Envio estos anuncios por si de pronto hay algun compa que pueda hacer uso de esta nueva cooperacion entre EU y UE. Saludos, Dario =================================================================== > > As a valued subscriber to FOA, we at RAMS have enclosed > the following European collaborative opportunities that > provide yet another benefit for USOA subscribers. You will > receive these Transatlantic Information Service (TRAINS) > announcements for a limited time on a free trial basis. > > CONTENTS > > 1) Transportation Vehicle Emissions Partner Search > 2) Multimedia-Based Learning Assessment Partner Search > 3) 3d Interactive Virtual Environments Partner Search > 4) Computer-Assisted Disease Education Partner Search > 5) Development of Dielectrophoretic Cells for Ecotoxicity Tests > 6) Building Materials Technology Partner Search > 7) Wastewater Treatment Technology Partner Search > 8) Composting and Collection of Municipal Waste Partner Search > 9) Waste Management Partner Search > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > ----------------------------------------------------------- > 1) TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE EMISSIONS PARTNER SEARCH > > Profile of sender/organization > > Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Head, Transportation > Research Institute (TRI); Head, Internal Combustion Engines > Laboratory. TRI is a multi-disciplinary team of researchers > and engineers in the areas of vehicle emissions, atmospheric > pollution, road safety, traffic management, economics of > transport, etc. > > Expertise to be offered in intended project > > EXPERTISE > > Estimate of emissions from road vehicles; Testing and > characterization of engines, fuels, fuel and lubricant > additives; Propulsion of environmental friendly vehicles; > Alternative fuels; Fleet and field tests. Intended research > project > > Prediction of emissions from road transport and estimate of > economic and health impacts. Development of propulsion system > for a hybrid vehicle. Demonstration program concerning > dimethyl ether (DME) use in vehicles with diesel engines. > > Requested profile of partners > > Looking for potential partners for 5th framework programme > > Experience in EU research: NO > Contact Details: > > Professor Yoram Zvirin > Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Transportation > Research Institute > > Technion City > 32000-Haifa > Israel > Phone: ++ 972-4-8292955 > Fax: ++ 972-4-8225716 > Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://web/htdoc/usoa/kowi/any/any/proc/any/aid9903-it0006.htm > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > ----------------------------------------------------------- > 2) MULTIMEDIA-BASED LEARNING ASSESSMENT PARTNER SEARCH > > EC-R&D-programme concerned: TELEMATICS > > Experience in EU research: NO > > Profile of sender/organization > > I am a geologist at Liverpool University working in the fields > of metamorphic petrology, and in the use of multimedia to > enhance and improve teaching, learning and assessment. > > Expertise to be offered in intended project > > I am one of the chief collaborators on a three year > collaborative project (Liverpool, Derby and Open Universities) > investigating the use of multimedia to assess learning > outcomes. The project (TRIADS) is funded by the UK government, > and has one more year to run. It has developed and launched > a Macromedia Authorware-based assessment engine which can be > delivered cross-platform or over the web using shockwave. It > already has 20 UK higher education partners. Details can be > obtained from http://www.pcweb.liv.ac.uk/apboyle/triads > or http://www.derby.ac.uk/assess/newdemo/newdemo.html. > The members of this project are keen to share their expertise > with European partners who similarly see assessment as the > key issue in any learning strategy. > > Intended research project > > Because the group I represent have not previously been > involved in EU programmes, the group is not proposing to > lead a project, but rather wishes to join any project in > the area of Framework 5, Theme 2 the user-friendly society, > Key Action multimedia content and tools. My group has wide > experience of multimedia based assessment of learning, and > can act as a portal into a larger group within the UK. > > Requested profile of partners > > My group wish to connect with any potential partners in the > area of Framework 5, Theme 2 the user-friendly society, Key > Action multimedia content and tools, particularly with > reference to multimedia-based assessment of learning. > > Contact Details: > > Dr Alan Boyle > University of Liverpool > Dept of Earth Sciences > L69 3BX-Liverpool > United Kingdom > Phone: +44 151 794 5154 > Fax: +44 151 794 5170 > Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://web/htdoc/usoa/kowi/any/any/proc/any/aid9903-it0009.htm > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > ----------------------------------------------------------- > 3) 3D INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS PARTNER SEARCH > > EC-R&D-programme concerned: ESPRIT > > Profile of sender/organization > > Brunel University is located in West London, UK. It has more > than 12,000 full-time students. Department of Information > Systems & Computing has a strong research profile. It was > rated 4 in the last Research Assessment Exercise in 1996. > I am a lecturer in Information Systems in this department. > My research interests and expertise are in the areas of > information visualization, spatial hypertext, multiuser > virtual environments, domain-oriented semantic spaces, IR > and HCI. I am the principal investigator and the project > manager of a research and development project funded by the > British Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council > (EPSRC) under the Multimedia and Networking Applications > programme. I participated a few EU research projects as a > researcher. > > Expertise to be offered in intended project > > We'd like to offer expertise in scientific and project > management areas. > > Intended research project > > The research project will be in the area of 3D interactive > multiuser virtual environments with special interests in > domain-oriented analytical