NTUA LASER REMOTE SENSING UNIT (LRSU) 
Major Research Projects of the NTUA LRSU
1. Tropospheric Ozone Research ( TOR ) - EUROTRAC ( EUREKA ) SERVICE D ' AERONOMIE du CNRS , Paris , France . Project Title : "Tropospheric Ozone Monitoring (TOM) & Airborne LIDAR for Tropospheric Ozone (ALTO)", (1986-1989).
2. Tropospheric Environmental Studies by Laser Sounding (TESLAS ) - EUROTRAC (EUREKA) SERVICE D'AERONOMIE du CNRS, Paris, France. Project Title : "Development of a LIDAR System for Tropospheric Ozone Studies" , (1986-1989).
3. Transport of Ozone And Stratosphere Troposphere Exchange ( TOASTE ) – European STEP ( Science and Technology for Environmental Protection ), Project, SERVICE D' AERONOMIE / CNRS , Paris , France . Project Title: "Impact of Stratosphere-Troposphere Exchanges on the Tropospheric Ozone Budget", (1990-1991).
4. STRIDE HELLAS 326 , Laboratory of Atmosheric Physics, University of Thessaloniki, Greece. Project Title : "Modelling of UV Solar Radiation Transfer Through Rural and Urban Atmospheres and Development of a National Network in Greece". Subproject Title: "Development of a Mie LIDAR System for Aerosol Monitoring in Rural and Urban Atmospheres in the Planetary Boundary Layer", (1992-1994).
5. Εnvironment (DGXII), Laboratory of Atmosheric Physics, University of Thessaloniki, Greece. Project Title : “ MEDCAPHOT-TRACE: Mediterranean Campaign of Photochemical Tracers – Transport and Chemical Evolution”, (1994-1995).
7. Εnvironment (DGXII), Laboratory of Atmosheric Physics, University of Thessaloniki, Greece. Project Title: “ Monitoring and Prediction of the Atmospheric Transport and Deposition of Desert Dust in the Mediterranean Region – MEDUSE ”, (1996-1998).
8. ENVIRONMENT - EU (DGXII), Laboratory of Atmosheric Physics, University of Thessaloniki, Greece. Project Title: “ Photochemical Activity in the Ultraviolet Spectral Region – PAUR - Ι ”, (1996-1997).
9. STAAARTE / Training and Mobility of Researchers (TMR), National Technical University of Athens, Project Title: « Airborne LIDAR Tomography for Air Pollution Plume Tracking in the Eastern Mediterranean ”, (1996).
10. ΕΝENVIRONMENT-EU (DGXII), National Technical University of Athens, Project Title : «Photochemical Activity in the Ultraviolet Spectral Region- PAUR - ΙΙ ”, (1998-2000).
11. ENVIRONMENT - EU (DGXII), National Technical University of Athens, Project Title : « A European Aerosol Research Network to Establish an Aerosol Climatology ( EARLINET )», (2000-2003).
12. ENVIRONMENT - EU (DGXII), National Technical University of Athens, Project Title : «Influence of Stratosphere-Troposphere Exchange in a Changing Climate on Atmospheric Transport and Oxidation Capacity: STACCATO » (2000-2002).
13. ENVIRONMENT - EU, National Technical University of Athens, Subcontractor of the Univeristy of Herakleion, Dept. of Chemistry, Project Title: “ Phoenics : Particles of human origin extinguish natural solar irradiance in the Climate system”, (2001-2004).
14. ENTER 2001/GSRT, National Technical University of Athens, in cooperation with ZENON S.A. Project Title: «Laser remote sensing of the atmosphere: Experiements and computer simulations», (2003-2005).
15. TROCCIBRAS - HIBISCUS International Research Project, National Technical University of Athens, in cooperation with IPEN, S . Paulo , Brazil (2003-2005).
16. PENED / GSRT, National Technical University of Athens, in cooperation with ZENON S.A. Project Title: «Development of a LIDAR system for air pollution real-time monitoring (aerosols, ozone) in the Greater Athens Area», (2003-2006).
17. EPEAEK - II /Greek Ministry of Education, National Technical University of Athens, Pythagoras II, Project title : “ Study of the long-range transport mechanisms of ozone and aerosols in the Greater Athens Area using modern optical and lidar techniques”, (2005-2007).
18. European Union - Research Infrastructures, National Technical University of Athens. Project Title : “A European Aerosol Research Network to Establish an Aerosol Climatology EARLINET-ASOS” (2006-2011).
