Σπουδές: Πτυχίο Σχολής Δασολογίας & Φυσικού Περιβάλλοντος, Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης (1983). M.Sc., Forest and Wood Science Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Co, USA (1985). M.Sc., Plant Pathology College of Natural Resources, University of California, Berkeley, Ca, USA (1987). Ph.D., Wildland Resource Science College of Natural Resources, University of California, Berkeley, Ca, USA (1988).