Vasilios MELFOS, Professor
Department of Mineralogy, Petrology and Economic Geology
School of Geology
Faculty of Sciences
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
54124 Thessaloniki, GREECE

CAREER & TRAINING
2022-Today Professor of Economic Geology-Geochemistry
School of Geology, University of Thessaloniki, Greece

2018-2022 Associate Professor of Economic Geology-Geochemistry
School of Geology, University of Thessaloniki, Greece

2014-2018 Assistant Professor of Economic Geology-Geochemistry
School of Geology, University of Thessaloniki, Greece

2010-2014 Lecturer of Economic Geology-Geochemistry
School of Geology, University of Thessaloniki, Greece

2002-2010 Teaching and Research Assistant (IDAX)
School of Geology, University of Thessaloniki, Greece

2001-2005 Assistant Professor of Mineralogy-Geochemistry (contract 407/80)
Laboratory of Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry, School of Agriculture, Crop and Animal Production, University of Thessaly (Volos)

1997-1999 Postdoctoral Research
School of Geology, University of Thessaloniki
Study of fluid inclusions in deposits of precious (Au, Ag) and base (Fe, Cu, Pb, Zn, Sb, Mo, Re) metals in Greece, with emphasis on Macedonia and Thrace

1989-1995 Doctorate in Economic Geology
Geology at the School of Geology, University of Thessaloniki
Study of the base and precious metals of the Circum Rhodope Belt in Thrace, Greece

1983-1988 B.Sc. in Geology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)

RESEARCH AREAS
1. Geochemical, mineralogical and fluid inclusion studies of magmatic-hydrothermal, porphyry and epithermal type mineralizations. Ore mineralogical study of rare metal (Re, Mo, Te, Bi) deposits.
2. Fluid inclusion studies in geothermal fields, caves and gemstones.
3. Provenance determination of the raw materials of white marble archaeological artifacts, based on mineralogy and isotopic geochemistry.
4. Environmental geochemistry and mineralogy in sediments and water streams

AWARDS – DISTINCTIONS
2022 School of Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki: Award of Social Impact.
2019 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki: Award of Excellence.
2018 Award of the Academy of Athens: V. Melfos and P. Voudouris for their original publication Melfos V. and Voudouris P. (2017). Cenozoic metallogeny of Greece and potential for precious, critical and rare metals exploration. Ore Geology Reviews, 89, 1030-1057.

TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES
12 Undergraduate courses, University of Thessaloniki
9 Postgraduate courses, University of Thessaloniki
Academic Advisor of the AUTH SEG Student Chapter
Member of the coordination committee of the Postgraduate Program “Applied and Environmental Geology” at the Faculty of Geology, University of Thessaloniki.

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
2023-2024 Elected Head of the Department of Mineralogy-Petrology-Economic Geology, School of Geology, University of Thessaloniki
2020-2024 Elected Director of the “Laboratory of Geochemistry”, School of Geology, University of Thessaloniki

SCIENTIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
Scientific manager of the Fluid Inclusions Lab, Faculty of Geology, University of Thessaloniki
Scientific manager of the Mineralogical-Petrologic Museum, University of Thessaloniki
Scientific manager of the Reflected-light Microscopy Lab, Faculty of Geology, University of Thessaloniki

SCIENTIFIC SUPERVISION
3 PhD Supervisor (Ch. Stergiou 05.2022; G. Lazaridis 02.2024; E. Peristeridou 2023-2026)
3 PhD advisor University of Thessaloniki (N. Zisi 2016; D. Kyropoulou 2016; A. Giouri 2021)
1 PhD advisor University of Athens, Greece (K. Mavrogonatos 2021)
2 Post-Doc Supervisor (A. Giouri, 2021-2024; Ch. Stergiou 2023-2026)
26 Supervisor of master theses (10 are in progress)
28 Advisor/Examining committees of master theses (7 are in progress)

PARTICIPATION IN EXAMINATION COMMITTEES FOR DOCTORAL THESES
11 PhD committees, University of Thessaloniki (K. Tsombanoglou, 2011; E. Papanikolaou, 2016; E. Tzamos, 2016; M. Vaxevanopoulos, 2017; T. Bekiaris, 2018, Th. Arvaniti, 2019; Ch. Emmanouilidis, 2019; I. Alexandridis 2023, A, Varnava 2023, Ch. Mytiglaki 2023, Z. Pantazopoulou, 2024).
1 PhD committee, AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland (Myo Thu Aung, 2023), Eötvös Loránd University of Budapest, Hungary (Agnes Tacaks 2024)

SELECTION COMMITTEES
Member of 18 Electoral Committees for the promotion of faculty members at the Universities of Thessaloniki (2 Faculty members), Athens (6 Faculty members), Patras (4 Faculty members), and Ionio (2 Faculty members), and at the Technical Universities of Athens (2 Faculty members) and Crete (2 Faculty members). Of these, in three I was member of the 3-Member Advisory Committee.

RESEARCH PROJECTS
Participation in 22 research projects; in 6 of them as a leader .

EXPERTISE IN INTERNATIONAL PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS
70 manuscript revised (PUBLONS) for 32 journals, e.g. Economic Geology, Ore Geology Reviews, Mineralium Deposita, Geological Magazine, Journal of Geochemical Exploration, Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, Archaeometry, Journal of Archaeological Science, Journal of Cultural Heritage and others.

EXTERNAL REVIEWER IN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH PROPOSALS
2024 Center for Training and Lifelong Learning (KEDIVIM) of AUTH
2023 French National Agency for Research (ANR)
2021 IUGS Assessments UNESCO Global Geopark Nominations 2020/2021
2020 National Science Centre of Poland
2019 Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
2018 GeoERA Secretariat and the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO).
2013 Israel Science Foundation (ISF).
2012, 2013 Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT)

INTERNATIONAL INVITED LECTURER
2014 AGH – University of Science and Technology Kraków, Poland

ORGANIZING INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
Member of organizing committee RawMat 2023, Athens
Member of organizing committee CBGA 2010, Thessaloniki

BIBLIOMETRY and PUBLICATIONS

CI = 2164/1169, H-index = 24/18 (Google Scholar/SCOPUS, 09.2024)

77 papers in peer-reviewed International Journals
10 chapters in peer-reviewed International Books and Special Volumes
26 papers in peer-reviewed National Journals and Special Volumes
50 publications in peer-reviewed Proceedings of International Conferences
23 publications in peer-reviewed Proceedings of National Conferences
2 Βooks