Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-actions-marie-curie-participations-et-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Projet MOF4CO2 (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2023)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Existing CO2 capture technologies, such as amine-based absorption and cryogenic distillation, face challenges and problems including high energy requirements, large infrastructure needs, and high costs. These technologies often require significant retrofitting or integration into existing industrial processes, limiting their scalability and commercial viability. In contrast, the utilization of MOFs (Metal-Organic Frameworks) for CO2 capture has garnered significant interest due to the numerous advantages they offer compared to other materials such as high adsorption capacity, selectivity, tunability, regenerability, and potential for direct utilization, making MOFs a promising solution for efficient and effective CO2 capture. However, it is challenging to design MOF materials with extremely high CO2 capture capacity, gas selectivity, and water stability along with moderate regeneration energy as water dissociation causes hydroxyl-poisoning that impairs CO2 sorption by both high temperature and moisture exposure. Additionally, the high energy consumption during blowdown and evacuation steps for the process cycle of MOFs need to be improved to ensure long-term performance. The novelty of this work lies in its ability to strengthen the interaction between CO2 molecules and the MOF structure through an innovative dual activation method, utilizing both N and S atoms. This approach surpasses conventional single-atom activation in MOFs, resulting in enhanced binding. Furthermore, the incorporation of Lewis Base Sites (LBSs) has become increasingly popular for reducing the energy needed for MOF regeneration, consequently improving CO2 binding affinity, selectivity, and reversibility. Advanced thermal modeling will be employed to analyze the dynamic processes of CO2 adsorption/desorption, sweep gas, and dry-out sequences. This modeling considers both the mechanical and chemical properties of the synthesized MOF.

Mots clés : hydrophobic mofs, selectivity, co2 capture, thermal stability, regeneration

Participants :
- Université d'Aalborg (Danemark) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 230774.4 €
- Haldor Topsoe (Denmark) (Danemark) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
Projet EASED-CP (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2021)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - Global Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Cerebral Palsy (CP) is the most common physical disability in childhood and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is one of its most common and impactful comorbidities. Proper identification of ASD in CP is clinically important but state-of-the-art diagnostic methods rely on behavioural symptoms that overlap with the motor and speech difficulties seen in CP. This makes ASD diagnosis very challenging and limits the validity and usability of standardized clinical instruments. Consequently, some children with CP go undiagnosed and without important support for their ASD. Others can be falsely diagnosed by, for example, being physically unable to complete assessments. This has detrimental effects and results in resource misallocation. EASED-CP will establish the next-generation gold-standard clinical tools for assessment of ASD symptoms in CP. Current clinical and research practices for ASD assessment in children with CP will be reviewed and experts surveyed. Consensus clinical guidelines and an adapted standardized instrument for ASD assessment in CP will be co-developed though a Delphi process, implemented, and tested. This will be enabled by a cross-cultural international collaboration of pioneers in ASD (University of California San Francisco, outgoing phase), CP (University of Barcelona, return phase) and instrument validation (Hogrefe TEA Ediciones, placement). My current clinical and research expertise in the psychological characteristics of children with CP, interdisciplinary profile and previous success building international collaborations makes me the perfect fit to lead this project. Through EASED-CP I will connect with a broad international expert network and develop a unique collection of expertise. This includes completing exceptional-quality training in test-building methods and ASD assessments. Overall, the cooperation of these leading research centres is expected to have a tremendous impact on the understanding and diagnosis of ASD in CP.

Mots clés : cerebral palsy autism spectrum disorder disability diagnosis standardised instruments guidelines consensus differential diagnosis

Participants :
- Université de Barcelone (Espagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 330428.88 €
- University of California System (Etats-Unis) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Tea ediciones sa (Espagne) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
Projet CAUSAL-STORY (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Environment and Geosciences
Statut du projet : SIGNED

