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Heterojunctions of Topological Insulator and Metal organic frameworks for THz detection applications (TI-MOF-TERA)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Postdoctoral Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Physics
Countries involved: Czechia
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2022 (HORIZON-MSCA-2022-PF-01, 2022)
Start date: 2024-09-01
End date: 2026-08-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 166278.72
EU funding (EUR): 166278.72
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Today, x-ray detection techniques are widely used in the homeland security, such as airport surveillance and custom activities, and in the medical diagnostics. However, x-rays are ionizing, can provoke cancer like diseases and, moreover, they are unable to detect fabric, plastic and concealed hazardous materials. The terahertz (THz) technology has a potential to solve these problems; however, mainly due to the low photon energy of THz waves, it is still difficult to accomplish high-speed and sensitive room temperature THz detection. The proposed work aims to advance the THz detection technology by exploring exciting opto-electronic properties of topological insulators (TIs), metal organic frameworks (MOFs) and their interfaces. I will focus the research on the design and fabrication of heterojunctions consisting of TI thin films and semiconducting two-dimensional MOFs and on the optimization of their electronic properties and interaction strength with THz radiation. To address the enhancement of light-matter interaction in these novel devices I will vary the chemical composition of MOF layers, thus enabling the control of their crystalline order and of the coupling between organic and inorganic components. TIs surface properties will then enhance the charge carrier transport at the interface due to topological protection against the carrier scattering. These ingredients will allow tuning and optimization of the photocurrent generation upon absorption of THz photons, i.e. of the photodetection process. The project will answer questions of the physical mechanisms of charge carrier transport in MOFs and at TI-MOF interfaces and of the key parameters for an enhancement of optoelectronic properties in Ti-MOF heterojunctions.

Keywords: topological insulators,metal organic frameworks,terahertz spectroscopy,ultrafast spectroscopy,ultrafast photoconductivity of nanostructures
Non-invasive recording of deep brain activity: mobile sensors optimized with intracerebral measures (OptiMEG)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Advanced grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Prevention,  Diagnosis and T reatment of Human Diseases
Panel description: Medical technologies  and tools for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of human diseases, therapeutic approaches and interventions , pharmacology, preventative  medicine, epidemiology and public health , digital medicine
Countries involved: France
Call: ERC ADVANCED GRANTS (ERC-2024-ADG, 2024)
Start date: 2025-10-01
End date: 2030-09-30
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2670692.0
EU funding (EUR): 2670692.0
Participants: 2
Project status: SIGNED

Epilepsy presurgical evaluation consists in mapping the brain regions generating pathological activities, which can be surgically resected. The current method of choice is stereotaxic electroencephalography (SEEG), an invasive procedure which involves implanting a limited number of electrodes in the brain. Thanks to 4-He Optically Pumped Magnetometers (OPMs), a new generation of mobile sensors, I will be able to record magnetic activity non-invasively across the whole brain. Compared to classical magnetoencephalography, OPMs can be placed directly on the scalp, drastically reducing the distance to the brain and opening the way to optimise spatial sampling of magnetic fields. Thus, the OptiMEG project aims to develop a personalized, non-invasive tool based on OPMs for localizing epileptic activity. I will use intracerebral (SEEG) signals recorded simultaneously with OPMs in order to learn how to retrieve the deep signals measured in SEEG from OPM. My expertise in MEG and the collaboration I have already established with clinicians at the Timone Hospital will guarantee the success of OptiMEG. The questions that I will address are: 1) Design the optimal placement of mobile OPM sensors for retrieving non-invasively activity from deep brain regions 2) Identify the signatures on the surface OPM signals of the different regions seen on the deep SEEG contacts 3) Validate the resulting signatures as biomarkers in a clinical setting The OptiMEG project will revolutionize clinical practice by retrieving activity from deep brain regions without requiring implantation of depth electrodes, with unprecedented spatial and temporal resolution. It will produce a more precise diagnostic by capturing activity across the whole brain. allow more patients to have access to epilepsy surgery, lowering risks and costs compared to SEEG. It will also bring non-invasive access to deep brain regions in other neurological pathologies and in fundamental neuroscience.

