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inertial effects on settling of microplastics in turbulent wavy flows

millions of tons of plastic waste have been found in our oceans over the past 10 years posing ingestion hazards to marine organisms and our food chain these plastics enter the ocean either as microplastics 5 mm in size or larger plastics which slowly disintegrate into smaller particles before sinking to the ocean bed due to polymer disintegration and biofouling while past studies primarily focused on floating debris the settling dynamics of microplastics below waves which are turbulent in nature are not well known although models exist and this problem has been looked at due to the challenges in simulating finitesize particles pointparticle assumptions are generally applied in the analytical and numerical modeling of particleladen flow this neglects the effects of particle inertia moreover the combined influence of waves and turbulence on particles of various shapes and sizes has never been coupled this is a major deficiency in the stateoftheart hence in this work i will focus on particle inertia free stream turbulence and the combined effects of waves to pinpoint the key parameters that govern the particle motion in wavy turbulent flows to represent the microplastics various modeled particles will be fabricated and tested first in a quiescent flow these particles will then be released into the largescale water channel facility at ntnu subjected to free stream turbulence and waves two series of experiments will be conducted using advanced flow and wave imaging techniques to track the particle turbulence and wave motions simultaneously the results of this work will lead to improved models for simulating the transport of plastic waste and pollutants in rivers and oceanic flows by incorporating the dominant parameters that have previously been neglected it will also bridge the understanding between both oceanic and turbulence communities on the transport of microplastics
automated mass production of soc stacks

amps project brings together the leading european companies in solid oxide fuel cell and solid oxide electrolyzer manufacturing value chain the project includes automation companies rocksoft smartal and manufacturing equipment producers sitec haikutech dosetec as well as cell manufacturer elcogen as and stack manufacturer elcogen oy the project is motivated by their strong commitment to develop their products and services and commence real massmanufacturing the industry partners are supported by research institutes vtt polito and vutsthe highlevel amps objectives are1automated highspeed cell production with integrated quality control2automated highspeed interconnect plate production and coating with integrated quality control 3automated highspeed stack assembly with integrated quality control 4complete component tracking and optimized massmanufacturing by using virtual twins 5assessment and demonstration of target stack manufacturing cost of 800 kwel at production volume of 100 mwyear 6establish european supply chain of soc manufacturing equipment successful dissemination of the amps results is in the core of the participating companies business as they are selling stack components and associated manufacturing equipment for many other companies than just amps partners and therefore want to spread the knowledge of the developed solutions and manufacturing methods and equipment
inclusive affordable and sustainable housing for marginalized communities

the objective of houseinc is to apply innovative methodology to deeply analyse interlinked dimensions of housing inequalities in the context of marginalized communities houseinc will empirically examine economic social and ecological drivers and assess impacts of various indicators on housing inequality to derive policy recommendations that foster the adoption of effective measures addressing housing inequality across europe with a transdisciplinary dialogue the project develops innovative social financial and digital solutions that can be upscaled and thus contribute to a better socioeconomic and sustainable integration of vulnerable groups in european societies houseinc takes a systemic view and assesses interlinkages of housing inequalities emphasizing energy and mobility poverty digital dimensions employment opportunities family and sociodemographic conditions energyefficiency and health on a micro meso and macrolevel the interdisciplinary houseinc consortium consisting of research institutes and universities policy think tanks ngos and practitioners on the ground involves case studies to engage directly with members of four marginalized communities in or from eastern europe besides a mixmethod approach including modelling and a gisbased analysis depicting geographical and future housing inequality we implement a multinational survey to better understand housing inequality in light of recent events such as covid19 and russias invasion in the ukraine the research results will be assessed mapped and scaled up using living labs and various stakeholder engagement activities to provide innovative solutions addressing housing inequalities and translating them into valid local regional national and eu policy recommendations impacting eu and national funding programs and providing a comprehensive overview and guidance for policymakers to mitigate housing inequalities
paving the way for advanced ferroelectric nematic polymer materials the polyfen project