In South America (SA), droughts and heat extremes can have devastating impacts, in particular for agriculture and urban areaIn South America (SA), droughts and heat extremes can have devastating impacts, in particular for agriculture and urban areas. Currently, effective adaptation is yet often not possible because near term (seasonal-to-decadal) predictions produced by climate models are highly uncertain. Achieving progress on these critical time-scales is particularly difficult due to a lack of understanding of the combined role of thermodynamic changes and changes in large-scale circulation which can be forced or due to natural variability. To address this, I will combine storyline approaches with causal inference and climate modeling to provide a comprehensive storyline description of plausible near term changes in the Southern Hemisphere large-scale circulation and the associated regional drought and heat extreme impacts in SA. These storylines will be targeted to inform agriculture and urban adaptation and will be strongly grounded on physical process understanding. Open access data and code to allow flexible adaptation of the methodology to other regions of the SH will be provided. The expected outcomes of this activity include high-impact publications, delivery of policy-relevant information to key stakeholders in South America, open access data and code and educational/computational resources for climate service providers. Throughout this activity, I will broaden my research scope and skills, gain training in leadership roles and strengthen my scientific network. This will make me a very competitive candidate for independent research positions in physical climate science and interdisciplinary climate adaptation initiatives. Overall, the initiative will impact our understanding of the Southern Hemisphere near term changes and regional impacts, which is critical for the socio-ecological adaptation of the Global South thus contributing to climate justice.

Mots clés : drought, heat extremes, causality, storylines, climate change

Participants :
- Université polytechnique de Catalogne (Espagne) — Partner, associated partner, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €
- National oceanic and atmospheric administration - oceanic and atmospheric research (noaa oar) (Etats-Unis) — Partner, associated partner, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de Leipzig (Allemagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 202125.12 €
Projet BhutIdBuddh (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2021)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : CLOSED

This research project is an investigation of identity- and nation-building in eighteenth-century Bhutan with a particular focus on the agency of Buddhist masters as important diplomats and Bhutan's entangled history with Tibet. This will enable a novel understanding of Bhutan's religious and political history, particularly its Buddhism-induced development model of Gross National Happiness (GNH) that has not yet received systematic historical analysis in religious studies in Europe despite its global popularity as an example of alternative sustainable economic models. Furthermore, for the first time, Bhutan's historical role in linking South Asia, the British Raj, and East Asia will be systematically addressed. The research output will significantly advance both fields - that of Tibetology and religious studies. The innovative research design combines historical-philological methods by analyzing a thus far untranslated corpus of Bhutanese/Tibetan primary sources with a theoretical framework from religious studies focusing on identity and social differentiation. Therefore, the project is in its methodology, output, and impact inter-disciplinary. The researcher will produce a draft for a single monograph publication for habilitation in Germany. The proposed project involves as the researcher a German Tibetologist trained in Germany, Canada, India, and Bhutan reintegrating to Germany to work with a religious/Buddhist studies scholar at Leipzig University. This will enable substantial training for the researcher in religious studies and impactful two-way knowledge exchange between the researcher and the host institution due to the international experience of the researcher. An intersectional secondment at The British Library Endangered Archives Programme (London) will provide further Tibetological training in (digital) archival work, palaeography, and codicology, and produce globally accessible research data about this digitized Bhutanese/Tibetan primary source corpus.

Mots clés : buddhism, religious studies, tibetology, identity, nation building, agency, modernity, asia, bhutan, himalaya, gross national happiness, entangled history, secularity, social differentiation

Participants :
- British Library (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, associated partner, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de Leipzig (Allemagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 189687.36 €
Projet MAX4LES (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2022)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Molten salt-air heat exchanger thermal sizing design influences the performance and, in turn, the cost-effectiveness of a range of emerging technologies (such as concentrated solar power integrated pumped thermal energy storage, process heating, and high-temperature processes like H2 production) supporting the green transition. As per 2019 reports, worldwide power generation capacity from molten salt storage in CSP plants was 60 GWh (thermal) and is expected to rise several folds by 2030 [1]. The primary goal of MAX4LES is to develop and provide a scientific benchmark for the optimal design of molten salt-air shell and tube heat exchangers. I aim to identify the cause and effect of freezing and time required for melting the solidified molten salt inside the tubes of molten salt-air heat exchangers. And to propose selective coatings to avoid the salt deposition on the tubes to prevent clogging that might lead to reduced performance and/or cause structural damage. The project outcomes will bridge the existing knowledge gap and support the future development of molten salt-air heat exchangers. The training at the host, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark, secondment at Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands, and the short stay and cooperation with the industrial partner, Aalborg CSP, Denmark, will provide me with the ideal technical, ethical, and cultural exchange and significantly strengthen my future career prospects. The intersectoral approach will provide the basis for implementing the research outcomes commercially. Overall, the project will set a foundation for me to continue focusing my expertise and skills to contribute toward meeting the long-term European Union’s (EU’s) Net-Zero decarbonization goals by 2030.

