Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-actions-marie-curie-participations-et-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Projet DEW (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2014)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Chemistry
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Inspired by the Stenoccara beetle, the long term vision for this project is the development of biomimetic smart polymer surfaces which can capture water from humid night air and release it upon exposure to the morning sun through a light triggered mechanism. In moving towards this goal, this project will synthesise new honeycomb structured porous films from light sensitive block copolymers. Their unique hierarchical structure on both the micro- and nano-scales will be exploited for the adhesion of water droplets to the surface, and the light sensitive entities will allow switching of the surface properties to trigger droplet detachment. The project will expand the field of light-responsive surfaces. Firstly, light-switchable honeycomb structured porous films are yet to be reported. Secondly, unique “nanopillar” morphology will be introduced by the degradation of a sacrificial polymer to increase roughness and promote hydrophobic droplet adhesion, which has not been reported for honeycomb films. Thirdly, the light-switchable units will consist of a new class of azobenzenes which can be reversible switched between hydrophobic to hydrophilic using visible rather than UV light, which will open up possible applications where UV switching is precluded.

Mots clés : smart surfaces, breath figures, honeycomb, light sensitive polymers, block copolymers, surface structuration

Participants :
- Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour (France) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 129807.0 €
Projet NEMESIS (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2019)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Inspired by the greek goddess Nemesis, personification of "Distribution of Justice", neither good nor bad, simply in due proportion to each according to what was deserved. My research is focused on new dispute resolution methods, applying also new technologies, especially online dispute resolution platforms. Seraphin is an online centre whose proceedings have been entirely digitized. Seraphin is well-known for their arbitration centre, enabling the efficient resolution of commercial disputes, but they are currently developing other platforms for Mediation and Negotiation. Nemesis will focus on the link between the advanced research on online dispute resolution - from an academic perspective - and the real online world - with all the different cases and practical issues to face off on a daily basis - in order to develop a common path with solid research basis, due to the state of the art and best practices acquired during my academic career, and a practical/pragmatic mindset, due to the issues faced everyday on the online Seraphin platforms. This project concerns legal research with interdisciplinary aspects, incorporating insights from disciplines such as computer science, economics, and regulation theory. While scholars and regulators are concerned about forms and numbers of ODR providers, an in-depth study of the practical implications of e-mediation is lacking. This project is among the first to apply academic and practical perspective to e-mediation. The desk research will be enriched with insights from the workshops – an innovative approach for legal research.

Mots clés : access to justice, alternative dispute resolution  adr, online dispute resolution  odr

Participants :
- Seraphin innovation (France) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 184707.84 €
Projet DEFORMED-HOLOGRAPHY (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2020)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Physics
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Integrable models --- of which the Kepler problem or the Heisenberg spin-chain are celebrated examples --- are the exactly solvable building blocks upon which the whole theoretical physics monument stands. While they describe a simplified version of nature, their tractable structure gives invaluable insight into complicated systems closer to the real world. Remarkably, they also lead to major advances in our understanding of quantum gravity and holography, an area in which the need for analytical tools is critical due to the lack of experiments. Integrable theories appear in instances of the AdS/CFT correspondence, a duality relating string theories on Anti-de-Sitter space-times to Conformal Field Theories living on the boundary of these space-times. The aim of this project is to explore extended versions of AdS/CFT holography through the study of integrable quantum deformations. The specific objectives are (O.1) to establish new connections between quantum deformations of superstrings, (O.2) to compute physical observables in these theories via adapted integrability techniques, (O.3) to explore the quantum properties of these deformations and (O.4) to constrain their dual theories. Constructing and studying new deformations of AdS/CFT has the potential to dramatically expand the scope of our understanding of string theory, quantum field theories at finite coupling and holography. Integrability is expected to provide a crucial guiding principle and invaluable tool in harnessing such a potential. Moreover, this project will connect mathematical and physical aspects of quantum group.

