Dr Marie Gerogiannaki- Christopoulou - Food Scientist she has an academic experience in the scientific area of food and beverages technology, chemistry and analysis.
She a holder of MSc and PhD degrees in Agricultural Science –Department of Food Science and Technology - Agricultural University of Athens. She studied in Waterloo University Ontario -Canada and Simon Fraser University British Columbia -Canada, her permanent residence for over 7 years. She received PhD degree from the Department of Food Science and Technology of Agricultural University of Athens and she is lecturing to undergraduate and graduate students.
She is a member of the Laboratory of Food Chemistry and Analysis of the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition of Agricultural University of Athens . Her scientific work is focusing on the field of Food physical Chemistry, Food Chemistry, Distillation, Technology, History of distillation, Brewing and Distilled beverages, Essential oils, Enology, Viticulture, Chromatography, Product development etc. She is author of many research articles, conference abstracts, monographs and various professional articles.
Community projects for mature student education is also one of her academic activities. Dr Gerogiannaki-Christopoulou Maria is a referee in scientific journals and member of several national, EU and International consortia, organizations, committees and scientific societies. She is married with Antonis Gerogiannakis, Professor of Mathematics and she has two daughters, Ifigenia, Chemist (Un. of Patras) and Agapi, Naval Architect &Marine Engineer(NTUA).
Research Papers in Indernational and Greek Scientific Journals and Congress
New Refractive Index Method for Measurement of Alcoholic Strength of Small Volume Samples Gerogiannaki-Christopoulou Maria, Kyriakidis V. Nikolaos ,Athanasopoulos E.Panagiotis. JOURNAL OF AOAC INTERNATIONAL VOL. 86, NO. 6, 2003.
Effect of grape variety(Vitis vinifera L.), and grape pomace fermentation conditions on some volatile compounds of the produced grape pomace distillates Gerogiannaki-Christopoulou Maria, Kyriakidis V. Nikolaos, Athanasopoulos E.Panagiotis. Int. Sci. Vigne Vin, , 38, n°3, 155-162,2004.
Correlation Study for the Determination of Alcoholic Strength by the use of Pycnometer and Refractometer. Gerogiannaki – Christopoulou Maria, Panagiotis E. Athanasopoulos, Nikolaos V.Kyriakidis – Rivista Di Viticoltura e di Enologia, v. 4 pp. 57-62, 2002.
Τrans-Resveratrol in wines from the major Greek red and white grape varieties- Gerogiannaki-Christopoulou Maria, Panagiotis Athanasopoulos, Nikolaos Kyriakidis, Ifigenia A. Gerogiannaki, Michalis Spanos Food Control,.vol.17.no.9,pp.700-706,2006.
The evaluation of grape pomace distillates from selected red grape varieties. Gerogiannaki-Christopoulou Maria, Nikolaos V. Kyriakidis & Panagiotis E. Athanasopoulos, International Journal of Food Science and Technology .vol. 41, no7, pp. 854-860, 2006.
Evaluation of Acetaldehyde and Methanol in Greek Traditional Alcoholic Beverages from Varietal Fermented Grape Pomace (Vitis vinifera L.).Geroyiannaki M., M. E. Komaitis, D.E., Stavrakas, M.Polysiou, P. E.Athanasopoulos, M. Spanos. Food Control18(8),988-995, 2007.
Head Space GC-MS Determination of Volatile Constituents in Wines (Appellation of Origin Controlled (AOC)) and Wine Distillates from Two Different Hellenic Native Grape Varieties (Vitis vinifera L.).Gerogiannaki-Christopoulou Maria, T. Masouras, I. Provolisianou-Gerogiannaki and M. Polissiou Journal of Food Technology 6 (3): 120-124, 2008.
Evaluation of physicochemical and functional properties of Opuntia ficus Indica fruit and alcoholic beverage ".Gerogiannaki-Christopoulou Maria,Tzoutzoukou C., Masouras T. 2008.Agricultural Journal 3 (5): 429-438, 2008.
"Evaluation of Methanol Concentration in Hellenic Traditional Alcoholic Beverages after Grape Pomace Fermentation at Different Conditions". Gerogiannaki-Christopoulou Maria. Journal of Food Technology 6 (5): 196-202, 2008.
Development for a procedure for the determination of 2-phenylethanol in Hellenic wine distillates ("Vitis vinifera" L.) and their changes during distillation. Maria Gerogiannaki-Christopoulou.. Journal international des sciences de la vigne et du vin = International journal of vine and wine sciences, 1151-0285, Vol. 43, Nº 3, , pags. 171-178, 2009.
Composition of Trans-anethol and Other Aromatic Volatiles in Anisated Alcoholic Beverage by Head-Space GC-MS Chromatography. Marie Gerogiannaki and Theophilos Masouras. Masouras Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering A 4 36-39,2015.
Analysis of Essential Oil in Mastic Gum (Pistachia lentiscus var. Chia) Using Head Space GC-MS. Marie Gerogiannaki and Theophilos Masouras Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering A 3 , 341-344,2014.
