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IPY-Det internasjonale polaråret 2007/2008

DOC turnover in polar microbial food webs.

Microbial communities, including phytoplankton, protozoa, bacteria, archaea, fungi and virus, are by far the most abundant and the most taxonomic and genetically diverse group of organisms in marine pelagic ecosystems. Biological activity, biomass, produc tion and remineralization in these system...

Awarded: NOK 8.0 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Vestland

NORKLIMA-Klimaendringer og konsekvenser for Norge

Geohazards and the transport sector under climate change

This project is based on the ongoing work in the Geoextreme project, funded by NORKLIMA, and aims at extending the usage of Geoextreme results by deriving consequences of a change in the frequencies of geohazards for the transport sector. The transport al ong key roads and for railway within two ...

Awarded: NOK 1.8 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Oslo

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Regulatory pathways of skeletal development in teleost fish: The impact of genetic, dietary, and environmental factors.

This proposal addresses the necessity to establish collaborative projects between Norwegian and North-American research institutions working in the field of fish skeletal development and malformation. A workshop, organised in Canada (Halifax) by scientist s from AKVAFORSK, NRC and Univ. of Dalhou...

Awarded: NOK 99,999

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

FRIBIO-Biologi og biomedisin

cAMP signalling -novel downstream targets of PKA and Epac identified by phospho-proteomics.

I. Implement novel method for quantitative COFRADIC non-gel global phospho-proteomics through stay of candidate in the laboratory of prof. J. Vandenkerckhove at Univ. of Gent II. The phospho-proteome will be compared in cells in response to activation of PKA (by N6-MB-cAMP) or Epac (by 8-pCPT-2´-...

Awarded: NOK 3.2 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Vestland

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Conversion of natural gas to hydrocarbons over acidic zeolite type catalysts.

The high oil price and concern for CO2 emission make processes for conversion of natural gas to fuel and chemicals highly desirable. First generation catalysts and processes exists, UOP/Hydros MTO, Exxon/Mobile?s MTG, Haldor Topsøes TIGAS. All processes h ave a large potential for improvement, pa...

Awarded: NOK 2.6 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Oslo

HAVKYST-Havet og kysten

Norway-USA, Catch Sampling and Estimation

This project is mainly related to fishery dependent sampling and catch and bycatch (or discard) estimation. Use of observers for sampling at sea varies among regions. The US Alaska Fisheries Science Centre (AFSC) has an extensive observer program collecti ng catch, discard, and biological data fo...

Awarded: NOK 0.38 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Vestland

RENERGI-Fremtidens rene energisystemer

High Temperature PEM Fuel Cells Operating with Organic Fuels

The non-renewable energy resources (fossil fuels) are by far the most exploited forms of energy today. In fact, the whole superstructure of the modern industrial society is built upon oil and gas, which eventually will be exhausted with grave consequences of global warming and environmental poll...

Awarded: NOK 3.6 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SIP-LMD-SIP finansiert av Landbruksog matdepartementet

Designing sustainable livestock production systems delivering cultural landscapes with public goods and ecosystem services

Agriculture in Norway is traditionally based on a high level of national support and payments. Policy changes, especially if the state support has to be reduced considerably, can lead to substantial changes regarding land use, the multi functionality of a griculture, cultural landscape qualities,...

Awarded: NOK 9.0 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Akershus

SIP-FKD-SIP finansiert av Fiskeri- og Kystdepartementet

Dynamic and integrated production biology of farmed salmon in sea

The salmon farming industry demands optimal production through-out the entire life-cycle. This demand is currently not realized due to seasonal environmental changes that dramatically influences on feed intake, lipid accumulation, and growth rate during t he sea stage. To improve the predictabili...

Awarded: NOK 12.2 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

NORKLIMA-Klimaendringer og konsekvenser for Norge

The Effect of Climate Change on Arctic High-Impact Weather Events (ArcChange)

We propose a coordinated Norwegian research project to study how meso-scale high impact weather in the arctic region of the North Atlantic will be affected by future climate change. The project aims at improving our understanding of the regional climate s ystem in the Arctic. The large scale obse...