Mots clés : integrability, quantum deformations

Participants :
- Imperial College London (Royaume-Uni) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 212933.76 €
Projet Treat2ReUse (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2017)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Environment and Geosciences
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Intensification and industrialization of livestock operations lead to the production of large and spatially concentrated amounts of animal manure. If not properly treated or utilised, manure has significant negative impacts on the environment. Livestock production is the largest contributor to ammonia emissions of increased concern in the EU and low emission manure management technologies are needed. However, less than 8% of the livestock manure produced in Europe is processed, with large variations within regions. Furthermore, properly treated manure could serve as a valuable source of organic matter and nutrients for fertilizing crops and for energy production, replacing current fossil-based products. The current project aims to develop a new and efficient treatment technology to reduce environmental impacts from animal manure which will make a substantial contribution for a more sustainable and environmental friendly agriculture practice, gaining economic value from the reuse of treated manures to replace mineral fertilizer, contributing to a biobased and circular economy. The project will cover fundamental understanding of mechanisms involved in different acidification treatments, the development (with industry) of a new and sustainable acidification practice, and improving the fertiliser value of products. Project outcomes will be i) reduction of gaseous emissions with safer practice on farms and ii) a gained value from reused products, limiting the dependence on mineral fertilizers. My past professional and research experience gives me confidence in my capabilities to develop, innovate and implement the new methodologies to be employed in the project. Together with the experience and facilities of the host and partners, this guarantees the successful completion of the project, at a time at which this research is highly relevant to current societal and environmental needs, as well as strengthening of my career development.

Mots clés : agriculture environmental impacts, manure management, gaseous emission, acidification, manure reuse, mineral fertilizer, soil, fertilizer value, environmental friendly, biobased economy

Participants :
- University of Copenhagen (Danemark) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 212194.8 €
Projet CLAIM-Tool (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2020)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Intercultural competence (IC) is increasingly recognized as a core competence to be developed through formal education in order to prepare learners for a successful life and career in an intercultural world. These days, teachers and educational institutions are facing a challenging task of defining and assessing intercultural learning outcomes, especially as available IC assessment tools and frameworks are under fire by many experts in the field, who continuously stress the urgency to develop more valid and reliable measures to assess IC. So far, criticism by IC experts has been presented in the form of detailed feedback on available IC assessment tools accompanied by suggestions for the development of better assessment tools, yet, up to this date, and despite urgent calls on the matter, no attempts have been made to actually develop and test such a tool. Hence, the proposed CLAIM-Tool project aims to present a solution to an imperative and critical matter in intercultural education by producing an IC assessment tool based on the extant wealth of feedback from IC critics and in accordance with the EU policies on intercultural and plurilingual education. This project is an original work and a first attempt at developing a much needed IC tool, which, for the first time, combines theories and practice from both IC education and plurilingual education. It will contribute to a better understanding of IC assessment in foreign language education, which is an area of concern and much debate, and it will also contribute to better understanding of factors affecting IC assessment and the washback effect of conducting such type of assessment, which are two understudied areas in intercultural research. The CLAIM-Tool project will be carried out by an experienced researcher in the field of intercultural education, and in cooperation and under supervision of an expert supervisor who has a strong background in multicultural and plurilingual education.

Mots clés : intercultural competence, foreign language learning, cross linguistic mediation, intercultural assessment, e learning

