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SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Sediment erosion and transport in the Longyearelva Catchment system, Svalbard.

Monitoring the hydro- and geological processes of the river and its catchment area over the hydrological season will provide a vital dataset for further analysis and mitigations to ensure the safety of the community. During May-October, of 2020, fieldwork will include: - Repeatedly collecting dro...

Awarded: NOK 24,518

Project Period: 2020-2020

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

NANO2021-Nanoteknologi og nye materiale

Development of CXCR4 targeting -nanosystem-imaging probes for molecular imaging of cancer cells and tumor microenvironment.

Immunterapi, som består i bruk av immunsystemet for å bekjempe kreft, har vist bemerkelsesverdige resultater i behandlingen av blodkreft som leukemi. Solide svulster har vært mer motstandsdyktige mot immunterapi, og dette skyldes blant annet det tumormikromiljøet og svulstenes evne til å spre seg...

Awarded: NOK 3.6 mill.

Project Period: 2020-2024

Location: Oslo

BIOTEK2021-Bioteknologi for verdiskaping

KOMM: Development of a novel targeted therapy against Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Brystkreft er en grusom sykdom for alle pasienter som er rammet. Heldigvis for noen, finnes det flere varianter av brystkreft. Mens noen former er ekstremt aggressive, kan andre effektivt bli behandlet eller fjernet kirurgisk. En undergruppe blant de mest aggressive formene for brystkreft er kalt...

Awarded: NOK 7.0 mill.

Project Period: 2020-2023

Location: Vestland

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Effect of pollution on the reproductive energetics of the Arctic Terns at Svalbard

In this project I will look at pollutants (both organic compounds and heavy metals), in the blood and feathers of Arctic Terns nesting in Kongsfjorden the summer of 2020. I will also look at different physiological parameters, primarily thyroid hormon blood levels. The purpose is to see if there ...

Awarded: NOK 31,999

Project Period: 2020-2020

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

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

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

The impact of climate change on the ability of Arctic seabirds to coordinate parental care, RiS ID: 11366

As the Artic environment continues to undergo climate change, the ability of organisms to adapt to the unstable conditions is a subject of ubiquitous interest and concern. Arctic seabirds are made particularly vulnerable to decline by exhibiting highly specialised behaviours, which suit predictab...

Awarded: NOK 78,999

Project Period: 2020-2021

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

3D modelling and interpretation of paleochannels in the Aspelintoppen Formation, Spitsbergen, Svalbard. RiS-ID 11322

This project focuses on 3D mapping by drones and logging of Aspelintoppen Formation [Fm]. Earlier work has proved mapping to be difficult, since the outcrops have little accessibility. The formation comprises of large flood channels which cannot be mapped precisely using traditional geological fi...

Awarded: NOK 76,999

Project Period: 2020-2020

Location: Svalbard

JPIAMR-JPI Antimikrobiell resistens

Yeast-based biosensors for the specific and accessible detection of pathogens and antimicrobial resistance

Diffusjonen av antimikrobielle resistente stammer er et stort verdensomspennende problem som rammer mange nasjoner og spesielt land med lav inntekt. De farligste antimikrobielle resistente patogenene tilhører ESKAPE-gruppen (dvs. Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae,...

Awarded: NOK 6.5 mill.

Project Period: 2020-2024

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Geochemistry of Jan Mayen subglacial outlet streams, RIS ID 11394

We propose to conduct detailed studies of the hydrochemistry of the outlet stream of Sørbreen, a large, land-terminating outlet on Beerenberg Volcano’s south side. Because of the diurnal nature of glacier surface melt, a 24-hour sampling schedule will allow for assessment of the chemical effects ...

Awarded: NOK 41,144

Project Period: 2020-2022

Location: Vestland

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Geological Investigation of the Genesis of Hydrothermal Sulfide Mineralizations on the Barents Shelf

Global demand for mineral resources continues to increase, particularly non-ferrous metals which constitute vital components in many technologies imperative to the green shift. By investigating sulfide mineralizations in non-traditional environments, such as the mostly submerged continental Baren...

