Athanasios I. Theodorou
Professor Emeritus of the University of Thessaly
Professor Athanasios Theodorou was born in Athens in 1945. He studied Natural Sciences and Geography at the University of Athens. Throughout his undergraduate studies, he was a scholarship recipient of the State Scholarships Foundation (IKY).
He subsequently continued his education in the United Kingdom at the University of Liverpool, where he earned a B.Sc. in Physics-Geophysics and a B.Sc. (Honours) in Oceanography. At the University of Liverpool, he pursued postgraduate studies in Physical Oceanography (M.Sc. by Research) and later completed a state-funded doctoral dissertation (Ph.D.) in Dynamic Oceanography at the University of East Anglia, where he taught Oceanography and Environmental Mathematics.
He also taught Oceanography and Maritime Meteorology at the Hellenic Air Force Academy and Environmental Oceanography at the postgraduate level at the University of Patras.
At the University of Thessaly, where he served from 1992 until his retirement in 2012, he established and scientifically equipped the Oceanography Laboratory, supervised master’s and doctoral theses, and taught the following undergraduate courses: Oceanography, Hydrobiology, Marine Ecology, Marine Pollution, Climate Change, Maritime Meteorology, Dynamic Oceanography and Marine Ecosystems, and Mathematics. At the postgraduate level, he taught Fisheries Oceanography, Operational Oceanography, Climate Variability, and Aquatic Ecosystems.
His research interests span thematic areas corresponding to the courses he taught. He has participated in numerous oceanographic field research projects in Greece and abroad. He is the author of the textbooks:
Oceanography: Introduction to the Marine Environment (2017)
Applied Mathematics: Foundations of the Physical and Environmental Sciences (2019)
Dynamic Physical Oceanography: Introduction to the Dynamics of Geophysical Fluids (2025)
He has also authored course notes for the subjects he taught, as well as numerous research papers and review articles published in international journals and conference proceedings related to the above fields. He has served as a reviewer for leading international scientific journals.
His research work has received international recognition, and in 2013 he was unanimously elected Professor Emeritus of the University of Thessaly, where he continued to teach Mathematics and Oceanography on a voluntary basis until 2025.
Athanasios I. Theodorou
Professor Emeritus of the University of Thessaly
Professor Athanasios Theodorou was born in Athens in 1945. He studied Natural Sciences and Geography at the University of Athens. Throughout his undergraduate studies, he was a scholarship recipient of the State Scholarships Foundation (IKY).
He subsequently continued his education in the United Kingdom at the University of Liverpool, where he earned a B.Sc. in Physics-Geophysics and a B.Sc. (Honours) in Oceanography. At the University of Liverpool, he pursued postgraduate studies in Physical Oceanography (M.Sc. by Research) and later completed a state-funded doctoral dissertation (Ph.D.) in Dynamic Oceanography at the University of East Anglia, where he taught Oceanography and Environmental Mathematics.
He also taught Oceanography and Maritime Meteorology at the Hellenic Air Force Academy and Environmental Oceanography at the postgraduate level at the University of Patras.
At the University of Thessaly, where he served from 1992 until his retirement in 2012, he established and scientifically equipped the Oceanography Laboratory, supervised master’s and doctoral theses, and taught the following undergraduate courses: Oceanography, Hydrobiology, Marine Ecology, Marine Pollution, Climate Change, Maritime Meteorology, Dynamic Oceanography and Marine Ecosystems, and Mathematics. At the postgraduate level, he taught Fisheries Oceanography, Operational Oceanography, Climate Variability, and Aquatic Ecosystems.
His research interests span thematic areas corresponding to the courses he taught. He has participated in numerous oceanographic field research projects in Greece and abroad. He is the author of the textbooks:
Oceanography: Introduction to the Marine Environment (2017)
Applied Mathematics: Foundations of the Physical and Environmental Sciences (2019)
Dynamic Physical Oceanography: Introduction to the Dynamics of Geophysical Fluids (2025)
He has also authored course notes for the subjects he taught, as well as numerous research papers and review articles published in international journals and conference proceedings related to the above fields. He has served as a reviewer for leading international scientific journals.
His research work has received international recognition, and in 2013 he was unanimously elected Professor Emeritus of the University of Thessaly, where he continued to teach Mathematics and Oceanography on a voluntary basis until 2025.