Assistant Professor GAGANIS Petros

Environmental Engineering and Science Sector

Office: Xenia A Building – Room 204

Phone number: 0030 22510 36293

Studies:

Ph.D. in Stochastic - Contaminant Hydrogeology, University of British Columbia, Dept. Earth and Ocean Sciences, Canada, 2000

M.Sc. in Contaminant Hydrogeology, University of British Columbia, Dept. Earth and Ocean Sciences, Canada, 1997

B.S. in Geology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Dept. Geology, Greece, 1986

Responsible TRS member for the following courses:

Environmental Geology

Environmental Hydrogeology

Practical Training

Special Topics in Environmental Science – Socrates Program

Instructor in the following courses:

Environmental Geology

Water Resources Management

Environmental Hydrogeology

Research Interests:

Numerical modeling of processes involved in (i) groundwater flow in homogeneous and heterogeneous soils, and (ii) transport and natural attenuation of contaminants in the vadose and saturated zones.

Optimization algorithms and methodologies in mathematical modeling of hydrologic systems, methods for quantifying the reliability of flow and transport model predictions.

Stochastic methods, risk analyses regarding (i) groundwater contamination and (ii) water management problems.

Integration of multidisciplinary data in risk-cost-benefit analyses and development of decision models to identify optimal management alternatives.