Effrosyni Varotsou
Scientist, Topic 3 (Doctoral candidate)
Research Division 4: Dynamics of the Ocean Floor
Research Unit: Marine Geodynamics
Office: 8C-201
Phone: +49 431 600-4587
Email: evarotsou(at)geomar.de
Address:
Wischhofstraße 1-3
D-24148 Kiel
Germany
Research Focus
• 3D Seismic interpretation
• Study of seafloor and subsurface geological processes
• Reconstruction of submarine geohazards
Vita
2025/06-present
Doctoral Student at GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (RU Marine Geodynamics).
2022/09-2024/12
M.Sc. Geological Oceanographer in Inter-Institutional Postgraduate Course (IIPGC)
"Oceanography and Management of the Marine Environment",
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens - Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR).
2017/09-2022/03
B.Sc. in Geology and Geoenvironment, at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, GR.
Awards
2022-2024
Scholarship “Full tuition Master's Degree for Academic Excellence”,
by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
Projects
2024/02– 2024/12
Study for the development of smart infrastructure along the coastal front of Southwest Attica, with emphasis on the promotion of the natural and cultural heritage to enhance tourism services - Action “Research-Innovate 2021- 2027” under the 2021-2027 NSRF.
2023/06–2023/10
Desktop Study for "Survey, Supply and Installation of submarine power cables for transmission line Korinthos-Kos (Phase A) and XLPE 150 kV submarine power cables for transmission line Mastichari - Soroni (Phase A)", Authority: Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO or ADMIE) S.A.
2023/10
EGU Geoscience Day 2023. Simultaneously on two Greek volcanic islands: Santorini and Nisyros.
Organized by the Scientific team of the Laboratory of Physical Geography at the Department of Geology and Geoenvironment of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, in partnership with esteemed collaborators such as the Hellenic UNESCO Associated Schools Network (ASPnet), City Lab (STEM education), the Municipality of Thira, and the Municipality of Nisyros (funded by the EGU).
Pubications
Reports - Cruise Reports
, Karstens, J. , Nomikou, P., Benavides, R. , Buck, F., Diller, N., Beckebanze, L., Eggersglüß, M., Filbrandt, C., Gonzales, E., Heger, K. , Herges, R., Jahns, O. , Katsigera, A., Kwasnitschka, T. , Lelie, L. , Ruprecht, B., Salg, J., Schattenhofer, L. , Scheppukat, D., Varotsou, E., von Brandis, C., Wegehaupt, S. and Wollatz-Vogt, M.
(2026)
A Living Laboratory for Improved Forecasting and Action Options for Multiple Geomarine Extreme Events, Cruise No. M215, Dec. 17, 2025 - Jan. 10, 2026, Heraklion (Greece) - Limassol (Cyprus), MMC-3.
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Meteor-Berichte, M215
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Begutachtungspanel Forschungsschiffe, Bonn, 83 pp.
DOI 10.48433/cr_m215.
Articles in a Scientific Journal - peer-reviewed
Nomikou, P., Bejelou, K., Koschinsky, A., dos Santos Ferreira, C., Papanikolaou, D., Lampridou, D., Kilias, S.P., Anagnostou, E., Elvert, M., Röttgen, C. and Maak, J.M., Bach, A., Bach, W., Belka, A., Bazhenova, E., Haase, K., Kleint, C., Varotsou, E., Kumawat, P., Kurahashi, E., Liao, J., Meckel, E.,Pedre, I., Lehman, W., Bühring, I.S. (2025). Structural control and depth clustering of extensive
hydrothermal venting on the shelf of Milos Island. Scientific Reports, 15(1), p.42359. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-26398-y
Varotsou, E., Nomikou, P., Papanikolaou, D., Poulos, S., Asteriou, I., Tsernotopoulos, N., Tsaparas, Y., Koliopanos, I., Petroulia, M. (2025). Morphotectonic analysis and related geohazards: A case study of Messiniakos Gulf, SW Peloponnese, Greece. Geo-Marine Letters, 45(4), p.34. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00367-025-00824-6
Belka A., Nomikou P., Bühring S., Bejelou K., Lampridou D., Bach A., Kothri S., Varotsou E., Papanikolaou D. (2026). The Antimilos Volcanic Group with emphasis on its submarine volcanoes, Aegean Sea. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 560(1), pp.gslspecpub2025-11. https://doi.org/10.1144/gslspecpub2025-11