and modelling approaches. > Potential relevant areas include domain analyses, social > and ecological dynamics in virtual environments, virtual > society and virtual research community, human-computer > interaction, spatial hypermedia. > > Requested profile of partners > > European countries, preferably partners outside UK University, > Industry, and SME all welcome. Business areas in > telecommunication, databases, electronic publishing. > > Experience in EU research: YES > > Contact Details: > > Dr Chaomei Chen > Brunel University > Department of Information Systems & Computing > UB8 3PH-Uxbridge > United Kingdom > Phone: +44 1895 203080 > Fax: +44 1895 251686 > Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://web/htdoc/usoa/kowi/any/any/proc/any/aid9903-it0010.htm > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > ----------------------------------------------------------- > 4) COMPUTER-ASSISTED DISEASE EDUCATION PARTNER SEARCH > > EC-R&D-programme concerned: BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTH > > Experience in EU research: NO > > Profile of sender/organization > > I am the Director of Research and Development at Birmingham > Children's Hospital - NHS Trust, one of the largest pediatric > hospitals in Europe. We have staff with particular scientific, > research, and clinical expertise in oncology, hepatology, > rheumatology, gastroenterology, nutrition, nephrology, > endocrinology, biochemistry, pediatric intensive care and > the full range of pediatric subspecialties. Additionally, we > have an extensive network of specialists in general and > community pediatrics, child and adolescent mental health and > pediatric laboratory medicine. > > Expertise to be offered in intended project > > Computer assisted disease education in children with chronic > disease. Expertise in computer programming, design of > interactive software for dissemination on the World Wide Web, > questionnaire design. > > Intended research project > > Translation and evaluation of computer-assisted disease > education programs for children with chronic disease. We > have developed an interactive computer-assisted arthritis > educational programme for children with arthritis, and are > currently evaluating its effects on disease knowledge, > psychosocial aspects, compliance with treatment and disease > outcome. > > Requested profile of partners > > Educationalists with specific expertise in the use of computer > assisted learning for children. Pediatricians with specific > interests in chronic pediatric disease, especially pediatric > rheumatologists. Psychologists with specific interests in > evaluating trans-cultural comparisons of disease education > in children. > > Contact Details: > > Professor Taunton R Southwood > Birmingham Children's Hospital - NHS Trust > Steelhouse Lane > B4 6NH-Birmingham > United Kingdom > Phone: 00 44 121 333 8714 > Fax: 00 44 121 333 8715 > Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://web/htdoc/usoa/kowi/any/any/proc/any/aid9903-it0012.htm > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > ----------------------------------------------------------- > 5) DEVELOPMENT OF DIELECTROPHORETIC CELLS FOR ECOTOXICITY TESTS > > Experience in EU research: YES > > Profile of sender/organization > > INETI is a R,T&D institution belonging to the Ministry of > Economy, with the specific task of bridging over, in > scientific terms, to Industry in all areas of engineering > and technology. It is divided in several Institutes, covering > wide areas of activity like materials, Information and > Electronics, Non Nuclear Energy, Environment, Biotechnology > and Chemistry. INETI is also a training school where, at the > moment, more than 400 young scholarship-holders acquire > technical qualifications, a high percentage of whom is > working on research projects within the scope of their post- > graduate studies. > > Expertise to be offered in intended project > > EXPERTISE > > Environmental Chemistry and Biotechnogy > Ecotoxicology and bioassays > Microbiology and genetics > Intended research project > > TITLE: DEVELOPMENT OF DIELECTROPHORETIC CELLS FOR ECOTOXICITY > TESTS > > The objective of this project is the implementation of a new > innovative system and assess its utilisation in bioassays > involving simultaneously different species of microorganisms > (bacteria and algae) and cells (mussel hemocytes and fish > cells), foreseeing its application in acute toxicity studies > and analysis. > > In the case presented here, the proposed system will be > mainly: > > --dielectrophoresis cell > --High frequency generator (up to 100 MHz) > --An optical detection system > --A control and data acquisition system > > Requested profile of partners > > Partners should have experience on: > Biophysics (Biomolecular electronics) > Ecotoxicology > Optical techniques (particle coating and characterization) > Microbiology and cell biology > > Contact Details: > > Ana Anselmo > Instituto Nacional de Engenharia e Tecnologia Industrial > Azinhaga dos Lameiros, 22 > 1699-Lisboa Codex > Portugal > Phone: ++351-17165141 (ext 2570) > Fax: ++351-1-7154084 > Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://web/htdoc/usoa/kowi/any/any/proc/any/aid9903-it0007.htm > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > ----------------------------------------------------------- > 6) BUILDING MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY PARTNER SEARCH > > EC-R&D-programme concerned: INNOVATION > > Profile of sender/organization > > Professor Academic areas of interest: technology of building > materials and their durability. > > Experience: almost 40-year experience of researches in > building materials area. > > Expertise to be offered in intended project > > Expertise to be offered in intended project: scientific > > Intended research project > > Length of project: 3years > Total cost of project: $200,000 > Brief outline of intended project: > Development of scientific bases for a technology of new > unburning cementless corrosion resistant materials made > from raw materials containing various SiO2 modifications. > > Requested profile of partners > > Languages: English > Experience of researchers: 5-10 years > Research areas: building materials