Participants :
- University of Antwerp (Belgique) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 166320.0 €
Projet CHIMMM (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2015)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Chemistry
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Interest in new molecular materials with sophisticated properties is continuously increasing. In particular, the association of magnetic properties with another functionality has given rise to a variety of fascinating polyfunctional materials, such as photomagnets, magnetic liquid crystals or superconducting paramagnets. The addition of chirality to molecular magnetic materials, could give rise to such applications as multiferroics, but also help shed light on such fundamental questions as the origin of the homochirality of life. In this project, we would like to explore the synthesis of novel chiral nanomagnets to study the interaction of incident radiation and magnetic field. For this work, we have chosen three classes of molecular nanomagnets demonstrating helicoidal chirality: 1) Extended Metal Atom Chains (EMACs), 2) Chains of Extended Metal Atom Chains (CEMACs) and 3) Star-type Single Molecule Magnets (SSMMs). Dr. Miguel Cortijo, received a PhD from UCM of Madrid, where he studied coordination polymers, and is currently performing a postdoctoral work in the CEMES in Toulouse on chiral coordination compounds. His background in coordination chemistry, crystallography and magnetism, as well as his creativity and leadership will permit the rapid development of a new topic. This project will be carried out in the M3 group of the Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal (CRPP) in collaboration with the MMC group at the Institut de Chimie de la Matiere Condensée (ICMCB) in Bordeaux. Supervised by CNRS researchers Dr. Elizabeth Hillard and Dr. Patrick Rosa, this project will benefit from the expertise and instrumentation found the respective institutes. Furthermore, collaboration with Eric Freysz (LOMA, Bordeaux), Andrei Rogelev (ESRF, Grenoble), Philippe Sainctavit (IMPMC, Paris) and Francesco Pineider (INSTM, University of Florence) will enrich the experience of the researcher and lay the groundwork for future consortium-based French or European projects.

Mots clés : molecular magnetism, helicoidal chirality, single molecule magnets, single chain magnets, x ray absorption analysis, magnetochiral effects

Participants :
- Centre national de la recherche scientifique (France) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 173076.0 €
Projet CATALYSTNH3SYNTHESIS (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2018)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Chemistry
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Intermetallic compounds (IMCs) exhibit unique structural features accompanied by appropriate changes in the electronic properties. IMCs with their unique magnetic and electric properties have been studied for the superconductivity, shape-memory effects, hydrogen storage capability and for topological insulator applications. However, their catalytic properties have been overlooked so far compared to metals and alloys. These electronically and geometrically tuned structures were found to be excellent catalysts for selected chemical reactions such as semi-hydrogenation of alkynes, hydrogenation of CO and CO2 and unsaturated compounds. Only few works exist on IMCs in the activation of inert molecule N2 but they appear to be promising in this direction. Activation of N2 is a significant step in the synthesis of ammonia (NH3). Even after 100 years of discovery, the same old high-energy consuming Fe based catalytic process is still operated commercially.5 The absence of significant success towards a further development of Fe based catalysts stipulates to look at alternative totally different catalysts. In this regard, Ruthenium(Ru) based catalyst supported on carbon emerged as second-generation catalysts for the ammonia synthesis at the end of 20th century.6 Considering the high cost of Ru for commercialization, further research and development towards the design of less costly catalysts is necessary. In this project, we propose to explore and evaluate nano intermetallic compounds for the activation of N2 molecule, thereby supporting the efficiency and competiveness towards ammonia synthesis. The main objective of the project is to design, optimize and explore the potentiality of novel nano Intermetallic Compound (IMC) supported catalysts for the NH3 synthesis. This project will in particular study the role of electronic and geometrical factors displayed by IMCs in the catalytic process through various characterization techniques including the in situ and operando.

Mots clés : intermetallics, ammonia, nano, operando, electronic, geometrical

Participants :
- Université Catholique de Louvain (Belgique) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 178320.0 €
Projet SuperVGE (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2018)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Internal combustion engines (ICEs) generally convert only approximately 40% of the fuel energy into useful power and discharge the remaining energy as waste heat to the atmosphere. Organic Rankine Cycle-based, Waste Heat Recovery (ORC - WHR) systems can be used to convert this untapped heat source and convert it into mechanical/electrical power thus allowing a reduction of fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by as much as or more than 15%. The technology readiness level (TRL) for automotive application is still low mainly because of the ORC system’s lack of performance at part load/off-design conditions and control complexities. The aim of “SuperVGE” is to develop a novel turbine equipped with a variable geometry turbine expander (VGE) nozzle design suitable for supersonic flow and wide range of operation. In addition, appropriate control schemes will be developed to allow high efficiency and power to be generated throughout its dynamic operating range. The project will be supported throughout by other world-leading academic and industrial partners including training secondments to the Technical University of Delft (TUDelft), the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), collaboration and training with industry (FIAT & Enogia) all of which will equip Dr. Usman with a unique insight to ORC and turbo-generator design and application. The training will broaden the researcher’s skills and his carrier prospects in the field. The findings will be relevant to the transportation and clean energy sectors and will be widely disseminated to industry, academia and the public, thus helping to attain socio-economic and environmental targets in the context of the EU 2020 strategic vision.

