Dr George Deligiannakis is a Senior Geologist at GR8-GEO. He holds an MSc in Natural Hazards and a PhD in Seismic Hazard Assessment and Catastrophe modelling. He has more than 22 years of experience in earthquake geology applications and geohazards assessment for major infrastructure projects and the insurance industry, various natural hazards modelling and consulting, GIS applications, and multiple academic research projects.
Recent projects he has worked on include the paleoseismic investigation for fault crossings assessment in the East Africa Rift for a crude oil pipeline, site characterisation for a solar farm in Greece, PSHAs for NPP, offshore platforms and an offshore windfarm in the Yellow and the Black Seas, and geohazards assessment for a mining facility in Indonesia.
Prior to joining GR8 GEO, he worked as an Independent Contractor or as a subconsultant on various projects in Greece and abroad. Selected projects include the field supervision of the paleoseismic trenching projects for the Trans Adriatic Pipeline , geological-geotechnical research along the TU.026 tunnel in Central Greece, geological research and active faults relationship evaluation along the Greek part of the IGI and IGB pipeline routes, development of fault-specific earthquake hazard modules for Greek insurance companies and the Greek Private Insurance Supervision Authority, and Natural Hazards Consulting in Expertise France’s projects for the Capacity Building of the Greek Ministry of Climate Change and Civil Protection.
He has served as Senior Geologist on paleoseismic trenching projects for fault investigation and characterisation to assess fault crossings for oil and gas pipelines in SE Georgia (WREP), Azerbaijan (Caucasus thrust system and Mud Volcano Ridge - SCPx pipeline) and Turkey (Erzurum and Adana regions – BTC pipeline),. He also served as a GIS expert and Senior Geologist in faults characterisation and PSHA projects for critical oil, gas, and renewable energy infrastructures in Asia Minor, Lesser Caucasus, Caspian Sea, Middle East, East Siberia, East Asia, and Andaman, Central America, Philippine, and Timor Seas.
As a researcher, Dr Deligiannakis has co-authored 25 publications in Scopus-indexed scientific journals and more than 40 publications in international scientific conferences, and has worked on more than 20 academic research projects funded by the EU, Public or Private organizations and companies. He also has 15 years of teaching experience in geology and natural hazards for undergraduate and postgraduate students of the Agricultural University of Athens and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.