Prof. Nicholas Dercas
President of Thessaly Water Management Organization (TWMO)
Agricultural University of Athens, Natural Resources Management and Agricultural Engineering Department.
Professor Nicholas DERCAS, is the President of Thessaly Water Management Organization (TWMO), Director of Agricultural Hydraulics Laboratory of Agricultural University of Athens. He was Vice-Rector of Academic and Administrative Affairs of Agricultural University of Athens (2019-2022) and Head of Natural Resources Management and Agricultural Engineering Department (2013-2017)
UNIVERSITY STUDIES
He is an Agricultural Engineer (AUA), a Hydraulic Engineer (S.Sp. Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse / France), and a Civil Engineer (National Technical University of Athens). He holds a Master of Science/DEA (University of Montpellier II) and a PhD in Hydraulic Engineering (University of Montpellier II / France).
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
His research interests cover the area of applied agricultural hydraulics, irrigation systems and management, water distribution networks, water resources management, crop water requirements, biomass and energy crops. He has participated in several international and national research projects.
His research work was published in peer-reviewed journals and international conferences. He is a reviewer of international scientific journals and research proposals. He is a member of the French Academy of Water.