Mobility action
Short-term Visits to NFFA-Europe facilities
PhD students, post-doctoral and young researchers, as well as engineers and technicians, from both academia and industry will be allowed to spend a week on a laboratory of the NFFA-Europe Consortium to gain hands-on experience of advanced services for nanoscience and nanotechnology.
1. OBJECTIVES
The mobility programme aims to provide young researchers, as well as engineers and technicians, the chance to get a hands-on experience on nanotechnology techniques as well as fine analysis methods available at the NFFA-Europe consortium. This specific training will be used as a seed for future trans-national access applications. Being a member of the NFFA-Europe consortium is not a requirement.
Specifically this action promotes short-term visits to NFFA-Europe facilities organised as practical laboratory stays to gain hands-on experience of advanced services for nanoscience and nanotechnology.
The duration of the stay is limited to a week. The programme will assure a fixed budget in order to support the travel and accommodation expenses.
2. IMPLEMENTATION TOOLS
Several open-calls along the NFFA-Europe project duration will be made through the NFFA-Europe web-site, where a list of possible host institutions, preliminary selected by a Short-term-visit Executive Committee, will be published.
First open-call started 15th August 2017 (closed)
Second open-call starting 16th April 2018 (closed)
Third open-call starting 12th April 2019
The candidate will be in charge of finding the specific laboratory in which the short-visit will be made. To submit a proposal the approval of the receiving laboratory is mandatory.
If there is a technique not available in the call, the candidate can contact directly with p.nffa.ee@uab.cat to try to find an available hosting laboratory inside the NFFA-Europe consortium.
3. BENEFICIARIES
This mobility programme aims to provide the opportunity to PhD students, post-doctoral and young researchers, as well as engineers and technicians, from both academia and industry, to spend a week on a laboratory of the NFFA-Europe Consortium. Being a member of the NFFA-Europe consortium is not a requirement.
During the different calls, preference will be given to PhD students, post-docs, young researchers and finally engineers and technicians. Additionally preference will be given to those who have not been previously financed.
4. SELECTION CRITERIA
The beneficiaries will be selected based on the required documentation according to quality and excellence of Curriculum Vitae of the candidate, appropriate work plan and feasibility of the proposal as well as Expected Impact on Applicant Career Development.
The candidates will be evaluated considering the following criteria:
- Benefits and adequacy of the short-term stay to the development of the candidate’s research
- Adequacy and coherence of the host laboratory
- CV of the candidate considering the number of years doing research (in order to prioritise the programme upon younger researchers)
The selection responsibility will be made by a Scientific committee (SC), composed of three members, nominated from the NFFA-Europe consortium, belonging to different partners of the consortium. Additionally to this SC committee, there is an Executive Committee (EC) in charge of the management of the proposals (establish calls, generates list of proposals for scientific evaluation, management of travel support, post-evaluation of the short-visits).
Short Term Visit Executive Committee members: Arantxa Uranga, PRUAB-UAB; Ennio Capria, ESRF; Riccardo Brancaleon, Promoscience
Short Term Visit Scientific Committee members: Núria Barniol, PRUAB-UAB; Jose Santiso, ICN2; Narciso Gambacorti, CEA-LETI
5. ELIGIBLE EXPENSES
- Travel: Up to 400 € (from working place to hosting lab, plane/train tickets)
- Accommodation and maintenance support: 70 € per day (maximum of 5 working days)
6. PAYMENTS
Accommodation and flights/train tickets will be acquired directly by UAB. For the validation of the economic support a letter of certification from the hosting laboratory as well as plane/train tickets will be mandatory.
7. TIMELINE
The proposals will be evaluated on a regular basis, in one-month upon received. The candidate will confirm acceptance in one week.
The short-stage visit can be done any time in accordance with the hosting laboratory (in the proposal the expected dates for the short-time visit must be defined)..
9. EVALUATION PROCEDURE
The Executive Committee makes a formal check of proposals upon received. The checked proposals are then send to Scientific Committee for scientifically evaluation
The evaluation by the Scientific Committee will be based on the evaluation criteria stated in section 4.
After the scientific-technical evaluation the proposals come back to the Executive Committee that approves definitely the proposal according to the available budget.
10. MONITORING AND REPORTING
Once the stay has been completed, the beneficiary will send a 1 page report, indicating the exact dates, a summary of the work done, highlighting the experience benefits, and with the signature of the responsible person of the stay from the host research centre.
If any scientific result is generated during the stay, the beneficiary will acknowledge both, the NFFA-Europe project and the host lab.
