GENERAL DESCRIPTION
About the Institute
The SWRI was established in 2014 following the merger of four research institutes (1. Soil Science of Thessaloniki, 2. Soil Science of Athens). The administrative headquarters of the Institute is located in Thermi, Thessaloniki, with a research unit in Sindos, Thessaloniki, and the Departments of Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering in Athens. The Institute conducts research in the following research areas:
- Rational management and treatment of soil and water resources
- Geoinformatics
- Development of anti-pollution methods for the protection of soil and water resources
- Crop mechanisation
- Intelligent agriculture
- Agricultural and urban waste management
These objects are supported by modern technological tools such as Geographic Information Systems, remote sensing, mathematical models, artificial intelligence and communication systems between computers and environmental observation sensors field parameters. In addition to its research activities, the SWRI participates in education-training programmes for young scientists and in the supervision of undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD theses in cooperation with Greek and European universities.
The SWRI has dedicated research and service structures:
- The research unit in Thermi (headquarters) is ISO 9001:2015 certified for “Conducting laboratory analyses of soil, leaves and water, implementation of research projects and management of related software”. Laboratory and software development. Soil and leaf analysis, 2. Physiology and nutrition, 3. Soil physics, 4. Soil microbiology and 5. Waste management and bioprocesses)
- The research unit in Sindos has an “Accredited Laboratory for soil-water-plant tissue physicochemical analyses according to ELOT EN ISO/IEC 17025”.
- The Department of Agricultural Engineering in Ag. Anargyros, Attica has an “Accredited Laboratory for Spraying Machinery according to the international standard EN ISO 16119”.
- The Department of Soil Science of Athens located in Lykovrisi, Athens, region of Attica has an Accredited Soil Science Laboratory according to ELOT EN ISO/IEC 17025. Analyses of plant tissues, water and compost are also carried out.
Research Units and Departments
Reserach Unit of Thermi
Research Unit of Sindos
Department of Agricultural Engineering
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Department of Soil Science
Director of Institution
Acting Directors
Before merging of the institutes (until 2014)
INSTITUTE OF SOIL SCIENCE – THESSALONIKI
Frantzis Papadopoulos
01-08-2013 until 29-12-2014
Aristotle Papadopoulos
25-01-2002 until 31-07-2013
Athanasios Spyropoulos
21-11-2001 until 24-01-2002
Dimitrios Velemis
04-08-1995 until 20-11-2001
Asterios Simonis
01-01-1988 until 03-08-1995
Ioannis Tasoulas
1987 until 31-12-1987
Nikolaos Koroxenidis
1979 until 1987
Nikolaos Polyzopoulos
INSTITUTE OF LAND IMPROVEMENTS
Andreas Panagopoulos
06-12-2011 until 07-11-2014
Athanasios Panoras
01-05-2001 until 30-09-2011
Anastasios Louizakis
12-4-1994 until 27-1-2001
Michael Dellios
31-7-84 until 11-4-1994
Savvas Athanasiadis
4-9-1979 until 30-7-1984
Alexandros Vasiliadis
29-3-1978 until 3-9-1979
Xarilaos Lanaras
29-3-1976 until 28-3-1978
Dimitrios Kertemelidis
1974 until 1976
Xarilaos Lanaras
1966 until 1974
Nikolaos Xalkias
1958 until 1966
INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY & CONSTRUCTION
Konstantinos Iliopoulos
09-10-2013 until 29-12-2014
Georgios Parisopoulos
04-09-1995 until 08-10-2013
Georgios Souvatzis
1981 until 1995
Stefanos Archos
1965 until 1980
INSTITUTE OF SOIL SCIENCE – ATHENS
Sideris Theocharopoulos
11-9-2006 until 2014
Periklis Papadopoulos
1994-2006
Xristos Paschalidis
1992-1994
Sotirios Aggelidis
1990-1991
G. Malefakis
1987-1988
Emmanouil Goygas
1982-1986
