Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-actions-marie-curie-participations-et-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Projet ECAT (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2022)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The spread of Egyptian (Isiac) cults in ancient Thrace was a multi-layered and continuous process of great importance for the history of the Balkans. In fact, it was a process that has lasted for more than eight centuries – from the beginning of the Hellenistic period (end of the 4th BC) to the end of the Roman Empire (4th century AD) – and it has probably left an imprint on religious beliefs of the local population. Originated from the Nile Valley, drawing on the diverse religious concepts of Ancient Egypt, the Isiac cults have become а weapon of central government throughout their long existence. They were adopted very quickly by ordinary people because of the soteriological nature of the Egyptian deities and the more personal connection they had with their followers. That is why we find them all over the Greco-Roman world and in particular in ancient Thrace, where they were more or less assimilated with the local deities. The project ECAT: Egyptian Cults in Ancient Thrace – Spread, Extent and Interaction aims to give a comprehensive and modern study of the spread of the Isiac cults in ancient Thrace in order to expand our knowledge of religious beliefs in the Southeast Europe during the Antiquity. With one of the largest libraries of Classical Studies and open access to various research databases, EFA provides the best current academic context for the more interpretative and synthesising parts of the research. By partaking in a more conceptual research culture, this experience will have a decisive impact on my scientific development and will open up numerous new perspectives.

Mots clés : classical world hellenistic and imperial ages ancient thrace egyptian gods isiac cults

Participants :
- École française d'Athènes (France) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 169326.72 €
Projet NANOFILT (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Air pollution is a critical global challenge affecting public health and the environment. The NANOFILT project will address this issue by advancing nanofibre-based filtration technologies. Current air filters face limitations in balancing efficiency with durability and cost effectiveness. This research will develop novel nanofibre composite membranes that go beyond state-of-the-art air filtration. The main objectives are to: (1) Create innovative nanofibre composites with enhanced mechanical and functional properties. (2) Conduct comprehensive characterisation of these new materials. (3) Develop predictive models for material behaviour. (4) Evaluate the composites' performance in real-world air filtration scenarios. The project will involve extensive laboratory work, computational modelling and performance testing. A planned short secondment to an industrial partner will offer insights into practical applications and market needs. This MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship will greatly enhance the researcher's career by providing advanced nanomaterial synthesis and characterisation skills, expertise in computational modelling of advanced materials, experience in translating research into practical applications and opportunities for interdisciplinary/intersectoral collaboration. The project outcomes will be improved air quality solutions with potential applications in residential, industrial and automotive sectors. The research aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals and EU priorities in innovative materials and environmental challenges. By combining cutting-edge materials science with practical air filtration needs, this timely project promises to deliver significant scientific advances and societal benefits. Its interdisciplinary nature, along with the fellow's expertise and the host institution's advanced facilities, position this project to make substantial contributions to air filtration technology.

Mots clés : nanofibre composites air filtration zinc oxide tetrapods polyacrylonitrile pan mechanical properties finite element analysis fea nanoindentation antibacterial materials

Participants :
- Université de technologie de Compiègne (France) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université Adam-Mickiewicz de Poznań (Pologne) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de technologie de Kaunas (Lituanie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 196976.16 €
Projet REnCon (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The development of a cutting-edge Gallium Nitride (GaN) based Multilevel Active Neutral Point Clamped (ANPC) converter, integrated with a Model Predictive Controller (MPC), to significantly enhance the performance and efficiency of multi-energy systems. The focus of this study is to tackle critical challenges in power electronics by exploiting the superior characteristics of GaN devices, such as the unique advantages of GaN technology, which include its ability to operate at higher efficiencies compared to traditional silicon-based devices. This capability is particularly beneficial for reducing power losses and managing thermal performance, which are pivotal in the operation of high-power electronic systems. The incorporation of advanced MPC techniques will further optimize the control and operational performance of these converters. MPC's advanced control capabilities, which include real-time optimization and predictive control, will be leveraged to enhance the stability and efficiency of the ANPC converter. This will involve the development of sophisticated algorithms capable of handling the complexities associated with renewable energies such as solar and wind energy systems, ensuring optimal performance under varying operating conditions. Additionally, the improved converter systems will facilitate more effective energy distribution and management, contributing to the overall stability and efficiency of the smart grid.

