Theodora

Matsi

Professor
Short CV Presentation

Theodora Matsi is Professor in the Laboratory of Soil Science, Department of Hydraulics, Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering, School of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), with the subject of “Soil Science”. She received her bachelor’s degree from the School of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, AUTh (1985) and her PhD degree from the School of Agriculture, Faculty of Geotechnical Sciences, AUTh (1997). Her research interests include the study of a) plant and animal residues, municipal organic wastes and industrial by-products and wastes as soil amendments and b) the species, reactions and distribution of microelements in soils. She has worked as chemist in the post-high school preparatory centers (1986-1990) and as researcher assistant in 13 research projects of AUTh, mostly in the Soil Science Laboratory, School of Agriculture (1991-2000). Moreover, she has worked as teaching assistant in the School of Agriculture, AUTh (1998-2000) and in the Agricultural College of Thessaloniki (1997-2004) and as Researcher D, in the Land Reclamation Institute (LRI), National Agricultural Research Foundation (NAGREF) (2001-2004), where she participated in 10 research projects [as Principal Investigator (PI) in 1]. In the year of 2005, she took a Lecturer position in the Department of Hydraulics, Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering, School of Agriculture, AUTh, with the subject of “Soil Science”, and she was promoted to Assistant Professor in 2009, to Associate Professor in 2015 and to Professor in 2019. During her academic carrier, she participated/participates in the teaching of the undergraduate classes General and Inorganic Chemistry, Soil Science, Soil Fertility, Soil Chemistry, Problematic Soils and Inorganic Chemical Analysis, and in the teaching of the postgraduate classes Chemical Analysis of Soils, Waters and Plant Tissues, Advanced Soil Chemistry, Environmental Soil Chemistry and Integrated Soil Nutrient Management. Furthermore, she co-supervised 1 PhD thesis, she supervised herself 4 PhD theses, and she was member of the 3-member advisory committee of another 5 PhD theses and of the 7-member examining committee of another 8 PhD theses. She co-supervised 2 MSc theses, she supervised herself 10 MSc theses, and she was member of the 3-member advisory committee of another 13 MSc theses. Moreover, she supervised 41 dissertations. In addition, she participated in 7 research projects [as PI in 2 and as Group Leader in another 2]. She is first author / co-author of 60 peer-reviewed publications (SCI journals) and 5 book chapters, and she edited the translation in Greek language of 2 chapters of the book “Brady N.C. and R.R. Weil. 2008. The Nature and Properties of Soils. 14th edition. Pearson Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ”. Furthermore, she has participated in 55 contributions to national and international conferences, she reviewed 86 manuscript which were submitted for publication in international (SCI) journals and she has more than 1400 citations (SCOPUS & Web of Science, excluding self-citations of all authors) and h-index 20.

School of Agriculture

Laboratory of Soil Science

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Studies
1991 - 1997

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Faculty of Geotechnical Sciences / School of Agriculture

PhD

1979 - 1985

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Faculty of Science / School of Chemistry

Bachelor

Skills
English language
Use of PC (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SPSS)
Research Interests
Study of plant and animal residues, municipal organic wastes and industrial by-products and wastes as soil amendments Study of the species, reactions and distribution of microelements in soils

Theodora

Matsi

Professor
Short CV Presentation

Theodora Matsi is Professor in the Laboratory of Soil Science, Department of Hydraulics, Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering, School of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), with the subject of “Soil Science”. She received her bachelor’s degree from the School of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, AUTh (1985) and her PhD degree from the School of Agriculture, Faculty of Geotechnical Sciences, AUTh (1997). Her research interests include the study of a) plant and animal residues, municipal organic wastes and industrial by-products and wastes as soil amendments and b) the species, reactions and distribution of microelements in soils. She has worked as chemist in the post-high school preparatory centers (1986-1990) and as researcher assistant in 13 research projects of AUTh, mostly in the Soil Science Laboratory, School of Agriculture (1991-2000). Moreover, she has worked as teaching assistant in the School of Agriculture, AUTh (1998-2000) and in the Agricultural College of Thessaloniki (1997-2004) and as Researcher D, in the Land Reclamation Institute (LRI), National Agricultural Research Foundation (NAGREF) (2001-2004), where she participated in 10 research projects [as Principal Investigator (PI) in 1]. In the year of 2005, she took a Lecturer position in the Department of Hydraulics, Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering, School of Agriculture, AUTh, with the subject of “Soil Science”, and she was promoted to Assistant Professor in 2009, to Associate Professor in 2015 and to Professor in 2019. During her academic carrier, she participated/participates in the teaching of the undergraduate classes General and Inorganic Chemistry, Soil Science, Soil Fertility, Soil Chemistry, Problematic Soils and Inorganic Chemical Analysis, and in the teaching of the postgraduate classes Chemical Analysis of Soils, Waters and Plant Tissues, Advanced Soil Chemistry, Environmental Soil Chemistry and Integrated Soil Nutrient Management. Furthermore, she co-supervised 1 PhD thesis, she supervised herself 4 PhD theses, and she was member of the 3-member advisory committee of another 5 PhD theses and of the 7-member examining committee of another 8 PhD theses. She co-supervised 2 MSc theses, she supervised herself 10 MSc theses, and she was member of the 3-member advisory committee of another 13 MSc theses. Moreover, she supervised 41 dissertations. In addition, she participated in 7 research projects [as PI in 2 and as Group Leader in another 2]. She is first author / co-author of 60 peer-reviewed publications (SCI journals) and 5 book chapters, and she edited the translation in Greek language of 2 chapters of the book “Brady N.C. and R.R. Weil. 2008. The Nature and Properties of Soils. 14th edition. Pearson Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ”. Furthermore, she has participated in 55 contributions to national and international conferences, she reviewed 86 manuscript which were submitted for publication in international (SCI) journals and she has more than 1400 citations (SCOPUS & Web of Science, excluding self-citations of all authors) and h-index 20.

Professional Experience
2019 - 2026

School of Agriculture, AUTh

Professor

2015 - 2019

School of Agriculture

Associate Professor

2009 - 2015

School of Agriculture / AUTh

Assistant Professor

2005 - 2009

School of Agriculture / AUTh

Lecturer

2001 - 2004

Land Reclamation Institute (LRI) / NAGREF

Researcher D

1997 - 2004

School of Plant Science / ATEΙTh

Assistant Professor

1998 - 2000

School of Agriculture / AUTh

Assistant Professor

1991 - 2000

School of Agriculture / AUTh

Assistant Researcher

1986 - 1990

Post-high school Preparatory Centers

Professor of Chemistry

Courses
2017 - 2026

General and Inorganic Chemistry (Undergraduate)

1997 - 2026

Soil Science (Undergraduate)

2005 - 2026

Soil Fertility (Undergraduate)

2005 - 2026

Soil Chemistry (Undergraduate)

2025 - 2026

Problematic Soils (Undergraduate)

2005 - 2019

Instrumental Chemical Analysis (Undergraduate)

2019 - 2026

Integrated Soil Nutrient Management (Postgraduate)

2019 - 2026

Environmental Chemistry (Postgraduate)

2005 - 20219

Advanced Soil Chemistry (Postgraduate)

2005 - 2019

Chemical Analysis of Soils, Waters and Plant Tissues (Postgraduate)

Projects

Conservation and sustainable utilisation of rare-threatened endemic plants of Crete for the development of new products with innovative precision fertilization

Effect of addition of treated sewage sludge on soil physical, chemical and microbial properties and on the yield, composition and quality of wheat and corn

Evaluation of using mixture consisting of limed steelmaking slag and dewatered sewage sludge as amendment for acid soils