Eftychia Vasileiou defended her MSc thesis

25 September 2026

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Eftychia Vasileiou has successfully defended her Master's thesis on the topic "Investigation of Transient Low-Level Cloud Darkening due to the Hunga Tonga Lamb Wave." Congratulations! Her work sheds light on new aspects of cloud darkening caused by the eruption of the Hunga Tonga volcano. Her thesis will be published soon.

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