PERSONAL INFORMATION

 

Surname: Geranios

Name:      Athanasios

Position: Docent-Associate Professor of Nuclear Physics and Elementary Particles Department School of Physics, University of Athens.
Panepistimioupoli, Ilissia, 15771 Athens.

Telephone: + 30-210-7276954

E-mail: ageran@phys.uoa.gr

 

STUDIES

 

1956 - 1962 Doerpfeld Gymnasium, Athens.

1962 - 1967 University of Athens (NKUA), Greece, School of Physics, Diploma in Physics.

1967 - 1971 University of Athens, School of Physics, Nuclear Physics Laboratory, PhD. Degree in Nuclear Physics.

1975 - 1980 University of Athens, School of Physics, Nuclear Physics Laboratory, Docent Degree in Nuclear Physics.

 

PUBLICATIONS

 52 published articles in international journals and 98 in proceedings of international conferences.

 4 monographs.

 Referee of Planetary and Space Science Journal (2004).

 Referee of Basic Research Program "LEYKIPPOS" of the National Technical University of Athens (2005).

SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATIONS

(Longer than one year stays)

 University of Rome, Institute of Physics (during my PhD thesis).

 Max-Planck Institute of Astrophysics, Garching by Muenchen (during my Docent thesis).

 Max-Planck Institute fuer Kernphysik, Heidelberg (during my Docent thesis).

 Max-Planck Institute fuer Aeronomie, Lindau, (Collaboration with the Solar Wind group).

(Three monthly stays)
 Max-Planck Institute of Astrophysics, Garching by Muenchen (3).

 Max-Planck Institute fuer Aeronomie, Lindau (3).

 University of Kiel, Nuclear Physics Department (1).

 Czech and Slovak Academy of Sciences (roughly 10 short term stays).

CONFERENCES

37 participations in European and International Conferences on Cosmic Rays,
Plasma and Natural Interplanetary radioactivity.

 
SCIENTIFIC TASKS

 

 Space Weather, Interplanetary Space, Magnetic Clouds.

 Ultra High Energy Astrophysics, Pierre Auger Observatory.

 Natural Radioactivity.

 

EDUCATION

 

Teaching of experimental exercises in laboratory nuclear physics for the students of the Physics School in the Athens University.

Teaching of applications exercises in Atomic and Nuclear Physics.

Supervisor of more than 160 Diploma thesis in Cosmic Rays, Interplanetary Plasma and Nuclear Technology tasks.

Member of 16 committees supervising PhD thesis (1 main responsible).

Lectures: Nuclear Technology, Nuclear Energy-Society and Cosmic Rays" (Graduate courses).

 

OTHER ACTIVITIES

 

About 800 Talks, articles and interviews in Greek daily newspapers and electronic mass media on:
Nuclear and Radioactive weapons, Nuclear Power Reactors, Cosmic Rays, Space Weather, Astrophysics