Composition of aroma compounds of the apple distillates from native varieties of North Greece. Maria Gerogiannaki - Christopoulou –M., Tzoutzoukou Crysoula,Theofilos Masouras. VI International Scientific Agricultural Symposium "Agrosym 2015"Jahorina, 15-18 October , Bosnia and Herzegovina,2015.
Comparison of aroma compounds in distilled and extracted products of sage (Salvia officinalis L.), Maria Gerogiannaki - Christopoulou M., Theofilos Masouras. VI International Scientific Agricultural Symposium "Agrosym 2015"Jahorina, 15-18 October , Bosnia and Herzegovina,2015
Methanol Concentration in White and Red Varietals Wines.Gerogiannaki-Christopoulou M, Evageliou V, Polissiou M, Tarantilis P, Anagnostaras M, 6TH Int. Conference on Instrumental Methods of Analysis Modern Trends and Applications .4-8 October Athens Greece,2009.
Evaluation of the Volatile Aromatic Compounds of Marathon (Foeniculum Vulgare Miller.) Growing in Different Areas of Greece.Gerogiannaki-Christopoulou M, Masouras T, Polissiou M, Tarantilis P, Evageliou V.6TH Int. Conference on Instrumental Methods of Analysis Modern Trends and Applications .4-8 October Athens Greece,2009.
(+)-Catechin and (-)- Epicatechin Concentration in Red and White Varietals Wines.Gerogiannaki-Christopoulou M, Evageliou V, Polissiou M, Tarantilis P.6TH Int. Conference on Instrumental Methods of Analysis Modern Trends and Applications .4-8 OctoberAthens Greece,2009
Grape seeds «The heart of Vitis vinifera L. and their phenolic composition in different grape varieties .Maria Gerogiannaki – Cristopoulou M., Stavrakas D. 19th Symposium GiESCO 2015,11-16 October. Montpellier, France, 2015.
Study of the factors affecting the percentage of methanol in tsipouro. Gerogiannakis Maria- Kyriakidis Nikolaos- Athanasopoulos Panagiotis. 18th Chemistry-Instrumental Analysis Conference - Laboratory Accreditation, March 10-13, 2001. Conference Proceedings, pp. 373-376.
Comparative Study for the determination of the alcoholic strength using an alcoholometer and a refractometer. Gerogiannaki Maria- Kyriakidis Nikolaos- Athanasopoulos Panagiotis
18th Chemistry-Instrumental Analysis Conference – Laboratory Accreditation, March 10-13, 2001. Conference Proceedings pp. 550-554.
Study of pectinic materials in Red and White grape varieties and correlation with the methanol produced of the corresponding grapes. Gerogiannaki – Maria Christopoulou, Kyriakidis N. V., Athanasopoulos Panagiotis. 3rd Panhellenic Symposium on Food Hygiene and Technology - Food Legislation, Safety, Hygiene and Quality,. Conference Proceedings pp. 492-496.
Volatile Components of Monovarietal Tsipouros Maria Gerogiannakis, Nikolaos Kyriakidis. Panagiotis E. Athanasopoulos.
3rd Symposium – PRODUCT SAFETY, QUALITY AND COMPETITIVENESS IN FOOD BUSINESSES. 6,7,8 November 2003. pp. 300-307.
Toxic volatile substances in Greek traditional grape seed distillates.Maria Gerogiannakis, Nikolaos Kyriakidis. Panagiotis E. Athanasopoulos. 3rd Symposium – PRODUCT SAFETY, QUALITY AND COMPETITIVENESS IN FOOD BUSINESSES. 6,7,8 November 2003. pp. 308-315.
Study of anethole and its isomers (trans and cis) in ouzo samples - SEAOP Distillers' Association Conference -Maria Gerogiannakis, Nikolaos V. Kyriakidis, Panagiotis Athanasopoulos.
Research interests
Chemistry and Analysis of Food and Beverages.
Physical chemistry of Food and Beverages.
Organoleptic examination of Food and Beverages.
Food and beverage legislation.
Chemistry & Technology of Greek wine products and Traditional Spirits (Ouzou & Tsipouro), sugary fruit extracts for the preparation of drinks from Greek agricultural products (spirits - liqueurs) and study of their physicochemical properties.
Alcoholic drinks and Spirits.
Aromatic components and physicochemical analysis of seeds and plants used in the production and flavoring of beverages.
Essential oils in the food and beverage industry
Languages
English, French.
Member of Scientific Associations
Honorary editorial board of the International Journal of Wine Research
Member of the Geotechnical Chamber of Greece
Member of the Alumni Association of the Agricultural University of Athens
Member of the Pan-Hellenic Union of Food Technologists
Member of the Registry of Trainers of the National Certification Center for Continuing Vocational Training of the Ministry of Employment and Social Protection.
Member of Who is Who International
Member of the Business forum of the Ministry of Development.
Member of American Chemical Society.
OIV (International Organization of Vine and Wine) expert.
Reviewer of International Scientific Research Journals.
