Achilleas SamarasAssociate Professor · Democritus University of Thrace

“The sea, once it casts its spell,
holds one in its net of wonder forever.”– Jacques‑Yves Cousteau

The Great Wave off Kanagawa (Hokusai)

Research Interests

  • Wave dynamics & 3D-hydrodynamics in marine and coastal areas
  • Sediment transport & coastal morphodynamics
  • Coastal erosion & flooding
  • Design of harbour, coastal & marine structures
  • Port operability analysis
  • Design of coastal protection methods
  • Climate change effects on harbours & coastal zones
  • Adaptation to climate change in harbours & coastal areas
  • Watershed-Coast System morphodynamics
  • Climate change impact in Watershed-Coast Systems
  • Integrated watershed and coastal zone management
  • Estuarine dynamics
  • Tsunami dynamics
  • Oil spill dynamics
  • Numerical modelling