NANONET THEMATIC AREAS
 
A. Thin Films & Organic Electronics, Nanoelectronics - Nanophotonics
B. Nanomaterials, Nanoengineering & Nanomechanics
C. Nanobiotechnology & Nanomedicine
D. Nanotechnology in Energy & Environment
E. Nanometrology & Tools at Nanoscale
F. Theoretical & Computational Modelling at the Nanoscale
 

 
NANONET MEMBERS PER AREA
 
A. Thin Films & Organic Electronics, Nanoelectronics - Nanophotonics
Lab for Thin Films-Nanosystems & Nanometrology (LTFN), Physics Dept, AUTh (S. Logothetidis)
Lab for Electrical Measurements of Nanostructured Materials for Microelectronics, Physics Dept, AUTh (Ch. Dimitriadis)
Lab of Nanomagnetic Materials,Physics Dept, AUTh (N. Flevaris, O. Kalogirou)
Lab of Electronics, Physics Dept, AUTh (Th. Laopoulos, S. Siskos)
Lab of Electron Microscopy, Physics Dept, AUTh (N. Flevaris, N. Frangis)
Lab of Materials engineering, Chem. Eng. Dept, AUTh &
Lab for NanoComplex Materials, Inst of Electronic Structure & Laser, FORTH (S.H.Anastasiadis)
Electronics Lab, Dept of Electrical & Computer Engineering, AUTh (A. Hatzopoulos)
Lab of Electrotechnical Materials, Dept of Electrical & Computer Engineering, AUTh (G. Litsardakis)
Chemical Engineering Dept, National Technical University of Athens (Κ. Haritidis)
General Dept, Univ. of Patras (P. Lianos)
Femtosecond Laser Lab, Physics Dept, Univ. of Patras (P. Persefonis)
Univ. of Patras (F. Petraki)
Dept of Chemistry, Univ. of Patras (J. Kallitsis, G. Mpokias, S. Perpeles)
Chemical Engineering Dept, Univ. of Patras (Κ. Τsitsilianis)
Surface Science Lab, Univ. of Patras (S. Κennou)
Materials Science & Technology Dept, Univ. of Ioannina (P. Patsalas, Ε. Loidorikis,Α. Αvgeropoulos, Ν.Ε. Ζafeiropoulos, Ch.Lekka)
Lab for Surface & Interface Physics, Physics Dept, Univ. of Ioannina (Μ. Κamaratos, D. Vlachos)
Dept of Information and Communication Systems Engineering, Univ. of the Aegean (N. Konofaos)
Photonics & Optoelectronics Research Lab, Physics Dept, Univ. of Cyprus (C. Christofidis)
Electronics Dept, ΤΕΙ of Piraeus (S. Τsitomemeas)
Dept οf Sciences, ΤΕΙ of Crete (G. Κenanakis)
Ιnst. of Physical Chemistry, NCSR Demokritos (P. Falaras, C. Chochos)
● Institute of Microelectronics, NCSR Demokritos (P. Αrgitis, L. Palilis, M. Vasilopoulou)
Lab of Magnetic & Superconducting Materials, Inst. of Materials Science - NCSR Demokritos (D. Niarchos)
Theoretical & Physical Chemistry Inst, NHRF (S. Kamitsos, M. Kompitsas)
Inst. of Chemical Engineering & High Temperature Chemical Processes, FORTH/ICE-HT(V. Grigoriou)
Helmholtz Institute, Berlin, Germany (Κ.Fostiropoulos)
Blackett Lab, Dept of Physics, Imperial College of London (T. Anthopoulos)
Polymer Dept - ECPM, Univ. Louis Pasteur (G. Hadziioannou)
TNO, Holst Center, Eindhoven, The Netherlands (M. Kilitziraki)
Surface Mechanics & Tribology Lab, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Univ. of California, Berkeley, USA (K. Komvopoulos)
Material Science & Engineering Dept, Univ. of Texas, Arlington (S.Meletis)
Lab of Organic Electronics
Cornell University (G. Malliaras)
Physics & Electrical Engineering Dept
Univ. of Scranton, USA (A. Varonides)
Lab Ph.L.A.M, Univ. of Lille, France (G. Wlodarzack)
Center of Nanostructure & Functional Materials - CNMF, Dunarea de Jos University Galati, Romania (M. Viorica)
