Ph.D.   Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering (Mechanics of Materials and Solids), University of California, Berkeley, 1992.

M.A.  Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, University of California, Berkeley, 1992.

M.S.  Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering - Structural Mechanics), University of California, Berkeley, 1983.

Diploma    Civil Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, 1978.