Keywords: epilepsy,magnetoencephalography,optically pumped magnetometers,intracerebral eeg
A Social Demography of Widowhood across Ageing Societies (WIDOW)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: Human Mobility, Environment, and Space
Panel description: Human geography, demography, health, susta inability science, territorial planning, spatial analysis
Countries involved: France
Call: ERC STARTING GRANTS (ERC-2023-STG, 2023)
Start date: 2024-09-01
End date: 2029-08-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1463840.0
EU funding (EUR): 1463840.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Widowhood is a critical event entailing profound grief. Although the frequency of this high risk event is increasing across ageing societies, many countries have cut survival benefits exposing more bereaved spouses to dire short- and long-term consequences. Despite its growing relevance, widowhood research remains underdeveloped compared to other disruptive events, such as divorce. This ground-breaking research moves beyond the state-of-the-art in at least four ways to establish a social demography of widowhood. (1) The foundation of my project lies in an innovative conceptual and methodological approach to the risk and vulnerability to widowhood. While risk aims at the probability and duration of widowhood, vulnerability focuses on its mental health and economic consequences. Current assessments of widowhood effects are limited to change in wellbeing directly after bereavement with a special focus on unexpected deaths. However, the most prevalent scenario entails a process of terminal health decline in the years before death. The consequences of the often neglected longer process of expected widowhood may be larger than the shorter process of unexpected widowhood. Three ground-breaking pillars build on risk and vulnerability to examine (2) social inequalities by socioeconomic status, race-ethnicity and nativity, social support networks, gender and age, as well as (3) country differences and (4) change over time. High-quality cross-sectional and longitudinal data sources will be harmonized and applied to an advanced set of statistical methods for up to 60 ageing countries varying in demographic trends and welfare systems from 1985 with projections to 2050. A social demography of widowhood will supplement fragmented evidence with systematic and comprehensive estimates on risk and vulnerability, provide insights into the challenges facing a growing widowed population and their family members, and facilitate new research on sustainable pension and elder care systems.

Keywords: widowhood,social inequality,comparative,cross national,cross temporal,social demography
Breath Pathogen Detection (B-Path): Establishing Exhaled Breath Aerosol (XBA) sampling for diagnosis and screening of respiratory infections (B-Path)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Health
Theme: Health
Destination: Unlocking the full potential of new tools, technologies and digital solutions for a healthy society
Action type: Innovation actions
Countries involved: Germany,Italy,South Africa,Romania,Switzerland
Call: Pandemic preparedness and response: In vitro diagnostic devices to tackle cross-border health threats (HORIZON-HLTH-2023-TOOL-05, 2023)
Start date: 2024-07-01
End date: 2028-06-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3212130.84
EU funding (EUR): 3086598.08
Participants: 7
Project status: SIGNED

Respiratory infections resulted in >7 million deaths in 2020 and were responsible for 7 of the last 9 pandemics, causing trillions of €s in economic losses. Despite the importance of early detection for individual health and pandemic control, flawed sampling methods for respiratory infections limit the impact of highly-sensitive diagnostics. The B-Path project will tackle this problem by establishing exhaled breath aerosol (XBA) as an evidence-based, non-invasive sample for simple detection of respiratory infections that can be undertaken at all levels of care. We will achieve this by developing and optimising two innovative, easy-to-use and scalable XBA sampling devices and generating evidence for their use in diagnosis and screening (for early diagnosis and transmission control). We will use different model pathogens that have caused epidemics and pandemics globally – SARS-CoV-2, influenza, and tuberculosis (TB) – and we will generate data on the feasibility of multiplex detection of respiratory pathogens in XBA samples, the adaptability to novel pathogens applying viral metagenomics, and point-of-care testing with lateral-flow assays. We will assess the sampling efficiency of the novel devices against a benchmark Respiratory Aerosol Sampling Chamber and evaluate performance, feasibility, and acceptability, in comparison to the current standard of sampling in multi-country clinical studies of diagnosis and screening. Impact and economic modelling will inform the implementation potential of the novel devices for the different use cases and help assess trade-offs. The project will leverage innovation in bioaerosol and material science, as well as the multidisciplinary (including academia, industry and NGOs) consortium’s track record of delivering transformative diagnostic innovation. We envision that a single breath sample enables accessible and accurate detection of highly transmissible respiratory infections, thereby improving both individual and population health.