Dept of Physics, Imperial College London, UK (A. Campbell)
Dept of Physics/Applied Physics Group, NTNU, Norway, (M. Kildemo)
Dept of Physics, Minho University, Portugal (J.F. Vaz)
Marche Polytechnic University (R. Cecchini)
Chemical & Materials Dept - Applied Sciences Faculty, Universite Libre de Bruxelles (M. P. Delplancke)
● Centre for Nanosciences, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (S. Swaminathan)
ΗΟRIBA JOBIN YVON (D. Cattelan)
• PRISMA ELECTRONICS SA (P. Soukoulias, S. Katsikas, C. Fragkouli)

AIXTRON (N. Meyer)
NANOSURF (B. Pietzak)
VEECO INSTRUMENTS LTD (T. Kingshots)
LABORSCIENCE AE (P. Oikonomou)
International Technology Corporation - ITC, (S. Argyropoulos)
PRISMA ELECTRONICS SA (P. Soukoulias)
PERIDEO S.A. (P. Κarvounidis)
● ADVENT TECHNOLOGIES S.A. (G. Paloumbis)
● Inst. of Materials Science & Technology, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
(K. Jandt)
● GRF-Functional Coatings Group, Univ. of Minho, Portugal (V. Teixeira)
● Nordic Hysitron Laboratory (NHL), Faculty of Chemistry and Materials Science, Finland
(R. Nowak)
● Solarcoating Machinery Gmbh, Germany (T. Kolbusch)
● Inst of Liten/DTH/LCE, CEA, Grenoble, FRANCE (H. Rouault)
● Dept of Molecular Physics, Faculty of Chemistry, Technical University of Lodz, Portugal (J. Ulanski)
● Inst. For nanostructures, nanodevice and nanofabrication I3N, FCT-UNL, Portugal
(E. Fortunato)
● Inst. For Textile and Plastic Research (TITK), Dept. Functional Polymer Systems & Physical Research, Germany (S. Sensfuss)
● Light Technology Inst. Karlsruhe University, Germany (A. U. Putz)
● Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Science, Poland
(A. Tracz)
● Dept of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, USA(I. Kymissis)
● SITEX 45 SRL, Bucharest, Romania (D. Ulieru)
● Physical Electronics USA (J. Hammond)


B. Nanomaterials, Nanoengineering and Nanomechanics
Lab for Thin Films-Nanosystems & Nanometrology, Physics Dept, AUTh (S. Logothetidis)
Lab of Electron Microscopy, Physics Dept, AUTh (N. Flevaris, N. Frangis)
Lab for Electrical Measurements of Nanostructured Materials for Microelectronics, Physics Dept, AUTh (Ch. Dimitriadis)
Lab of Applied Physics, Physics Dept, AUTh (A.Stergiou)
Lab of Materials engineering, Chem. Eng. Dept, AUTh (S.H. Anastasiadis)
Lab of Mechanics and Materials, General Dept. of Polytechnic School, AUTh (E. Aifantis)
Lab of Biochemistry, Chemistry Dept, AUTh (D. Kiriakides, A.Pantazaki)
● Lab of General & Inorganic Chemical Technology, Chemistry Dept. AUTh (E. Deliyianni, K. Triantafyllidis)
Chemical Engineering Dept, National Technical University of Athens (Κ. Haritidis)
Femtosecond Laser Lab, Physics Dept, Univ. of Patras (P.Persefonis)
Dept of Chemistry, Univ. of Patras, (J.Kallitsis)
Lab of Embiomechanics, Mechanical Engineering & Aeronautics Dept. Univ. of Patras, (I. Misirlis)
Surface Science Lab, Univ. of Patras (S. Κennou)
Materials Science & Technology Dept, Univ. of Ioannina (P. Patsalas, Ε. Loidorikis,Α. Αvgeropoulos, Ν.Ε. Ζafeiropoulos, Ch.Lekka)
Lab of Magnetism, Dept of Physics, Univ. of Ioannina (Th. Bakas)
Lab for Surface & Interface Physics, Physics Dept, Univ. of Ioannina (Μ. Κamaratos, D. Vlachos)
Dept of Information and Communication Systems Engineering, Univ. of the Aegean (N. Konofaos)