and corrosion resistant > materials for other purposes. > > Type of organization: University > Resources: personnel, equipment > > Experience in EU research: NO > > Contact Details: > > Freidin Constantin > Institute for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the > Negev > Sede-Boker Campus > 84990-Beer-Sheva > Israel > Phone:++ 972-7-6595876 > Fax: ++972-7-6596881 > Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://web/htdoc/usoa/kowi/any/any/proc/any/aid9903-it0011.htm > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > ----------------------------------------------------------- > 7) WASTEWATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY PARTNER SEARCH > EC-R&D-programme concerned: ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE > > Experience in EU research: YES > > Profile of sender/organization > > The focus of the company is on research, development, > application and marketing of sustainable solutions for the > protection of water ecosystems. The company undertakes > evaluations and environmental impact assessment as well as > rehabilitation of degraded ecosystems and environmental > management. Since 1989 the company has been intensively > developing constructed wetlands (CW) for treatment of a > variety of waste waters (sewage, waste waters from > food processing plants, landfill leachate, and tertiary > treatment of waste waters from conventional treatment plants). > The company also provides treatment of landfill leachate with > a combination of CW and woodland establishment, which is an > innovative approach to landfill sites rehabilitation. The > company is developing a lake management strategy based on its > own data base on the Slovenian lakes and methodology for > determination of ecologically acceptable flows. > > Expertise to be offered in intended project > > We are looking to collaborate on the projects related to waste > water treatment in the combination with constructed wetland > technology. The company has designed and built several CW on > the territory of Slovenia, Italy and Croatia and has in > operation small scale CW and pilot CWs for execution of > research work. The company carries out physical and chemical > analysis of water quality, hydraulic, biomass (plants - > macrophytes, trees) and soil structure measurements > and technical designs for CWs. > > Intended research project > > The company wishes to join a consortium to bid for the > 5th Framework Programme: Preserving the ecosystem - Sustainable > management and quality of water; Innovation and participation > of SME. Within the project we would like to direct our > researches at refining our understanding of nutrient ant > toxic substances transformation, immobilization and other > pollutant processing mechanisms in order to optimize CW > performance for treatment of different kind of waste waters > and to obtain new data for advanced design of CW. > > Requested profile of partners > > Companies, research institutes which relate to development > and marketing of environmental technology, pollution control, > civil engineering, hydraulic engineering, water treatment > equipment, waste disposal design, water treatment plants, > landscape design, soil science, plant ecology, limnology, > aquatic ecology, hydrobiology, microbial ecology. > > Contact Details: > > Prof. dr. Danijel Vrhovsek > LIMNOS d.o.o. - Company for Applied Ecology > Podlimbarskega 31 > 1000-Ljubljana, Slovenia > Phone: ++ 386.61.557472 > Fax: ++ 386.61.557386 > Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://web/htdoc/usoa/kowi/any/any/proc/any/aid9903-it0008.htm > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > ----------------------------------------------------------- > 8) COMPOSTING AND COLLECTION OF MUNICIPAL WASTE PARTNER SEARCH > > Requested profile of partners > > Success stories on composting and separate collection > > In the context of the European Community Waste Management > Policy, the Commission is awarding a study covering France, > Greece, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Portugal and the United Kingdom > in order to: (1) write a manual addressed to local authorities > in the above mentioned Member States for the promotion of home > composting and the separate collection of the biodegradable > fraction of municipal waste; (2) translate the manual into > English, French, Greek, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese; > (3) produce a user-friendly web version of the manual in > English, French, Greek, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese > for the web-site of the Commission. > > Contact Details: > > Karsten Weitzenegger > INTEGRATION > > 60311-Frankfurt am Main > > NTEGRATION > Phone: ++ 49 69 91334321 > Fax: ++ 49 69 91334340 > Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://web/htdoc/usoa/kowi/any/any/proc/any/aid9903-it0005.htm > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > ----------------------------------------------------------- > 9) WASTE MANAGEMENT PARTNER SEARCH > > Requested profile of partners > > Management of waste resulting from mining, quarrying and from > the treatment of minerals. The European Commission is awarding > a study covering the 15 Member States of the European Union in > order to: > > (1) evaluate the quantities of waste from mining, quarrying and > from the treatment of minerals; > > (2) identify and analyze the disposal methods of this waste as > well as the specific control measures in the use and closure > phase of disposal sites; > > (3) make an inventory and an analysis of legislation and of the > practices of this waste management; > > (4) identify and analyze potential environmental problems > involved in the management of this waste; > > (5) identify and analyse the national and Community measures > likely to improve the management of this waste. > > In the context of the European Community waste management > policy. > > Contract duration: 9 months from the date of signature. > > Contact Details: > > Karsten Weitzenegger > INTEGRATION > > 60311-Frankfurt am Main > INTEGRATION > Phone: ++ 49 69 91334321 > Fax: ++ 49 69 91334340 > Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://web/htdoc/usoa/kowi/any/any/proc/any/aid9903-it0004.htm >