Keywords: disease control,pandemic preparedness,screening
Re-thinking the Green Revolution in the Medieval Western Mediterranean (6th - 16th centuries) (MEDGREENREV)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Synergy grants
Action type: ERC actions
Countries involved: Spain,United Kingdom,Switzerland
Call: ERC Synergy Grants (ERC-2022-SYG, 2022)
Start date: 2023-06-01
End date: 2029-05-31
Duration (months): 72.0
Total project cost (EUR): 8520592.0
EU funding (EUR): 8520592.0
Participants: 8
Project status: SIGNED

As Mediterranean societies prepare for the impacts of climate change over the next few decades, a case study to inform their future resilience is associated with one of the defining events in world history: the emergence of Islam in the 7th century, the subsequent Arab (and later Berber) conquests of the southern and western Mediterranean, their associated population movements and the environmental adaptations that enabled these new societies to flourish. The introduction of new forms of agriculture that transformed the economies of the conquered regions has been previously framed as the “Green Revolution”. Moving beyond the limited focus of earlier research, with its restricted spatial and chronological scope, this project will adopt an integrated ecological approach, encompassing plants, animals and soils, from production through to consumption, and compare the impact and legacy of environmental transformations associated with long-term societal change in the western Mediterranean (Iberia and Morocco), beyond the initial Arab/Berber conquests. Adopting a broader chronological span, from the century before the conquests through to the century after the dissolution of the last Islamic polity in Iberia, the transition from Islamic to Christian regimes in Iberia will be compared, for the first time, with the persistence of Islamic polities in northwest Africa, against the backdrop of climatic fluctuations. This will enable relationships between environmental transformations and sequences of political and demographic change to be effectively contextualised. The synergy between our groups will combine regional specialisms with a wealth of scientific expertise, enabling us to conduct the first long-term and inter-regional study of how conquest, migration and encounters with resident populations and landscapes drove environmental transformation in the western Mediterranean during this formative period in world history.

Keywords: geoarchaeology,zooarchaeology,archaeobotany,palynology,gis,multiculturalism,state formation,mediterranean,iberia,north africa,longue dur e,arab conquest,medieval green revolution
Recycling Electronic Waste to Catalyse H2 Production and CO2 Reduction Using Recovered Metals: A Step towards Circular Economy (REWCHEM)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Postdoctoral Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Chemistry
Countries involved: Spain
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2023 (HORIZON-MSCA-2023-PF-01, 2023)
Start date: 2025-01-13
End date: 2027-01-12
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 181152.96
EU funding (EUR): 181152.96
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

This proposal combines physical science research with metallurgical process design and engineering to promote positive change in the electronic waste (e-waste) industries and create economic and societal benefits for the world. We undertake coordination and supramolecular chemistry research to understand and develop reagents for e-waste metal separations, integrate this insight into practicable solutions for e-waste recycling, and translate research outputs into innovation for the e-waste industry in a sustainable way. We utilize the recovered precious metals from e-waste to develop catalysts for hydrogen evolution and CO2 reduction through electrochemistry. Hence, the proposal targets three key agenda of the Horizon Europe Framework Programme and the United Nations Sustainability Goals, i.e., circular economy, sustainable energy, and environment.

Keywords: electronic waste,recycling,precious metals,sustainable chemistry,hydrogen generation,co2 reduction
Spent batteries as a catalyst for sustainable fuels (SpentBatt4e-GAS)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Postdoctoral Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Chemistry
Countries involved: Finland
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024 (HORIZON-MSCA-2024-PF-01, 2024)
Start date: 2026-02-01
End date: 2028-01-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 242116.8
EU funding (EUR): 242116.8
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

To ensure the green transition, fossil fuels must be substituted, especially in the heavy transport sector. Meanwhile, power-to-gas technology is necessary to enable intermittent renewable energy storage using carbon dioxide (CO2) as feedstock to produce synthetic methane or e-gas. Despite the fact that thermal CO2 methanation is mature enough to be commercialized, designing catalysts that meet industrial requirements is still very challenging. This project mainly aims to develop catalysts from the material recovered from spent batteries. Current treatment methods for recycling cause a downgrade of the critical raw materials and additional CO2 emissions. We will study an innovative way of using the cathodic black mass obtained from the direct recycling of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) as a catalyst for CO2 methanation. Thus, this project will not only support the production of renewable fuels, but also valorize the material reuse of waste batteries. Using the synergy between the already mixed metallic materials, we can achieve an ambitious 80-90% CO2 conversion. As there are different battery chemistries (LCO, NCA, and NMC), we will study their suitability for the methanation process. After that, we will optimize the operation conditions for maximal CO2 conversion and methane selectivity using the Bayesian Optimization Structure Search methodology to enhance efficiency. We will also show the environmental footprint of the recycling process of spent LIBs by directly using cathodic black mass as a catalyst instead of using the hydrotreatment recycling process (using Life cycle assessment (LCA)). The supervisor's expertise in circularity for batteries design and LCA, combined with the researcher’s experience with the CO2 hydrogenation processes and catalyst synthesis, will enable the development of a highly efficient catalyst from spent batteries for e-gas production and promote a circular economy for closing the loop.

