 Entrance of Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics NCSR Demokritos | |
| Established | July 1961 |
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| Chair | Georgios Nounesis |
| Staff | 180 Researchers, 500 Research Personnel[1] |
| Formerly called | Research Centre for Nuclear Research "Demokritos" |
| Location | ,, |
| Coordinates | 37°59′57″N23°49′04″E / 37.9991368°N 23.8178859°E /37.9991368; 23.8178859 |
 Interactive map of National Centre of Scientific Research "Demokritos" | |
| Website | https://www.demokritos.gr/ |
TheNational Centre of Scientific Research "Demokritos" (NCSRD;Greek:Εθνικό Κέντρο Έρευνας Φυσικών Επιστημών (ΕΚΕΦΕ) "Δημόκριτος") is a research center inGreece, employing over 1,000 researchers, engineers, technicians and administrative personnel. It focuses on several fields ofnatural sciences and engineering and hosts laboratory facilities.
The facilities cover approximately 150 acres (61 hectares) of land atAghia Paraskevi,Athens, ten kilometers from the center of the city, on the northern side ofHymettus mountain. The buildings cover an area of approximately 35.000 m2 (8.6 acres).
The NCSRD is a self-administered governmental legal entity, under the supervision of the General Secretariat of Research and Innovation of theMinistry of Development and Investment.[1]
The Centre was established in 1961 as an independent division of the public sector under the nameResearch Centre for Nuclear Research "Demokritos", named in honour of the Greek philosopherDemocritus.[1] In 1985 it was renamed and given self-governing jurisdiction under the auspices of the General Secretariat of Research and Technology. The original objective of the newly created center was the advancement ofnuclear research and technology for peaceful purposes. Today, its activities cover several fields of science and engineering.
The research activities of the centre are conducted in six administratively independent institutes:
The INPP at Demokritos operates Greece's onlynuclear reactor, a 5 MW research reactor.
The EREL is part of the Institute of Nuclear Technology - Radiation Protection (INT-RP) and it is one of the largest scientific research teams in Greece dealing withenvironmental research. The staff consists of 13 Ph.D. and 5 M.Sc. scientists, 4 Ph.D. students, 1 technician and 1 administrative assistant.
The research and development activities of the EREL include:
The DETRACTatmospheric dispersion modelling system, developed by the EREL, is an integrated set of modules for modelling air pollution dispersion over highly complex terrain.
The Laboratory is a part of the “Digital Communications” research programme of the Institute of Informatics and Telecommunications, NCSR “Demokritos”. It is located in the premises of NCSR inAthens, Greece and employs high-qualified research personnel, specialised in networking and multimedia technologies. The laboratory has been active for more than a decade in a number of national and European research projects, following the reputation of the Institute of Informatics and Telecommunication in the global research communities. In this context, it maintains close collaboration with Greek and international partners, both industrial and academic. The research achievements of the laboratory are reflected in a considerable number of publications in journals and conferences.
The lab pioneered in 2001 by developing the first digital television platform to support fully interactive services in Greece (and one of the first ones in Europe).
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