Open call for 10 PHD positions
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- Last Updated on Monday, 03 December 2018 23:02
Are you keen to conduct fundamental research in catalysis at the interface between chemistry, biology and physics?
The PARACAT project aims to educate and train a group of young researchers on implementing advanced spectroscopic methods (Electron Paramagnetic Resonance) for cutting edge research in the field of catalysis. For the first time, this project will comprehensively explore the role of open-shell species in catalysis and at the interface between chemistry, physics and biology. The programme places strong emphasis on ethical considerations and social reflections to research by combining the scientific expertise of (bio)chemists, (bio)physicists and industrial partners with the input of an ethicist, to support a new generation of scientists capable of tackling the many societal responsibilities as experts in their field. PARACAT is composed of a consortium of 5 academic beneficiaries complimented by 1 research institute, 3 industrial organizations and 2 academic institutions as partners, collaborating in the research and training activities to offer 10 Early-Stage-Researchers (ESR; 36 month PhD positions) the possibility of being awarded with double doctoral degrees from two separate Universities in two different European countries.
The successful PhD candidates will participate in the network’s advanced training activities and work placements in the laboratories of the PARACAT academic and industrial partners. Regular meetings and workshops within the EU-funded PARACAT Innovative Training Network will supplement the training and support provided at the host organizations. Practical scientific training will also be complemented by a coordinated programme of industry-relevant transferable skills that will prepare the ESRs for their future careers in the catalysis sector.
Fulltime employments as PhD students are offered for 36 months. The starting date of the contract would ideally be 1st March 2019.
More info can be found here
EFEPR 2019 - 1st circular
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- Last Updated on Friday, 26 October 2018 11:35
The XIth Conference of the European Federation of EPR groups (EFEPR) will be held from 1st to 5th September 2019 in Bratislava (Slovakia).
KEY DATES
March 1st 2019 – Second Circular
April 1st 2019 – Opening of Abstract submission
May 1st 2019 – Early bird registration fee deadline
REGISTRATION FEES (preliminary)
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Before 1st May 2019 |
After 1st May 2019 |
Academics |
450 € |
550 € |
Students |
350 € |
450 € |
Industrials |
1000 € |
1500 € |
Conference dinner 50 €
LOCATION
Bratislava is the only capital in the world located on the border of three sovereign states – Slovakia, Austria and Hungary. 65 km far from Vienna, 200 km from Budapest and 330 km from Prague. The largest airport in Central Europe, Vienna International, is 50 minutes away from Bratislava city center by car/bus, and the Bratislava Airport of M. R. Štefánik only 15 minutes away. The conference will be located near the city center, close to the hotels and main tourist attractions.
www.visitbratislava.com
INFORMATION
Instructions for abstract submission and all the information concerning the conference are available at the official website:
http://efepr2019.conference.fchpt.stuba.sk
Giovanni Giacometti
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- Last Updated on Thursday, 13 September 2018 18:42
È con profonda tristezza che il GIRSE apprende della scomparsa del Prof. Giovanni Giacometti.
Giovanni Giacometti è stato professore di chimica teorica e fisica all'Università di Padova dal 1960, dove era attualmente professore emerito di Chimica Fisica.
Giovanni Giacometti ha fondato il primo gruppo di ricerca EPR in Italia, combinando il suo profondo interesse per la chimica teorica e la spettroscopia. Partendo dalla modifica “Giacometti-Nordio-Pavan” della relazione di McConnell (Theoret. Chim. Acta 1963, 1, pp. 404-409), ha dato un numero di contributi rilevanti e di ampio respiro nel campo della spettroscopia EPR, sia su problemi teorici che sperimentali relativi alle proprietà elettroniche di radicali organici, coppie di trasferimento di carica foto-eccitate e stati di tripletto. L'obiettivo dell'interdisciplinarità ha sempre contrassegnato i suoi progetti di ricerca dall'inizio della sua lunga carriera scientifica. La sua profonda convinzione che i diversi aspetti della biologia si basino sulle regole della meccanica quantistica, lo hanno portato allo sviluppo delle tecniche avanzate di EPR con applicazioni nel campo della biofisica e in particolare della fotosintesi. Il suo entusiasmo e il suo approccio aperto hanno anche favorito l'internazionalizzazione dell’EPR italiano, con solide collaborazioni con gruppi di tutto il mondo. Molte di queste collaborazioni si sono evolute in amicizie durature.
Giovanni Giacometti non è stato solo un uomo di scienza, ma è stato anche coinvolto in questioni civili, contribuendo attivamente al rafforzamento delle istituzioni democratiche in Italia nei periodi politici più difficili. Emblematica fu la sua ferma posizione di Preside della Facoltà all'epoca in cui l'Italia stava affrontando un'aspra lotta contro il terrorismo. Ha sempre condiviso questa passione con i suoi colleghi
International EPR school
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- Last Updated on Tuesday, 13 February 2018 17:23
It is our pleasure to announce the International EPR School to be held in Marseille and Carry-Le-Rouet (France) from 3rd to 7th June 2018.
This school is organized jointly by the French and Italian EPR groups (ARPE and GIRSE) and is opened to PhD students, Post-docs, and researchers interested by improving their knowledge of concepts and applications of EPR in various fields of Chemistry, Physics and Biology.
The school will include 3 days of training courses in the holidays village of Carry-Le-Rouet (Vacanciel, just near the famous beach of Le Rouet in a marine protected area), and one full day of practical sessions in Marseille, on the EPR machines (pulsed and CW) of CNRS and Aix-Marseille University research labs (see the attached flyer for details).
The number of participants is limited to 50.
Inscriptions will open on February the 12th on the web site: www.a-rpe.fr
Please, register early to avoid disappointment.