Awarded: NOK 55,999

Project Period: 2020-2020

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Testing the trophic match-mismatch hypothesis in Svalbard snow bunting (RiS ID 11426)

In this project, I will look into how the advanced timing of spring snow melt in Svalbard affects arthropod abundance and activity, and how this in turn can be linked to snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) breeding dates and success. Because the snow bunting chicks are fed with arthropods (insec...

Awarded: NOK 42,999

Project Period: 2020-2021

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Aerodynamic Surface Roughness of Crevassed Glaciers from UAV Mapping, RiS ID 11148

Sensible and latent heat fluxes will play an increasingly important role in the melt rate of glaciers regarding global warming. Crevasses on glaciers make the surface rougher and thus leading to more turbulence what again is expected to intensify the atmospheric heat exchange. However, energy bal...

Awarded: NOK 28,999

Project Period: 2020-2020

Location: Svalbard

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Validation and Application of Novel Wind Estimation Techniques with UAVs in the Arctic

This project aims to develop the novel application of rotary wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for wind speed and direction estimation in the Arctic. The method relies on using the drone’s inertial measurements (pitch, roll, yaw angles & thrust) in a GPS-hold mode to estimate wind. The method ...

Awarded: NOK 28,999

Project Period: 2020-2020

Location: Svalbard

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Deposition History of Microplastics (MPs) in a Svalbard Ice Core (RiS ID 11402)

This project will investigate the atmospheric deposition of microplastics (MPs) using a Svalbard ice core. By collaborating with international partners, this project will produce the first ever record of the temporal atmospheric deposition of MPs in the Arctic and in an ice core. The ice core rec...

Awarded: NOK 66,999

Project Period: 2020-2024

Location: Svalbard

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Use of remote sensing for characterizing river influence on Svalbard’s coastal waters

Arctic coastal ecosystems are undergoing rapid change, including large increases in delivery of freshwater (and associated sediments, nutrients and organic matter) from land to sea. Although these changes are expected to have a broad range of impacts on coastal biogeochemistry and ecology, the dy...

Awarded: NOK 76,999

Project Period: 2020-2020

Location: Oslo

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Effects of pollutants on thyroid hormones in migratory Glaucous gulls in Svalbard, RIS-ID 5267

In this project I will investigate the level of pollutants in the blood of Glaucous gulls (Larus hyperboreus) in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard the summer of 2020. The sampled Glaucous gulls are equipped with GLS loggers that will be analysed to study a correlation between winter migration and the level ...

Awarded: NOK 32,999

Project Period: 2020-2020

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Glaciofluvial Microplastic Deposition, RiS ID: 11417

The aim of the study is to determine how ´pristine´ glaciogenic sediments and ice incorporate microplastic pollution. Can it be said that glaciogenic sediments at the coastline contain a stronger anthropogenic signal then those at the glacier margin and within ice being incorporated into the glac...

Awarded: NOK 28,114

Project Period: 2020-2020

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

METADIS: STAY Sulfur amino acids, energy metabolism and obesity

Overvekt og fedme er et økende problem over hele verden. Resultater fra en studie publisert i Lancet i februar 2024, viser at over én milliard mennesker i verden i 2022 levde med fedme, og at hele 43 prosent av voksne var overvektige. Fedme er forbundet med økt risiko for kroniske sykdommer som d...

Awarded: NOK 5.8 mill.

Project Period: 2020-2024

Location: Oslo

FFL-JA-Forskningsmidlene for jordbruk og matindustri

Wood fibre substrates as an alternative to peat for a future more sustainable technology-based horticulture industry

SUBTECH fokuserer på utvikling og evaluering av nye alternativer til torvbaserte vekstmedier basert på trefiber fra norsk gran. I tidligere prosjekter er ulike vekstmedier screenet, og trefiber fra lokal gran har vist lovende resultater som erstatning for, eller i blanding med torv og kokos. Fle...

Awarded: NOK 0.82 mill.

