Ioannis Kaissas was born in Ellinochori – Evros – Greece. For successive years he worked as radiation physicist at Greek Atomic Energy Commission and at “Metaxa” Anti- Cancer Hospital. He has been awarded with the titles of Radiation Protection Expert in the fields of Medical Exposure and Non-Medical Exposure. He has been elected as assistant professor in November 2021.
He teaches: Introduction to Nuclear Technology Applications, Theory and Technology of Nuclear Reactors and co-teaches: Heat Transfer and Applied Thermodynamics. His teaching activities include the supervision of diploma theses, in the topics of the application of nuclear technology in industry, medicine and the environment. He wrote the chapter “Coded Aperture Technique with CdTe Pixelated Detector for the Identification of the 3D coordinates of Radioactive Hot-Spots” in a book by Springer Publishing, edited by Kris Iniewsky.
A project in which he participated was awarded the IEEE Publication Encouragement Award 2017. He chaired the meeting of the Radiation Protection and Public Health Committee of the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), in February 2020.
Education
Undergraduate Studies:
2003 Ptychion in Physics, Department of Physics
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Post-Graduate Studies:
2006 M.Sc. Inter-University Post-Graduated Course on Medical and Radiation Physics
Medicine Department, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece Doctoral Diploma:
2018 PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Research Interests
Environmental Radioactivity
Nuclear Safety
Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials in Industry and the Environment Radon
Metrology of Ionizing Radiation Detectors
Imaging techniques with γ-cameras
Radioactive Wastes
Dosimetry of Ionizing Radiation
Rank
Assistant Professor
Department
Electrical Energy
Discipline
Applications of Nuclear Technology in the Environment and Industry
Email
ikaissas@ece.auth.gr
Phone Number
2310996376
Office Location
Nuclear Technology Laboratory, Ground Floor, Building D, Faculty of Engineering
