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SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Longyearbyen Snow and Avalanche Monitoring with Automated Terrestrial Laser Scanning (RiS ID: 11630)

Snow Scan aims at developing a proof-of-concept automated terrestrial laser scanning (ATLS) system to monitor snow and avalanches in the Longyeardalen and Adventdalen valleys of central Svalbard. The spatiotemporal distribution of snow in avalanche starting zones is a critical factor controlling ...

Awarded: NOK 76,999

Project Period: 2021-2022

Location: Svalbard

IKTPLUSS-IKT og digital innovasjon

DigiDecom 2021 DIGITAL – Online event focusing on innovation within nuclear decommissioning

DigiDecom events are organized within the program related to IFE’s designation as an IAEA International Collaborating Centre. DigiDecom has become a preferred choice for people specifically interested in nuclear decommissioning as an area of application, small scale workshops including open discu...

Awarded: NOK 99,999

Project Period: 2021-2021

Location: Viken

BIA-Brukerstyrt innovasjonsarena

Multiple Camera Sensor System

Prosjektet MultiView vil ta frem en kjerneteknologi som innoverer eksisterende sensor systemer for bruk i en rekke industrier. I samarbeid med Simula Research Laboratory vil Muybridge gjennomføre FoU-aktiviteter innenfor kamera teknologier, høyhastighets transport og prosessering av bildedata. Fo...

Awarded: NOK 16.0 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2023

Location: Viken

FINNUT-Forskning og innovasjon i utdanningssektoren

Partnership for Sustainable Transition from Teacher Education to the Profession (STEP): Becoming a professional teacher

STEP: Partnerskap for bærekraftig overgang fra lærerutdanning til yrke: Å bli en profesjonell lærer Høsten 2022 starter de første nyutdannede lærerne med 5-årig masterutdanning å arbeide i grunnskolen. Utdanningens formål er å gi studentene kunnskap om forskningsbasert skoleutvikling og økt fo...

Awarded: NOK 12.3 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2025

Location: Viken

BIA-Brukerstyrt innovasjonsarena

ALEC2 - Adaptive Level of Effective and Continuous Care to common mental health disorders (CMDs)

Dette prosjektet kombinerer ekspertise fra klinisk psykologi og informatikk for å utvikle og implementere maskinlæringsmetoder for å forbedre gjennomføringsgrad (andel av pasienter som fullfører behandlingen), klinisk effektivitet (tid brukt av kliniker per pasient) og behandlingseffekt (hvor eff...

Awarded: NOK 13.9 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2025

Location: Oslo

IS-DAAD-Forskerutveksl. Norge-Tyskland

New integrated approach for fungal natural product discovery based on co-occurrence networks of interacting microbes

The project “New integrated approach for fungal natural product discovery based on co-occurrence networks of interacting microbes” is a collaborative effort between UiT – The Arctic University of Norway and the University of Bremen, Germany, involving research exchange activities of three early c...

Awarded: NOK 95,000

Project Period: 2021-2023

Location: Troms og Finnmark - Romsa ja Finnmárku - Tromssa ja Finmarkku

ENERGIX-Stort program energi

New gases for GIS - long-term reliability and fundamental understanding of insulation properties

Gassisolerte koblingsanlegg (ofte kalt GIS-anlegg) er essensielle komponenter i et robust, sikkert og fleksibelt energisystem. Bryterne i koblingsanleggene kobler ut strømmen når det oppstår feil, beskytter mot overspenninger når man må gjøre vedlikehold på nettkomponenter, og kan brukes til å om...

Awarded: NOK 15.7 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2025

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

BIA-Brukerstyrt innovasjonsarena

AI-Dentify - Assessment of oral diseases using dental X-ray images and deep learning techniques

Forekomsten av orale sykdommer, hovedsakelig tannkaries og periodontale sykdommer, øker over hele verden, inkludert Norge, noe som resulterer i alvorlige helsemessige og økonomiske konsekvenser, og reduserer livskvaliteten for de som rammes. Det anslås at halvparten av verdens befolkning lider so...

Awarded: NOK 10.6 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2024

Location: Vestfold og Telemark

IKTPLUSS-IKT og digital innovasjon

NewbornTime – Improved newborn care based on video and artificial intelligence

NewbornTime prosjektet handler om forbedret nyfødtomsorg ved bruk av kunstig intelligens (AI) for aktivitetsgjenkjenning i video fra tiden under og etter fødselen. Mangel på oksygen for et barn under og etter fødsel kan føre til fødselasfyksi, en ledende årsak til dødsfall for nyfødte, cerebr...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2025

Location: Rogaland

BIA-Brukerstyrt innovasjonsarena

GO4TGS - Gyro Optimized for Tactical Grade Systems

Gyroskop (gyroer) er enheter som hjelper kjøretøyer, droner og bærbare/håndholdte elektroniske enheter å vite hvor de befinner seg i et tredimensjonalt rom. Du finner dem i omtrent all elektronikk som vi benytter oss av i hverdagen. Målsettingen med dette prosjektet er å forbedre fabrikasjonen...

