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Assoc Prof Dr Maria Ampartzaki
Team Chair, NAEC team - Greece
Department of Preschool Education, University of Crete
Dr Maria Ampartzaki is an Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education in the Department of Preschool Education at the University of Crete. Her research interests include Astronomy Education and Science Education in the early years, ICT in Education, inquiry-based and art-based learning, teachers’ professional development, action research, and the Pedagogy of Multiliteracies, among others. Maria holds a Bachelor’s degree in Early Years Education, a Master of Arts in Music Education and a Doctorate of Education. She has published her research in numerous academic publications and is referenced by educators worldwide. She has run and participated in several funded and non-funded projects regarding Astronomy Education, Science Education, History Education, and ICT in Education.
Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2027
Team Chair, NAEC team - Greece
Department of Preschool Education, University of Crete
Dr Maria Ampartzaki is an Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education in the Department of Preschool Education at the University of Crete. Her research interests include Astronomy Education and Science Education in the early years, ICT in Education, inquiry-based and art-based learning, teachers’ professional development, action research, and the Pedagogy of Multiliteracies, among others. Maria holds a Bachelor’s degree in Early Years Education, a Master of Arts in Music Education and a Doctorate of Education. She has published her research in numerous academic publications and is referenced by educators worldwide. She has run and participated in several funded and non-funded projects regarding Astronomy Education, Science Education, History Education, and ICT in Education.
Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2027
Dr Stavros Koukioglou
Team Contact Person, NAEC team - Greece
Secondary School Science Teacher, Postdoctoral Researcher in Physics Department, Science School, Aristotle Universtity of Thessaloniki
stkoukatgmail.com
I work as a science teacher in a secondary school in Thessaloniki, Greece. I have a BSc in Physics, a MSc in "Remote Sensing and Image Processing" and a PhD in Science education.
During the last 15 years I encourage students to become actively involved with Astronomy and Space. In this context, I have organized in many isolated schools of Greece stargazing events, teleconferences with university professors, even with the ESA doctor Mr. Adrianos Golemis , during his stay in Antarctica. In addition, I have founded and organized many Astronomy clubs among students.
I was also elected President of the Amateurs' Astronomers Club of Thessaloniki, one of the oldest and known clubs of Greece, for two concsecutive terms, to which I still remain active member.
In July 2015 I discovered a supernova i.e. an exploding star, named SN2015ac, as member of the former Greek Sypernovae Survey Team.
Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2027
Team Contact Person, NAEC team - Greece
Secondary School Science Teacher, Postdoctoral Researcher in Physics Department, Science School, Aristotle Universtity of Thessaloniki
stkoukatgmail.com
I work as a science teacher in a secondary school in Thessaloniki, Greece. I have a BSc in Physics, a MSc in "Remote Sensing and Image Processing" and a PhD in Science education.
During the last 15 years I encourage students to become actively involved with Astronomy and Space. In this context, I have organized in many isolated schools of Greece stargazing events, teleconferences with university professors, even with the ESA doctor Mr. Adrianos Golemis , during his stay in Antarctica. In addition, I have founded and organized many Astronomy clubs among students.
I was also elected President of the Amateurs' Astronomers Club of Thessaloniki, one of the oldest and known clubs of Greece, for two concsecutive terms, to which I still remain active member.
In July 2015 I discovered a supernova i.e. an exploding star, named SN2015ac, as member of the former Greek Sypernovae Survey Team.
Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2027
Michail Dogramatzidis
Team Member, NAEC team - Greece
Michail Dogramatzidis was born in 1966 in Drama, Greece, where he currently lives and works in Nikiforos, Drama.
Since 2001, he has been working in secondary education. In 2010, he became the president of the Amateur Astronomy Association of Drama, "Pegasus."
As president of Pegasus and an educator at the Nikiforos Junior High School, he coordinated the creation of the Solar Clock Park and the Outdoor Physics Laboratory in the schoolyard. These facilities host free guided tours for primary and secondary school students.
In 2019, utilizing donations, he contributed to the construction of the first Astronomical Observatory in a Greek Public School. Through the observatory, both daytime and nighttime astronomical observations are conducted for visiting students and the general public, as well as astrophotography sessions. Another focus area of the observatory is the study of star occultations by asteroids.
In recent years, he has been involved in the organization of Sundial construction seminars for teachers and students as well as the construction of a digital planetarium at the Nikiforos Gymnasium.
Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (1984–1988)
- Postgraduate Specialization in Natural Science Teaching, Hellenic Open University (2006–2011)
- Bachelor's Degree in Oenology and Food Technology, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of Technology (2014–2017)
Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2027
Team Member, NAEC team - Greece
Michail Dogramatzidis was born in 1966 in Drama, Greece, where he currently lives and works in Nikiforos, Drama.
Since 2001, he has been working in secondary education. In 2010, he became the president of the Amateur Astronomy Association of Drama, "Pegasus."
As president of Pegasus and an educator at the Nikiforos Junior High School, he coordinated the creation of the Solar Clock Park and the Outdoor Physics Laboratory in the schoolyard. These facilities host free guided tours for primary and secondary school students.
In 2019, utilizing donations, he contributed to the construction of the first Astronomical Observatory in a Greek Public School. Through the observatory, both daytime and nighttime astronomical observations are conducted for visiting students and the general public, as well as astrophotography sessions. Another focus area of the observatory is the study of star occultations by asteroids.
In recent years, he has been involved in the organization of Sundial construction seminars for teachers and students as well as the construction of a digital planetarium at the Nikiforos Gymnasium.
Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (1984–1988)
- Postgraduate Specialization in Natural Science Teaching, Hellenic Open University (2006–2011)
- Bachelor's Degree in Oenology and Food Technology, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of Technology (2014–2017)
Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2027
Olympia Tripolisiotou
Team Member, NAEC team - Greece
Modal high School Evangeliki Scholi of Smyrna
Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2027
Team Member, NAEC team - Greece
Modal high School Evangeliki Scholi of Smyrna
Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2027
Dr Eleni Vardoulaki
Team Member, NAEC team - Greece
IAASARS/National University of Athens
I am an Astrophysicist, science communicator and published author. I have a PhD from the University of Oxford in Observational Cosmology. Currently I am an Astrophysicist and public outreach officer at the Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing at the National Observatory of Athens. More information about me, my research, and my activities can be found on my website elenivardoulaki.com
Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2027
Team Member, NAEC team - Greece
IAASARS/National University of Athens
I am an Astrophysicist, science communicator and published author. I have a PhD from the University of Oxford in Observational Cosmology. Currently I am an Astrophysicist and public outreach officer at the Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing at the National Observatory of Athens. More information about me, my research, and my activities can be found on my website elenivardoulaki.com
Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2027
Contact
To get in touch with the NAEC team for Greece please contact:
Dr Stavros Koukioglou via stkoukatgmail.com
For more information on this NAEC team please visit their homepage (external link)
Astronomy Education in Greece
For more information on Astronomy Education in Greece, see the Astronomy Education in Greece document (PDF file 202.45 kB Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) icons) prepared by our NAEC team
The Office of Astronomy for Education is hosted by the Haus der Astronomie on the campus of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg. The Office of Astronomy for Education is an office of the International Astronomical Union, with substantial funding from the Klaus Tschira Foundation and the Carl Zeiss Foundation. The Shaw-IAU Workshops on Astronomy for Education are funded by the Shaw Prize Foundation.
