I am really glad to be joining a group of esteemed colleagues in the Editorial Board of the Journal of Marine Science & Engineering (Publisher: MDPI), in the Coastal Engineering Section (Link).

JMSE has an Impact Factor of 2.033 and a CiteScore of 1.80 for 2019, ranking #43/91 in the Category “Ocean Engineering” and #165/310 in "Civil and Structural Engineering".

JMSE is a fully open access journal. So, feel free to visit the Journal Homepage, explore published articles and submit your work to the Section best suiting your work.

For researchers interested in Coastal Engineering, I should bring to your attention the Special Issue "Modelling of Harbour and Coastal Structures", Guest Edited by myself and Prof. Th.V. Karambas, which is still open for submissions.

Paper [J.18] "Numerical investigation of thermal discharge to coastal areas: a case study in South Italy." by Gaeta, Samaras and Archetti published in Environmental Modelling & Software (Publisher: Elsevier)

The paper is now accessible at: Link*.

*The final version of the article is available to read and download for free for the next 50 days (until January 18, 2020) via: Link.

Paper [J.12] “Simulation of tsunami generation, propagation and coastal inundation in the Eastern Mediterranean.” selected to  be included in the Encyclopedia of Geosciences, a publication launched by the European Geosciences Union (EGU), under two topics: The hydrosphere > Oceans > Ocean Waves and The hydrosphere > Oceans > The Mediterranean Sea (Link).

I am really glad to announce the launch of the Special Issue entitled "Modelling of Harbour and Coastal Structures" in the Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (Publisher: MDPI), with Prof. Theophanis V. Karambas and myself as Guest Editors.

This Special Issue invites original scientific contributions on topics including:

• Harbour and coastal structures design and upgrading (seawalls, revetments, bulkheads, jetties, emerged/submerged groins and breakwaters, artificial reefs, etc.).
• Wave agitation and siltation problems in harbour basins and approach channels.
• Shoreline erosion control downcoast of harbours.
• Harbour layout design.

Research articles, review articles and case studies are welcome; contributions can be based on numerical, physical or combined numerical and physical modelling.

The deadline for manuscript submissions is set to July 20th, 2020.

More information are available at: Link.

The Special Issue flyer can be downloaded from: Link.

Paper [J.17] "Coupled wave - 2D hydrodynamics modeling at the Reno river mouth (Italy) under climate change scenarios." by Gaeta et al. published in Water (Publisher: MDPI).

The paper is now accessible at: Link.

Upcoming presence with one Oral Presentation at the 36th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, which will be held in Baltimore, Maryland (USA), from July 30th to August 3rd, 2018.

Paper [J.16] "Integrating multidisciplinary instruments for assessing coastal vulnerability to erosion and sea level rise: lessons and challenges from the Adriatic Sea, Italy." by Bonaldo et al. published in the Journal of Coastal Conservation (Publisher: Springer).

The paper is now accessible at: Link. 

A full-text view-only version of the paper is accessible at: Link.

Upcoming presence with two Oral Presentations at the International Conference Protection and Restoration of the Environment XIV, which will be held in Thessaloniki (Greece), from July 3rd to the 6th, 2018. 

The video of my recent talk "Skeletons & Elephants in Libraries" at the Athens Science Festival is now available online, at: Link.

Interview on science, research and science communication by Reader.gr, in view of my talk "Skeletons & Elephants in Libraries" at the Athens Science Festival.

The interview - unfortunately only for Greek speakers - can be found at: Link.