Simulational Physics - Materials Science Theory Group, Physics Dept, Univ. of Crete & Dept. of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science & Technology, Cyprus Univ. of Technology (P. Kelires)
Materials Growth & Characterization Lab, Univ. of Cyprus, (Th. Κyratsi)
Dept οf Sciences, ΤΕΙ of Crete (G. Κenanakis)
Lab for Materials & Membranes for Environmental Applications, IPC -NCSR Demokritos (N. Kanellopoulos)
Lab of Magnetic & Superconducting Materials, Inst of Materials Science - NCSR Demokritos (D. Niarchos)
Lab of Nanofunctional & Nanocomposite Materials, IMS, NCSR Demokritos (K. Trapalis)
Inst. of Electronic Structure & Lasers, Foundation for Research & Technology(FORTH) - (G. Kiriakidis)
Short Light Wavelengths & Nanoapplications Lab, TPC Institute –NHRF (Α.Cefalas)
Carbon Based Nanostractured Materials Lab, TPCI - NHRF (N. Tagmatarchis)
Inst. Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Foundation for Research & Technology(FORTH) (Μ. Chatzinikolaidou)
Lab of Materials & Nanomechanics, School of Engineering & Electronics, Univ. of Edinburgh (V.Koutsos)
Dept. of Sciences Applied to Complex Systems, Univ. Polytechnic of Marches, Italy (F.Rustichelli)
Inst. for the Study of Nanostructured Materials, National Council of Research-CNR, Italy (M.G. Cacace)
Surface Mechanics & Tribology Lab, Dept of Mechanical Engineering, Univ of California, Berkeley (K. Komvopoulos)
Lab for Nanostructured Materials Research, Dept of Materials Science & Engineering, Rutgers Univ, New Jersey, USA (Th. Tsakalakos)
Material Science & Engineering Dept, Univ. of Texas, Arlington (S.Meletis)
• Lab of Quantum Information Processing Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration (QIPIRC), Dept of Materials, Oxford University, UK (K. Porfyrakis)
Engineering Dept, Univ. of Liverpool, UK (N. Semaltianos)
Dept. of Physics, Villanova Univ, USA (G. Papaefthymiou)
Center of Nanotechnology/Biomaterials - Application & Research,School of Engineering, Marmara Univ.Turkey (F. Nuznet)
Inst for Interdisciplinary Experimental Research, Faculty of Physics, Univ Babes-Bolyai, Romania (S. Viorica)
Lab Ph.L.A.M, Univ. of Lille, France (G. Wlodarzack)
Dept of Functional Inorganic Materials, Inst of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russia (A. Rostislav)
Center of Nanostructure & Functional Materials - CNMF, Dunarea de Jos University Galati, Romania (M. Viorica)
Dept of Physics, Shamyakin State Pedagogical University, Mozyr, Belarus
(Α. Pinchook)
Dept of Physics, Imperial College London, UK (A. Campbell)
Dept of Physics, Minho University, Portugal (J.F. Vaz)
Marche Polytechnic University (R. Cecchini)
Chemical & Materials Dept - Applied Sciences Faculty, Universite Libre de Bruxelles (M. P. Delplancke)
Ceramics & Refractories Technological Development Company, (C. Stournaras)
PyroGenesis, (M. Vardavoulias)
MICRO MATERIALS LTD (H. Denise)
SWEREA IVF (I. Chronakis)
VEECO INSTRUMENTS LTD (T. Kingshots)
LABORSCIENCE AE (P. Oikonomou)
International Technology Corporation - ITC, (S. Argyropoulos)
ΝΑΝΟCOSMOS, (V. Stelliou)
• NANOMEGAS SPRC, (S. Νikolopoulos)
PERIDEO S.A. (P. Κarvounidis)
● Kplus (V. Matskos)
● Inst. of Materials Science & Technology, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
(K. Jandt)
● Physics. Dept, Faculty of Science, J.E. Purkinje University, Checz Republic (J. Pavlik)