Awarded: NOK 9.2 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2023

Location: Vestfold og Telemark

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Investigation of connections between diet change and environmental pollutants in black-legged kittiwake in Kongsfjorden, RiS ID 11573

In my master's thesis I will look at timeseries of levels of pollutants and timeseries of diet-samples from black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) from Kongsfjorden. I will investigate if the observed shift in diet for the kittiwakes, from Arctic to Atlantic species, has an affect on contamin...

Awarded: NOK 36,288

Project Period: 2021-2022

Location: Troms og Finnmark - Romsa ja Finnmárku - Tromssa ja Finmarkku

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

GOT_SURGE: GNSS observations of the developing surge on Kongsvegen

In the coming century, dynamic ice loss from glaciers and ice sheets likely will represent the largest contribution to global sea level rise. Sudden changes in dynamic behavior (of which surging is an extreme end member) still are poorly understood. One of the reasons why glaciologists have been ...

Awarded: NOK 78,532

Project Period: 2021-2022

Location: Troms og Finnmark - Romsa ja Finnmárku - Tromssa ja Finmarkku

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Interactive Field Experiences with an Augmented Smart Table (IFEAST), RiS ID 11596

IFEAST will create a dynamic and user-proof presentation device for researchers, students and others to create interactive field experiences with an augmented smart table. New photogrammetry data will be used to create digital outrop models and 360 degree images of important geoscientific sites. ...

Awarded: NOK 49,999

Project Period: 2021-2021

Location: Svalbard

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Sedimentary facies analysis and architecture of alluvial fan systems within rift basin, Billefjorden Trough, Svalbard

A field campaign in summer 2021 aiming at collection of data which will result in sedimentary logs, geological sketches, measurements of orientation of bedding and records of paleo-transport indicators from three different study sites: in the area of Petuniabukta, Pyramiden and Lykteneset. Additi...

Awarded: NOK 61,080

Project Period: 2021-2022

Location: Svalbard

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Multispectral analysis of the vegetation in "cadaver decomposition island" from reindeer on Svalbard – can drones be used to detect cadaver?

This project will study how the vegetation changes in and around the "cadaver decomposition island" (CDI), in relation to areas without cadaver decomposition. During the decomposition process, the area where the carcass is located will consist of bare soil, while the vegetation around the carcass...

Awarded: NOK 36,118

Project Period: 2021-2022

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Snow bunting reproduction in a changing environment: effects of altered predation rates versus earlier spring onset (RiS ID 11613)

This project focuses on the effects of, and potential interplay between, advanced timing of spring onset and changes in predation pressure by the Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) on breeding dates and reproductive success of snow buntings (Plectrophenax nivalis) in Adventdalen. Spring onset and early ...

Awarded: NOK 47,720

Project Period: 2021-2022

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Photophysiological responses of sea ice algae to changes in salinity (PRS)

Sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is rapidly changing and its surface waters are expected to freshen due to climate warming. This is likely to affect the algal communities living within it, with uncertain consequences for the Arctic marine ecosystem its biogeochemistry. The PRS project will assess the ...

Awarded: NOK 79,982

Project Period: 2021-2022

Location: Troms og Finnmark - Romsa ja Finnmárku - Tromssa ja Finmarkku

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Monitoring of the Longyearelva river and river delta focusing on the potential effects of climate change, Svalbard. RiS ID: 11641

The aim of this project is to continue investigating and monitoring the hydro- and geological system and the dynamical changes of Longyearelva, Svalbard. It is a continuation of the 2020 project “Sediment Erosion and Transport in the Longyearelva catchment system, Svalbard” by Martin Løvaas, NTNU...

Awarded: NOK 30,186

Project Period: 2021-2022

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Seasonality of microbial eukaryotes in the seasonally ice-covered arctic fjord Billefjorden, RiS ID 11636

Microbial eukaryotes or single-celled protists are organisms that play a fundamental role in energy flow and the cycling of elements in the marine ecosystem. Protist communities in the Arctic are highly seasonal. Despite the abundance and importance of pico- and nano- sized eukaryotes, most prot...

