Specialized in Natural Sciences in Archaeology—Cultural Heritage-Geonvironment—Digital Archaeology, though during his carrier he has done research in a range of multidisciplinary fields. Since 1999 he is full professor of Archaeometry and Physical Sciences at the Aegean University, Rhodes, Greece. Amongst his innovative research are surface luminescence dating, obsidian hydration dating, and contributions in interdisciplinary fields of geophysics, astronomy, archaeoastronomy, digital culture, palaeoclimatic variations, seismic periodicities, historical auroral records, Holocene climates, and chronological methods in the quaternary (U-Th etc). (www.liritzis.eu) liritzis@rhodes.aegean.gr; ioliritzis@gmail.com).
HONORARY FELLOW
UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Dept of Archaeology (for the international contribution in the archaeological sciences)
HONORARY PROFESSOR
Rhodes University
Grahamstown, South Africa , Dept of Physics & Electreonics, for the international contribution of Physical Sciences in basic and applied research in material culture (archaeometry), environment.
VISITING DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR
HENAN UNIVERSITY
Teaching courses in Undergraduate & PostGraduate students on Environmental Archaeometry, leading research projects and writing papers in scientific journals, coordinating the establishment of Joint Research Centers in Kaifeng and Rhodes, coordinating joint International Conferences.
VISITING DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR
HENAN UNIVERSITY
Teaching courses in Undergraduate & PostGraduate students on Environmental Archaeometry, leading research projects and writing papers in scientific journals, coordinating the establishment of Joint Research Centers in Kaifeng and Rhodes, coordinating joint International Conferences.