ferroelectric nematic liquid crystals nflcs represent a unique and promising class of materials with exceptional properties that have the potential to revolutionize a wide range of technological applications promising reduced energy consumption and improved switching speed to fully harness the potential of nflcs a key step is their transformation into processable polymers facilitating their integration into practical engineering applications for ultrafast electrooptical switches and modular optics the polymerferroelectric nematic polyfen project is dedicated to the synthesis of processable and photoresponsive polymer networks with extreme dipoles derived from roomtemperature nfs and harness their properties to create innovative solutions that outperform conventional technologies i will demonstrate the advantages of the synthesized materials by building devices in which the alignment and 3d topography of the polymer films can be rewritten by actuation with electricity and light polyfen leverages recent advancements in the field of nfs my unique skill set in synthesis and design of buildingblocks for stimuliresponsive materials and the extensive knowledge of the host group in liquid crystalline materials and device engineering the polyfen project represents a substantial step toward unlocking the potential of nflcs positioning them as a cornerstone for future lc device innovations since their discovery in 2017 only a few nf motifs have been reported of these none show inherent stimuliresponsive behavior further emphasizing the pioneering nature of the proposed work the knowledge and innovation generated by this project will not only advance my career but also provide substantial societal and economic benefits through tangible advancements in the fields of energyefficient electronics advanced optics and other highimpact technologies
immersive learning for imperfection detection and repair through humanrobot interaction

a common trait of many important markets is the increasing attention of consumers to the aesthetic quality of the products even productslike midsegment cars are required to be defectfree in all the areas falling under the direct sight of the customer these expectations translate into highquality standards in the production process which are currently met by requiring an important physical effort to the workers in unsafe environments the magician project will take on the challenge producing a modular automation solution in which robots are used to detect and rework production defects before the last production phases commence and the aesthetics of the product is finalised the project will produce two robotic solutions one for defect analysis the sr and one for the defects rework the cr the sr and the cr can be used separately with the humans remaining in charge of some of the activities or in combination with the cr operating on the defects identified by the sr the sr can also be used in connection with the welding robotic station in order to adapt the process parameters the robots will use artificial intelligence modules to detect and discriminate the defects from multimodal data the sr or to decide the best policy to use for defect rework the cr in both cases the decision logic of the modules will be trained using machine learning algorithms the training data set will be acquired with the help of workers who will operate on semiworked products within a controlled environment the sr and the cr will rely on the software services of a common robotic platform the solution will be developed adopting a humancentered approach which will allow us to evaluate the impact of the innovation on the production processes and remove the most important asperities along this path the effectiveness of the solution will be tested on a usecase and its generality proven by recruiting additional contributors and usecases through a fstp scheme
stabilization of carbon chain and application on metalfree catalyst

carbon chain with true 1d structure attracts significant attentions and are expected to bring new knowledge in nanoscience it is recognized that linear carbon chain owns outstanding fundamental properties such as higher modulus and stiffness than graphene extremely high mobility and tunable band gap however the preparation and applications were limited by the high reactivity for hundred years fortunately recent researches show the possibility to keep carbon chain exist in special condition for instance long linear chain encapsulated inside carbon nanotube free standing polyyne molecules endcapped by functional group and two dimensional graphyne film made of spsp2 hybrid structure et al now both of basic property study and largescale preparation of carbon chains are in progress it is the key moment to explore the potential applications the goal of sccamc is to prepare solid carbon chainbased materials which can be stable in normal condition and to develop the application on metalfree catalyst for fuel cell hence sccamc will provide a common method to largely extend the use of carbon chain the research will prepare and enrich carbon chains in large yield functionalization will help to stabilize carbon chains in high concentration by choosing different functional group the modification of physical and chemical properties can be realized then it is expected to obtain stable solid materials in normal condition which will largely extend their using realm a standard procedure to combine largescale preparation enrichment functionalization and solidification will be set up furthermore the obtained carbon chainbased materials will be used as metalfree catalyst for fuel cell after nitrogen doping by studying on the detailed mechanism the design of carbon chainbased materials will be optimized for different application specifically on fuel cell in this project
coordination of mouse embryogenesis in space and time at implantation

selforganisation is a defining feature of living systems and entails complex interplay between multiple parameters across various spatiotemporal scales using preimplantation mouse embryos as a model system our studies revealed a principle of regulative development in which feedback between cell fate polarity and mechanics ensures robust control of embryo size shape and pattern however as embryos undergo implantation this selforganisation mechanism has to be integrated in its spatiotemporal context in this project we aim to understand how developmental mechanisms are coordinated in space and time the periimplantation mouse embryo is an attractive system in which to study this coordination as it begins to interact with uterine tissues marks a key transition in morphogenesis cell cycle and growth and exhibits a remarkable capacity for size regulation we recently developed an ex vivo 3d culture engineered uterus and lightsheet microscopy to recapitulate morphogenesis and embryouterus interactions and analyse changes in cell shape fate polarity and mechanics using these new methods we aim to mechanistically understand the transformation from blastocyst to egg cylinder as embryonicextraembryonic tissues interact we will use embryo size control as a paradigm to study the coordination of developmental programmes in space and time at the cellular level we will identify what triggers the transition from cleavage to proliferative cell cycle mammalian midblastula transition at the embryonic level we aim to understand how animal size is sensed and changes the temporal progression of development finally we will investigate the role of embryouterus interactions in embryo morphogenesis and positioning within the uterus the bottomup engineering approaches will be complemented by topdown intravital microscopy to monitor embryogenesis in utero together this project will bring mammalian developmental biology into a new stage
the politics of wildfires a comparative study of norms power and conflict in the global south

extreme wildfires have been on the rise across the globe due to climate change and other human actions despite the abundant literature on fire ecology and a recognition of the linkages of wildfires to global warming a patchy understanding of the relationship between fire and anthropogenic actions and their political drivers persists social sciences scholarship has mostly focused on fire mitigation and management in the global north while complex relationships between societies and fires in the global south remain broadly unexplored these two gaps in the academic literature in terms of scope and geography are reflected in a narrow public understanding of wildfires as risks and natural disastersfirepol goes beyond the state of the art by leading the most rigorous crosscontinental study of the political drivers of wildfires in the global south through a radical multimethods approach and a comparative perspective my team and i will combine and analyse newly compiled fire policy and remote sensing data with qualitative case studies and ethnographic research the aim will be to understand and explain how a range of political factors linked to formal policies and institutions actordriven power dynamics and social contention shape the geographical distribution and social impact of wildfires and public narratives about them firepol is an ambitious highriskhighgain project that will deliver a new framework to understand and explain the connections between politics and wildfires at a timely moment when wildfires have been identified as crucial socioecological challenges within the global climate change agenda it will develop a new theoretical framework around the concept of wildfire commons as a way of engaging the academic community policy stakeholders and the general public in the coproduction of alternative pathways for the sustainable equitable and politically engaged management of wildfires
multiomics characterization of descending motor circuits in the brainstem

the execution of coordinated and adaptive movements is the final manifestation of virtually all brain processes altered motor function is hence an associate feature of almost all conditions that affect the nervous system and is highly debilitating this program will shed new light on the neuronal basis of movements with a focus on the cooperative roles of the brain and the spinal cord for composing and orchestrating multifaceted and adaptive motor behaviors reticulospinal rs neurons of the brainstem reticular formation rf are pivotal for controlling the most vital movements they have long been seen as a unified relay of command signals from various integrative centers upstream to most if not all executory motor circuits downstream yet based on recent findings and our ongoing work we posit that rs neurons rather exhibit a substantial diversity and specialization by inputs and outputs that may support a form of selection and mixing of unitary components of composite motor behaviors imprinting from the advent of multiomics strategies in the mouse model we will intersect functional connectomics and singlecell gene expression the transcriptome to achieve a most comprehensive characterization of rs neurons diversity specialization and interactions with their upstream and downstream brain areas we will first investigate the anatomofunctional organization of an already circumscribed subset of rs neurons for orchestrating orienting motor actions we will in parallel investigate the role and connectivity of other rs neurons and provide genetic hallmarks of new functionallyrelevant subsets our results will propel forward our understanding of the complex organization of the rf its role in orchestrating composite movements and its links with the rest of the brain they will also provide new genetic hallmarks of rs neurons diversity which will be precious handles to ultimately examine and act on specific cell types in posttraumatic contexts
decipher cytochrome p450 enzymes cyps by digital tools to produce flavonoids and terpenoids

