Dr Victoria Samanidou is Full Professor and Director of the Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry in the School of Chemistry of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. Since 2022 she is also vice president of the School of Chemistry.

Her research interests focus on the development of sample preparation methods using sorptive extraction prior to chromatographic analysis in accordance to green chemistry demands.

She has co-authored 244 original research articles in peer reviewed journals and 78 reviews, 102 editorials/in view/opinions/commentaries/perspectives/forum articles and 69 chapters in scientific books or tutorials (h-index 55, Scopus Author ID 7003896015, 11374 citations, Web of Science Researcher ID AAE-4121-2020). She is editorial board member of more than 35 scientific journals and guest editor in more than 43 special issues. She has reviewed more than 1205 manuscripts for more than 210 scientific journals. She has delivered ca 20 invited lectures in international conferences.

In 2016, she was included in top 50 power list of women in Analytical Science, as proposed by Texere Publishers. https://theanalyticalscientist.com/power-list/the-power-list-2016

In 2021, she was included in the “The Analytical Scientist” 2021 Power List of top 100 influential people in analytical science.

https://theanalyticalscientist.com/power-list/2021

In 2023 she was included in the Power List 2023 which is created in the spirit of the journal’s recent 10-year anniversary of The Analytical Scientist Magazine and includes, nominees who were assessed for their excellence and impact over the past decade – across four categories: Innovators and Trailblazers, Leaders and Advocates, Connectors and Interdisciplinarians, and Mentors and Educators. The list is created of 100 scientists (25 per category). In this list, she was listed in the category: Mentors and Educators.

https://theanalyticalscientist.com/power-list/2023

In 2025 she was Included in the Power List 2025 – Leading Voices Edition (What is the point of analytical science? category).

https://theanalyticalscientist.com/power-list/2025

The list is made of  30 analytical scientists selected blind by expert panel from the Analytical Scientist Magazine.

In the last 8 consecutive years she is included in the list of World Top 2% Scientists, for single years and career as well, published in PLOS Biology based on citations from SCOPUS.

In November 2024 she received the Antoine LAVOISIER Award 2024, an honorary award given to a scientist for their contribution to research and application in the field of chemistry, biology and food science. (cibum.gr)
For her work in the field of chemical research, the guarantee and credibility of research projects conducted at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and her contribution to the science of Chemistry and sustainable development in Northern Greece, as president of the Central and Western Macedonia Regional Department of the Union of Greek Chemists for 9 consecutive years, she has been honoured with a Leader Award by the European Public Law Organization (EPLO) at the 2nd Hellenism Vision 2050 – Leaders Awards event in the context of the 34th Money Show Thessaloniki in March 2026.

She has served as president of the Committee of Ethics in the Research Committee of The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (January 2025-July 2026).

She has been the Leader of Working Group 1 Science and Fundamentals of EuChemS-DAC Sample Preparation Study Group and Network (2021-2025)

https://www.sampleprep.tuc.gr/en/working-groups/wg1-science-and-fundamentals

From 2016 till 2024 she was elected as President of the Steering Committee of the Association of Greek Chemists-Regional Division of Central & Western Macedonia.