different climate conditions

 

10/2010 – 10/2012

Democritus University of Thrace | Orestiada, Greece

MSc: Sustainable development and management of the environment using Artificial Intelligence and Geographic Information Systems

Thesis Title: Modeling Sperchios River basin using MIKE-SHE and GIS

 

09/2005 – 09/2010

Democritus University of Thrace | Orestiada, Greece

BSc (with integrated Master’s): Forestry and management of the environment and natural resources

 

 

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY                                                                                                                                       

06/2021 – today

Assistant Professor Water and Climate Information Services, Water Systems and Global Change Group, WUR, Wageningen, The Netherlands

 

 

05/2019 – 05/2021

Post-doctoral researcher on Water and Climate Information Services, Water Systems and Global Change Group, WUR, Wageningen, The Netherlands

 

 

02/2017 – 03/2019

Post-doctoral researcher, Laboratory of Science, Climate and the Environment, Paris, France

 

 

02/2017 – 04-2017

GIS products and geodatabase developer, Democritus University of Thrace, Xanthi, Greece

 

 

 

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY                                                                                                                                       

English    Excellent command

German   Very good command

Dutch      Good command

French     Basic communication

Greek      Native