● Nanotechnology & Integrated Bioengineering Centre (NIBEC), University of Ulster, UK
(P. Papakonstantinou)
● Materials Development Dept, Inst of Fraunhofer IVV, Germany (K. Noller)
● Nanocomposites Lab, Cornell University, USA (E. Giannelis)
● Nordic Hysitron Laboratory (NHL), Faculty of Chemistry and Materials Science, Finland
(R. Nowak)
● Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Science, Poland
(A. Tracz)
• PRISMA ELECTRONICS SA (P. Soukoulias, S. Katsikas, C. Fragkouli)
● Dept of Molecular Physics, Faculty of Chemistry, Technical University of Lodz, Portugal (J. Ulanski)
● Physics Dept, Porto University, Portugal (R. Queiros)
● Inst. For nanostructures, nanodevice and nanofabrication I3N, FCT-UNL, Portugal
(E. Fortunato)
● SITEX 45 SRL, Bucharest, Romania (D. Ulieru)


C. Nanobiotechnology and Nanomedicine
Lab for Thin Films-Nanosystems & Nanometrology, Physics Dept, AUTh (S. Logothetidis)
Lab of Biochemistry, Chemistry Dept, AUTh (D. Kiriakides, A.Pantazaki)
Lab of Structural Biochemistry, Chemistry Dept, AUTh (D. Choli-Papadopoulou)
ΟΒΕ-net Network & Lab of Inorganic Chemistry
Chemistry Dept, AUTh (A. Denrinou-Samara)
Lab of General Microbiology, Biology Dept, AUTh (M.Arsenakis)
Lab of General Biology & Genetic Material Identification, Biology Dept, AUTh (Z. Scouras & M. Yiagkou)
Lab for Organic Chemistry, Chemistry Section, Chemical Engineering Dept, AUTh (M. Liakopoulou Kyriakidou)
Lab B' Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering Dept, AUTh (C. Kiparissidis)
Lab of Actinology, Medical School, AUTh (A. Dimitriadis)
Lab for Cardiovascular Engineering & Atherosclerosis, Medical School, AUTh (I. Giannoglou)
Lab of Medical Informatics, Medical School, AUTh (D. Koufogiannis, N.Maglaveras, P.Bamidis)
Lab of Pharmacology, Dept of Pharmaceutical Sciences, AUTh (A. Tsiftsoglou)
Orthopaedics-General Hospital Papageorgiou (F. Sayegh-ΑUth)
● Medical School AUTh (G. Koliakos)
Lab of Embiomechanics, Mechanical Engineering & Aeronautics Dept, Univ. of Patras, (I. Misirlis)
Lab of Magnetism, Dept of Physics, Univ. of Ioannina (Th. Bakas)
Dept of Materials Science & Technology
Univ. of Grete (A. Mitraki)
• PRISMA ELECTRONICS SA (P. Soukoulias, S. Katsikas, C. Fragkouli)
Dept of Molecular Biology & Genetics, D.U.T. Αlexandroupolis (Ν. Glykos)
Inst of Agrobiotechnology- INA, CERTH (A. Tsaftaris)
Inst. Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Foundation for Research & Technology(FORTH) (Μ. Chatzinikolaidou)
Dept of Sciences Applied to Complex Systems, Univ. Polytechnic of Marches, Italy (F.Rustichelli)
Inst for the Study of Nanostructured Materials, National Council of Research-CNR, Italy (M.G. Cacace)
Lab for Nanostructured Materials Research - LNMR, Dept of Materials Science & Engineering, Rutgers Univ, New Jersey, USA (Th.Tsakalakos)
Surface Mechanics & Tribology Lab, Dept of Mechanical Engineering, Univ of California, Berkeley, USA (K.Komvopoulos)
Lab of Organic Electronics
Cornell University, USA (G. Malliaras)
Dept. of Physics, Villanova Univ, USA (G. Papaefthymiou)
Center of Nanotechnology/Biomaterials - Application & Research,School of Engineering, Marmara Univ.Turkey (F. Nuznet)
Inst for Interdisciplinary Experimental Research, Faculty of Physics, Univ Babes-Bolyai, Romania (S. Viorica)
