Institutional framework of the Laboratory

The Laboratory of Atmospheric Physics of the University of Patras (LAPUP) was founded in 1968. The first Director of LAPUP was Professor Dimitrios Ilias (1971 – 1989).

Its activities include teaching and research in the topics of Atmospheric Physics, Meteorology, Climatology and Environmental Physics.

The faculty members of the LAPUP offer fundamental courses of the undergraduate program of the Department of Physics and also courses in the «Energy & Environment» undergraduate specialization.

Since 2018, the LAPUP proposed and runs an M.Sc. specialization in Applied Meteorology and Environmental Physics.

The activities of LAPUP include participation in international and national research programs but also services related to Atmospheric Physics, Meteorology and Climatology.