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BALANSE-Kjønnsbalanse i toppstillinger og forskningsledelse

DiversiChem: Training a Diverse Workforce for the Green Transformation in the North

In much of the Western world, the STEM fields, in many ways the backbone of the ongoing Green Transition, are characterized by poor gender equality as well as poorer inclusion of LGBTQ+, neurodiverse, black/brown and other minoritized groups. Proposed herein are three, somewhat interrelated initi...

Awarded: NOK 1.0 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2026

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Studies of environmental pollutants in wetland areas and water ponds on the Arctic tundra

The main goal for this project is to continue our study further the role of birds in transporting pollutants to and within the Arctic area, and to bring new knowledge especially linked to potential transport between the marine and terrestrial system including wetlands and water ponds on the tundr...

Awarded: NOK 42,999

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Particulate matter in glacier fed rivers

The aim of this project is a extensive study of particulate matter released into the rivers from the glacier systems and entering the Kongsfjorden system in Ny-Ålesund. Both particulate matter and river water will be collected at the outlet from the glaciers main melting channel as well as in th...

Awarded: NOK 39,999

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Chemical composition and conditions of cryoconite hole water and melting channels on glaciers with runoff to the Kongsfjorden System

Main objective of this project is a detailed analysis of snow and supraglacial meltwater, including potential alterations in the transition of supraglacial snow to water, as well as potential alterations in the transition of water in isolated to connected cryoconite holes to meltwater channels. C...

Awarded: NOK 31,999

Project Period: 2024-2024

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Geological survey of oveRbAnk sedimeNts In arcTic strEams

To gain a better understanding of the processes that occur during weathering processes of local geological material connected to Arctic catchment areas and river systems studies of overbank sediments plays a vital role. In general, knowledge about properties of the composition and physical-chemic...

Awarded: NOK 39,029

Project Period: 2023-2023

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Methylmercury and Total Mercury in Arctic Permafrost (RIS-ID: 12073)

As a student in the international master program in Environmental Toxicology and Environmental Chemistry at NTNU there is a formal study direction for Arctic research. Aim of this direction in the master program is to educate the future Arctic researchers, and the topics for master projects are d...

Awarded: NOK 5,319

Project Period: 2023-2023

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Studie of birds As vectoR for inorganiC and organic conTaminants In ArctiC soil systems (RIS-ID 12129)

The main goal for this project is to study the role of birds as vectors for contaminants in Arctic soil systmes, and will include non-targeted screening of organic compounds as well as study of heavy metals and methylmercury in soil samples from bird rich areas to bring new knowledge to the field...

Awarded: NOK 40,316

Project Period: 2023-2023

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

ORganic and inOrganic pollUTants in High Arctic Wetlands and Moss samplEs

This AFG application is to cover fieldwork required for my master thesis project at NTNU with aim to study organic and inorganic pollutants in high Arctic wetlands and moss samples. Wetland areas as well as specific moss species have traditionally been used in studies of atmospheric deposited pol...

Awarded: NOK 27,304

Project Period: 2023-2023

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

FRINATEK-Fri prosj.st. mat.,naturv.,tek

A grand-canonical framework for ground and excited state properties of molecules with electron number fluctuations

I søken etter å lage stadig mindre elektroniske einiger har ein retta søkelyset mot elektroniske komponenter som utnytter molekyler som byggjeblokker. I motsetning til tradisjonelle makroskopiske faststoffeininger så har molekyl mange fascinerande og potensielt nyttege trekk. Spesielt så er det i...

Awarded: NOK 7.6 mill.

Project Period: 2022-2025

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

PERSISTENT, BIOACCUMULATING AND TOXIC COMPOUNDS (PBTS) IN SNOW SAMPLES FROM THE SURROUNDINGS OF LONGYEARBYEN, SVALBARD. (SOL)

This master project will study the contribution of different sources for pollutants in snow in the area surrounding Longyearbyen, Svalbard. Local sources of interests to study are the coal power plant, snow mobile activity, airport, boat and car traffic. Additionally, long-range atmospheric trans...

Awarded: NOK 21,416

Project Period: 2022-2022

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

STUDY OF METALS IN ARCTIC MARINE SEDIMENTS (MArS) RiS ID: 11837

The glacial fjord Kongsfjorden (Spitsbergen, Svalbard Islands) is particularly suitable for studying the effects of the global anthropogenic activity on the Arctic ecosystem. In particular, the town of Ny-Ålesund is one of the world’s northernmost human settlements.The aim of the project is to st...