Center of Nanostructure & Functional Materials - CNMF, Dunarea de Jos University Galati, Romania (M. Viorica)
BIONOVA E.E (A. Pavlou)
SWEREA IVF (I. Chronakis)
VEECO INSTRUMENTS LTD (T. Kingshots)
LABORSCIENCE AE (P. Oikonomou)
KARYO Ltd (Th. Papadopoulos)
ΝΑΝΟCOSMOS, (V. Stelliou)
● Dept of Biological Application & Technologies, University of Ioannina
(I. Pavlidis)
● Inst. Of Radioisotopes & Radiodiagnostic Products, NCSR Demokritos
(P. Bouzioti)
● Inst. of Materials Science & Technology, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
(K. Jandt)
● Nanotechnology & Integrated Bioengineering Centre (NIBEC), University of Ulster, UK
(P. Papakonstantinou)
● GRF-Functional Coatings Group, Univ. of Minho, Portugal (V. Teixeira)
● D. CHATZOPOULOU M.D. Pathologist (D. Chatzopoulou)
● SITEX 45 SRL, Bucharest, Romania (D. Ulieru)
 
D. Nanotechnology in Energy & Environment
Lab for Thin Films-Nanosystems & Nanometrology, Physics Dept, AUTh (S. Logothetidis)
Lab of Aerosol , Particle Technology, CERTH & AUTh (A.Konstantopoulos)
Lab of General & Inorganic Chemistry, Chemistry Dept, AUTh (K. Triantafyllidis)
Lab B' Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering Dept, AUTh (C. Kiparissidis)
Materials Science & Technology Dept, Univ. of Ioannina (P. Patsalas, Ε. Loidorikis,Α. Αvgeropoulos, Ν.Ε. Ζafeiropoulos, Ch.Lekka)
Lab of Magnetism, Dept of Physics, Univ. of Ioannina (Th. Bakas)
Lab for Surface & Interface Physics, Physics Dept, Univ. of Ioannina (Μ. Κamaratos, D. Vlachos)
Lab of Magnetic & Superconducting Materials, Inst of Materials Science - NCSR Demokritos (D. Niarchos)
Lab for Materials & Membranes for Environmental Applications, IPC - NCSR Demokritos (N. Kanellopoulos)
Electronics Dept, ΤΕΙ of Piraeus (S. Τsitomemeas)
Dept οf Sciences, ΤΕΙ of Crete (G. Κenanakis)
Inorganic Materials Laboratory, CERTH / CPERI (V. Zaspalis)
Carbon Based Nanostractured Materials Lab,TPCI – NHRF (N. Tagmatarchis)
Surface Mechanics & Tribology Lab, Dept of Mechanical Engineering, Univ of California, Berkeley, USA (K. Komvopoulos)
Lab of Quantum Information Processing Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration (QIPIRC), Dept of Materials, Oxford University, UK (K. Porfyrakis)
Lab of Organic Electronics
Cornell University (G. Malliaras)
Physics & Electrical Engineering Dept
Univ. of Scranton, USA (A. Varonides)
Center of Nanostructure & Functional Materials - CNMF, Dunarea de Jos University Galati, Romania (M. Viorica)
Dept of Physics/Applied Physics Group, NTNU, Norway, (M. Kildemo)
Dept of Physics, Minho University, Portugal (J.F. Vaz)
● Centre for Nanosciences, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (S. Swaminathan)
INTECS (P. Giannoulis)
VEECO INSTRUMENTS LTD (T. Kingshots)
LABORSCIENCE AE (P. Oikonomou)
● Inst. of Materials Science & Technology, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
(K. Jandt)
● Nanotechnology & Integrated Bioengineering Centre (NIBEC), University of Ulster, UK
(P. Papakonstantinou)
• PRISMA ELECTRONICS SA (P. Soukoulias, S. Katsikas, C. Fragkouli)
● Lab of Quality Control of Materials, Dept of Analytical Chemistry, Univ. Polytechnic of Bucharest (A. Catrinel)
● Nanocomposites Lab, Cornell University, USA (E. Giannelis)
● GRF-Functional Coatings Group, Univ. of Minho, Portugal (V. Teixeira)
