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Dr. Maria Sachpazi
RESEARCH DIRECTOR IN SEISMOLOGY- PHYSICS OF EARTH’S INTERIOR
Telephone: 210 3490166
RESEARCH
INTERESTS

Structural studies with the use of active and passive sources and offshore-onshore arrays, seismotectonics, subduction zones, lithospheric-scale geodynamics

EDUCATION

1991: PhD, in Physical Sciences of the University of Paris VII, Laboratory of Seismology( IPG)
1986: Master of Science degree in Geophysics, University of Paris VII
1984: Bachelor Degree in Physics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

CAREER

Nov 2013-Nov 2014: Acting Director, National Observatory of Athens, Institute of Geodynamics
2006-present: Research Director, National Observatory of Athens, Institute of Geodynamics
2002-2006: Senior Researcher, National Observatory of Athens, Institute of Geodynamics
1998-2002: Associate Researcher, National Observatory of Athens, Institute of Geodynamics
1995-1998: Researcher, National Observatory of Athens, Institute of Geodynamics
1994-1995: Post-doctoral Researcher, CSIC Instituto Jaume Almera, Barcelona (EU grant)
1992-1993: Post-doctoral Researcher, IPG Paris

RESEARCH

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  • Sachpazi M., Kapetanidis V, Charalampakis M, Laigle M, Kissling E, Fokaefs A, Daskalaki E, Flueh E, Hirn A. (2020). ‘Methoni Mw 6.8 rupture and aftershocks distribution from a dense array of OBS and land seismometers, offshore SW Hellenic subduction’. Tectonophysics (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2020.228643)
  • Sachpazi M., Laigle M, Charalampakis M, Kissling E, Diaz J, Gesret A,  Flueh E, Miles P, Hirn A. (2016a). ‘Segmented Hellenic slab rollback driving Aegean deformation and seismicity’. Res. Lett. 43 pp. 651-658. (https://doi. org/10.1002/2015GL066818).
  • Sachpazi, M., Clément C, Laigle M, Hirn A, Roussos N. (2003). ‘Rift structure evolution, and earthquakes in the Gulf of Corinth, from reflection seismic images’ Earth Planet. Sci Lett. 216 pp. 243-257.
  • Sachpazi M., Hirn A, Clément Ch, Laigle M, Haslinger F, Kissling E, Charvis Ph, Hello Y, Lépine J. C, Sapin M, Ansorge J. (2000). ‘Western Hellenic subduction and Cephalonia transform: local earthquakes and plate transport and strain’ Tectonophys. 319 pp.301-319.
  • Hirn A., Jiang M, Sapin M, Diaz J, Nercessian A, Lu T.Q, Lepine J.C, Shi D.N, Sachpazi M, Pandey M.R, Ma ., Gallart J. (1995). ‘Seismic anisotropy as an indicator of mantle flow beneath the Himalayas and Tibet’ Nature 375 pp. 571 -574.


RESEARCH PROFILE:
Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Maria-Sachpazi
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.fi/scholar?hl=el&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=Maria+Sachpazi&btnG=
ORCID 0000-0002-2602-0162: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2602-0162
Scopus Author ID: 6603788608: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=6603788608
Web of Science: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/1448149