List of Laboratories and Techniques offered
Techniques and Laboratories offered for the Short term Visits
sorted according to the list of NFFA-Europe facilities/techniques for the Transnational Access programme
For all institutions, there can be some time Constraints
Candidates must agree on specific dates with the contact person, as some equipment may be punctually not available
LITHOGRAPHY AND PATTERNING (INSTALLATION 1)
EBL: Electron Beam Lithography
Institution
PRUAB-CNM-CSIC
Place:
Bellaterra-Barcelona-Spain
Contact person:
Francesc Pérez-Murano, Francesc.Perez [AT] imb-cnm.csic.es
Time-constraints
Not available between July 26th and end of August.
Institution
Lund Nano Lab
Place:
Lund University, Sweden
Contact person:
Ivan Maximov, ivan.maximov [AT] ftf.lth.se.
Time-constraints
Not available between July 26th and end of August.
UVL: Optical UV lithography (contact, proximity and projection-Stepper)
Institution
PRUAB-CNM-CSIC
Place:
Bellaterra-Barcelona-Spain
Contact person:
Francesc Pérez-Murano, Francesc.Perez [AT] imb-cnm.csic.es
Time-constraints
Not available between July 15th and end of August.
AFML: Lithography based on Atomic Force Microscopy
Institution
PRUAB-CNM-CSIC
Place:
Bellaterra-Barcelona-Spain
Contact person:
Francesc Pérez-Murano, Francesc.Perez[AT] imb-cnm.csic.es
Time-constraints
Not available between July 15th and end of August
Chip Packaging
Institution
PRUAB-CNM-CSIC
Place:
Bellaterra-Barcelona-Spain
Contact person:
Francesc Pérez-Murano, Francesc.Perez [AT] imb-cnm.csic.es
Time-constraints
Not available between July 15th and end of August
Ion Implantation
Institution
PRUAB-CNM-CSIC
Place:
Bellaterra-Barcelona-Spain
Contact person:
Francesc Pérez-Murano, Francesc.Perez [AT] imb-cnm.csic.es
Time-constraints
Not available between July 15th and end of August
UVL: Ultra-Violet Lithography (Clean room)
Institution
PRUAB-ICMAB-CSIC
Place:
Bellaterra-Barcelona-Spain
Contact person:
Laura Cabana, lcabana [AT] icmab.es
EUV-IL: Extreme UV Interference Lithography (Ellipsometry and Scanning Electron Microscopy as auxiliary methods to EUV-L)
Institution
XIL-II Beamline @ Swiss Light Source Synchrotron of PSI
Place:
Zurich, Switzerland
Contact person:
Dimitrios Kazakis, dimitrios.kazazis [AT] psi.ch
Time-constraints
It will be arranged between the lab and the candidate
NIL: Nano Imprint Lithography
Institution
Lund Nano Lab
Place:
Lund University, Sweden
Contact person:
Ivan Maximov, ivan.maximov [AT] ftf.lth.se
DXRL Deep X-Ray Lithography
Institution
TUG-Elettra
Place:
Trieste, Italy
Contact person:
Heinz Amenitsch, heinz.amenitsch [AT] elettra.eu
Time-constraints
not possible August/September
RIE: Reactive Ion Etching
Institution
PRUAB-CNM-CSIC
Place:
Bellaterra-Barcelona-Spain
Contact person:
Francesc Pérez-Murano, Francesc.Perez[AT] imb-cnm.csic.es
Time-constraints
Not available between July 15th and end of August
Laser Surface and in-volume Patterning
Institution
Forth
Place:
Forth, Greece
Contact person:
Emmanuel Stratakis, stratak [AT] iesl.forth.gr
Time-constraints
Not available between July 15th and end of August
DXRL Deep X-Ray Lithography
Institution
TUG-Elettra
Place:
Trieste, Italy
Contact person:
Heinz Amenitsch, heinz.amenitsch [AT] elettra.eu
Time-constraints
not possible August/September
GROWTH & SYNTHESIS (INSTALLATION 2)
MBE: Molecular Beam Epitaxy
Institution
PRUAB-CNM-CSIC
Place:
Bellaterra-Barcelona-Spain
Contact person:
Laura Cabana, lcabana [AT] icmab.es
ALD: Atomic Layer Deposition
Institution
Lund Nano Lab
Place:
Lund University, Sweden
Contact person:
Ivan Maximov, ivan.maximov [AT] ftf.lth.se
Soft Matter Preparation
Institution
Forth
Place:
Forth, Greece
Contact person:
Emmanuel Stratakis, stratak [AT] iesl.forth.gr
Thermal Processes (Including chemical vapour deposition, CVD processes)
Institution
PRUAB-CNM-CSIC
Place:
Bellaterra-Barcelona-Spain
Contact person:
Francesc Pérez-Murano, Francesc.Perez[AT] imb-cnm.csic.es
Time-constraints
Not available between July 15th and end of August
PLD: Pulsed Laser Deposition
Institution
PRUAB-ICMAB-CSIC
Place:
Bellaterra-Barcelona-Spain
Contact person:
Laura Cabana, lcabana [AT] icmab.es
Institution
ICN2
Place:
Bellaterra-Barcelona-Spain
Contact person:
Jose Santiso, jsantiso [AT] cin2.es.
