Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-actions-marie-curie-participations-et-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Projet IGNIS (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2015)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Fire-induced explosive spalling (violent peeling-off of concrete surface) is a major drawback of modern high-performance and high-strength concrete. Tunnels and buildings have been seen to experience catastrophic failure due to fire spalling of concrete, leading to huge economic costs and potential loss of life. Recent EU directives and legislation require adequate addressing of the spalling problem in any new project and all major existing road tunnels need to be upgraded. However, fire spalling still remains one of the least well understood aspects of concrete behaviour and the need to fill this knowledge gap has significantly increased, due to the increasing demand of infrastructure and materials that are sensitive to spalling. Therefore, the research community has set fire spalling as a research priority; a RILEM Technical Committee (TC256-SPF) has been dedicated to this topic. This research aims to develop a better understanding of the complex mechanism behind fire spalling as well as a novel sustainable spalling-mitigation solution by using waste fibres recovered from end-of-life tyres. If successful, this will enable manufactured polymer fibres, currently used to prevent fire-induced spalling, to be replaced with a reused product of equal or better performance, thereby providing a possible annual reduction of 0.5 million tonnes of CO2 in an EU market worth about £50 million per annum. The fire spalling risk will be investigated through high-temperature slab tests. The test data will be used to develop a predictive numerical model. The host organisation has world-leading expertise in the fields of fire engineering and sustainable concrete technology and it is current coordinating an EU project (ANAGENNISI) on the reuse of tyre components in concrete for ambient temperature applications. This project, along with training schemes available at the host organization, will be a unique opportunity for the fellow to develop his career as an independent researcher.

Mots clés : fire induced spalling, concrete, tyre recycling

Participants :
- University of Sheffield (Royaume-Uni) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 195454.8 €
Projet FUSE (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2020)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Chemistry
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Fluorine-containing functional groups have become of crucial importance for medicinal and agrochemical applications. The incorporation of these moieties into molecular structures allows for significant opportunities to take advantage of bioisosterism as well as to fine-tune the chemical or pharmacological properties of a desired molecule. The objective of the FUSE project is to pioneer a novel approach for the preparation of fluorinated and chiral skipped dienes bearing a quaternary carbon stereocenter. Developing methodologies for these elusive compounds allows for a wide range of synthetic post-transformations and they thus serve as valuable building blocks in synthetic chemistry and pharmaceutical development programs. The project will expand the chemical space of hydrofluoroolefins (HFOs) and utilize these fourth-generation refrigerants as readily available and inexpensive starting materials. To achieve the challenging targets, a mild, visible-light photoredox based dual catalytic approach is utilized using earth-abundant (cobalt) first-row transitional metal catalysis. As such, the replacement of the typically hazardous metal reagents utilized in the state of the art and minimizing chemical waste is forecasted. The proposed programme will be carried out in close cooperation with an industrial partner in order to provide a new flow strategy for constructing these skipped fluorodiene scaffolds. This ambitious and innovative project will contribute to propagate the sustainability and reinforce the application potential of HFOs for academic and industrial applications. The project merges multidisciplinary aspects with intersectorial knowledge transfer, enabling the transition to more sustainable development in the fine chemical and pharmaceutical sector.

Mots clés : chirality, fluorinated olefins, defluorination, medicinal chemistry, bioisosterism, earth abundant metal catalysis, sustainable development, reaction mechanism, high throughput experimentation

Participants :
- Institut Català d'Investigació Química (Espagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 160932.48 €
Projet NUCLITEX (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2017)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Focusing on the case of nuclear power in Cold War Italy, this research project analyses the transnsation dynamics of knowledge production involving political elites, official and unofficial scientific experts, the associative milieu, and the public sphere. It covers the period going from the beginning of Italy’s nuclear programme in the early 1950s, to the referendum of 1987 that marked the end of Italy’s nuclear programme. It investigates how Italian experts and counter-experts built their own knowledge(s) through weaving transnational links with other European countries and with the USA; how they navigated forms of public engagement to advance or challenge nuclear power programmes; and how they tried to produce and legitimate, or dismiss, alternative types of knowledge and expertise on the environmental and health risks of nuclear energy in Italy. While it focuses on an existing trend in the science and technology studies, it does so in relation to a EU country – Italy - a historical period – post-1960s - and a form of energy – nuclear - that have not yet been explored by academic studies. By adopting an interdisciplinary approach joining methods and theories from the history of technology and the STS, the project intends to enable academics and analysts to understand more fully the interactions between officials, scientists, and publics in nuclear affairs.

