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FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

The Møre-Trøndelag Fault Complex - an integrated study

The goal of the present study is to integrate geological and geophysical methods in order to improve our knowledge on the geometry and the mechanics of the Møre-Trøndelag Fault Complex (MTFC). The MTFC is a crustal-scale fault zone whose core has been exh umed during geological times. As such it ...

Awarded: NOK 4.1 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Ukjent Fylke

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Thermoresponsive Polymer Brushes on Nanoparticles and Surfaces

An interesting category of amphiphilic polymer systems are those that undergo phase transitions in response to environmental stimuli such as temperature and pH. These have been widely investigated for drug delivery, separations, and diagnostics applicatio ns. A key temperature-responsive class is...

Awarded: NOK 4.7 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Ukjent Fylke

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Quantum Hall physics in the 2D electron gas and in rotating Bose condensates

The quantum Hall effect, occurring in a two-dimensional electron gas exposed to a strong magnetic field at low temperatures, is one of the most studied systems in condensed matter physics over the past 20 years. One of the main reasons is that this system displays new and exotic quantum mechanic...

Awarded: NOK 5.4 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Ukjent Fylke

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Shear-selection of galaxy clusters in the KIDS survey.

Gravitational lensing is an excellent tool for studying the mass distribution in the Universe, because it does not make assumptions about the nature or the dynamical state of the gravitating matter. In particular, lensing does not discriminate between the luminous and dark matter, and is thus a ...

Awarded: NOK 1.6 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Ukjent Fylke

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Challenging atomistic processes in SiC

This proposal addresses fundamental issues regarding atomistic phenomena occurring during modification and processing of silicon carbide (SiC). SiC is a novel wide bandgap semiconductor with an outstanding potential beyond the silicon era. However, to rea lize this potential, a number of critical...

Awarded: NOK 4.8 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Ukjent Fylke

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Recycling of automotive aluminium

Nytt prosjektsammendrag: The global demand for aluminium and aluminium alloy products is increasing. When used in the automotive sector, this material can facilitate lower fuel consumption (less CO2 emissions), enhanced human safety and can easily be inte grated in modern low-weight, clean energy...

Awarded: NOK 2.2 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Ukjent Fylke

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Study of entanglement and quantum information in condensed matter systems.

The quantum computer is a hypothetical computer that utilizes the superposition principle of quantum mechanics to perform certain computational tasks much faster than any classical computer can. Entanglement is one of the most curious phenomena in Nature, which involves the collapse of the quant...

Awarded: NOK 2.1 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Ukjent Fylke

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Synthetic Aperture Radar for ocean current feature retrievals and surface velocity estimates

Estimating currents from SAR imagery is still research-dominated. Most of the work has been in development of improved forward radar imaging models to predict the SAR signatures of regions with changing oceanic currents. In the latest radar imaging model (RIM) by Kudryavtsev et al., (2005) deta...

Awarded: NOK 2.3 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Ukjent Fylke

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

What was the palaeoenvironment of the Arctic Ocean in Middle Eocene times?A study into the nature and genesis of biosiliceous-rich laminae

High abundances of marine diatoms and freshwater chrysophyte cysts are preserved in mm-scale laminated organic-rich Middle Eocene sediments on the Lomonosov Ridge in the Arctic Ocean. This work aims to elucidate the nature and genesis of the laminations i n terms of biosiliceous components and ch...

Awarded: NOK 3.3 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Ukjent Fylke

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Investigation of equiaxed dendritic alloy solidification by in-situ synchrotron X-radiography and phase-field modelling

Important aspects of alloy solidification is poorly understood due to lack of means to observe the microstructure formation processes in situ during solidification. A new method, developed by the applicant, for in-situ acquisition of high resolution sync hrotron X-radiograms will be used to obta...

Awarded: NOK 6.9 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Ukjent Fylke

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Tilskudd til Mittag-Leffler instituttet

The grant will fund the research programmes at the Mittag-Leffler institute. The Mitttag-Leffler institute has become a centre for research networks between Nordic and foreign research groups within mathematics. Here, young Nordic researchers are given a n opportunity to work closely with leadin...

Awarded: NOK 0.40 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Ukjent Fylke

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Characterization of Novel Amphiphilic Polymer Systems.

To gain a fundamental insight into temperature responsive polymer systems, we plan to carry out an extensive investigation on some novel thermoresponsive polymers. This project consists of three parts: 1. Shear-rate dependency of inter- and intramolecula r interactions in dilute solutions of amp...

Awarded: NOK 4.1 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Ukjent Fylke

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Coherent quantum effects in many-particle systems

This is a project in theoretical physics, aimed at studies of problems in modern quantum physics. It includes problems in quantum information theory, with focus on quantum entanglement, as well as problems in quantum many-particle physics more generally. The main focus will be on coherent quantum...

Awarded: NOK 2.1 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Ukjent Fylke

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: Ukjent Fylke

KONT-Kontingenter

Norwegian membership fee to ORFEUS

ORFEUS (Observatories and Research Facilities for EUropean Seismology) is a non-profit foundation that aims at co-ordianation of digital broadband seismology in the Euro-Mediterranean area. It gathers and provides seismological waveform data to the scient ific community through its data center. I...

Awarded: NOK 0.16 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Ukjent Fylke

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Exploring the chemistry of the heaviest elements with the automated liquid-liquid extraction system SISAK

The principal objective is to discover and probe the chemical properties of the heaviest elements known, the transactinides.. The transactinides can only be produced artificially, since their nuclei are unstable and will disintegrate shortly after they ar e produced. They are, though, a unique te...

