Outreach
The researchers of RCAAM delivered in 2025 numerous popular science lectures to educational institutions and public events upon invitations. They also wrote popular science articles, contributing to the dissemination of the center's research results.
Notable activities by individual researchers include:
• I. Contopoulos:
"Artificial ‘Intelligence’: Progress or the Biggest ‘Bubble’ in the History of Humanity?", Retreat of the Transfiguration of the Savior (Saint Porphyrios) and Association of Large Families of Oropos, Milesi, Oropos, February 22.
"Black Holes", Educational Institutions of the Holy Metropolis of Piraeus, Piraeus, February 26.
"Man and the Universe", Piraeus Lighthouse, Piraeus, April 1.
"A Brief Introduction to Quantum Mechanics", Holy Monastery of All Saints, Spetses, August 10.
"The Illusion of Excellence", Parents’ School, Parish of the Dormition of the Theotokos, Argyroupoli, December 14.
"Faith and Science", 1st Junior High School of Drapetsona, December 23.
• M. Harsoula:
Guided talk titled "A Tour of the Near and Distant Universe", Municipality of Voula–Vari–Vouliagmeni, Town Hall venue, the 5th Workshop of Physical Sciences – Physics Festival, February.
Guided talk titled "A Tour of the Near and Distant Universe", 3rd General High School of Palaio Faliro, the Student Meeting "Physics Inspires", co-organized with the Union of Greek Physicists, March.
Talk titled "The Secrets of the Universe", 3rd Grade, 3rd High School of Vyronas, March.
Guided talk titled "A Tour of the Near and Distant Universe", Athens College, April.
Guided talk titled "A Tour of Our Near and Distant Universe", 2nd Grade of Junior High School, Hellenic-German Education School, October.
• V. Tritakis:
Invited lecture titled "An Alternative View on the Problem of Climate Change", Society of the Friends of the People, April.
Invited lecture titled "The Greek Economy from the Perspective of the Ordinary Citizen", Rotary Club of Glyfada, September.
In 2019 RCAAM organized a series of 9 talks for the general public in the Eastern hall of the Academy of Athens, on the occasion of the completion of 100 years since establishment of the International Astronomical Union (IAU).
1. K. Tsiganos (UOA): “100 years of astronomical discoveris” (11/1).
2. P. Patsis: “The spirals of the galaxies” (27/2).
3. I. Contopoulos: “ The research of pulsars in contemporary Astrophysics” (27/3).
4. C. Gontikakis: “Solar eruptions” (17/4).
5. M. Harsoula: “Tides in the Universe” (29/5).
6. V. Tritakis: “The social and financial consequences of the space research: (26/6).
7. S. Krimizis (Academician): “The Space Age of Humanity: 50 Years after the landing on the Moon and 62 years of the robotic exploration of the Solar System (17/7).
8. C. Efthymiopoulos: “Modern achievments of the Celestial Mechanics: Solar system, black holes and galaxies (30/10).
9. S. Vasilakos: “Modern Cosmology: From the big bang to the dark energy” (27/11).
The International Year of Astronomy 2009 was a global effort initiated by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) and UNESCO to help the citizens of the world to rediscover their place in the Universe, and thereby engage a personal sense of wonder and discovery.
The Research Center for Astronomy and Applied Mathematics of the Academy of Athens participated in this effort by organizing a series of public lectures:
3 December 2008
Stamatios Krimigis
Exploring the Planets: Spacecrafts in the Space Ocean - from Mariners and Voyagers to Cassini and MESSENGER17 December 2008
Christos Efthymiopoulos
The CERN Experiment and its Contribution to Astronomy21 January 2008
Ioannis Contopoulos
The Music of the Stars4 February 2008
Constantinos Gontikakis
Sun: The Day Star18 February 2008
Vassilios Tritakis
The Sun of our Life4 March 2008
Panos A. Patsis
The World of Galaxies18 March 2009
John Hadjidemetriou
The Discovery of New Planetary Systems: Are We Alone in the Universe?8 April 2009
Elias Vagenas
Black Holes: from the Universe to the Laboratory29 Απριλίου 2009
Constantinos Kalapotharakos
Chaos Theory in Astronomy13 May 2009
Mirella Harsoula
Dance of the Galaxies27 May 2009
Spyros Basilakos
Modern Cosmology: Creation, Structure and Evolution of the Universe10 June 2009
Emmanuel Sarris
Space Environment of the Earth24 June 2009
Nick Sergis
Saturn-Enceladus-Titan: The World Revealed by the Cassini-Huygens Mission