Mots clés : nuclear energy, expertise, italy, social movements, history of energy

Participants :
- Autonomous University of Barcelona (Espagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 158121.6 €
Projet YouthLangCult (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2020)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - Global Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : TERMINATED

Focusing on the case of urban youth styles in Duala, Cameroon, this research project will analyze the role of language and cultural practices in the construction of youth social identities in postcolonial Africa, at the crossroads of gender and race power relations. It will also analyze the forms and meanings of subaltern cosmopolitanisms at work in these multilingual and multicultural practices. My research will take three different angles. First, I will describe how gender identities are constructed through the use of Camfranglais, a hybrid youth language, while taking into account the multilingual and multi-semiotic dimensions of youth language practices. Second, I will analyze the construction of subaltern cosmopolitanisms through these youth linguistic, bodily, cultural practices, and their social meanings in the context of postcoloniality and globalization. I will show how, through processes of 'whitening', these young people can negotiate in interaction among a variety of racialized and gendered subjective positionings. Third, I will analyze the discursive processes of creating boundaries between ideological constructs such as 'languages', 'registers' or 'styles' in young people's reflexive discourses about language practices. I will also shed the light on the tensions between these discourses and youth semiotic practices observed in situ. Thus, I will propose a more in-depth understanding of the ambivalencies of racialized and gendered youth subjectivities as produced by postcolonial power relationships in a globalized economy. Methodologically, this project is highly innovative in that it combines Sociolinguistics, Language Contact, Linguistic and Semiotic Anthropology,Visual Anthropology, Anthropology of Youth, Anthropology of Globalization, Postcolonial Studies, Race and Gender Studies. The dissemination of research results outside academia through an ethnographic film will improve understandings of African languages and cultures among a large audience.

Mots clés : youth language, race, style, postcolonial studies, gender, language and body, semiotics, multilingualism, global south, cameroon

Participants :
- Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales (France) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 257619.84 €
- University of Pennsylvania (Etats-Unis) — Partner, organization partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
Projet ALATA (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2017)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Focusing on the making of Angels is an innovative way to approach the religious fact in ancient Mediterranean. The idea of intermediary beings is widely spread in the human conception of the divine; however, it did not always exist in the terms we are used to. The current project aims to explore that long and complex construction whose turning point takes place in Late Antiquity, more specifically in the V-VIth c. CE. The legacy of Pagan angels inherited from the Classical world interacts with the other religions and schools of thought throughout the Empire (Judaism, Gnosticism, Neo-Platonism) to build the definition, function and image of Christian Angels which will in turn pass onto Byzantium, and towards Islam. This phenomenon mostly rises in the Eastern regions of the Empire (Egypt-Syria-Palestine). In the three most relevant languages to study the development of the concept, Angel means “messenger” (Greek aggelos; Coptic aggelos; Syriac ml’k’). The backbone of our research is the theorization of Angels as a hierarchical system which the Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, chief theologian of the Orthodox Church, elaborates on the Medieties of the Neoplatonician Proclus (AD 412-485). This provides the base to evaluate the impact that such an intellectual shift had on material culture, more specifically for what concerns the status of images. Not only in texts but also on works of art of the period can one trace the conversion of the Pagan Erotes to some winged personifications which result as Christian Angels. How to make visible the invisible? The representation of Angels helps thinking the entire question of Aesthetics in Late Antiquity, a fascinating process of exchange, conflict and ultimately (re)appropriation of its own identity.

