Ioannis Liritzis is professor of physics in archaeology and his field of specialization is the application of natural sciences to archaeology and cultural heritage.
11 Facts About Ioannis Liritzis
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Ioannis Liritzis studied physics at the University of Patras and continued at the University of Edinburgh, where he obtained his Ph.
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Ioannis Liritzis has made major contributions to several interdisciplinary research fields and his work has been published in scientific journals such as Nature.
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The method for surface luminescence dating where Ioannis Liritzis extended the principles behind optical dating and thermoluminescence dating to include surfaces last seen by the sun before buried, of carved rock types from ancient monuments and artifacts, made of granite, basalt and sandstone and the obsidian hydration dating.
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Ioannis Liritzis has written over 300 original papers in internationally cited journals and 9 books.
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Ioannis Liritzis was awarded the Prize of Academy of Athens for his Book Archaeometry: Dating Methods in Archaeology.
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Ioannis Liritzis is Visiting Distinguished Professor at Henan University Visiting Scholar at the University of California San Diego.
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Ioannis Liritzis is an editorial member in more than thirty International ICI Journals and is Editor-in-Chief of two.
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Ioannis Liritzis approved by Temporary Academic Committee of the DMS, that Egyptology was inauguratedan as an academic discipline in Greek academia.
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Ioannis Liritzis established the Chair and in 2003, and managed the appointment of the first lecturer in Egyptology.
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Ioannis Liritzis has initiated many projects and Protocols of Collaboration between Egyptian Universities and the University of the Aegean.