Keywords: li ion batteries,co2 hydrogenation,methane,recycling,renewable energy,catalyst design
Software architectures for Secure, Private, User-Controlled Smart devices (SPUCS)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Postdoctoral Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Information Science and Engineering
Countries involved: Greece,Germany
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2022 (HORIZON-MSCA-2022-PF-01, 2022)
Start date: 2024-02-01
End date: 2026-01-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 153486.72
EU funding (EUR): 153486.72
Participants: 2
Project status: SIGNED

People increasingly depend on their personal smart devices (smartphones, smart watches, voice assistants) to communicate, access information, transact, and perform critical functions. These devices overwhelmingly comprise proprietary software and hardware components made by a handful of non-EU vendors. These vendors have exceptional control over those devices, raising justified concerns over anti-competitive practices, massive data gathering, surveillance, denial of service, and consequently personal freedoms and democracy. Digital sovereignty has been identified as a key political priority for the EU. SPUCS: “software architectures for Secure, Private, and User-Controlled Smart devices” contributes novel privacy-preserving architectures, realizable on existing hardware, that limit the control of vendors on user devices towards a future of open, sovereign personal devices. While previous initiatives for open and privacy-preserving smart devices lacked in functionality and therefore in adoption, SPUCS introduces concepts and methods that enable users to continue using their preferred operating systems and applications in an isolated way, with increased privacy protection. Specifically, the project will contribute secure mechanisms to seamlessly run multiple mobile operating systems simultaneously on a mobile device with strong isolation and privacy guarantees – limiting vendors’ ability to collect and connect data. Furthermore, the project will develop methods for securely running individual applications (phone, messaging, banking) on an open platform without trusting the operating system or proprietary vendor software. Finally, the project will plan an adoption strategy that will boost the scientific and industrial impact of the results towards a secure and self-sovereign Europe. The project also fosters interdisciplinary two-way transfer of knowledge between the researcher and the host, as well as training of the researcher in advanced scientific techniques.

Keywords: privacy security smartphone trusted
Innovative bio-based biodeGradable Recyclable safE and cirCular foOd packaging. (GRECO)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Digital, Industry and Space
Theme: Industry
Destination: Increased Autonomy in Key Strategic Value Chains for Resilient Industry
Action type: Innovation actions
Countries involved: Greece,Spain,Slovenia,France,Finland,United Kingdom,Netherlands,Germany,Croatia,Türkiye,Estonia,Italy
Call: Biodegradable polymers for sustainable packaging materials (IA) (HORIZON-CL4-2024-RESILIENCE-01-TWO-STAGE, 2024)
Start date: 2025-05-01
End date: 2029-04-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 8948315.0
EU funding (EUR): 7662137.01
Participants: 22
Project status: SIGNED

GRECO aims to demonstrate the life cycle and techno-economic feasibility of greener & safer bioplastics value chains for the food packaging sector, based on a safe and sustainable by design (SSbD) strategy. To this aim, innovative bio-based, biodegradable, and recyclable packaging based on new PLA copolymers, coatings, additives and catalysts accompanied by surface treatments will be produced. Regulatory compliance will be demonstrated while contributions to new or modified standards and proper labelling will be proposed. Digital tools will drive the developments from the simulation and modelling scopes, and social sciences and humanities (SSH) will provide relevant information related to social perception and acceptance. All of them will pave the way to facilitate the introduction of the new products into the packaging market sector and our society. Contribution to the Plastics Strategy, the Single-use Plastics Directive (SUP) and the EU Circular Economy Action plan (CEAP) will be ensured. GRECO will introduce the food packaging industry to groundbreaking bio-based, SSbD, and fully circular PLA-based materials, that meet diverse application needs. These alternatives aim to replace fossil-based, complex, and multimaterial structures prevalent in the industry, improving packaging end-of-life through biodegradation in various environments like industrial and home compostability, anaerobic, marine, and soil. The design will ensure recyclability and avoiding of chemical interactions that hinder overall biodegradation.

Keywords: pla copolymers,green catalysts,biodegradable packaging,recyclability,sustainability,food packaging,barrier properties,surface treatments bio based coatings,antimicrobial properties,lactide