Mots clés : angels theology aesthetics cultural and religious interactions christianism neoplatonism late antiquity egypt syria palestine greek coptic syriac representation of the divine text, image

Participants :
- Sorbonne Université (France) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 185076.0 €
Projet SCIENCE4FUTURE (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2020)
Action : European Researchers' Night
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Following the huge success of the Researchers NIGHTs 2016-2019, SCIENCE4FUTURE will significantly expand its scope. In 2020, Kiel Region’s 17 research organisations comprising all academic disciplines will be supported by researchers and visitors from neighbouring Denmark, marking the first Danish participation in the ERN since 2009. Together they will showcase their scientists and work to the public not only during the NIGHT in Kiel, but also throughout the year with a series of targeted pre-events across 6 regional cities (Kiel, Rendsburg, Eckernförde, Plön, Preetz and Flensburg). Supported by 40 public, private and non-governmental institutions, it will be the largest regional event dedicated to science. A multifaceted awareness campaign and live broadcasts during the NIGHT will reach 80% of the households. More than 150 activities will give the public a chance to personally talk, work and play with scientists thus breaking down stereotypes. SCIENCE4FUTURE will focus on the themes of Sustainability and Europe, both ideally suited to explain the social, environmental and economic benefits that our researchers achieve every day. Free shuttles buses and ferries will allow visitors (>20,000 expected) to see a broad range of local, national and European research projects in a variety of venues (malls, cinemas, night clubs). A targeted publicity campaign and a fun-filled programme aim at attracting children and young people to participate, including those less interested in academia. Simple “take-home” experiments for teachers, nursery staff and parents will ensure that the interest for research sparked during the NIGHT is kept alive afterwards. Moreover, academic support services (e.g.student admissions or diversity offices) will offer advice on career options. With the strong support of all stakeholders and the active involvement of over 300 researchers in the design and delivery of the programme SCIENCE4FUTURE is set to become a flagship event in Northern Germany.

Mots clés : outreach, education, research, inclusion, diversity, sustainability, europe, mobility, teachers, ethics, non formal education, innovation, non governmental sector, public sector, science

Participants :
- Kiel region gmbh (Allemagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 89775.0 €
Projet FOOD IQ (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2020)
Action : European Researchers' Night
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Food for Thought is a project that promotes science and scientists around the topic of healthy food in an interactive, accessible and innovative way. Our main goal is to teach residents of the Northern Netherlands, of all ages, more about healthy food, the impact of science on public health and about researchers and their profession. The project exists of three parts: Main event: Aletta’s Kitchen Aletta’s Kitchen is an entertaining and educational show designed to involve researchers and the audience to build a bridge between these two worlds. Named after a renowned Dutch persona of the medical field, Aletta Jacobs, the show invites multidisciplinary researchers to share their research findings connected to the topic of Food for Thought. Two different shows will be created; one as part of the education programme and one for adult residents of the region. Pre-event: Education program Our education program will teach children not only about food but also about the science of it. It is important that children know that food takes time to grow, that milk comes from a cow and a tomato grows on a plant. But also what their own food environment looks like and what food does in the body. As part of the program researchers will visit the schools to talk about their knowledge and research regarding the topic. By bringing researchers closer to the children we increase their awareness of research, creating an understanding of the impact of researchers’ work on their daily life and to encourage the pupils to embark on research careers. Installation An interactive installation facilitates accessible encounters between public health researchers and other residents of the Northern Netherlands. The visitor will gain insight into the process of knowledge development and the role of science in everyday life. Moreover, the visitor experiences how he/she can - directly or indirectly - take more control of her own health and the people around her.

Mots clés : interdisciplinarity, food science, children, impact, health, public engagement, interactive exhibit, schools, show

Participants :
- University of Groningen (Pays-Bas) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 161036.0 €
Projet PHOTOCHIRO (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2017)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Chemistry
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Food security and sustainable agriculture is a significant and current challenge to society in the face of growing global consumption. PHOTOCHIRO seeks to provide some solutions through assisting the development of more effective crop protection technology. Specifically, we aim at the synthesis of novel chiral amines, which are common motifs in biologically active molecules, by using light-driven organocatalytic cascade processes. Asymmetric organocatalysis and photochemistry, two powerful strategies of modern chemical research, have extraordinary potential for sustainably preparing the novel organic molecules required for driving innovation in the pharmaceutical and agrichemical industries. However, the control of enantioselectivity in photochemical processes poses a fundamental scientific challenge, and PHOTOCHIRO asks whether asymmetric organocatalytic photochemical cascades can be used as an effective tool for the rapid synthesis of novel chiral pyrrolidine and piperidine building blocks. The chiral molecules prepared in this project will be screened for herbicide, insecticide, and fungicide activity in a multidisciplinary collaboration with Syngenta. This fellowship brings a new collaboration to the host institution, transfers knowledge of advanced techniques in asymmetric catalysis and photochemistry to the candidate, and, in addition, knowledge of these new enantioselective photocatalytic synthetic techniques to the industrial partner. The results have the potential to increase the economic competitiveness of Europe through Knowledge and Technology Transfer and are in line with one of H2020 Societal Challenges to secure "viable food production in face of a growing world food demand". The multi-cultural and intersectoral nature of this project will broaden Dr Holden’s competencies and places her in a competitive position for her next career move.