Awarded: NOK 28,694

Project Period: 2022-2022

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

SOURCES AND LEVELS OF MERCURY IN TERRESTRIAL AND FRESH WATER RESOURCES RELATED TO FEEDING AREAS FOR REINDEER AT SVALBARD

Reindeer feeds on vegetation and drinks from water sources that could be contaminated with Hg. Although previous studies have determined low levels of mercury exposure on the Svalbard reindeer, the mercury released from thawing permafrost could change the current situation. This project aims to ...

Awarded: NOK 17,215

Project Period: 2022-2022

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

FRINATEK-Fri prosj.st. mat.,naturv.,tek

Relativistic Multiresolution Chemistry: Heavy-Element Compounds at the Complete Basis-set Limit

Kjemiske forbindelser som danner alt vi kjenner rundt oss er skapt av de omtrent hundre grunnstoffene i periodesystemet. Det er fascinerende å tenke på at det store mangfoldet av materialer, objekter, levende arter - fra de minste krystaller til de største planetene - er alle dannet av de samme f...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2027

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

NANO2021-Nanoteknologi og nye materiale

Synchrotron-Assisted Design of Cancer Phototherapeutics

Synkrotroner er store sirkelformede maskiner som akselerer ladde partikler i en lukket sløyfe. De ladde partiklene avgir stråling som kan brukes til å bestemme strukturen til et molekyl som igjen gir muligheten til å finjustere egenskapene til molekylet. Vi vil bruke denne metoden til å optimalis...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2028

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

FRINATEK-Fri prosj.st. mat.,naturv.,tek

Linear and Non-linear Response Properties and Spectroscopy of Solids from Relativistic TDDFT

I løpet av det andre året jobbet jeg i vertsgroupen i Hamburg samtidig som jeg samarbeidet med gruppen i Tromsø, dit jeg kom tilbake etter å ha tilbrakt mine år i utlandet. Arbeidet vårt omfattet flere oppgaver knyttet til den relativistiske beskrivelsen av lineære og ikke-lineære egenskaper til ...

Awarded: NOK 3.6 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2024

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

FRINATEK-Fri prosj.st. mat.,naturv.,tek

Ligands for the Future: The First Generation of Renewable Phosphines and N-Heterocyclic Carbenes for Sustainable Catalysis

Utviklingen av teknologien som sikret den nåværende livskvaliteten ble satt på 1700-tallet sammen med industrialiseringen. Gjennombruddet ble gjort mulig mest på grunn av oppdagelsen og bruken av naturlig fossile ressurser. De fleste godene vi bruker i det daglige livet kommer direkte eller indir...

Awarded: NOK 8.0 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2025

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

FRINATEK-Fri prosj.st. mat.,naturv.,tek

EPR and paramagnetic NMR of solids from relativistic two- and four-component density-functional theory

Når et molekyl eller et krystallinsk materiale plasseres i et magnetfelt, så vil de ulike spinn-tilstandene til kjerner med et spinn få ulik energi. Avstanden mellom disse ulike spinntilstanden er unik for den enkelte kjerne og for det lokale kjemiske miljø, og kan derfor brukes til å bestemme mo...

Awarded: NOK 12.3 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2026

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

LOng-Range transport of pollutants to Arctic area by Seabirds RiS-ID: 11631

This AFG project (RIS-ID 11631) involves sampling connected to my master thesis dealing with migratory seabirds as potential source for long-range transport of pollutants to the arctic environment beeing a part of a larger research activity at Department of Chemistry NTNU. Migratory seabirds have...

Awarded: NOK 36,166

Project Period: 2021-2022

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Assessment of Endocrine effects of POPs and heavy metals on an Arctic char population in the Arctic Lake Diesetvatnet RiS-ID: 11617

This AFG project (RIS-ID 11617) involves sampling activity for my master thesis dealing with endocrine disruptive effects on Arctic char. Among the pollutants that will be investigated are a selection of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and some heavy metals such as mercury (Hg), arsenic (As)...

Awarded: NOK 45,344

Project Period: 2021-2022

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

STudies of environmental footprint in Brøggerdalen After Rocket launching in Ny-Ålesund RiS-ID: 11599

This Arctic Field Grant will cover essential fieldwork in RIS-ID project 11599 connected to my master project within the international master program in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry at Department of Chemistry NTNU. Main goal is to study the potential impact of the recent rocket launchin...

