Electromagnetic Theory Laboratory

The Electromagnetic Theory Laboratory of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of the Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH/EMT) was established in 1977 and has extensive experience in Space Science and Technology.

Laboratory Details

Laboratory Title: Electromagnetic Theory Laboratory

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering

School: Electrical and Computer Engineering

Email: tsarris@ee.duth.gr

Telephone: 2541079531

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Introduction - Presentation

The Electromagnetic Theory Laboratory of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of the Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH/EMT) was established in 1977 and has extensive experience in Space Science and Technology.

Field of Research

The main activities in Space Science are focused in Space Plasma Electrodynamics with the Processing and Analysis of Energetic Particles, Plasma and Electromagnetic Fields Data obtained by a long series of NASA, ESA, ISAS, INTERKOSMOS and RAS Spacecraft, such as: Explorers-33, 34 and 35, IMP-6, 7 and 8, Pioneers-10 and 11, Voyagers-1 and 2, Helios-1 and 2, ISEE-1, 2 and 3, MAGSAT, Prognoz-10, AMPTE/CCE, ULYSSES, GEOTAIL, INTERBALL TAIL (Main Probe and Sub-satellite), INTERBALL AURORA (Main Probe and Sub-satellite), ACE, WIND, Demeter, CLUSTER-II (4 Satellites) and THEMIS (5 Satellites). Based on the above, DUTH/EMT has been active in theoretical studies and modeling of Energetic Particles and Plasma Phenomena in Solar, Interplanetary, Magnetospheric, Ionospheric Physics and Astrophysics, as well as in the analysis of time series of energetic particle fluxes and electromagnetic fields data. In the field of Space Technology, DUTH/EMT has acquired pioneering expertise in the development of radiation hardened electronics for space applications, the development of CubeSat nano-satellites (DUTHSat GR01 and DUTHSat-2), and in space instrumentation.

Laboratory Members

Name	Position/Capacity	Email	Telephone
Theodoros Sarris	Faculty Member	tsarris@ee.duth.gr	2541079531

Featured Research Programs

Programme Title	Duration	Funding
GREEK CUBESATS IN-ORBIT VALIDATION PROJECTS	2023-2026	European Space Agency
MICE-1: Maritime Identification and Communication systEm	2023-2026	PRISMA Electronics
Daedalus Phase-0 Science and Requirements Consolidation Stud	2021-2023	European Space Agency

Featured Publications

Chronological Order	APP	doi
Sarris, T. E., Tourgaidis, S., Baloukidis, D., Grandin, M., Maute, A., Pfaff, R. F., ... & Nesse, H. (2026). Open Questions on Ion–Neutral Collisions and Coupling in the Lower Thermosphere–Ionosphere: Electrodynamics, Energetics and Dynamics. Surveys in Geophysics, 1-40.	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10712-026-09937-8
Tourgaidis, S., Baloukidis, D., Pirnaris, P., Sarris, T., Ridley, A., & Lu, G. (2025, December). Globally-and hemispherically-integrated Joule heating rates during the 17 March 2015 geomagnetic storm, according to physics-based and empirical models. In Annales Geophysicae (Vol. 43, No. 2, pp. 881-899). Göttingen, Germany: Copernicus Publications.	https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-43-881-2025
Sarris, T. E., Li, X., Zhao, H., Tu, W., Papadakis, K., Tourgaidis, S., ... & Pirnaris, P. (2024). On the contribution of latitude‐dependent ULF waves to the radial transport of off‐equatorial relativistic electrons in the radiation belts. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 129(11), e2024JA032905.	https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JA032905