MASK
Materials and Advanced Sensor Knowledge Exchange
| Coordinatore | DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY
Organization address
address: Glasnevin contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Ireland [IE] |
| Totale costo | 403˙200 € |
| EC contributo | 201˙600 € |
| Programma | FP7-PEOPLE
Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) |
| Code Call | FP7-PEOPLE-2010-IRSES |
| Funding Scheme | MC-IRSES |
| Anno di inizio | 2011 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2011-06-03 - 2015-06-02 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY
Organization address
address: Glasnevin contact info |
IE (DUBLIN) | coordinator | 100˙800.00 |
| 2 |
Nome Ente NON disponibile
Organization address
address: COURS FAURIEL 158 contact info |
FR (SAINT ETIENNE CEDEX) | participant | 50˙400.00 |
| 3 |
ABO AKADEMI
Organization address
address: DOMKYRKOTORGET 3 contact info |
FI (ABO) | participant | 50˙400.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'This exchange programme brings together well established research teams from three European and three Australian Universities with complementary skills and knowledge, who have a clearly demonstrable commitment to research networking, and management of complex research programmes involving multiple partners. These teams together have extensive research experience ranging across fundamental materials science, sensor R&D, device prototyping and separation science – research areas that are in themselves inherently multidisciplinary. Perhaps even more importantly, their research impacts significantly in applications critical to the future of society, such as energy generation and storage, advanced microfluidics, biomimetic sensing platforms, biomedical implants, distributed environmental sensing (air/water), smart textiles and personal health monitoring. The team leaders are convinced that we are currently on the cusp of a tremendous opportunity for science and engineering together to realise a world of new devices and services in these application domains, based on fundamental knowledge of new materials, and the rapidly emerging demand of market driven by aging populations, unsustainable healthcare costs, concern for the environment, and the need for new technologies to replace fossil fuel energy sources. Furthermore, it is clear that progress must be rapid, and this will require a new type of researcher, experienced across disciplines, techniques and equipment, and with a network of established personal contacts already in place. Our central goal is a build a body of such researchers who will contribute significantly to future research and innovation, and who will appreciate the need for strong alignment between basic and applied research, and the need for close links between academia and industry in order to ensure that ideas are effectively translated into innovative devices and services.'
Descrizione progetto (Article)
Science and engineering may be able to realise a range of opportune new technologies, for which there is or will be great need. If so, then some believe that a new type of multi-disciplined and networked researcher will fulfil the promise.
Developing such researchers is the philosophy behind the EU-funded 'Materials and advanced sensor knowledge exchange' (MASK) project. The project includes three European partners in association with three Australian universities. The main goal is to build a group of researchers who will contribute significantly to future research and innovation, and who also align well with industry.
The ultimate purpose is to ensure that ideas translate into products or services. MASK aims to foster exchanges, and to include visitors in research and training activities. Research covers three broad themes: adaptive and responsive materials, prototype/technology design and analytical methods/characterisation. The four-year undertaking runs until June 2015.
As of the end of the second year, MASK has realised six visits from Europe to Australia and 31 visits in reverse. The publication count totalled 48, including 36 oral conference presentations and 10 posters. The project has participated in 25 seminars, 2 workshops, and 9 training courses.
MASK will result in skills development for young researchers that foster research innovation. The project will have also connected the researchers to a global knowledge network on themes of energy management and environmental monitoring.