Mots clés : gallium nitride, anpc, mpc, renewable energy

Participants :
- Université de technologie de Kaunas (Lituanie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 196976.16 €
Projet DRNIRMRDF (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2023)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Chemistry
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Multiple-resonance (MR) thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) materials are the current research hotspot in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) due to their ability to deliver remarkable color purity with full-width-at-half maximum (FWHM < 30 nm) and high efficiency. However, emission of the majority of reported MR-TADF emitters fell in the blue/green region because of their intrinsic triangulene geometry and limited scope for structural diversity, while examples of emitters addressing the other primary colors required for displays are either rarely (red) or not (Near-Infra Red (NIR)) reported. In addition, most MR-TADF OLEDs show severe efficiency roll-off and poor operational stability. Therefore, it is urgent need to make the new molecular designs for producing long-wavelength (> 600 nm) MR-TADF emitters i.e. pure-red/NIR MR-TADF emitters without compromising the emission color purity (FWHM < 25 nm) and efficiency roll-off of OLEDs. These materials are not only applicable in OLEDs, but also useful in night vision displays, sensors and information-secured displays. To this end, here we proposed two new MR-TADF emitter designs to circumvent the aforementioned drawbacks. In the first approach, we have designed linearly π-extended boron (B)/Nitrogen (N)-based polyaromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs) for shifting the emission into deep-red region. In the second approach, we have proposed a simple, yet versatile design for constructing narrowband NIR emitters. The rationality of the proposed designs were validated by the preliminary computational studies. This is a highly interdisciplinary project that covers the fields of organic synthesis, computational modelling, physical and optoelectronic characterization, OLED fabrication and testing. This proposal exploits the two-way transfer of knowledge between the host and the applicant, and the state-of-the-art facilities of the host organization.

Mots clés : mr tadf narrowband emission deep red nir efficiency roll off stability oleds

Participants :
- Université de technologie de Kaunas (Lituanie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 158597.76 €
Projet SMARTMUS-E (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2022)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Chemistry
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Fellow: Paola Lucero; Host institution: Palacký University Olomouc (UPOL,CZ); Supervisor: Karel Lemr (Department of Analytical Chemistry, DAC-UPOL) Co-supervisor: Petr Bednar (DAC, UPOL); Host institution and Supervisor secondment: Ca’Foscari University (CFU, IT) Isadora Antoniano; Host institution and Supervisor non-Academic Placement: Gallerie dell’Accademia in Venice (GAV, IT), Silvia Salvini; Aim of the project: RO1: to give to the methodology that I published in 2020, for monitoring and control of fluctuations of temperature and relative humidity in museum environment, a chemical background considering materials degradation; RO2: to gain knowledge into materials degradation and determine what fluctuations can be tolerated by museum objects, without damage; RO3: To gain knowledge on historical buildings behavior and their capacity dumping outdoor weather variations RO4: to transfer the gained knowledge by training an initial set of end-users in cultural institutions to help them managing their energy consumption; Innovation: Creation of a methodology for characterization of museum indoor environment that considers material degradation. Enable conservation professionals to estimate how safe is museum environment in historical buildings under climate change influence. To contribute saving energy by allowing wider yet safe fluctuations of Temperature and Relative Humidity in museums with mechanical air conditioning systems; Procedure and data: Gain knowledge on materials behavior using analytical techniques to characterize degradation in mockup samples naturally and artificially aged and combine this data with the characterization of indoor environment in museums; Results: 2 Journal articles, 4 conference presentations, 7 workshops, 5 public events an online professional forum, online data repository for Temperature and Relative Humidity museum records Partner Institutions: GAV, Český Krumlov Castle, Viking Museum, Hist. Museum of Oslo, Nat. Heritage Institute CZ

Mots clés : analytical chemistry, art materials, natural and artificial aging, energy saving, climate change

