Collaborative Framework

Research Themes

Five integrated pillars connecting environmental science, energy security, wildfire risk, coastal resilience, and education — all anchored in Alexandroupolis and the Eastern Mediterranean.

Environmental Science, Monitoring & Public Health

Environmental baseline assessment, monitoring, and data transparency around the Alexandroupolis port, Vertical Gas Corridor, and coastal zone. Topics include air quality and emissions monitoring, coastal and marine environmental assessment, health-impact analysis, and public-facing tools for communicating environmental data.

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Energy Security & Environmental Risk

Long-term energy security and reliability, methane mitigation, infrastructure risk, and the environmental implications of regional energy systems along the Vertical Gas Corridor connecting Greece to broader European supply networks.

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Wildfire Risk, Fire History & Landscape Resilience

Wildfire risk in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, including historical fire regimes, risk to critical infrastructure, landscape change, ecosystem-service valuation, and integration of fire-risk findings into municipal planning and emergency management.

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Coastal & Extreme Weather Resilience

Extreme weather-driven risks facing Alexandroupolis as a coastal city with strategic energy infrastructure. Topics include weather risk assessment for port and pipeline systems, GIS and remote-sensing approaches to coastal resilience, flood and storm-surge modeling, and urban sustainability planning.

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Education, Workforce Development & Student Engagement

Joint field courses on energy, environment, and society; summer research internships; semester and year-long study abroad programs; joint MSc/PhD programs; virtual collaborative studio courses; faculty exchange; and pursuit of Fulbright, Erasmus+, and other mobility funding.

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