Dr. Filippos (Phil) A. Aravanopoulos, is Professor of Forest Genetics & Tree Breeding at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki & a Full Member of the Hellenic Agricultural Academy holding the Chair of Forest Science. His background couples Forest & Environmental Science (B.Sc.) & Tree Genetics (MSc, Ph.D., postdoctoral research) & has studied in Greece (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki; BSc), Canada (University of Toronto; MSc, PhD) & Sweden (SL Uppsala, Stockholm University). His research has been funded by International Organizations (European Commission, International Energy Agency) & National Organizations of Canada, Greece & Sweden. He is has served as the Chairman of the Scientific Council of the National Agricultural Foundation of Greece, overseeing scientific research, research staff recruitment & promotions for 30 Research Institutes that focus on agriculture, forestry, fisheries & veterinary science. Prof. Aravanopoulos has also served as Leader of the Genetic Monitoring Working Group of EUFORGEN, as a member of the FAO Expert Group on the State of the World Forest Genetic Resources & as the Chair of the Hellenic Scientific Society for Plant Genetics & Breeding. He is the Deputy Coordinator of the Population, Ecological & Conservation Genetics Unit of IUFRO. He serves as reviewer for more than 40 international journals & as an editorial member in four. He has given over 30 invited presentations in Universities & Conferences in Canada, China, Cyprus, Germany, Greece, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden & Turkey. He has published over 200 full research papers, of which over 100 in international peer-reviewed journals & about 50 in refereed international books & international proceedings. He edited the book «Genetics & Genomics of Forest Trees», MDPI Press, https://www.mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/869. Recently, a short EUFORGEN documentary featured his research https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YomBJ05wpck.