Participants :
- Gallerie dell'accademia (Italie) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes publics (hors enseignement & recherche), subvention : 0.0 €
- Université Palacký (Rép. Tchèque) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 207848.4 €
- Université Ca' Foscari de Venise (Italie) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
Projet ZEOLANDO (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2023)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Chemistry
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Biomass and plastic recycling feedstocks hold significant potential to replace chemicals and fuels derived from fossil resources. However, their distinct chemical compositions, and large water content, present challenges to existing infrastructure and catalysts. Zeolites, widely used in chemical and fuel production, face concerns regarding their stability under hot liquid water conditions relevant for converting these novel feedstocks. Thus, understanding the mechanisms behind zeolite deactivation/stabilization is essential. The ZEOLANDO project will use an integrated approach combining experimental and computational operando methods, including NMR and vibrational spectroscopies (IR and inelastic neutron scattering), as well as neural-network-accelerated atomistic simulations. The project objective is to investigate the spatiotemporal evolution of zeolite frameworks, elucidate the structure of active sites, and explore their deactivation when exposed to water under operando conditions, i.e., at temperature, pressure and surface coverage used in catalysis. This research represents a substantial advancement over static or short dynamical simulations and conventional experimental characterization studies, that often ignore the dynamical effects arising under operando conditions. My expertise in experimental characterization, particularly utilizing NMR and vibrational spectroscopies, combined with the host group’s proficiency in advanced computational methods (including neural network potentials), uniquely positions ZEOLANDO to unveil the dynamic nature of the zeolite structure and acid site speciation under operando conditions, and can lead to the development of new and improved catalyst. By ensuring constant feedback between experimental and computational results, this project aims to enhance the understanding of zeolite behaviour during chemical reactions, offering potential benefits beyond zeolite research, and opening doors to career development opportunities.

Mots clés : machine learning, neural network potentials, zeolites, br nsted acidity, biomass conversion, catalyst deactivation

Participants :
- Université Charles de Prague (Rép. Tchèque) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 150438.72 €
Projet Memb-CAP (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2023)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The high chemical stability of per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) made them widely used in industrial and commercial applications, such as surfactants and emulsifiers, causing PFASs to enter many water sources around the world. The toxic and carcinogenic PFASs that have entered our water cycle are one of the greatest concerns in the 21st century. Removal of PFAS by conventional methods results in secondary pollution, so it is essential to degrade PFAS using advanced oxidation processes. According to recent studies, the cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) treatment provides a superior purification in PFAS degradation compared to other advanced oxidation processes. However, the mineralization of short-chain PFASs with current technologies is still not possible. This challenge will be discussed in this study by combining membrane technology with cold atmospheric plasma technology (Memb-CAP). The degradation of short-chain PFASs and GenX, which health advisory level has been published recently, will be studied using the innovative Memb-CAP reactor. Based on her previous projects and studies, ER has experience in the measurement and mineralization studies of emerging compounds (especially PFAS) from water/wastewater samples by advanced oxidation processes, including CAP treatment. This study will be successful due to ER's expertise in CAP treatment as well as the expertise of the host institution, which is the leading centre for fabricating membranes in Turkey. By using both the electrical conductivity and PFAS separation capability of the fabricated membrane, it is planned to enhance the mineralization efficiency of the CAP treatment, particularly for short-chain PFAS and GenX, which are difficult to degrade. This innovative Memb-CAP reactor will provide a great leap forward in water/wastewater purification technology and will significantly progress in the transfer of CAP to a large scale.

Mots clés : non thermal plasma cold atmospheric plasma emerging organic pollutants per and poly fluoroalkyl substances membranes carbon nanofibers advanced oxidation processes

Participants :
- Université technique d'Istanbul (Turquie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 148478.4 €
Projet FLAVOUR2HEALTHYCHILD (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2023)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Life Sciences
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Overweight and obesity in children is growing worldwide at alarming rate, affecting 1/3 of children in WHO European region. This is a matter of concern since an overweight child has a high probability to be an obese adult. In the case of children, dietary patterns and lifestyle starts to be developed at this age, therefore is essential promote in them healthy habits. Despite of the relationship between obesity and food consumption habits, it is still unknown how the food preferences can determine eating patterns, and finally body weight, since the way food is perceived in the mouth is decisive for its medium-long term acceptance or rejection. Regarding this, understanding fundamental aspects of eating behaviour is crucial to develop strategies aimed at promoting healthy diets and preventing obesity. In the last few years, evidence emerged about the participation of salivary proteome in food oral perception, as salivary proteins can interact with flavour molecules (e.g. aroma compounds). In spite of this, the role of salivary proteome on oral perception is not fully understood yet. Moreover, saliva presents plasticity, and the levels of salivary proteins may differ with different metabolic or physiological conditions (e.g. obesity), changing also with food intake/dietary habits. As such, more studies are necessary to gain understanding about how salivary proteins may impact flavour perception. The purpose of this action is to elucidate how salivary proteome could contribute to flavour perception, potentially affecting food choices, and if this impact could vary depending on the body weight and lifestyle. This focusing on children (5-12 years) as a risk group of population for develop obesity. For that, the research objectives aimed to determine changes in salivary proteome and sensory responsiveness (taste sensitivity and retronasal aroma) induced by a 3-month physical activity program in healthy weight, overweight and obese children from Portugal.