Mots clés : heat exchangers freezing melting computational fluid dynamics

Participants :
- Université technique du Danemark (Danemark) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 230774.4 €
- Université de technologie d'Eindhoven (Pays-Bas) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
Projet PCPanCel (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2022)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Chemistry
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Understanding the relationship between the structure of drug formulations and their function is of utmost importance for the prediction of treatment outcome. This has become highly apparent from the recent development of lipid nanoparticle-based vaccines to prevent COVID infections. It has also become clear that many questions remain which require a robust approach to this exciting field of nanomedicine. This project aims at precisely modulating supramolecular nanovaccines, systematically investigating their interaction with immune cells, and finally establishing the relationship between the physicochemical properties and the immune response pathways. The supramolecular nanovaccines will exploit block copolymer vesicles (polymersomes) as scaffolds which will be decorated with immune active (antigenic and adjuvant) oligopeptides on their surface. Such minimized supramolecular vaccine design enables flexibility with regard to physicochemical properties in terms of size, shape and surface character. The interaction of this library of nanovaccines with immune cells will provide a deeper insight in how different immune responses can be provoked. By precisely controlling the physicochemical properties of the nanovaccines, the project will explain cascade signalling pathways on both the cellular- and molecular level, with as final target to aid in vaccine design for especially tumor immunotherapy.

Mots clés : supramolecular nanostructure physicochemical property nanovaccine immune response tumor immunotherapy

Participants :
- Université de technologie d'Eindhoven (Pays-Bas) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 203464.32 €
Projet CEROBI (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2022)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Environment and Geosciences
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The increasing frequency and intensity of droughts in response to climate change threaten the capability of forests to act as climate regulators and carbon sinks. Currently, Land Surface Models (LSMs), the terrestrial components of climate models used to make climate projections, underestimate severity of and the recovery time from droughts. Therefore, credible and reliable climate projections, require improving the realism of forests drought response in the LSMs. CEROBI will address this problem by using carbon isotopes in tree rings and in the atmosphere to constrain model parameters related to ecosystem response and resilience to droughts. This objective will be achieved through four key steps using the ORCHIDEE LSM, although the methods developed throughout the project will be applicable to any LSM. First, I will add a few missing processes required to fully represent the carbon isotopic composition of tree rings in LSMs. Second, I will eval-uate the drought response and resilience of forests in ORCHIDEE using various kind of carbon isotope data. Third, I will identify the key model parameters controlling the drought response. Finally, using Bayesian techniques, I will assimilate carbon isotopes measurements at eddy-covariance sites and in tree-rings to calibrate these key model parameters. The newly calibrated ORCHIDEE LSM will be run globally during the period 2000-2100 under a range of Shared Socioeconomic Pathways CO2 emissions scenario to assess the long-term impact of droughts on the carbon and water cycles. The project is designed to exert my skills in atmospheric photosynthetic tracers and to develop my knowledge of ecosystem processes while generating highimpact results. The fellowship will be a springboard to become an independent leading researcher in the fields of the carbon and water cycles.