Mots clés : catalysis, organocatalysis, photochemistry, radical, cascade, heterocycle, amine, insecticide, fungicide, herbicide, agriculture, agrichemistry, aminocatalysis, pyrrolidine, piperidine

Participants :
- Institut Català d'Investigació Química (Espagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 170121.6 €
Projet TURKEY (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2016)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : CLOSED

For 2000 years, turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) have been kept and raised by indigenous cultures in North and Central America. In the late 15C, European travellers 'discovered' turkeys and quickly introduced them to Europe and beyond. Their popularity has only increased over time, and in both continents, turkeys are now the most commonly raised bird after chicken. Investigations into the emergence of turkey breeding are fundamental to understanding the evolving economic and symbolic relationships between humans and this iconic bird, as well as to provide historical challenges: first, the diversity of the specimens introduced in Europe (subspecies involved, geographic origin) is unknown; second, the diversity of morphologically similar birds raised in the same time (chicken, guinea fowl, peacock) hamper the recognition of early turkeys from America. This research project will pair the zooarchaeological and morphometrics expertise of the applicant, Aurélie Manin, with the biomolecular specialists in the BioArCh group at the University of York, UK, to document and explore turkey husbandry practices in Western Europe from 15C to 19C and its integration in pre-existing backyards. Using combined morphometric and biomolecular analyses this project will: 1) document the origins and intensity of turkey breeding in Europe; and 2) explore the changing socio-economic role of turkeys as they spread through modern Western Europe. Fundamentally, the results of this research will address both archaeological and food production issues by exploring the history of turkey husbandry and providing important data on the evolution of modern breeds, management practices and the resilience of modern poultry industry.

Mots clés : domestication, meleagris gallopavo, zooarchaeology, columbian exchange, western europe, northern america

Participants :
- University of York (Royaume-Uni) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 195454.8 €
Projet HORUS (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2017)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Mathematics
Statut du projet : CLOSED

For centuries, mathematical concepts have inspired technological progress. As the distance between fundamental research and applications shortens, the impact of mathematics on our everyday lives becomes stronger, and the long-standing European tradition of excellence in mathematical research reaffirms itself as a key factor of sustainable economic growth. In line with that tradition, the goal of the present project is to achieve and disseminate high-impact research results in the field of Differential Geometry, that will irrigate related disciplines, such as Theoretical Physics and, in the longer run, more applied fields. The applicant’s outstanding research record in Gauge Theory and Representations of Fuchsian Groups, combined with the expertise of his European hosts in the rapidly growing area known as Higher Teichmüller Theory, make the proposed collaboration between them unique, timely, and ideally shaped for success. The research results that they are setting out to obtain will redefine the field and open new lines of research. Moreover, the host institution is committed to providing high-quality training of the applicant at every step of the action, from concrete initiatives to reduce the gender gap in mathematical sciences to the use of technological tools for the dissemination and communication of research results. The completion of the present research project will thus bring a significant boost to the applicant’s career and establish the host institution as a pioneer in a new line of research, hereby strengthening its tradition of excellence and innovation. The project is in accordance with the recommendations of the 2016 consultation of the European Commission for Mathematics in Europe, according to which “the wealth of mathematical competence in Europe and its potential for European science and industry is undeniable”.

Mots clés : fuchsian groups  higher teichm ller theory

Participants :
- Université de Strasbourg (France) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 185076.0 €