July, 2010Archive for

Achievements

ITEMA for Research and Technology Integration of precision farming in agriculture. Already CERETETH coordinates a major EU – FP7 project called “Future Farm”. Rational management of water resources in agriculture. Development of innovative integrated system of management of water resources in agriculture. Already the CERETETH centre participates in EU – FP7 project (SIRRIMED) Coordination of human network for research and technology in the field of biomass and biofules Development ...

Personnel

List of Researchers Participating in the Institute Name Education (Ph.D.) Affiliation Constantinos Kittas Professor, Director of ITEMA University of Thessaly Thomas Bartzanas Researcher of ITEMA , grade C CERETETH Simon Balckomore Ph.D, ITEMA Fellow Researcher CERETETH Dimitris Fidaros Ph.D, ITEMA Post doctoral fellow CERETETH Catherina Baxevanou Ph.D, ITEMA Post doctoral fellow CERETETH Dimitrios Papanastasiou Ph.D, ITEMA Post doctor...

Personnel

I. Pappas, G. Kontopidis, S. Mavridis, M. Philiponi, E. Vourkou, M. Papachristou

Products & Services

ITEMA is the only one Research Institute in Greece dealing with the primary agriculture pro-duction (crop, animal, food and forestry) and the development and application of new innova-tive technologies in this sector. Neither the Agrobiotechnology (INA) Institute of the Center of Research and Technology (CERTH) is dealing with these issues since it is focused on sub-jects dealing with biology and agriculture and biosafety issues for agrobiotechnology prod-ucts, neither the Institutes of the Nati...

Publications

Research team 1: Laboratory of Agriculture Engineering and Environment In referred journals 1. Τ. Bartzanas, C. Kittas; A.A Sapounas, Ch. Nikita-Martzopoulou, 2007. Analysis of Airflow through Experimental Rural Buildings: Sensitivity to Turbulence Models. Biosystems Engineering, 97 (2), 229-239 2. D.K. Fidaros, C.A. Baxevanou, C.D. Dritselis and N. S. Vlachos, ‘A numerical study of flow and transport processes in a calciner for cement production’, Powder Technology, Vol. 171, pp. 81-95, 2...

Personnel

I. Pappas, G. Kontopidis, S. Mavridis, M. Philiponi, E. Vourkou, M. Papachristou

Profile

The research of this labatory focuses on the study at molecular level of biochemical pathways and processes involve in the development of diseases of medical, veterinary and agronomic interest. The analysis of role of various proteins (enzymes, receptors etc) in various diseases, in order to delineate the molecular mechanism of the cause and development of therapeutic way, based in substances, that can be used in future as medicines in the confrontation of diseases.

Profile

Food and Drinks Safety and Hygiene Labatory will work on items related with the scientific and concluded support of quality of foods and drinks in several stages of their production, processing and transportation. 1) The intention of the labatory will be the planning and the implementantion of research projects (National και International) in cooperation with enterprices and other research sectors whitch produces, processes and transports foods. The transfer of knowledge (in productive proceed...

Publications

Total number of publications in refereed journals is 15 and in conference proceedings are 6 and in books 1.

Research Areas

Development and application of innovative technological methods of the use of modified air packaging and the natural compounds of nisin and essential oils of Greek herbs in the foods produced of these companies (RIP-Thessaly).