microbial production of plant metabolites has economic environmental benefits over traditional extraction and chemical methods despite initial progress the successful market introduction of some molecules the microbial production of oxygenated plant metabolites opms mediated by cytochrome p450 enzymes cyps is still lagging making them almost inaccessible to society in contrast artificial intelligence ai machine learning ml tools are evolving rapidly but their use for engineering biology is still underexplored decypher applies these groundbreaking aiml techniques to unlock the opm molecules to societydecypher develops a standardised aiml pipeline to implement aiml in each step of the designbuildtestlearn cycle and across all steps in the biotech value chain combined with smart databases synthetic biology synbio tools this aiml pipeline will generate opportunities for the whole biotech sector specifically applied to opms we 1 bioprospect select specific cyps 2 correctly localise express cyps and 3 optimise the microbial cells bioprocess decypher involves stakeholders industry regulators ngos and engages european citizens across several countries this allows to reflect on the societal ramifications of the convergence of ai synbio the consortium brings together complementary expertise from 5 top rtos 3 smes 1 le 1 bioart association from 6 eu countries to unlock the full potential of opms in parallel decypher will enable the aiml sector to apply their tools in the biotech sector by creating new production tools for industrial biotech and specifically impact industry flavours fragrances phytonutrient and society with novel products decypher contributes to the eu green deal supports the transition to a circular bioeconomy increases resource efficiency strengthens european competitiveness innovates in a responsible and reflective manner boosts sustainability of biobased value chains
cofunded brain circulation 3

cocirculation3 is a flagship programme for the recruitment of researchers to academic and nonacademic hosting institutions inturkish research area which is an integral part of european research area within the framework of cocirculation3 a total of 100 postdoctoral researchers will be recruited through 3 calls for maximum of 24 months in 5 years cocirculation3 is individually driven mobility program and tübitak assures that the applicants will be able to freely choose a research topic which will have a green deal aspect host and supervisor fitting their individual needs the researchers are expected to conduct research on the scientific priorities adopted and announced by tübitak that are compatible with european green deal in order to increase the participation of host institutions from the nonacademic sector tübitak intends to add se panel next to standard panel the unique value propositions of cocirc3 are rooted to its focus to enhancing the participation of nonacademic sector the brand new allowance defined as entrepreneurship allowance to enhance the entrepreneurial initiatives of the postdoc fellows and creating an ecosystem for industryacademia partnerships the outstanding approach in enhancing the career development of the postdoc fellows throughmentormentee mechanism creating a community of alumni in tra the implementing partners are mobilized who will recruit the researchers as hosting institutions those implementing partners will also have the flexibility to host secondments and nonacademic placementsturkish and european research area as a whole will benefit from the contribution of the cocirculation3 fellows to the research landscape tübitak will contribute 39 of the total budget while european commission is requested to cofund 61 cocirculation3 with a specific focus to green deal will enhance the excellence of research in tra through the mobility and integration of talented researchers
unveiling the impacts of vapor pressure deficit on forest productivity

atmospheric dryness which is often quantified as a vapor pressure deficit vpd exerts significant influences on vegetation productivity and global carbon cycles vpd is expected to rise in a warming world but how this increased atmospheric dryness will impact the carbon uptake by vegetation remains largely unknown one major challenge is the lack of longterm measurements which limits studies to the recent decades when satellite and flux measurements are available moreover disentangling the effects of vpd from other highly correlated factors such as soil moisture is difficult this lack of understanding hampers our ability to make skillful predictions of how future vpd changes induced by climate change will affect vegetation productivity globallythe vapor project seeks to address the existing knowledge gaps through a multitimescale approach first the sensitivity of tree growth to vpd variations will be quantified on the decadetocentury timescale by leveraging global longterm treering measurements as a proxy for forest productivity second the independent effects of vpd and soil moisture on forest productivity during heatwaves will be disentangled using subdiurnal highresolution satellite observations from the last decades finally output from global coupled climate simulations will be evaluated based on the insights from the previous findings and emergent constraints will be applied to mitigate uncertainties in future projects of forest productivity based on relationships emerging from the multimodel ensemble and current observations the constrained model results will then be used to evaluate the implications of future vpd changes on forest productivity and functioning by embarking on this endeavor i aim to deepen the understanding of the influence of vpd on vegetation productivity while concurrently developing and improving my own research capabilities