Project Period: 2020-2024

Location: Akershus

VAM-Velferd, arbeid og migrasjon

Immigrant inclusion in Norway: An analysis of immigrant adaption and native reaction

Inkludering dreier seg om hvordan innvandrere tilpasser seg det norske samfunnet, men også om majoritetsbefolkningens holdninger. Prosjektet studerer inkludering via fire deler. Den første omhandler eksperimenter for å fremme innvandreres valgdeltakelse. Den andre studerer effekten av introduksjo...

Awarded: NOK 10.6 mill.

Project Period: 2020-2024

Location: Vestland

BIA-Brukerstyrt innovasjonsarena

Diva - The digital foundation for value preservation in real estate.

Divas mål var å utvikle en digital, AI-basert løsning for å identifisere tilstanden til bygninger, som en nyttig løsning for alle boligeiere for å forhindre bygningsskader eller forringelse på grunn av klimaendringer, uforutsette hendelser, eller for å lage en objektiv vurdering av verdien av eie...

Awarded: NOK 9.8 mill.

Project Period: 2020-2023

Location: Rogaland

IKTPLUSS-IKT og digital innovasjon

Personalized ocean forecasts in a two-way data flow system

Værvarselet har blitt et sentralt verktøy som vi bruker daglig for å ta både store og små avgjørelser. For de som jobber tett på havet, så kan derimot et havvarsel være vel så viktig. For eksempel er redningstjenesten avhengig av gode prediksjoner av drivbaner basert på havstrømmer, bølger og vi...

Awarded: NOK 16.0 mill.

Project Period: 2020-2025

Location: Vestland

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

Krill CHronobiology in a changing Arctic Sea Ecosystem (KrillCHASE); RIS ID 11368

Biological clocks are central to all living systems providing an innate measure of time so that organisms can anticipate and adapt to cyclic changes in their environment. The circadian clock is synchronized by temporal cues such as daily light/dark cycle or photoperiod. However, the Arctic enviro...

Awarded: NOK 64,565

Project Period: 2020-2022

Location: Svalbard

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Multi-physical Detection of Along-fault CO2 Migration through cap rock shales

On Svalbard, the UNIS CO2 Lab (http://co2-ccs.unis.no/) operates the Longyearbyen CO2 Lab, a pilot-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) research & development (R&D) programme. Several boreholes penetrate the targeted reservoir and top seal (i.e., cap rock), and extensive characterisation of the...

Awarded: NOK 41,023

Project Period: 2020-2020

Location: Svalbard

BIA-Brukerstyrt innovasjonsarena

Automatisk miljøovervåking ved bruk av miljø-DNA

Kunnskap innhentet fra målrettet kartlegging og overvåkning av natur er nødvendig for å sikre at dagens bruk av natur er bærekraftig samt å hindre at arter utryddes og naturtyper forsvinner. En av Miljødirektoratets viktigste funksjoner er å kartlegge og overvåke miljøtilstanden i Norge, og vi br...

Awarded: NOK 10.0 mill.

Project Period: 2020-2023

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Investigation of thermo-mechanical properties of sea ice, RiS ID 11408

The project is focused on the investigation of ice actions on coastal zone in Spitsbergen. In particular the project work includes laboratory experiments and in-situ measurements of deformations of land fast ice caused by changes of the air temperature and freezing of sea water in tidal cracks. T...

Awarded: NOK 48,999

Project Period: 2020-2020

Location: Svalbard

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Seasonal interactions and stress physiology in an Arctic-nesting seabird

Seasonal environments impose several constraints on wild animals resulting in highly sequential and often well-defined stages throughout the annual life cycle. The fitness of an individual relies on a successful integration of these stages across seasons, which can be particularly challenging for...

Awarded: NOK 78,999

Project Period: 2020-2021

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Carboniferous - Permian sandstone properties on Bjørnøya and the Barents Sea

This project will investigate Carbonieferous - Permain sandstones properties, provenance and diagenetic history with respect to sedimentological facies and depositional environments on Bjørnøya through a two-week-long field campaign and post field work analysis. Samples and sedimentological data ...

Awarded: NOK 67,999

Project Period: 2020-2020

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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