Technical Short Biography of Dimitrios Zekkos

Selected Scholarships - Awards

·        August 2002 – 2005: Graduate Research Assistantship at the University of
California at Berkeley, under the supervision of Professor J. Bray in collaboration with
Professor M. Riemer from UC Berkeley, Professors K. Stokoe and E. Rathje from
University of Texas at Austin and Dr. Kavazanjian and Dr. Matasovic from Geosyntec
Consultants. Research topic: “Evaluation of Static and Dynamic Properties of
Municipal Solid Waste”. Download.

·        May 2003: Awarded the 2002-2003 Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor
Award from UC Berkeley

·        May 2002: Awarded the 2002 Harry Bolton Seed Award from UC Berkeley.

·        January 2002: Graduate Fellowship by the Civil & Environmental Engineering
Department for the non-resident fees, University of California at Berkeley.

·        Spring 2002: Graduate Teaching Assistantship at the University of California at
Berkeley. Course taught: CE172: Introduction to Rock Mechanics instructed by
Professor S. Glaser.

·        Fall 2001: Graduate Teaching Assistantship at the University of California at
Berkeley. Course taught: CE171: Introduction to Geological Engineering instructed
by Professor S. Glaser.

·        March 1999: Academic Performance Scholarship in the Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering. Granted from the State Scholarships Foundation of
Greece (I.K.Y) - Ranking: 3rd/139