{"id":5119,"date":"2020-09-29T21:46:54","date_gmt":"2020-09-29T21:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/150.140.135.22\/wordpress\/index.php\/adimas\/"},"modified":"2025-06-07T20:09:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T17:09:10","slug":"adimas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.civil.upatras.gr\/index.php\/adimas\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Dimas Athanasios"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch fusion-flex-align-content-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-space-evenly fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1331.2px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:16.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:10px;--awb-spacing-right-large:11.52%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:10px;--awb-spacing-left-large:11.52%;--awb-width-medium:16.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:11.52%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:11.52%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:10px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:10px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\">\n<table style=\"width: 70%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th align=\"left\">\n<h2>Dimas Athanasios<\/h2>\n<\/th>\n<th align=\"left\"><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"text-align:left;--awb-max-width:275px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\" style=\"border:1px solid #f6f6f6;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"275\" alt=\"Athanasios_Dimas\" title=\"A.A.-Dimas-1-300&#215;275\" src=\"https:\/\/www.civil.upatras.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/A.A.-Dimas-1-300x275-1.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-4946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.civil.upatras.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/A.A.-Dimas-1-300x275-1-200x183.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.civil.upatras.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/A.A.-Dimas-1-300x275-1.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">\n<div class=\"table-1\">\n<div class=\"table-1\">\n<div class=\"table-1\">\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>Professor<br \/>\nDepartment of Civil Engineering<br \/>\nUniversity of Patras<br \/>\n26504, Rio<br \/>\nTel: 2610 996518, 6599<br \/>\n<a class=\"font11_blue\" href=\"mailto:adimas@upatras.gr\">adimas@upatras.gr<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--more--><div class=\"fusion-tabs fusion-tabs-1 clean nav-is-justified horizontal-tabs icon-position-left mobile-mode-accordion\" style=\"--awb-title-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-title-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-title-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-title-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-alignment:start;--awb-inactive-color:#f1f2f2;--awb-background-color:#ffffff;--awb-border-color:#ede8e8;--awb-active-border-color:#58595b;\"><div class=\"nav\"><ul class=\"nav-tabs nav-justified\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"horizontal\"><li class=\"active\" role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-26738961bd2f3a0bf18\" aria-selected=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"fusion-tab-26738961bd2f3a0bf18\" href=\"#tab-26738961bd2f3a0bf18\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">CV<\/h4><\/a><\/li><li  role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-7ec8179aad4a510feac\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"fusion-tab-7ec8179aad4a510feac\" href=\"#tab-7ec8179aad4a510feac\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">Selected Publications<\/h4><\/a><\/li><li  role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-e482e26fd004bc7e9be\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"fusion-tab-e482e26fd004bc7e9be\" href=\"#tab-e482e26fd004bc7e9be\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">Courses<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"tab-content\"><div class=\"nav fusion-mobile-tab-nav\"><ul class=\"nav-tabs nav-justified\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"horizontal\"><li class=\"active\" role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-26738961bd2f3a0bf18\" aria-selected=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"mobile-fusion-tab-26738961bd2f3a0bf18\" href=\"#tab-26738961bd2f3a0bf18\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">CV<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"tab-pane fade fusion-clearfix in active\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-labelledby=\"fusion-tab-26738961bd2f3a0bf18\" id=\"tab-26738961bd2f3a0bf18\">\n<p>Dr. Athanassios A. Dimas was born in Athens (1963). His degrees include: Diploma in Naval Architecture and Mechanical Engineering (1985) from the National Technical University of Athens, and M.Sc. in Ocean Engineering (1988), M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering (1988) and Ph.D. in Ocean Engineering (1991) all from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.<\/p>\n<p>He is currently the Chairman (2024-present and 2015-2020) of the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Patras. \u0397e is also a Professor in the same Department since 2013 and Director of the Hydraulic Engineering Laboratory since 2020. Previously, Dr. Dimas was employed as a post-doctoral research associate (1991-1994) in the Levich Institute at the City College of New York, as an assistant professor (1994-2001) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Maryland and as an assistant professor (2002-2008) and an associate professor (2008-2013) in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Patras.<\/p>\n<p>He is the author or co-author (<a href=\"http:\/\/scholar.google.gr\/citations?hl=el&amp;user=JDPJl2MAAAAJ\">Google Scholar profile<\/a>) of 49 articles in refereed international journals and books, 120 articles in refereed international and national conference proceedings, about 20 conference abstracts, about 80 technical reports, as well as university notes for the courses he teaches at the University of Patras. He serves or served as the principal investigator of 35 funded research projects in the USA and Greece and a member of the research team in 13 more funded projects. He was awarded the Offshore Mechanics Prize (1991) by the Offshore Mechanics and Polar Engineering Council. He is the holder of an International Patent (U.S. Pat. No. 6512999, 2003), he has served as a referee of about 130 journal and proceedings articles, and he is a member of international and Greek scientific associations and panels.<\/p>\n<p>His research interests are in the areas of Coastal Engineering, Harbour Works, Sediment Transport, Numerical and Theoretical Fluid Mechanics.<\/p>\n<p>View here the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.civil.upatras.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CV_EN_Dimas_2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CV<\/a> of Athanassios (Thanasis) Dimas.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"nav fusion-mobile-tab-nav\"><ul class=\"nav-tabs nav-justified\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"horizontal\"><li  role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-7ec8179aad4a510feac\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"mobile-fusion-tab-7ec8179aad4a510feac\" href=\"#tab-7ec8179aad4a510feac\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">Selected Publications<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"tab-pane fade fusion-clearfix\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-labelledby=\"fusion-tab-7ec8179aad4a510feac\" id=\"tab-7ec8179aad4a510feac\">\n<ol>\n<li>Leftheriotis, G.A., Sibetheros, I.A., and Dimas, A.A., 2025. Large-eddy simulation of the turbulent oscillatory flow around an artificial reef. <i>Ocean Engineering<\/i>, 318, 120142. doi.org\/10.1016\/j.oceaneng.2024.120142<\/li>\n<li>Chalmoukis, I.A., Leftheriotis, G.A., and Dimas, A.A., 2023. Large-eddy simulation of wave attenuation and breaking on a beach with coastal vegetation modelled as porous medium, <i>Journal of Marine Science and Engineering<\/i>, 11, 519.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>doi.org\/10.3390\/jmse11030519<\/li>\n<li>Bourantas, G.C., Zwick, B.A., Lavier, T.P., Loukopoulos, V.C., Dimas, A.A. Wittek, A., and Miller, K., 2023. An immersed boundary vector potential-vorticity meshless solver of the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations. <i>International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids<\/i>, 95, 143-175. doi.org\/10.1002\/fld.5146<\/li>\n<li>Leftheriotis, G.A., and Dimas, A.A., 2022. Morphodynamics of vortex ripple creation under constant and changing oscillatory flow conditions. <i>Coastal Engineering<\/i>, 177. doi.org\/10.1016\/j.coastaleng.2022.104198<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Leftheriotis, G.A., Chalmoukis, I.A., Oyarzun, G., and Dimas, A.A., 2021. A hybrid parallel numerical model for wave-induced free-surface flow. <i>Fluids<\/i>, 6, 350. doi.org\/10.3390\/fluids6100350<\/li>\n<li>Dimas, A.A., and Chalmoukis, I.A., 2020. An adaptation of the immersed boundary method for turbulent flows over three-dimensional coastal\/fluvial beds. <i>Applied Mathematical Modelling<\/i>, 88, 905-915. doi.org\/10.1016\/j.apm.2020.07.007<\/li>\n<li>Chalmoukis, I.A., Dimas, A.A., and Grigoriadis, D.G.E., 2020. Large-eddy simulation of turbulent oscillatory flow over three-dimensional transient vortex ripple geometries in quasi-equilibrium. <i>Journal of Geophysical Research &#8211; Earth Surface<\/i>, 125(8). doi.org\/10.1029\/2019JF005451<\/li>\n<li>Frantzis, C., Grigoriadis, D.G.E., and Dimas, A.A., 2020. Numerical study of solitary waves past slotted breakwaters with a single row of vertical piles: Wave processes and flow behavior. <i>Ocean Engineering<\/i>, 211, 107667. doi.org\/10.1016\/j.oceaneng.2020.107667<\/li>\n<li>Oyarzun, G., Chalmoukis, I.A., Leftheriotis, G.A., and Dimas, A.A., 2020. A GPU-based algorithm for efficient LES of high Reynolds number flows in heterogeneous CPU\/GPU supercomputers. <i>Applied Mathematical Modelling<\/i>, 85, 141-156. doi.org\/10.1016\/j.apm.2020.04.010<\/li>\n<li>Koutrouveli, Th.I., and Dimas, A.A., 2020. Wave and Hydrodynamic Processes in the Vicinity of a Rubble-Mound, Permeable, Zero-Freeboard Breakwater. <i>Journal of Marine Science and Engineering<\/i>, 8(3), 206. doi.org\/10.3390\/jmse8030206<\/li>\n<li>Frantzis, C., Grigoriadis, D.G.E., and Dimas, A.A., 2020. An efficient Navier-Stokes based numerical wave tank using fast Poisson solvers and the immersed boundary method. <i>Ocean Engineering<\/i>, 196, 106832. doi.org\/10.1016\/j.oceaneng.2019.106832<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><div class=\"nav fusion-mobile-tab-nav\"><ul class=\"nav-tabs nav-justified\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"horizontal\"><li  role=\"presentation\"><a class=\"tab-link\" data-toggle=\"tab\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"tab-e482e26fd004bc7e9be\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"mobile-fusion-tab-e482e26fd004bc7e9be\" href=\"#tab-e482e26fd004bc7e9be\"><h4 class=\"fusion-tab-heading\">Courses<\/h4><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"tab-pane fade fusion-clearfix\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-labelledby=\"fusion-tab-e482e26fd004bc7e9be\" id=\"tab-e482e26fd004bc7e9be\">\n<p>Undergraduate Courses<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.civil.upatras.gr\/index.php\/product\/harbour-works-analysis-and-design\/?lang=en\">Harbour Works Analysis and Design<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.civil.upatras.gr\/index.php\/product\/fluid-mechanics\/?lang=en\">Fluid Mechanics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.civil.upatras.gr\/index.php\/product\/coastal-hydraulics\/?lang=en\">Coastal Hydraulics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.civil.upatras.gr\/index.php\/product\/computational-hydraulics\/?lang=en\">Computational Hydraulics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Postgraduate Courses<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.civil.upatras.gr\/index.php\/product\/design-principles-for-resilient-sustainable-and-smart-infrastructures\/?lang=en\">Design Principles for Resilient, Sustainable and Smart Infrastructures<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:16.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:10px;--awb-spacing-right-large:11.52%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:10px;--awb-spacing-left-large:11.52%;--awb-width-medium:16.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:11.52%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:11.52%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dimas Athanasios<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5119","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.civil.upatras.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.civil.upatras.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.civil.upatras.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.civil.upatras.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.civil.upatras.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5119"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.civil.upatras.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5119\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14930,"href":"https:\/\/www.civil.upatras.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5119\/revisions\/14930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.civil.upatras.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}