Awarded: NOK 4.5 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Ukjent Fylke

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Self-consistent field methods for periodic and non-periodic electronic systems

The purpose of the project is to develop a flexible scheme for quantum-mechanical simimulations of the electronc structre of large molecules and periodic infinite systems such as crystals, implemented in a computer code. The simulations are to be carried out using self-consistent field theor: the...

Awarded: NOK 2.4 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Ukjent Fylke

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Greenland Ice Sheet Elevation (GreenISE): Integrated methodology using satellite, in situ and numerical modelling data

The "GreenISE" research project is an observational and modelling analysis of changes in the Greenland ice sheet. The project's objectives will be achieved through a set of five (5) sequential tasks: 1) Satellite altimeter data acquisition and processing ; 2) Analysis of inter-satellite bias for...

Awarded: NOK 2.5 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Ukjent Fylke

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Point Contact Investigations of Structured Magnetic Materials

The research proposed here will provide information on transport properties through thransport measurements through magnetic structures utilising laterally resolved point contact measurements. We will use the combined powers of surface science technique s, lithography, optical characterisation ...

Awarded: NOK 5.2 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Ukjent Fylke

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Aerosol/gas-phase chemistry and microphysics in global models

Aerosols of natural and anthropogenic origin have environmental impacts through health effects, climate forcing, modification of the hydrological cycle, and reduced visibility. The objective of this project is to improve and validate a coupled aerosol/gas -phase model for the processing and distr...

Awarded: NOK 1.7 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Ukjent Fylke

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Inverse Magnetic Modelling of Glacier Activity Using Suspended Sediments

MAGNET seeks to create a model that is able to quantify glacier activity over time periods of thousands of years allowing us to produce accurate estimates of glacier erosion and sediment yield. This will give us a unique possibility to investigate how a g lacier responds to changing climate condi...

Awarded: NOK 1.7 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2008

Location: Ukjent Fylke

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Atmosphere-Ocean Interaction

The SUP focuses on fundamental problems of atmosphere-ocean interaction, and provides the opportunity to conduct the following in-depth investigations, covering a 3-4 year time frame: 1. Fundamental studies of atmosphere-ocean flux processes 2. Interannu al variability of surface fluxes and ocea...

Awarded: NOK 3.5 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Ukjent Fylke

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

X-LAKE: Resolving chemical element variations in lake sediments through high-resolution XRF analyses

X-LAKE is a novel application where new limnological methodology will be coupled with geomorphological expertise for enhanced understanding of lake sediment variability. X-LAKE plans to apply XRF as a tool for detailed examination of selected sediment rec ords along the coast of Norway. Through X...

Awarded: NOK 1.2 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2008

Location: Ukjent Fylke

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

The physics of solar filaments based on their dynamics at ultra-small scales

Solar filaments, called prominences when viewed beyond the solar limb, are fascinating features suspended high in the solar corona. Like other structures in the universe, They owe their existence to magnetic fields. It is generally believed that the magne tic fields serve to support the cool dens...

Awarded: NOK 2.4 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Ukjent Fylke

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Near-optimal operation of chemical processes using feedback

This project is related to a larger activity in plantwide control performed in group of Professor Sigurd Skogestad at NTNU. Plantwide control deals primarily with the structural issues of the control system, such as what to measure and control, which inpu ts to use, and how to pair these sets of ...

Awarded: NOK 3.7 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Ukjent Fylke

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Studies of the electronic structure of materials at the nanoscale

We plan to study the electronic structure of materials at the nanoscale with unsurpassed level of sensitivity and precision, first and foremost by further improving existing and developing new experimental quantitative electron diffraction techniques. Qua ntitative electron diffraction, electron ...

Awarded: NOK 7.9 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Ukjent Fylke

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Structure and Dynamics of Complex Excited Atomic Systems

In this project we plan to develop dimension-independent algorithms for solving the Schrödinger equation based on basis states related to a fictional single particle N-dimensional central field problem. The key ingredient will be to relate the formal ide ntity between the quantal many particle p...

Awarded: NOK 4.5 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Ukjent Fylke

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Computational Subatomic Physics

Subatomic physics is a very special branch of science, addressing unusual and complex problems. The reason is that atomic nuclei are too large to approach microscopically every constituent (of the order of 100 hadrons or 1000 partons), but too small and n on-linear to treat them statistically or ...

Awarded: NOK 3.9 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Ukjent Fylke

FRINAT-Matematikk og naturvitenskap

Interconnected Physical Phenomena as manifested in Nano - Layered Silicates (Clays).

Members of a nationally Coordinated Research Team (CRT) from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), the University of Oslo (UiO) and the Institute for Energy Technology (IFE) proposes to continue and to enhance further a research activ ity for the study of Nanostructured Soft ...

Awarded: NOK 5.8 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Ukjent Fylke

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

CHARACTERISATION OF PARTICLES FROM NUCLEAR WEAPONS FALLOUT OVER NORWEGIAN TERRITORIES

A significant fraction of actinides released by nuclear weapons tests is associated with radioactive particles. For particle contaminated areas, radiological impact assessments will suffer from large uncertainties unless particle characteristics, weatheri ng and mobiisation of associated actinide...

Awarded: NOK 4.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2012

Location: Ukjent Fylke