Costas J. Saitanis is Professor at the Agricultural University of Athens and Director of the Laboratory of Ecology and Environmental Sciences.
He hails from Arcadia, most likely from the vicinity of Saitas Mt.). He completed his 5-years integrated Master’s and Bachelor’s degree (MSc, BSc) at the Agricultural University of Athens, where he also earrned his PhD.
He has established numerous international collaborations and has undertaken scientific visits to over 20 countries/states). He has also completed sabbatical appointments at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA (2011), and North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA (2011, 2016).
He teaches both undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the fields of Ecology and Environmental Sciences..
He has served as both Principal Investigator and collaborating partner in numerous national and international research projects.
His research focuses on the application of advanced statistical methodologies for the analysis of ecological and environmental data. He also conducts research on the impacts of air pollution on living organisms, with a particular emphasis on the phytotoxic effects of tropospheric ozone on plants and natural ecosystems. His work also encompasses the use of organisms as bioindicators and biomonitors of environmental quality, with a primary focus on biomonitoring of tropospheric ozone and heavy metals. In recent years, his research interests have expanded to include the phenomenon of hormesis. In his recent publications, he explores parallels between hormesis in toxicology and the Allee effect in intraspecific competition. Additionally, he investigates hormesis as a potential adaptive response mechanism in organisms exposed to environmental toxicants and stressors.
To date, his published work includes approximately 200 publications, comprising >70 articles in international peer-reviewed journals, >100 presentations at Scientific Conferences -primarily international- and 7 book Chapters (6 of which are in English). He is also a co-author (co-editor) of 2 Books (in Greek), one of which, Population Ecology – Population Dynamics, is used as Textbook at the university level. His research has attracted the attention of national mass media and he has been interviewed by various Newspapers, Radios and TV channels.
His published work is internationally recognized, with over >2750 citations and a Cumulative Impact Factor >350.
Finally, he has reviewed >200 manuscripts for >50 International Scientific Journals.