07/01/2005

Prof. Dimitris Nanopoulos is the new president of the Greek National Council for Research and Technology, upon the proposal of the General Secretary for Research and Technology, Prof. I. Tsoukalas, and the decision of the Minister for Development D. Sioufas.

The National Council for Research and Technology is the supreme advisory body of the State entrusted with the development and the implementation of the national R&D policy. The members of the Council, including for the first time professors of the Greek Technological Educational Institutes, are distinguished figures from diverse scientific fields. The competences of the various committees cover not only the formation of the science and technology policy, but also the evaluation of the directors of the research centres and institutions.

Professors Dimitrios Trichopoulos and Christodoulos Stefanadis were appointed vice presidents of the Council. Presidents of the sectoral committees are: Prof. Andreas Andreopoulos (Physics, Chemistry, Materials), Prof. Charalampos Savvakis (Biology and Biotechnology), Prof. Christos Zerefos (Environment and Renewable Energy Resources) and Prof. Ioli Kalavrezou (Humanities and Social Sciences).

Source: Ministry for Development