Mots clés : salivary proteome, oral flavour perception, saliva flavour interactions, overweight, obesity, childhood, healthy diets, healthy lifestyle

Participants :
- Université d'Évora (Portugal) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 156778.56 €
Projet IMEI (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2022)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : CLOSED

An important element of social cohesion and contact between majorities and sub-state ethnic minorities are intermarriages, which are either welcomed as vehicles easing the tensions between nations and sub-state minorities, or criticized as important drivers of assimilation and the ‘destroyers’ of ethnic minority communities. The social aspects, family dynamics and identity construction of family members in intermarriages were not studied methodically in CEE and the WB. Therefore, the goal of the Intermarriage and Ethnic Identity (IMEI) project is to analyse the social implications of intermarriages between members of ethnic minority communities and the majority nations in Vojvodina, the multiethnic region of Serbia. The IMEI project will contribute to the state-of-the-art by analysing the social impacts of intermarriages on three levels, namely the individual (micro), the family (meso) and the societal (macro) in a significantly multi-ethnic geographic region. On the individual level the project will examine ethnic and cultural identity transformations undergone by partners in intermarriages. On the family level we will explore the processes of intergenerational transfer of ethnic, religious and cultural markers. On the societal level the project will investigate the workings of the relevant and quite modern ethnic minority policies and legal framework of Serbia and their impact on intermarriages. This research is relevant in the wider European context as well, as we will specifically target the Hungarian, Slovak and Romanian ethnic minorities living in Vojvodina, whose kin-states (Hungary, Slovakia, Romania) are members of the European Union, whose members often have dual Serbian and EU citizenship and are therefore subject to the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities and European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, the European Union’s key policies for the protection of (its) minorities.

Mots clés : intermarriage, sub state ethnic minorities, gender, acculturation, identity transoformations

Participants :
- Université Loránd Eötvös (Hongrie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 157622.4 €
Projet SeabirdNutri (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Environment and Geosciences
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Seabirds are vectors of nutrients and can drastically change the conditions of their habitat through guano, rich in nitrogen and phosphorus. Guano functions as a potent fertilizer and influences primary producers by conditioning their abundance, biodiversity, and fitness. As part of a phenomenon estimated to be comparable in magnitude to other major biogeochemical cycles, seabirds become the most influential link in the places where they form their colonies. The objective of this project is to investigate the impact and importance of seabirds as pumps of primary productivity in the adjacent marine food webs of their colonies, and its implications to conservation and management of the oceans. To achieve this goal, I will adapt and apply a state-of-the-art method, Ecopath with Ecosim, developed to characterize food webs, in an innovative context: to describe the connectivity of nutrients between ecosystems by seabirds. I will estimate and compare the nutrient contribution by seabirds in subtropical and temperate marine environments surrounding their colonies and the spatial and seasonal extent of its influence in the marine food web; understand the impact of changes in seabird populations on the marine food web; and model impacts of global changes on the food web of key seabird foraging areas according to different ‘what-if’ climate and anthropogenic scenarios. I will do a secondment at Birdlife International with the aim to discuss approaches to this project, pass on the knowledge gained, acquire new perspectives and approaches to seabird research and conservation, and discuss the impact of this line of research for seabird conservation in the North Atlantic. The MSCA will prepare me for the next step in my career and will act as a springboard that will expand the opportunities of positions and projects to which I can apply, while being more competitive. As well as the possibilities of me getting a permanent position and lead a research group, as it is my goal.

Mots clés : seabirds, nitrogen and phosphorous cycle, food web, ecopath with ecosim, global changes

Participants :
- BirdLife international (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, associated partner, Autres, subvention : 0.0 €
- Fciencias.id - associacao para a investigacao e desenvolvimento de ciencias (Portugal) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 207183.12 €