Can Geodynamic Research Help Predict Earthquakes? Dr. Maria Sachpazi
In this interview, Maria Sachpazi, Research Director & Acting Director of the Institute of Geodynamics of the National Observatory of Athens, chats with Tina about the European Researcher’s Night, what inspired her to pursue science and research, and whether seismologists today have the ability to predict the next “big” earthquake. Interviewed by Tina Miteko for Tech Talks Central.
Maria Sachpazi, Dr.
Research Director & Acting Director of the Institute of Geodynamics of the National Observatory of Athens
Dr. Maria Sachpazi received her Bachelor Degree in Physics in 1984, a Master of Science degree in Geophysics from the University of Paris VII, France in 1986 and a doctoral degree in Seismology in I.P.G. Paris in 1991 on the use of high resolution local arrays of digital three component seismographs for earthquake location and characterization of upper crustal heterogeneity. She then joined the Instituto Jaume Almera in Barcelona, Spain, as a Post-Doctoral scientist (EEC funding) working on deep seismic reflexion refraction projects for 2 years. In 1995 she accepted a research position at the Geodynamics Institute of National Observatory of Athens (GI-NOA). She published over 40 articles in peer-reviewed Journals, more than 850 citations and her H-value is 16.
Specialties: Geodynamics
Researchers’ Night is held for one night in several hundred cities all over Europe and beyond. The purpose of is to convey to the general public the key ideas that Research is a necessary ingredient for progress, the Researchers are an integral part of the community and their profession is both fun, challenging, interesting and worth pursuing. On September 26th 2014 Researcher's Night was held at the research centre NCSR Demokritos premises, in Athens. Tech Talks Central interviewed 18 Scientists & Researchers from 5 research centres that presented their work during Researcher's Night.