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Academic Qualifications:

• May 1989 - April 1994, Ph.D. in Chemistry (supervised by Prof. William R. Cullen), Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver B.C., Canada.
• Sept. 1984 - July 1988, B.Sc. in Chemistry, University of Ioannina, Greece.

Previous Research Experience:

• Associate Professor of Analytical Chemistry (Oct. 2008) Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.
• Tenured Assistant Professor of Analytical Chemistry (Feb. 2007 - Oct. 2008) Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.
• Assistant Professor of Analytical Chemistry (April 2003 - Feb. 2007) Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.
• Lecturer of Analytical Chemistry, (Oct. 1997 - March 2003) Birkbeck College, University of London, School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, London, UK.
• Postdoctoral Fellow under the European Union "Training and Mobility of Researchers" (March 1997 - September 1997) Programme at the Institute for Environmental Studies, Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Research in the area of organometallic speciation; emphasis on the development of electrospray tandem mass spectrometric methods for the analysis of compounds of environmental interest, e.g. organotins.
• Postdoctoral Fellow in Mass Spectrometry, (June 1996 - March 1997) Department of Chemistry, Utrecht University, The Netherlands: Development and application of mass spectrometric techniques (fast-atom bombardment and electrospray) for the structural characterisation of biological compounds, e.g. glycoproteins, phospholipids, organometallics. The majority of this work was conducted using a four sector mass spectrometer and an electrospray quadrupole mass spectrometer.
• Research Associate with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, (May 1994 - June 1996) at the National Exposure Research Laboratory, Characterisation Research Division in Las Vegas, NV. Research in the area of metal speciation using high-performance liquid chromatography - inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (HPLC-ICP-MS). Emphasis on advancements in interfacing capillary liquid chromatography with ICP-MS. Packing capillary HPLC columns with a variety of stationary phases and applying them for the separation of metal compounds (As, Sn, Pb, Sb) present in environmental and biological samples. Development of capillary HPLC-electrospray MS/MS techniques for the identification of metal compounds.
• Research Assistant (Part-time position from May 1, 1991 - Aug. 30, 1993), British Columbia Regional Mass Spectrometry Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Responsibilities: Analysing samples submitted by various research groups from the departments of Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science, Biology and Forestry. Techniques such as Electron Ionization, Desorption Chemical Ionization (DCI), Fast Atom Bombardment (FAB), GC/MS, HPLC/MS (Thermospray and Dynamic FAB) and Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight MS were used for such analyses.

Professional Affiliations / Appoinments / Memberships:

• 2003-2006: Re-appointed to the Editorial Board of the Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry (Journal of the Royal Society of Chemistry)
• 2000-2003: Appointed to the Editorial Board of the Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry.
• 1999: Re-appointed Member of IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) Commission V2: Microchemical Techniques and Trace Analysis
• 1997: Appointed Member of IUPAC Commission V2: Microchemical Techniques and Trace Analysi