Hara Drinia is a full Professor of Palaeoecology - Sedimentology at the Department of Geology and Geoenvironment at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She teaches a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses including: Sedimentology, Palaeoecology, Stratigraphy, Marine Ecosystems, Environmental Education, Geoscience Teaching.She has inspired and influenced a sufficient number of students, having supervised 7 doctoral theses, 11 postgraduate diploma theses, and has been and continues to be a member of the advisory board in 16 doctoral dissertations and 9 postgraduate diploma theses. Her strong academic performance combined with her scientific research is strong evidence of ongoing national and international research activity and contribution to the science of geology.
Prof. Hara Drinia has published a large number of scientific papers in the field of palaeontology and stratigraphy, with particular emphasis on palaeoecology and palaeogeography, geobiology, reconstruction of sedimentary environments, sedimentary facies analysis, sequence stratigraphy. She has been actively involved in many international scientific conferences and in regional, national, and international meetings. She has a strong record of participating in research programs and initiatives, and has been the Principal Investigator of several research projects. Regarding her wider contribution to the geological community, it is worth noting that Prof. Drinia is an active member of eight geosciences committees and has been a member of the organizing committee of eight international and national geological conferences . She is also actively involved in Socrates / Erasmus educational exchange programs in Switzerland, Germany and Italy.