PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name Kyriaki Daskalopoulou
Titles PhD in Earth and Marine Sciences - Geochemistry;
PhD in Geology and Geoenvironment
Date of birth February 17th, 1989
Place of birth Patras, Greece
Nationality Greek
e-mail kikdaskalopoulou@gmail.com
Profile
PhD-qualified fluid geochemist and Principal Investigator with 6+ years of research experience in carbon fluxes, gas geochemistry, and Earth system processes. Strong interest in the intersection of fluid geochemistry, tectonics, and geodynamics with the aim to advance understanding of fluid processes and carbon cycling within the Earth’s crust and mantle.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Research Fellow/ Principal Investigator (PI);
University of Potsdam, Germany / 08.2021 – Present
Postdoctoral Fellow/ PI
University of Potsdam / 11.2020 - 04.2021
Postdoctoral Researcher
GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences (Germany) / 06.2019 - 07.2020
Postdoctoral Researcher;
University of Palermo (Italy) / 11.2018 - 09.2019
Career breaks
· 07.2025 – Present – Parental leave
· 11.2022 – 09.2023 – Parental leave
EDUCATION
PhD in Earth and Marine Sciences
University of Palermo / 01.2015 - 02.2018
· Thesis: “Geochemistry of Gas Manifestations in Greece”; Ungraded
PhD in Geology and Geoenvironment
University of Athens (Greece) / 01.2016 – 02.2019
· Thesis: “Geochemistry of Gas Manifestations in Greece”; Excellent
MSc in Geology - Volcanology/Soil Geochemistry
University of Athens / 10.2012 – 09.2014
· Thesis: “Environmental Impact of Volcanic Gases in Soils and Plants in Nisyros' Caldera”; First Class Honors
BSc in Geology – Sedimentology
University of Patras (Greece) / 09.2006 – 07.2012
· Thesis: “Lithostratigraphic Research and Recognition of Sedimentary Environments in Amvrakikos Gulf”; Honors
Awards, Grants, and Own-funding (404.6k €)
· 12k €, Start-up grant, University of Potsdam
· 337.8k €, Temporary positions for PIs, MoCa project (DFG)
· 10.5k €, Postdoc-Bridge program/PI, pre-MoCa phase, University of Potsdam
· 43.2k, Doctoral scholarship/PI, “Operational Program-European Social Fund Sicily (PO F.S.E.) 2014/2020, Regione Siciliana, Italy”
· 1.1 k €, Travel grants
project list and roles
Monitoring Carbon (MoCa), DFG
Principal Investigator / 08.2021 – Present
pre-MoCa phase, University of Potsdam
Postdoctoral Researcher (Bridge program/PI) / 11.2020 - 04.2021
Mofette Research (MoRe), DFG
Post-doctoral researcher / 06.2019 – 06.2021
Drilling the Eger Rift, International Continental Scientific Drilling Program
Team member / 06.2019 – Present
Improving the estimation of the tectonic carbon flux, Deep Carbon Observatory (DCO)
Team member / 09.2018 – Present
Discovering the Carpathian Volcanism, DCO
Team member / 03.2018 – 08.2019
International Center of Advanced Studies regarding the Environment, Ecosystem and Human Health, Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research
Post-doctoral researcher / 11.2018 – 09.2019
A first step towards estimations of global tectonic C flux, DCO
Team member / 01.2018 – 10.2018
Geochemistry of Gas Manifestations in Greece, Operational Program-European Social Fund Sicily (PO F.S.E.) 2014/2020, Regione Siciliana, Italy
Doctoral scholarship (PI) / 01.2015 - 02.2018
Five Selected publications (Scopus ID: 56818938500, 10 h-index)
Daskalopoulou, K., et al., 2025. Chemical Geology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2025.122722
Li Vigni, L., Daskalopoulou, K., et al., 2023. Scientific Reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-38349-6.
Daskalopoulou, K., et al., 2022. Frontiers in Earth and Marine Science. doi.10.3389/fmars.2021.775247.
Daskalopoulou, K., et al., 2018. Chemical Geology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2018.01.027.
D’Alessandro, W., Daskalopoulou, K., et al., 2018. Marine and Petroleum Geology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2017.01.028.