Awarded: NOK 7.2 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Oslo

FRIBIO-Biologi og biomedisin

The role of normal neighbouring keratinocytes and fibroblasts on clonal expansion of oral cancer (stem) cells

Recent studies, including ours, have shown that the invasive behaviour of cancer cells is not solely due to mechanisms intrinsic to the individual tumour cell. Genetic changes of individual cells in a specific tissue are not sufficient for invasive cancer to develop. Rather, there is a vivid cro...

Awarded: NOK 1.1 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Vestland

FRIBIO-Biologi og biomedisin

Electrical signaling in thin dendrites and axons in the cortex

A major challenge in neuroscience is to understand the mechanisms of neuronal computation, much of which is carried out by electrical signals generated by ion channels in the cell membrane. Within the last decade, advances in patch-clamp and imaging techn iques have extended our knowledge of such...

Awarded: NOK 2.5 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Oslo

HAVKYST-Havet og kysten

Recruitment study on North Sea fish stocks

Recruitment to several of the ecologically and commercially important fish stocks in the North Sea has been strongly reduced during the recent years, causing concern for fishers, managers and scientists alike. This includes herring, cod, haddock, sandeel, and Norway pout. We propose an applied a...

Awarded: NOK 7.3 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Vestland

EVITA-eVitenskap

Nasjonal møteserie i eVitenskap

Programstyret for eVita ønsker å etablere en nasjonal møteplass for eVitenskap som en utvidelse av konseptet med vinterskoler som har vært arrangert i regi av BeMatA programmet. Det utvidede konseptet består av en ukes vinterskole og et to-dagers forskerm øtet, arrangert ved et norsk vintersports...

Awarded: NOK 0.95 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Oslo

NORKLIMA-Klimaendringer og konsekvenser for Norge

Climate effects on planktonic food quality and trophic transfer in Arctic marginal ice zones (MIZ)

This project will investigate how increased light intensities, due to reduced ice concentrations and ice extent, affect timing, quantity and quality of primary and secondary production in the Arctic marginal ice zone (MIZ). The MIZ is the key productive a rea of Arctic shelf seas. The ongoing war...

Awarded: NOK 10.0 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Svalbard

FRIBIO-Biologi og biomedisin

Functions of hippocampus and entorhinal cortex studied with viral vectors

Modern brain imaging methods have contributed enormously to contemporary knowledge about the particular brain systems involved in specific cognitive functions. Unfortunately, mechanistic insights have lagged behind, largely because brain mapping in humans lacks the spatial resolution required to...

Awarded: NOK 1.5 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

FRIBIO-Biologi og biomedisin

Metabolic scaling in teleosts

Metabolic scaling is a widely recognised problem in biology. The underlying causes for the disproportionate relationship between the metabolic rate of an organism and its body size have long puzzled scientists, and continue to be controversial. In recent years this fascinating subject has been tr...

Awarded: NOK 3.1 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Vestland

FRIBIO-Biologi og biomedisin

New therapeutic principles and biological mechanisms related to brain tumour cell invasion and angiogenesis

Primary gliomas represent one of the greatest challenges in neuro-oncology. Recent studies have identified so-called ?cancer stem cells? in several cancers. These cells have the capacity to proliferate and establish tumors in laboratory animals after inje ction of only a small number of cells. Mo...

Awarded: NOK 1.5 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Vestland

BIA-Brukerstyrt innovasjonsarena

Energy-effective production of mechanical pulp by targeted treatment of extractives and selective fibre wall weakening

The basic idea of this project is to develop and support mill scale implementation of technology for achieving minimum 10% reduction in energy consumption for production of mechanical pulp while maintaining pulp quality and avoiding negative environmental impacts. A 10% reduction in energy consu...

Awarded: NOK 9.2 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Oslo

VERDIKT-Kjernekomp.og verdiskaping IKT

Spectrum Efficient Communication for Future Aeronautical Services

This project is motivated by the fact that by 2025, the air traffic in Europe is expected to be 2.4 times larger in volume than today (with important local variations). Diversity in types of airspace users (e.g., low-cost airlines, general and business av iation, and unmanned aerial vehicles) is ...

