Stavros Avramidis
Σταύρος Αβραμίδης
Born (1958-04-06) April 6, 1958
Kavala, Greece
NationalityCanadian
Greek
EducationAristotle University of Thessaloniki (Dipl.)
State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (MSc, PhD)
Occupation(s)Researcher, educator, and wood scientist; president of the IAWS
Years activesince 1983

Stavros Avramidis (born in Kavala, Greece in 1958)[1] is a Greek Canadian wood scientist and professor at the University of British Columbia in Canada, who is an elected fellow (FIAWS) and current president of the International Academy of Wood Science.[2][3]

First years and education

Avramidis was born in Kavala on April 6, 1958, and grew up in Thessaloniki city. He attended the Department of Forestry at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and received his university diploma in 1981. After that, he pursued postgraduate (1982-1983) and doctoral studies (1983-1986) in the United States at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry,[4] in the area of wood drying under the guidance of John F. Siau.[5]

Academic career

Avramidis began his academic career in 1987 in Canada at the University of British Columbia as an assistant professor at Department of Forestry. He was appointed associate professor in 1993 and full professor in 1998. Avramidis served as the president of the UBC Department of Forestry for two consecutive terms, from 2016 to the present.[6] Avramidis's research team has presented research work on the physical and drying properties of wood. His applied research addresses practical issues in the Canadian wood industry related to energy optimization and upgrading production methods, using acoustic, electrical, and optical techniques, as well as radio wave methods, simulation, and artificial intelligence.[7][8]

Research work and recognition

Avramidis along with his colleagues have authored over 200 scientific articles, more than 100 industrial studies, and his research has received over 2,700 citations in the Scopus database until November 2023.[9]

In 2012, Avramidis was selected as a member of the editorial board of the international journal Wood Material Science and Engineering.[10] He has been a member of the editorial boards of Holzforschung, Drying Technology, Wood Research, European Journal of Wood and Wood Products, Maderas. Ciencia y tecnologia and Drying Technology.[11][12][13]

In 2020, his name was incorporated in the so-called Mendeley Data, published in the journal Plos Biology[14] for the international impact of his yearlong research in wood drying. In 2022, Avramidis received the Ternryd Award 2022 from the Swedish Linnaeus Academy Research Foundation[15] for his research in wood science.[16]

In June 2023, Avramidis was elected president in The International Academy of Wood Science,[17] for the years 2023–2026. In October 2023, a referred metaresearch conducted by John Ioannidis and his team at Stanford University, included Avramidis in Elsevier Data 2022, where he was placed at the top 2% of researchers in the area of wood physics and drying.[18]

References

  1. ↑ Avramidis, Stavros (2021-12-07). "Faculty Profile". UBC Faculty of Forestry. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  2. ↑ "Executive Committee". The International Academy of Wood Science. 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  3. ↑ Forestry, UBC (2020-08-26). "Stavros Avramidis, International Academy of Wood Science VP". UBC Faculty of Forestry. Archived from the original on 2022-12-23. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  4. ↑ https://www.proligno.ro/images/common/members/avramidis.pdf Analytical CV of Prof. Stavros Avramidis (ProLigno, Romania)
  5. ↑ "Experiments in nonisothermal diffusion of moisture in wood" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  6. ↑ Thatra, Nivretta (2017-01-20). "On the Origin of Scientists: Stavros Avramidis is UBC's resident wood scientist". The Ubyssey. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  7. ↑ https://web.fpinnovations.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011-2012-impact-english.pdf
  8. ↑ Thatra, Nivretta (2017-01-20). "On the Origin of Scientists: Stavros Avramidis is UBC's resident wood scientist". The Ubyssey. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  9. ↑ "Scopus preview - Avramidis, Stavros H. - Author details". Scopus. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  10. ↑ "Wood Material Science and Engineering Editorial Board". Taylor & Francis Online. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  11. ↑ "Editorial Board". International Journal of Lignocellulosic Products. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  12. ↑ "Editorial Team". Maderas-Cienc Tecnol. 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  13. ↑ "Drying Technology". Taylor & Francis. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  14. ↑ Ioannidis, John P. A.; Boyack, Kevin W.; Baas, Jeroen (2020-10-16). "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators". PLOS Biology. Public Library of Science (PLoS). 18 (10): e3000918. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.3000918. ISSN 1545-7885. PMC 7567353. PMID 33064726.
  15. ↑ "The Linnaeus Academy's Research Foundation names Professor Stavros Avrimidis as the recipient of Ternryd's award 2022". Lnu.se. 2022-02-23. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  16. ↑ "Ternryds utmärkelse – Linnéakademiens forskningsstiftelse". Linnéakademiens forskningsstiftelse (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-11-18.
  17. ↑ Forestry, UBC (2022-10-07). "Stavros Avramidis Receives 2022 Ternryd Award". UBC Faculty of Forestry. Retrieved 2022-12-24. On top of his role as professor, Prof. Avramidis has authored close to 300 publications, held the role of reviewer for numerous scientific journals, publishers, research foundations, faculty, and departments, and is the elected President of the International Academy of Wood Science (IAWS) effective June 2023
  18. ↑ Baas, Jeroen (2023), "Bibliometrics", October 2023 data-update for "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators", vol. 6, Elsevier Data Repository, doi:10.17632/BTCHXKTZYW.6, retrieved 2023-11-18
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