Prof. Panos
Drakopoulos holds a B.Sc. degree in Physics from University of Athens
(1981), and M.Sc. (1984) and Ph.D.(1987) degrees in Physics (Optics) from
University of Manitoba. He has been
employed as a Canadian Government Laboratory Visiting Fellow at Royal Roads
Military College in Victoria BC (1987-1990) and as a Research Associate at
University of Athens, University of Edinburgh (EU fellowship) and Institute of
Marine Biology of Crete (1990-2001). During that period he also taught at
undergraduate and graduate levels at Technical University of Crete (Department
of Environmental Engineering) and University of Crete (Department of
Biology). Scince 2001 he is a
faculty member (Professor) at the Division of Optics and Optometry, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of West Attica and teaches on the subjects of Optical Instruments, Visual
Optics and Environmental Lighting.
He has participated in more than 30 funded EU and National
research projects (in 10 of them as scientific responsible). His research
interests include, among others, underwater visibility - marine optics, development and calibration of optical
instruments, and field spectroscopy. He is author and co-author of more than 100 refereed publications and 3 University level textbooks.
He is a member of the Optical Society of America (OSA) and the European Academy of Optometry and Optics (EAOO).
Teaching courses:
- Optical and optometric instruments
- Visual Optics
- Environmental illumination and vision
- Laser techniques in optometry
- Marine Optics
Personal web page: http://users.uniwa.gr/pdrak
Phone number: +302105385747
E-mail: pdrak@uniwa.gr