Awarded: NOK 29,023

Project Period: 2021-2022

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

FRINATEK-Fri prosj.st. mat.,naturv.,tek

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN: Selective CO2 conversion via chiral CO2 trapping

Karbon er det sentrale grunnstoff i alle organiske molekyler og er dermed viktig i tusenvis av grunnleggende hverdagsmaterialer som legemidler, plastikk, klær, og fargestoffer. I dag kommer store deler av karbonet som brukes i framstillingen av disse materialer fra ikke-fornybare kilder som olje,...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2020-2026

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

FRINATEK-Fri prosj.st. mat.,naturv.,tek

First-principles modeling of magnetic topological materials from relativistic hybrid density functional theory

Topologiske materialer danner en klasse av materialer som har bemerkelsesverdige egenskaper beskyttet av symmetrier i grunnleggende fysiske lover. For eksempel leder topologiske isolatorer strøm bare på overflaten, mens «innsiden» er isolerende. På grunn av symmetribeskyttelsen, er de elektronisk...

Awarded: NOK 3.4 mill.

Project Period: 2020-2023

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Particulate matter released from Brøggerbreene, study of potential impact on chemical conditions in Bayelva and Kongsfjorden RiS-ID: 11380

This Arctic Field Grant will cover essential fieldwork for my master project within the international master program in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry at Department of Chemistry NTNU. Main goal is to study chemical composition of particulate matter released from Brøggerbreene near Ny-Åles...

Awarded: NOK 29,495

Project Period: 2020-2020

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Bias correction for studies of long range transported pollutants in Ny-Ålesund. (BIASPOL) RiS-ID: 11378

This Arctic Field Grant will cover essential fieldwork required for my master project at the international master program in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Department of Chemistry NTNU. Main objective is to establish bias correction for studies of long range transported pollutants in Ny-...

Awarded: NOK 52,266

Project Period: 2020-2020

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Mercury release from melting permafrost (MercPerm) RiS-ID 11376

This Arctic Field Grant applies for funding to cover two fieldwork periods in Ny-Ålesund to collect soil and water samples for studying mercury release from thawing permafrost at the Arctic tundra and soil. Both total mercury and methylmercury will be included in this project. Hypothesis is that ...

Awarded: NOK 55,311

Project Period: 2020-2020

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Role of MIgrating birds in TRansport of environmental pollutants to the Arctic (MITRA) RiS-ID: 11387

This Arctic Field Grant will cover essential fieldwork for my master project within the international master program in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry at Department of Chemistry NTNU. Main goal is to study transport mechanisms of pollutants to the Arctic, and especially to bring new knowl...

Awarded: NOK 34,551

Project Period: 2020-2020

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MARINFORSKHAV-Marine ressurser og miljø - havmiljø

Beyond freshwater generation: Mineral extraction from seawater desalination brine and seawater greenhouse (SG) farming

Reduserer miljøpåvirkningen av avfall fra desalinization og valorisering av til saltlake Avsalting/desalinization blir stadig mer vanlig i mange land der ferskvannsmangel oppstår. Ferskvannsproduksjon fra avsaltingsprosessen nærmer seg ca 100 m3/d, tilsvarende ca 3,3 millioner tonn saltproduksjo...

Awarded: NOK 1.2 mill.

Project Period: 2020-2024

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

CLIMIT-Forskning, utvikling og demo av CO2-håndtering

Innovative membrane systems for CO2 capture and storage at sea

Utslipp av klimagasser fra skip anslås i dag til være 3% av de totale globale utslippene, og forventes å øke til 17% innen 2050. Dette er i strid med den globale handlingsplanen for COP21 Paris-avtalen som tar sikte på å begrense den globale oppvarmingen til godt under 2 ° C. For å adressere Pari...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2019-2022

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Study of Capture Mechanisms of Mercury in Snow/Ice in the Arctic (RiS-ID 11155)

The overall purpose of the field work is to collect 150 snow samples in Adventdalen (Longyearbyen) and Brøggerdalen (Ny-Ålesund) for study transport mechanisms involved for mercury and other atmospheric deposited metals in the Arctic. Especially the role of natural organic matter in the snow is o...

Awarded: NOK 30,704

Project Period: 2019-2020

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

FRINATEK-Fri prosj.st. mat.,naturv.,tek

Catalytic Enantioselective Sigmatropic Rearrangements of Vinyl Sulfonium Ylides

I dag er 68% av de topp 200 legemidlene på markedet kirale. Men til tross for at kiralitet er en viktig faktor i legemiddel utviklingen har eksisterende teknologi store begrensninger når det gjelder framstilling av kirale forbindelser som inneholder farmaseutisk viktige funksjonelle grupper, M...

Awarded: NOK 0.99 mill.

Project Period: 2019-2020

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa