The Center of Research and
Applications of Nonlinear Systems (C.R.A.N.S) was officially instituted by the
Senate of the University of Patras in July 1996.
The purposes of C.R.A.N.S
are:
· To facilitate interdisciplinary research activities
and strengthen collaborative ties between scientists of the University of Patras
working on nonlinear systems.
·
· To help in the organization of scientific events
(Conferences, Workshops, Summer Schools) coordinated by University of Patras
researchers, on some topic of nonlinear science.
·
· To develop and implement common teaching curricula,
aiming at an interdisciplinary post graduate study program in Nonlinear Analysis
of Complex Systems.
·
· To publicize effectively all aspects of scientific
activities, at the University of Patras and elsewhere, related to teaching,
research and applications of nonlinear systems.
The members of C.R.A.N.S
are faculty staff and researchers of the University of Patras, who are actively
involved in research and teaching in some area of nonlinear science.
For every Department of the
University of Patras, cooperating with C.R.A.N.S, there is a faculty member
responsible for communicating all activities related to nonlinear systems within
his (or her) Department. These representatives and their e-mail addresses are:
Biology: Costas
Koutsikopoulos, Assist. Professor.
ckoutsi@upatras.gr
Chemistry: Nikolaos Katsanos, Professor.
Geology: Nikos Lambrakis, Assist. Professor.
Labraki@upatras.gr
Mathematics: Tassos Bountis, Professor.
bountis@math.upatras.gr
Physics: Dimitris Ghikas, Assist. Professor.
ghikas@physics.upatras.gr
Chemical Engineering:
Gerassimos Lyberatos, Professor.
lyberatos@rea.iceht.forth.gr
Computer Science: Stratis Gallopoulos, Professor.
stratis@daidalos.ceid.upatras.gr
Electrical Engineering: Nikos Koussoulas, Assoc. Professor.
ntk@ee.upatras.gr
Mechanical Engineering: Spilios Fassois, Assist. Professor.
fassois@mech.upatras.gr
Department of Engineering Science: Kostas Papadakis, Assist. Professor.
k.papadakis@des.upatras.gr
Medical Physics: Tassos
Bezerianos, Assoc. Professor. bezer@upatras.gr
Neurophysiology: George Kostopoulos, Professor.
gkkostop@med.upatras.gr