Mots clés : waste heat recovery, organic rankine cycle, supersonic turbine, part load operation, heavy duty trucks

Participants :
- Brunel University London (Royaume-Uni) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 224933.76 €
Projet DYNCON-ORC (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2016)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Internal combustion engines of heavy duty vehicles convert only approximately 40 % of the combustion heat to mechanical power, while rest of the heat is rejected into the environment as waste heat. An organic Rankine cycle unit that recovers part of this waste heat is expected to reduce the fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions by about 15 % of the heavy duty vehicle. However, the waste heat from internal combustion engines of heavy duty vehicles is characterized by large fluctuations in load, making it a challenging task to control an organic Rankine cycle unit in an efficient, safe and cost-effective manner. A few prototype of mini organic Rankine cycle units for truck applications have been tested, but no commercial products are available; the aforementioned control challenge being the major barrier for their commercialization. The primary objective of DYNCON-ORC is to develop an appropriate controller for a mini-scale organic Rankine cycle unit for waste heat recovery from internal combustion engines of heavy duty vehicles. Advanced numerical models of the organic Rankine cycle unit including its components will be developed for simulation of the steady state and dynamic operational conditions. Based on the results of the dynamic model, a non-linear model predictive controller will be designed and optimized. The numerical models will be experimentally validated and implemented on a real organic Rankine cycle system. Through the collaboration with international, world-leading partners from industry and academia it is ensured that the project will be successfully completed and that the findings of the project will be transferred to and implemented in industry. In broader terms, the project will contribute to the development of a more efficient energy system for vehicles, reducing the fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions of the transportation sector, thus helping to attain socio-economic and environmental targets in context of the EU 2020 vision.

Mots clés : waste heat recover, organic rankine cycle, heavy duty vehicle, dynamic modelling, model predictive control

Participants :
- Technical University of Denmark (Danemark) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 212194.8 €
Projet EMINCOR (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2014)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - Global Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Internationally mobile citizens pose a challenge to policy-makers concerned with their political rights and participation. There has been a remarkable rise in countries extending voting rights to their non-resident citizens (emigrants) over the last two decades with 115 countries granting such rights by 2007. This project will examine the political participation and incorporation of emigrants along two main research objectives: First, it investigates the policies and politics of emigrant participation by questioning why states grant emigrants external voting rights. This will be done through a mixed methods approach including a) a large-N study where the main predictors include both transnational and domestic political variables; and b) a focused comparison of three cases (Spain, Italy, France) which compare the role of key stakeholders (including political parties and emigrants) in both the initial process of emigrant enfranchisement and subsequent restrictions or extensions to these rights. Second, the research focuses on practices and processes of emigrant political incorporation. This will be analyzed through a comparative study of the emigrant candidates based in North America, which are running for office in parliamentary elections in Italy and France. The project will compare the profile, motivation and strategies of the candidates in their negotiation with the political parties for whom they candidate. The research, to be carried out at Harvard University and the Autonomous University of Barcelona, presents a unique opportunity to build a transatlantic network and strengthen both my analytical and methodological toolkit. This will significantly enhance my career prospects. The project is expected to contribute to European policy debates on how to ensure more effective political participation of mobile citizens in their homeland.

Mots clés : emigration, political incoporation, citizenship, transnationality

Participants :
- Autonomous University of Barcelona (Espagne) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 171126.0 €
- Harvard University (Etats-Unis) — Partner, organization partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €