Новости
Российский фонд фундаментальных исследований (РФФИ), 09.06.2005
Естественные науки
Российский фонд фундаментальных исследований, в рамках Соглашения с
Нидерландской организацией по научным исследованиям (NWO), объявляет конкурс
2005 года совместных исследовательских проектов групп голландских и
российских ученых по следующим областям знаний:
HUMANITIES
Information Technology and the Humanities Information and Communication Technology(ICT) is to be considered both as means and as object of study within the humanities. Humanities research helps to strengthen the validity and innovative scope of the ICT field. Furthermore research in the humanities offers reflection on the transformation of our society as a result of the ever-expanding use of ICT. In addition to this the humanities themselves are being transformed by the use ICT. New ways of opening up resources, of doing research and of presenting knowledge are being explored across the different humanities disciplines. Proposals submitted under this theme should demonstrate substantial participation of humanities researchers and should be aimed at one or a combination of the three sub themes mentioned.
MEDICAL SCIENCES
Infectious diseases and VaccinesAn extra impulse in the field of Infectious diseases and vaccines is still important. Scientific and social challenges are for instance: research to determinants of the host, which are related to (a lack of) response at the vaccine. Further research in this area will stimulate the development of vaccines against autoimmune diseases and disorders such as (viral induced) cancer, arteriosclerosis and neurodegenerative diseases.
NANOSCIENCES
NanophotonicsNanophotonics is the research field that studies the manipulation, storage, generation, detection, and amplification of light at length scales that are typically smaller than the wavelength of light. The field combines a wealth of scientific challenges with a large variety of near-term applications. The largest concentration of research in The Netherlands is at the Centre for Nanophotonics at the FOM-institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics (AMOLF) in Amsterdam. It provides advanced and for Russian researchers attractive facilities.
Nanofluidics
Nanofluidics deals with the flow of liquids and gases in very small
capillaries and very thin channels. The challenging aspect mainly deals with
the scaling of flows in such very small geometries, i.e. the square-cube
law, where surface effects become dominant over volume effects. The extreme
conditions in nanofluidics leads to new regimes of classical "macroscopic"
transport phenomena. Interactions that are insignificant at the macroscopic
scale dominate the fluid behaviour at nanoscales. There is no doubt that in
time industrial activity will stem from this research field.
Nanomedicine
Nanomedicine uses nano-sized tools for the diagnosis, prevention and
treatment of disease and to gain increased understanding of the complex
underlying pathophysiology of disease. The aim of nanomedicine may be
broadly defined as the comprehensive monitoring, repair and improvement of
all human biological systems, working from the molecular level using
engineered devices and nanostructures to achieve medical benefit. In this
context, nanoscale includes active components or objects ranging in size
from 1 nm to 100s of nm. Also of relevance are nano-interactions within the
framework of a larger device. The key elements of nanotechnology applied to
nanomedicine are:
- The use of analytical tools and devices to bring a better understanding of
the molecular basis of disease, patient predisposition and response to
therapy, and to allow imaging at the molecular, cellular and patient levels.
-The design of nano-sized multifunctional therapeutics and drug delivery
systems to yield more effective therapies.
Micro reactors
Recent developments in microreactor technology create opportunities for new
and innovative production processes that are not only safer but it also
offers more durable alternatives for current processes. For instance,
smaller volumes, higher flow rates and the integration of diverse operation
units brought the "lab-on-a-chip" within commercial range. On a single chip
potential interesting chemicals may be synthesized, analysed and screened on
a nanolitre scale. Due to the large surface to volume ratio, interfacial
interactions play a crucial role, which makes microreactor technology a
complicated process and features including surface heterogeneity, surface
roughness, surface potential, electrokinetics, and many more play important
roles. Microreactor technology, therefore, is a highly interdisciplinary
research area, where chemistry, physics, biology, and engineering merge
together. Nevertheless, there is an increasing interest in doing
chemistry-on-a-chip. One can think of screening reactions and/or reaction
conditions, using minimal reagent amounts. In addition, if a complex
chemical reaction can be successfully performed on a single chip, even
industrial scaling up might become relatively easy by placing thousands of
these chips in parallel.
Согласованные заявки на участие в конкурсе представляются голландскими со-руководителями проекта через систему удаленной регистрации NWO, российскими со-руководителями проекта в 2-х печатных экземплярах в РФФИ, до 31 августа 2005 года.
Для согласования действий российских и голландских со-руководителей проектов на сайте РФФИ размещены форма для заполнения заявки на участие в конкурсе, а также руководство по её заполнению.
Примечание:
РФФИ будет финансировать российских участников совместных проектов,
победивших в конкурсе, в размере 10% от суммы гранта. Средства в рублевом
эквиваленте по курсу ЦБ РФ на момент регистрации заявки в РФФИ будут
направляться в организацию финансирования, указанную российским
со-руководителем проекта и могут быть использованы на приобретение
оборудования, расходных материалов и на командировочные расходы
Для получения финансирования РФФИ, российскому со-руководителю поддержанного
проекта необходимо в течение 2-х недель после опубликования списка
победивших проектов представить в РФФИ дискету и титульный лист заявки (без
полного печатного варианта), подготовленную по правилам конкурса а) 2006
года.
При заполнении соответствующих форм на дискете следует:
По окончании срока выполнения проекта российский со-руководитель направляет
в Отдел международных связей РФФИ печатный вариант финансового отчета о
расходе полученных средств, подписанный со-руководителем проекта, главным
бухгалтером и скрепленный печатью, а также экземпляр итогового научного
отчета, направляемого в NWO.