Awarded: NOK 5.1 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SIP-LMD-SIP finansiert av Landbruksog matdepartementet

Culturally grounded tourism and local food in rural development

Cultural activities and heritage, rural tourism and small-scale food production (CULTOURFOOD) are three fragmented sectors or industries with many actors and little coordination. In spite of increasing economic and social importance and political awarenes s, those industries have separate sector ...

Awarded: NOK 9.1 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SIP-FKD-SIP finansiert av Fiskeri- og Kystdepartementet

Future catch platform for the Norwegian fishing fleet

The aim of the Strategic Institute Programme (SIP) is to further develop SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture as a national and international research institute within the field of fisheries technology. The programme will emphasize the development of energy e fficient fishing vessels, increased work ...

Awarded: NOK 12.2 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MAROFF-2-Maritim virksomhet og offsh-2

Integrated Marine Electrical Power and Control Systems

During the last decade there has been a technology shift in marine power and propulsion systems from mechanical solutions to diesel-electric propulsion involving advanced computer-based control systems partly or fully integrated with each others. The ba sis for the application of the project is...

Awarded: NOK 5.0 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2013

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MAROFF-2-Maritim virksomhet og offsh-2

Investigating hydrodynamic aspects and control strategies for ship-to-ship operations

Applications of ship-to-ship operations for cargo transfer are expected to be increasing in the future. Export of Russian crude oil from Murmansk is based on ship-to-ship transfer from floating storage vessels. It is assumed that future development of Nor thwest Russian onshore and offshore field...

Awarded: NOK 12.6 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

IPY-Det internasjonale polaråret 2007/2008

Polar Study using Aircraft, Remote Sensing, Surface Measurements and Models, of Climate, Chemistry, Aerosols, and Transport - Norway

To address the above objectives, POLARCAT will carry out four major (and a few smaller) co-ordinated measurement campaigns in the Arctic. These will involve about 12 different aircraft (some involved in more than one mission), a ship, and all the major Ar ctic surface stations, for which long-ter...

Awarded: NOK 17.0 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Akershus

IPY-Det internasjonale polaråret 2007/2008

Arctic Natural Climate and Environmental Changes and Human Adaptation: From Science to Public awareness

SciencePub aims to answer two critical questions in current Arctic climate research: What characterizes natural climate change in the Arctic, and how did early pioneer immigrants relate to climate change? By studying natural climate archives in terrestria l and marine sediments from Svalbard, N N...

Awarded: NOK 20.0 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

HUM-Fagkomiteen for humaniora

Structure and history - Social Stability and Change in the Stone Age of Eastern Norway

KHM (Museum of Cultural History) has conducted extensive Stone Age excavations at Svinesund, Halden parish in Østfold, due to the construction of a new highway between Oslo and Gothenburg. The results from these excavations will be the starting point of t his project. The excavations have reveale...

Awarded: NOK 4.4 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Oslo

FRIBIO-Biologi og biomedisin

Entorhinal grid cells and hippocampal memory

More than 30 years of research have pointed to the hippocampus as a key component of the brain's circuit for spatial representation. Although place-specific firing is undoubtedly the most conspicuous behavioural correlate of hippocampal principal neurons, hippocampal neurons also respond to a va...

Awarded: NOK 4.3 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

POLRES-Polarforskning POLRES

Norwegian-Russian joint analysis and inter-calibration of climate observations and sensors within the IPY cluster project ARCDIV.NET

The Arctic climate is warming and its changes affect the whole physical climate system. The regional patterns of temperature, declining snow cover and increasing precipitation are modulated by natural modes of the atmospheric circulation. These are also k ey driving forces that govern arctic biot...

Awarded: NOK 0.84 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2013

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

POLRES-Polarforskning POLRES

Measurements of Black Carbon aerosols in Arctic snow - interpretation of effect on snow reflectance

Snow covered surfaces have relatively high albedo and most of the incoming solar radiation is reflected. Consequently, the temporal evolution of surface albedo in the Arctic is of high relevance for the surface energy balance, melting processes and climat e. BC particles emitted by fossil fuel an...

Awarded: NOK 0.90 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2014

Location: Oslo

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