The University of Athens Observatory has been outfitted with professional equipment allowing students to engage in projects under the supervision of Faculty Members. The facility has been used to produce published works in stellar photometry, scientific imaging and understanding of extended objects (galaxies, planetary nebulae, and supernovae), long-term monitoring of AGNs, Blazars and X-ray binaries, monitoring of solar and lunar eclipses, spectroscopic observations determining the motions and chemical composition of stars, as well as astrometric observations of stellar populations and Solar System bodies (asteroids, comets etc).

This diverse list of astrophysics topics ensures the undergraduate and graduate students are exposed to many problems generating a wide variety of hand-on skills while they work on their diploma or master theses on topics related to observational astrophysics and acquiring their degrees.

Up to date, the total number of theses, obtained with the aid of astronomical observations or data aquired from the University of Athens Observatory, is as follows:

32 undergraduate diploma theses

17 M.Sc theses

5 Ph.D theses

2 Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships

Graduate Diploma Theses

K. Boutsia, ???? (Supervisor: P. Niarchos)

M. Dimaratou, ???? (Supervisor: P. Niarchos)

G.-P. Gradoula, ???? (Supervisor: P. Niarchos)

A. Liakos, ???? (Supervisor: P. Niarchos)

S. Varrias, ???? (Supervisor: P. Niarchos)

I. Kamenidis, ???? (Supervisor: P. Niarchos)

S. Karmi, 2016 (Supervisor: K. Gazeas)

L. Chroni, 2016 (Supervisor: K. Gazeas)

N. Papakonstantinou, 2016 (Supervisor: K. Gazeas)

E. Karampotsiou, 2016 (Supervisor: K. Gazeas)

M. Petropoulou, 2016 (Supervisor: K. Gazeas)

E. Christopoulou, 2017 (Supervisor: K. Gazeas)

S. Palafouta, 2017 (Supervisor: K. Gazeas)

I. Dakanalis, 2016 (Supervisor: K. Gazeas)

D. Athanasopoulos, 2018 (Supervisor: K. Gazeas)

A. Konstantinou, 2018 (Supervisor: K. Gazeas)

V. Bakogianni, 2018 (Supervisor: K. Gazeas)

I. Poliopoulos, 2018 (Supervisor: K. Gazeas)

G. Lois, 2019 (Supervisor: K. Gazeas)

A. Kotsaras, 2019 (Supervisor: K. Gazeas)

F. Papadakis, 2019 (Supervisor: K. Gazeas)

S. Adriani, 2019 (Supervisor: K. Gazeas)

M. Panagopoulou, 2020 (Supervisor: K. Gazeas)

I. Tsoutsos, 2020 (Supervisor: K. Gazeas)

P.-D. Mparmpari, 2020 (Supervisor: K. Gazeas)

K. Vrontaki, 2020 (Supervisor: K. Gazeas)

K. Margetis, (ongoing) (Supervisor: K. Gazeas)

D. Dimopoulos, (ongoing) (Supervisor: K. Gazeas)

M. Dervou, (ongoing) (Supervisor: K. Gazeas)

S. Kontorozis, (ongoing) (Supervisor: K. Gazeas)

S. Zervakos, (ongoing) (Supervisor: K. Gazeas)

K. Konidari, (ongoing) (Supervisor: K. Gazeas)

Master Theses

K. Gazeas, M.Sc., 2002 (Supervisor: P. Niarchos)

Ch. Vamvatira-Nakou, M.Sc., 2008 (Supervisor: P. Niarchos)

G.-P. Gradoula, M.Sc., 2008 (Supervisor: P. Niarchos)

V. Chatzidogiannaki, M.Sc., ???? (Supervisor: P. Niarchos)

A. Liakos, M.Sc., 2008 (Supervisor: P. Niarchos)

M. Kaltsa, M.Sc., 2009 (Supervisor: P. Niarchos)

S. Petridou, M.Sc., 2010 (Supervisor: P. Niarchos)

G. Loukaidou, M.Sc, 2016 (Supervisor: K. Gazeas)

E. Lavasa, M.Sc., 2016 (Supervisor: K. Gazeas)

E. Karampotsiou, M.Sc., 2018 (Supervisor: K. Gazeas)

M. Petropoulou, M.Sc., 2018 (Supervisor: K. Gazeas)

D. Koutsiou, M.Sc., 2018 (Supervisor: K. Gazeas)

E. Christopoulou, M.Sc., 2019 (Supervisor: K. Gazeas)

S. Palafouta, M.Sc., 2019 (Supervisor: K. Gazeas)

D. Athanasopoulos, M.Sc., 2020 (Supervisor: K. Gazeas)

V. Bakogianni, M.Sc., 2020 (Supervisor: K. Gazeas)

O. Papadopoulou, M.Sc., 2020 (Supervisor: K. Gazeas)

PhD Theses

V. Manimanis, Ph.D., 2003 (Supervisor: P. Niarchos)

K. Gazeas, Ph.D., 2006 (Supervisor: P. Niarchos)

B. Ulas, Ph.D., Canakkale University, Turkey (P. Niarchos served as Co-supervisor for the period 2006-2007)

A. Liakos, Ph.D., 2012 (Supervisor: P. Niarchos)

N. Nanouris, Ph.D., ???? (Supervisor: E. Antonopoulou)

G. Loukaidou, Ph.D, (ongoing) (Supervisor: K. Gazeas)

S. Palafouta, Ph.D, (ongoing) (Supervisor: K. Gazeas)

D. Athanasopoulos, Ph.D, (ongoing) (Supervisor: K. Gazeas)

Post-docs

Dr. V. Manimanis, 2004–2008, University of Athens (Supervisor: P. Niarchos)

Dr. R. Pazhouhesh, March-September 2007, Birjand University, Iran (Supervisor: P. Niarchos)

Visiting Scientists

In collaboration with Prof. P. Niarchos and his colleagues Dr. V. Manimanis, Dr. K. Gazeas and Dr. A. Liakos:

Pustylnick, Dr. of Science, Department of Astronomy, Tartu Observatory, Estonia, 31/3-27/5/1999

Dr. S. Zola, Department of Astronomy, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland 24/9-5/11/1999

Prof. I. Andronov, Department of Astronomy, Odessa State University, Ukraine, 14/2-14/4/2000

Dr. L. Hric, Senior Researcher, Astronomical Institute of the Slovak Academy of Science, Slovak Republic, 9/8-9/11/2000

Dr. A. Yushchenko, Senior Scientific Researcher, Odessa State University,Ukraine, 31/5-31/7/2001

Dr. P. Zasche, Ph.D., Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Charles University of Prague, Czech Republic, 21/10/ - 20/11/2005

Prof. M. Wolf, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Charles University of Prague, Czech Republic, 21/10/ - 28/10/2005

Dr. B. Ulas, Ph.D., Cannakale University, Turkey. (October 2006 – June 2007), ERASMUS/SOCRATES programme.