Strategic Initiative Materials in Flanders Documents News Events Job offers Links Press Search form Search Home Materials ResearchFunding Calls forProposals ResearchPrograms ResearchThemes AboutSIM-Flanders Questions?Contact us! SIM USER FORUM 2015 The fourth SIM User Forum will take place on October 27th 2015 @ Zebrastraat in Ghent. This year we aim for even more interaction with and participation from industry by inviting you in the afternoon and evening for a lively mixture of networking, workshops and scientific presentations. more info Laureates FWO excellence awards The Board of Directors of FWO has announced the five laureates of the FWO Excellence Awards. Every 5 years, an international jury awards five leading scientisist for their research career. The awards are considered the "Flemish Nobel prizes". more > About SIM-Flanders The Strategic Initiative Materials ‘SIM’ is a virtual research centre, initiated in 2009 by the Flemish Materials Industry and the Flemish Universities. SIM’s mission is to further strengthen the scientific materials base and to build technology platforms in relevant areas with sufficient critical mass. more info In need of documents Please either select a type of document, or a specific document. A list of results will be given. Type of document - Any - Calls User Forum 2014 General information SIM Legal formats & Guidelines Program submission Project submission Reporting Formats research theme documents Nanoforce background information SHE background information SOPPOM background information STREAM background information M3 background information MaDurOS background information H-INT-S background information TRAP background information Specific document Yves Van Ingelgem (VUB) MIT Innovator of the Year Yves Van Ingelgem (VUB) has been proclaimed "Innovator of the Year" by the prestigious MIT Technology Review. more > SIM Themes Durable & Sustainable Structural Materials Three domains were identified in this theme to match the interest and specialization of material related industry and research organizations in Flanders: hybrid structural materials, high performance Multi-functional structural materials and sustainable processes. more Materials for Energy & Light Energy generation, storage and use is one of the main challenges for the future of Europe, therefore also of Flanders. In the SIM framework, strategic focus is on the following topics: harvesting of energy with photovoltaics, energy conversion with fuel cells and energy storage with batteries. more Predictive Modeling and Advanced Characterization Materials and products become increasingly more complex. More different materials become available each year, resulting in endless combination possibilities for applications and functionalities. Basic knowledge, using detailed material characterization and modeling, is needed more than ever. more Recyclable Materials Recycling is a process to change waste into new products to prevent waste of useful materials and to reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials. As products become increasingly more complex in design and functionalities, recycling becomes more difficult and the need for research increases. more Tailored Nanomaterials The nanotechnology revolution essentially consists of the ability to control material features on the nanometer length scale. To see the economic impact of these new abilities, the basic science of nanotechnology requires continuous development and improvement. more News Masterclass Data-driven innovation Sirris 21/08/2015 Laureates FWO excellence awards 06/07/2015 Yves Van Ingelgem (VUB) MIT Innovator of the Year 02/06/2015 EIT Raw Materials seeks CLC manager in Leuven 01/06/2015 Belgian Universities ranking high 18/05/2015 all news > Documents News Events Job offers Links Press SIM-Flanders vzw Technologiepark 935 B-9052 Zwijnaarde Belgium Tel. +32 9 292 14 99 info@sim-flanders.be Be informed SIM-update quarterly update in your mailbox about the programs and calls from SIM RSS News Have an idea? Let us know! Do you have an idea and are you in need of funding? Maybe SIM-flanders can help you Contact us! Copyright © SIM-Flanders - sitemap - disclaimer - contact Empowered by 2Mpact