Dr. Christos S. Zerefos was born in Cairo, Egypt and graduated in Physics from the University of Athens and received an MSc in Meteorology and a Ph.D. in Physics-Meteorology, from the University of Athens. He served as a Post Doctoral researcher, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and other Research Institutions in Greece and abroad, […]
Read MoreProfessor Konstantinos Synolakis holds a BA degree in Engineering and Applied Science from the California Institute of Technology. He also holds a Master’s degree and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the Institute referred above.
He became Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of South Carolina and he was a visiting Professor […]
Mr. Robert D. Somerville served as the Chief Executive Officer of American Bureau of Shipping Inc. (ABS) until April 2011 and Chairman until April 30, 2013. Mr. Somerville’s distinguished maritime career includes 40 years of service with ABS in various capacities.
He has served as Chairman of ABS Group and as Vice Chairman of the Maine […]
Mr. Papageorgiou was born in Athens and holds a B.Sc in Naval Architecture, a B.Sc in Marine Engineering from Newcastle University and a M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering & Internal Combustion Engines from the University of Bath and King’s College in London. Mr. Papageorgiou further received a Diploma in Management by Reading University.
In the initiation of […]
Reverend Patrick Charles Kenneth O’Ferrall was born in 1934. He was educated at the Pilgrims School, Winchester, Winchester College and at New College Oxford. He graduated in 1958 with a MA in Greek and Latin Literature and Philosophy and Ancient History.
He served as a Second Lieutenant at the Royal Fusiliers from 1952 to 1954 and […]
Dr. Kjerfve serves as the President of the World Maritime University (WMU) since 2009 in his native country, Sweden. WMU is a UN postgraduate maritime university established by the International Maritime Organization in 1983.
He had been Dean of the College of Geosciences and Professor of Oceanography at Texas A&M University from 2004 to 2009. While […]