● Physics Dept, Porto University, Portugal (R. Queiros)
● Solarcoating Machinery Gmbh, Germany (T. Kolbusch)
● Inst. For Textile and Plastic Research (TITK), Dept. Functional Polymer Systems & Physical Research, Germany (S. Sensfuss)
● Inst of Liten/DTH/LCE, CEA, Grenoble, FRANCE (H. Rouault)
● SITEX 45 SRL, Bucharest, Romania (D. Ulieru)

E. Nanometrology & Tools at Nanoscale
Lab for Thin Films-Nanosystems & Nanometrology, Physics Dept, AUTh (S. Logothetidis)
Lab of Electron Microscopy, Physics Dept, AUTh (N. Frangis)
Lab of Laser Spectroscopy&High Pressure Physics, G. Dept. AUTh (G. Kourouklis)
Lab of Electronics, Physics Dept, AUTh (Th. Laopoulos, S. Siskos)
Lab of Medical Informatics, Medical School, AUTh (D. Koufogiannis, N. Maglaveras, P. Bamidis)
Femtosecond Laser Lab,Physics Dept, Univ of Patras (P.Persefonis)
Surface Mechanics & Tribology Lab, Dept of Mechanical Engineering, Univ of California, Berkeley, USA (K. Komvopoulos)
Dept of Physics/Applied Physics Group, NTNU, Norway, (M. Kildemo)
MICRO MATERIALS LTD (H. Denise)
NANOSURF (B. Pietzak)
TECHNOSYSTEMS LV (P. Luskinovich)
DFM-Danish Fundamental Metrology (P.E. Hansen)
VEECO INSTRUMENTS LTD (T. Kingshots)
NANOMEGAS SPRC, (S. Νikolopoulos)
● Inst. of Materials Science & Technology, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
(K. Jandt)
● Nordic Hysitron Laboratory (NHL), Faculty of Chemistry and Materials Science, Finland
(R. Nowak)
● Agilent Technologies, USA (M. Fenner)
● Physical Electronics USA (J. Hammond)


F. Theoretical & Computational Modeling at the Nanoscale
Lab of Modeling & Simulation, Physics Dept, AUTh (H. Polatoglou)
Lab of Mechanics & Materials, General Dept. of Polytechnic School, AUTh (E. Aifantis)
Dept of Electrical & Computer Engineering, AUTh (A. Hatzopoulos)
Chemical Engineering Dept, National Technical University of Athens (Κ. Haritidis)
Simulational Physics - Materials Science Theory Group, Physics Dept, Univ. of Crete & Dept. of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science & Technology, Cyprus Univ. of Technology(P. Kelires)
Materials Science & Technology Dept, Univ. of Ioannina (P. Patsalas, Ε. Loidorikis,Α. Αvgeropoulos, Ν.Ε. Ζafeiropoulos, Ch.Lekka)
Dept of Molecular Biology & Genetics, D.U.T. Αlexandroupolis (Ν. Glykos)
Theoretical & Physical Chemistry Inst, NHRF (S. Kamitsos, M. Kampitsas)
Nanostructures Lab, Fac. of Physics, Belgrade Univ.Serbia (M.Damnjanovic)
Surface Mechanics & Tribology Lab, Dept of Mechanical Engineering, Univ of California, Berkeley, USA (K.Komvopoulos)
Physics & Electrical Engineering Dept
Univ. of Scranton, USA (A. Varonides)
Dept of Physics, Concordia University, Canada (P. Vasilopoulos)
Dept of Physics, Vanderbilt University, NashVille, Tennesse, USA (S.T. Pantelides)
School of Engineering & Applied Sciences (SEAS) & Dept of Physics, Harvard University, USA (E. Kaxiras)
Dept of Physics, Iowa State University, USA (M. C. Tringides)
Dept of Physics, Minho University, Portugal (J.F. Vaz)
VEECO INSTRUMENTS LTD (T. Kingshots)
● Nordic Hysitron Laboratory (NHL), Faculty of Chemistry and Materials Science, Finland
(R. Nowak)
● Dept of Molecular Physics, Faculty of Chemistry, Technical University of Lodz, Portugal (J. Ulanski)
● Light Technology Inst. Karlsruhe University, Germany (A. U. Putz)