Mots clés : droughts, carbon cycle, modelling, forest, isotope, data assimilation, land surface model

Participants :
- Université libre d'Amsterdam (Pays-Bas) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 187624.32 €
- Wageningen University & Research (Pays-Bas) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
Projet HOME (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2021)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Despite the increase in climate-induced migration studies, research on the topic seems to be a prerogative of researchers from the Global North focusing on case studies in the Global South. In particular, research on climate change, environment and human mobility is underrepresented in European cases, despite the increasing number of small scale disasters that displace communities in Europe every year. European countries are far from being immune to the effects of climate change and natural disasters and, just in the recent years, extreme weather events have displaced hundreds of thousands of people across Europe. Nonetheless, stories of environmental-induced mobility often remain undetected in the European context. HOME will contribute to address this geographical bias and it will adopt a political ecology approach to focus both on local experiences and practices of environmental changes and mobility in the European context, and on how they are nested in power dynamics that produce unequal distribution of climate change effects and shape im/mobility decision-making responses. On a societal level, this can better inform public policies and strengthening disaster risk and climate change adaptation governance. Portugal has been identified as an exploratory case-study with a focus on the effects of slow-onset events (e.g. sea level rise – SLR) and sudden-onset events (e.g. wildfires) on human im/mobility. The action will be conducted by the fellow Dr. Michele Dalla Fontana at the Environmental Policy Group at the Wageningen University (The Netherlands) under the supervision of Dr. Ingrid Boas, a renowned expert in the field of climate change-human mobility nexus. A secondment period of eight months is foreseen at the Institute of Social Sciences at the University of Lisbon (Portugal) under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Luisa Schmidt, who combines expertise in climate change adaptation and risks with a profound knowledge of the Portuguese context.

Mots clés : human mobility climate change environmental change climate change adaptation disaster risk reduction, sea level rise wildfires political ecology european context human displacement

Participants :
- Université de Lisbonne (Portugal) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Wageningen University & Research (Pays-Bas) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 203464.32 €
Projet MAFNET (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2021)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : CLOSED

The question driving the project From Keyboard Warrior to Digital Army: Mapping Far-Right Networked Publics (MAFNET) focuses on how far-right online communities recruit, radicalize, and mobilize in response to policy regulations on extremism and terrorism by technology companies. In this project, I will study the effects of tech company policy responses on far-right users by utilizing a comparative focus across North America, Europe, and India. Studying across these contexts will illustrate the differing ways in which far-right users adapt and respond to policies aimed to hinder their activity online. Although tech companies operate globally, policy teams develop local approaches for addressing extremist content on their platforms, often guided by national and regional legal frameworks. This project utilizes an innovative research design in determining the reciprocal relationship between how far-right users act on platforms (shifting from individual to collective action) and the ways in which tech company policies react to far-right activity on their platforms, thus shaping far-right adaptation techniques online. I combine a digital ethnographic approach towards studying online behaviour of far-right users with qualitative interviews and focus groups of tech company policy employees. This project will elucidate the processes of far-right online community building, contributing to scholarship on digital cultures, media governance and regulation, and social movements. It will provide insight for policymakers, practitioners, and tech companies on countering radicalization and recruitment into the far-right, as well as effective approaches to challenging far-right propaganda.

Mots clés : far right extremism platform governance

Participants :
- Global internet forum to counter terrorism (Etats-Unis) — Partner, associated partner, Autres, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de Tilbourg (Pays-Bas) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 203464.32 €
Projet GreenEgg (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Chemistry
Statut du projet : SIGNED

This project addresses the urgent need for sustainable and nutritious food sources to meet the demands of a rapidly growing population by harnessing the potential of duckweed species, aquatic plants known for their high-quality protein content. While traditional plant proteins have made progress, emerging sources like duckweed offer the potential to revolutionize food systems. Despite its nutritional benefits, duckweed remains underutilized in food product development. This research aims to close this gap by employing novel protein extraction techniques, specifically pulsed electric field (PEF) and ultrasound technology, both recognized for enhancing protein yield. Through a comprehensive analysis of the techno-functional and structural properties of duckweed proteins, the study seeks to fully unlock its potential. By developing green egg analogues from duckweed protein as a value-added ingredient, this project contributes toward sustainable, high-quality food systems, addressing future food security and improving nutrition for generations to come. Furthermore, the successful development of these egg analogues has the potential to influence future food product innovation, providing healthier and environmentally conscious alternatives that align with global sustainability efforts.

Mots clés : rubisco protein, emulsion gel technology, plant based egg analogue alternative, sustainable protein sources

Participants :
- Wageningen University & Research (Pays-Bas) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 217076.16 €