Lazaridou Maria

Emeritus Professor, Department of Zoology, School of Biology
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Personal Information
Name / Surname: Maria Lazaridou
Position: Emeritus Professor
Place and year of birth: Thessaloniki 1951, Greece
Address: Dept. of Zoology, School of Biology, Fac. of Sciences,
Aristotle University, 54006 Thessaloniki, Greece
Telephone number: 2310 998373
Email: mlazarid@bio.auth.gr

1. American School of Thessaloniki ‘ANATOLIA’, High School Diploma 1969
2. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, B. Sc. in Biology
3. Rennes University I, France. D.E.A in “Ecology and Ethology”
4. Rennes University I, France. Thèse 3ième Cycles on “Ecophysiology of gastropods”
5. Edinburgh and Manchester University, UK Postdoctoral studies on “Ecophysiology of gastropods”

• 1969-1973 Greek National Foundation of Scholarships
• 1976-1978 French Government
• Medaille d’ Argent from the ” Societe d’ Encouragement au Progres” (Paris, Fr)

• 1974-1978: Research and Teaching Assistant, Department of Zoology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
• 1978-1985: Lecturer, Department of Zoology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
• 1985-1991: Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
• 1991-1996: Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
• 1995-2015 : The Coordinator of Erasmus Exchanges in the School of Biology
• 1997- : Professor, Department of Zoology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
• 1999-2004 : Scientific responsible for the improvement of graduate studies of the School of Biology.
• 2000-2002: Director of the Department of Zoology of the School of Biology, A.U.Th.
• 2000-2009 : Director of the Laboratory of Zoology
• 2000-2003: Coordinator of an Intensive Program (under Socrates program) titled “Monitoring of running waters in Europe”. See the web page : http://river.bio.auth.gr/language/en/intensive-program/intensive-programs-under-socrates/
• 2003-2011: Responsible (President of OMEA) of the assessment of graduate studies of the School of Biology (http://qa.bio.auth.gr/).
• 2004-2005: Coordinator of a Module between seven European Universities concerning the monitoring of the ecological quality of running waters according to the WFD 2000/60: http://river.bio.auth.gr/language/en/module-river-2/mod-river-water-quality/
• 2004-2008 : Responsible for the New Program of the Undergraduate Studies.
• 2005-2010 : President of the Unit of quality assurance for the School of Biology http://qa.bio.auth.gr/
• 2005-2009: Vice-President of the School of Biology, A.U.Th.
• 2007-2015: ECTS Coordinator of the School of Biology
• 2007-2015: Director of the Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Diploma A.U.Th. (Schools of Biology-Geology-Civil Engineering) on the “Ecological quality of waters at a basin level” http://www.bio.auth.gr/dpms/default.htm
• 2010-2013: Member of the committee for the improvement of the assessment activities at all levels in Aristotle University (programme of MODIP).
• 2010-1014: President of the Department of European Educational Programmes
• 2012-2015: ECTS/DS Coordinator of Aristotle University.
• 2012-2014: Member of the Quality Assurance Unit of Aristotle University (HQU-MODIP-).
• 2013-2015: Member of the Quality Assurance Unit of Higher Education in Greece (HQAA-ADIP-)
• 2014-2017: Chairman of the Committee, set up to advise the Special Waters Secretariat (WFD) to determine methods for classifying the ecological status of all surface water categories and the Intercalibration Exercice.
• 2014-: Expert of WG (ECOSTAT member) on the Ecological Status  and the Intercalibration Exercise representing the Special Secretariat for Water of the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climatic Change.
• 24-12-15: Emeritus Professor according to the Decision (956 / 24-12-15) of the Deanship of the Faculty of Sciences, AUTH.
• 2019-: Member of the appeals committee (EU) against the certification results of the Internal Quality Assurance System (IAS) of the Study Programs (PS)
• 2020-: Responsible for quality assurance of the Laboratory of Marine and Land Animal Diversity which holds an accreditation certificate (no. 1173-2) according to the requirements of the standard ELOT EN ISO / IEC 17025: 2017 and the criteria of ESYD.
• 2020-: Responsible for quality assurance of the Laboratory of Marine and Land Animal Diversity which holds an accreditation certificate (no. 1173-2) according to the requirements of the standard ELOT EN ISO / IEC 17025: 2017 and the criteria of ESYD.

1. Heliciculture 1985, Eds.Giapoulis-Giahoudis, pages 74
2. Invertebrate Zoology 1991, Eds.Giapoulis-Giahoudis, pages 320
3. Comparative Anatomy and Evolution of Chordate Structure, 1991, Eds.Giapoulis-Giahoudis, pages 420
4. General  Zoology 1992 , Eds.Giapoulis-Giahoudis, pages 504
5. Water quality through the Directive 2000/60 E.C.: Guide for benthic invertebrates of running waters of Greece” 2011 (Ed. ΙOΝ, pages 180).
6. Contribution in two open distance educational packages (multimedia) concerning the Conservation of Biodiversity in Europe and Pollution in Europe Socrates Programme (Network of Environmental Sciences and Education).
7. Educational material for MOD with the title: Water quality (under Socrates Programme) http://river.bio.auth.gr/language/en/module-river-2/mod-river-water-quality/  used as an open distance package: http://eclass.auth.gr/modules/document/document.php?course=OCRS123
8. Educational material for the rivers for high schools http://river.bio.auth.gr/language/en/environmental-education-2/the-river/

Ecophysiology of gastropods.
Ecological quality of running waters.
Benthic macroinvertebrate biology.
River habitat quality
Typology, reference conditions and impress analysis in rivers.