Stavros Avramidis
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State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (MSc, PhD)
Stavros Avramidis Σταύρος Αβραμίδης | |
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 Stavros Avramidis in 2025 | |
| Born | April 6, 1958 |
| Education | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (BSc) State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (MSc, PhD) |
| Alma mater | State University of New York |
| Occupations | Researcher, educator, wood scientist, and president of IAWS (2023-2026) |
| Years active | Since 1982 |
| Known for | Studies on wood drying |
| Awards | Fellow of IAWS (2008) Ternryd Award of Swedish Linnaeus Academy Research Foundation (2022) |
Stavros Avramidis (Greek: Σταύρος Αβραμίδης; born in Kavala, Greece; April 6, 1958)[1] is a Greek Canadian academician, wood scientist and senior researcher, who is professor at the University of British Columbia in Canada.
For his research work, he received the Ternryd Award in 2022 from the Linnaeus Academy Research Foundation of Sweden. In addition, he is an elected fellow (FIAWS) and a distinguished member of the International Academy of Wood Science, where he served as elected president for the 2023–2026 term.[2][3]
Avramidis was born in Kavala, Greece, on April 6, 1958, and grew up in Thessaloniki. He attended the Department of Forestry at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and received his university degree in 1981. Following that, he pursued research-based postgraduate (1982–1983) (M.S. in the area of composite products) and doctoral studies (1983–1986) in the United States at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry,[4] in the area of biopolymer physics under the guidance of John F. Siau.[5]
Academic career
Avramidis began his academic career in 1987 in Canada at the University of British Columbia (UBC) as an assistant professor at Department of Wood Science in the Faculty of Forestry. After a two-year leave from academia (1988-1990) to do his military service in Greece, he returned to UBC and was promoted to associate professor in 1993 and full professor in 1998. Avramidis served as the Head of the UBC Department of Wood Science for two consecutive terms, from 2016 to the present.[6]
Avramidis's research team has presented research work on the physical and drying properties of wood. His applied research addresses practical issues in the Canadian wood industry related to energy optimization and upgrading production methods, using acoustic, electrical, and optical techniques, as well as radio wave methods, simulation, and artificial intelligence.[7][8]