Education
Diploma in Civil Engineering National Technical University of Athens, Greece (NTUA): [1973]
M.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) : [1975]
Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) : [1976]

Academic Positions
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, Assistant Professor, [1978-1981]
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Troy, NY, Associate Professor, [1981-1985]
National Technical Univ., Athens ,Professor of Soil Mechanics, [1985-present]
State University of New York at Buffalo, Professor of Civil Engineering [1989-1993]

Research and Publications
Researcher in the fields of Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Soil Mechanics and Foundations. Author of over 250 research publications in international journals and conference proceedings.

Honors and Awards
- Distinguished Lecture Award of the Japanese Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE)
- T. K. Hsieh Award (Institution of Civil Engineers, London)
- Shamsher Prakash Research Award (S. Prakash Research Foundation)
- Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize [American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)]
- James Croes Medal (ASCE)
- Alfred Noble Prize (ASCE, ASME, AIM, IEEE)
- Hrysoverghis Award (National Tech.University)
- 1973 , 1972 Technical Chamber of Greece : First Prize
- 1973 , 1972 D. Thomaides Award (National Tech.University)
- D. Pippas Geometry Prize

Keynote and Special Lectures
State-of- the-art and keynote speaker in 40 national and international conferences and symposia.
- President of the Hellenic Society for Earthquake Engineering (2003 - today)
- 1999 – 2005, Member of the Board of Directors of the Organization for Anti-Seismic Protection (OASP) of Greece

Engineering Projects
Consultant and Designer in public and private engineering projects in Greece, as well as in U.S.A., Sweden, Japan , U.K., Germany, Venezuela, Cyprus and Middle East. Topics related to geotechnical earthquake engineering and foundation engineering.

Member of Editorial Board
- International Journal of Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering
- Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering
- Εarthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration
- Bulletin of Public Works Research Institute
- ASCE Journal of Geotechnical Engineering (1988-90)
- ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering (2004 - today)

Frequent Reviewer
- Géotechnique
- Soils and Foundations
- Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering of ASCE
- Journal of the Engineering Mechanics of ASCE
- International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics
- Journal of Structural Safety
- Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics
- Journal of Structural Engineering of ASCE
- International Journal on Numerical Methods in Engineering
- Journal of Earthquake Engineering
- Structural Engineering International (IABSE)
- Computers & Structure