Awarded: NOK 91,709

Project Period: 2021-2022

Location: Svalbard

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Marine Litter and Microplastic studies in Svalbard coastal waters

This project is devoted to sampling microplastic in the coastal waters of Svalbard using the same technology that is used in the ongoing project "Establish regional capacity to measure and model the distribution and input of micro plastics to the Barents Sea from rivers and currents (ESCIMO)", fu...

Awarded: NOK 45,999

Project Period: 2021-2021

Location: Oslo

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Mapping and dating Holocene advances of Nansenbreen on Erdmannflya, Svalbard RiS ID 11556

A complex of paleo-glacial moraines located on the northern part of Erdmannflya (Svalbard) was formed by Nansenbreen, a surging glacier located to the north-west. The data provided by this moraine complex can be linked to the stratigraphy of the immediately adjacent lake, Straumsjøen, which is th...

Awarded: NOK 59,999

Project Period: 2021-2021

Location: Svalbard

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Investigation of the spatio-temporal variability of winds in Isfjorden, RiS 11609

Vertical wind profiles will be collected utilizing a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) instrument. The LIDAR will be mounted onboard different research and commercial vessels sailing in Isfjorden. This will allow to investigate the temporal and spatial variability of winds within the marine bou...

Awarded: NOK 49,999

Project Period: 2021-2021

Location: Svalbard

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Gas hydrate stability and geology linked with the occurrence of flares and pockmarks in the Svalbard fjords

While natural gas hydrates (NGH) in the off-shore provinces of Vestnesa Ridge on the continental slope west of Svalbard and Prinz Karl Forland are extensively studied, near-shore NGH potential in Svalbard fjords is poorly constrained. It is crucial to understand and estimate the presence of near-...

Awarded: NOK 79,999

Project Period: 2021-2021

Location: Svalbard

SSF-Svalbard Science Forum

Historic changes in diversity, abundance, and biomass of seaweed-associated fauna in Svalbard, RIS ID 11621

Global warming has been accelerating recently and shows especially strong impact in the Arctic. The resulting changes of the abiotic environment may challenge the structure and/or functioning of ecosystems. We aim at quantifying whether and, if so, by how much the abundance, biomass, and diversit...

Awarded: NOK 46,231

Project Period: 2021-2022

Location: Troms og Finnmark - Romsa ja Finnmárku - Tromssa ja Finmarkku

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

NANO2021-Nanoteknologi og nye materiale

MoleculAr harvesTing with electroporation, microfluidics and nanoparticles for dIagnoSticS and thErapy of heterogeneous solid tumours

En stor utfordring innen kreftbehandling er at kreftsvulster ofte består av områder med svært ulike egenskaper. De ulike områdene reagerer ulikt på samme behandling. Diagnose og valg av behandlingsregime er ofte basert på resultater fra biopsiprøver - små vevsprøver som tas fra kreftsvulsten. Hvi...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2025

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

BEHANDLING-God og treffsikker diagnostikk, behandling og rehabilitering

Defining stratification of patients with C3G/IC-MPGN complex mediated glomerular diseases for better diagnosis and tailored treatment

Primær membranoproliferativ glomerulonefritt (MPGN) er en gruppe sjeldne nyresykdommer assosiert med komplementaktivering. Det er ingen spesifikk behandling, og prognosen er ugunstig: omtrent halvparten av alle pasienter, for det meste barn, utvikler nyresykdom i sluttstadiet og trenger dialyse i...

Awarded: NOK 3.1 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2024

Location: Oslo

FFL-JA-Forskningsmidlene for jordbruk og matindustri

Assessment of cover cropping as climate action in cereal production in Norway

Fangvekster dyrkes for at jorda skal ha et plantedekke etter at åkervekstene er høstet. Det ble innført på 1990-tallet som et miljøtiltak for å redusere tap av næringsstoffer fra åkerjord til vann og vassdrag. Det finnes mange typer fangvekster, med forskjellige egenskaper. Vokser de godt så bind...

Awarded: NOK 7.3 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2025

Location: Viken

MILJØFORSK-Miljøforskning for en grønn samfunnsomstilling

Climate Change Impacts and Biodiversity Interactions in Nordic Salt Marshes

NordSalt er et prosjekt hvor SINTEF som norsk partner jobber sammen med partnere fra Danmark, Sverige, Finland og Tyskland for å ta en helhetsvurdering på nordiske tidevannsmyrer og dere trekk, diversitet, utbredelse og endringer over tid og gjøre en vurdering på deres rolle i klimareguleringen (...

Awarded: NOK 3.3 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2024

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage