Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering
The Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering is one of the five departments of the School of Civil Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA). NTUA is the oldest technological university in Greece, founded in 1837. The Department was established in 1982 according to the Higher Education Act 1268/82.
Quantitative & Qualitative Study of the Aquatic Environment
Laboratories
Four laboratories function within the Department.
The facilities of the Department include an amphitheatre of 150 seats, a committee room, a reading room and a lending library allowing data bank retrieval. A PC Lab of 20 seats and a teaching room of 30 seats are also provided for the needs of the postgraduate programme Water Resources Science and Technology.
Laboratory of Applied Hydraulics
The Laboratory of Applied Hydraulics, deployed in an experiment hall of about 1000 m², is equipped with a recirculating water supply system with a capacity of 200 L/s
Laboratory of Harbour Works
The Laboratory of Harbour Works houses two wave flumes and two basins 25×27 m with random wave generators, in an area of about 5 000 m².
Laboratory of Sanitary Engineering
The Laboratory of Sanitary Engineering has the necessary equipment to carry out conventional as well as specialised analyses for the assessment of the quality of the aquatic environment and of liquid wastes.
Laboratory of Hydrology and Water Resources
The Laboratory of Hydrology and Water Resources is equipped with modern computing facilities including workstations and personal computers as well as instruments for hydrological and meteorological measurements.