The Laboratory Teaching Staff member, Aristidis Matsoukis, is an agronomist graduated from Agricultural University of Athens (1991), holder of a doctorate from the same University (2001) and has participated in 8 research programs. He has taught at the Agricultural University of Athens (undergraduate and postgraduate levels), the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (postgraduate level) and the University of the Peloponnese (undergraduate level). He has participated in the writing of the book ‘General & Special Topics of Bioclimatology, Applications-Exercises’ and has published alone or in collaboration more than 70 papers in international journals and proceedings of international and national conferences. He has served as a member of the editorial board for 11 international journals and a reviewer for >200 submitted papers in 47 international journals and has supervised 29 undergraduate theses. His research interests include the following:

1. Study of weather and climate in relation to plant and animal organisms
2. Study and evaluation of biometeorological-bioclimatic parameters in burned and unburned mountainous, semi-mountainous and agricultural areas as well as in areas of the urban environment.
3. Research on the phenological behavior of plants of agricultural interest in areas of the Greek territory.
4. Investigation of the effect of micrometeorological parameters and growth regulators on ornamental plants.
5. Spatiotemporal assessment of the meteorological fire risk.