19. PENED/ GSRT , National Technical University of Athens, in cooperation with Raymetrics S.A. Project Title : “Remote Sensing of the atmosphere using lasers and satellite sensors. Experiments and computer simulations. Application in aerosol, ozone and water vapour sensing and their role in Global Change in the SE Mediterranean region”, (2006-2008).
20. GSRT-EPAN (05-NONEU-95), National Technical University of Athens, in cooperation with Raymetrics S.A. Project Title : “Development of a 6-wavelength lidar system for the retrieval of the microphysical and chemical aerosol particle parameters in the troposphere: Application in the calibration of the satellite-borne CALIPSO lidar system” (2006-2008).
21. GSRT - Greek - Romanian Cooperation , National Technical University of Athens. Project Title : « Climatology of aerosols and air mass modification processes in the Balkan area ( Athens & Buchurest ) using the LIDAR technique » (2006-2008).
22. GSRT - PEP Project (AEROMETRISI) , National Technical University of Athens in cooperation with EKEFE - Demokritos and Raymetrics S. A.. Project Title : «Development of a Operational System of aerosol concentration mapping and their health effects in the Athens Basin area”, (2006-2008). Presentation_Demokritos
23. GSRT-EPAN (05-NONEU-349) , National Technical University of Athens, in cooperation with Raymetrics S.A. Project Title : “ Evaluation of Aerosol and Ozone Photochemical Models over Athens using in situ sensors (DOAS) and lidar techniques combined with health indicators”, (2006-2008).
24. TAMEX (Tamyneon Air Pollution Mini EXperiment), National Technical University of Athens, in cooperation with, Raymetrics S.A., Ergoerevnitiki M.K.O Project Title : “ Measurements of particulate matter over an industrial site in the island of Evia (Greece) using scanning lidar and in situ sensors”, (June 25-September 25, 2008).
25. MEGAMEX (Megalopolis Air Pollution Mini EXperiment), National Technical University of Athens, in cooperation with Ergoerevnitiki M.K.O Project Title : “ Measurements of particulate matter over an industrial site in Megalopolis (Greece) using in situ sensors”, (May 15-July 15, 2009).
26. SMEM: National Technical University of Athens in cooperation with ESA-Athena Research and Innovation Center, European Space Agency (ESA) and Athena Research & Innovation Center: Space Programmes Unit, Project Title : “ Study and Monitoring of Earth Mesosphere by means of lidar techniques”, (2007-2009).
27. ESA-SYNERGETIC: National Technical University of Athens in cooperation with ESA (European Space Agency) , Project Title : “ EARLINET's spaceborne-lidar-related activity during the CALIPSO mission”, (2007-2009).
28. THERMOPOLIS: Demokritos University of Thrace in cooperation with ESA (European Space Agency) and NTUA, Project Title : "THERMOPOLIS" “(2009-2010).
29. ESA-CALIPSO: National Technical University of Athens in cooperation with ESA (European Space Agency) and EARLINET, Project Title : “Synergetic measurements of aerosol loads for accurate precalibration as well as post processing of ALADIN and EARTHCARE missions”, (2007-2009).
30. ESFRI/COPAL, EUFAR-EU, Project Title : “European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (COPAL)”, (2010-2011).
31. FP7:INFRASTRUCTURE, Project Title : “Aerosols, Clouds, and Trace gases Research InfraStructure Network (ACTRIS)”, (2011-2015).
32. ESA-QOMA: National Technical University of Athens in cooperation with ESA (European Space Agency) and Raymetrics S.A., Project Title: "Q-Switched Master Oscillator based on Multidoping Nd:YAG Technology for Optoelectronics Space Applications (QOMA)", (2011-2013).
33. ESA-LIVAS: National Technical University of Athens in cooperation with ESA (European Space Agency) and the National Observatory of Athens, Project Title: "Lidar Climatology of Vertical Aerosol Structure for Space-Based Lidar Simulation Studies (LIVAS)";, (2011-2013).
34. FP7:PEOPLE-2011-ITN, Project Title : "Initial Training for Atmospheric Remote Sensing (ITARS)", (2012-2016).
35. GSRT Post Doc Programme-ESPA 2008-2013, Projec Title: "MACAVE-Mediterranean Aerosol, Cloud Activation and Volatility Experiments", (2012-2015).