Institution
Forth
Place:
Forth, Greece
Contact person:
Emmanuel Stratakis, stratak [AT] iesl.forth.gr.
Institution
CNR-IOM
Place:
Trieste, Italy
Contact person:
Pasquale Orgiani, orgiani [AT] iom.cnr.it.
Time-constraints
The visit should be arranged in advance and it is not possible August
THEORY & SIMULATION (INSTALLATION 3)
Atoms and molecules in motion
Institution
ICN2
Place:
Bellaterra-Barcelona-Spain
Contact person:
Jose Santiso, jsantiso [AT] cin2.es
Time-constraints
Not possible August
Excited-state properties
Institution
ICN2
Place:
Bellaterra-Barcelona-Spain
Contact person:
Jose Santiso, jsantiso [AT] cin2.es
Time-constraints
Not possible August
MULTISCALE MODELLING OF MATERIALS UNDER EXTREME IRRADIATION
Institution
Forth
Place:
Forth, Greece
Contact person:
Emmanuel Stratakis, stratak [AT] iesl.forth.gr
ICN2
Magnetic properties
Institution
ICN2
Place:
Bellaterra-Barcelona-Spain
Contact person:
Jose Santiso, jsantiso [AT] cin2.es
Time-constraints
Not possible August
Structural and ground-state electronic properties
Institution
ICN2
Place:
Bellaterra-Barcelona-Spain
Contact person:
Jose Santiso, jsantiso [AT] cin2.es
Time-constraints
Not possible August
Transport properties
Institution
ICN2
Place:
Bellaterra-Barcelona-Spain
Contact person:
Jose Santiso, jsantiso [AT] cin2.es
Time-constraints
Not possible August
STRUCTURAL & MORPHOLOGY CHARACTERIZATION (INSTALLATION 4)
Confocal Microscopy
Institution
PRUAB-CNM-CSIC
Place:
Bellaterra-Barcelona-Spain
Contact person:
Francesc Pérez-Murano, Francesc.Perez [AT] imb-cnm.csic.es
Time-constraints
Not possible August
AFM: Atomic Force Microscopy
Institution
PRUAB-ICMAB-CSIC
Place:
Bellaterra-Barcelona-Spain
Contact person:
Laura Cabana, lcabana [AT] icmab.es
Time-constraints
Not possible August
TEM: Transmission Electron Microscopy
Institution
ICN2
Place:
Bellaterra-Barcelona-Spain
Contact person:
Jose Santiso, jsantiso [AT] cin2.es
Time-constraints
Not possible August
Institution
PRUAB-ICMAB-CSIC
Place:
Bellaterra-Barcelona-Spain
Contact person:
Laura Cabana, lcabana [AT] icmab.es
SAXS: Small-Angle X-ray Scattering
Institution
TUG-Elettra
Place:
Trieste-Italy
Contact person:
Heinz Amenitsch, heinz.amenitsch [AT] elettra.eu
Time-constraints
Not possible August, September
Fluorescence Microscopy
Institution
Forth
Place:
Forth, Greece
Contact person:
Emmanuel Stratakis, stratak [AT] iesl.forth.gr
Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy
Institution
Forth
Place:
Forth, Greece
Contact person:
Emmanuel Stratakis, stratak [AT] iesl.forth.gr
SEM: Scanning Electron Microscopy
Institution
ICN2
Place:
Bellaterra-Barcelona-Spain
Contact person:
Jose Santiso, jsantiso [AT] cin2.es
Time-constraints
Not possible August
Institution
PRUAB-ICMAB-CSIC
Place:
Bellaterra-Barcelona-Spain
Contact person:
Laura Cabana, lcabana [AT] icmab.es
Time-constraints
Not possible August
Institution
Lund Nano Lab
Place:
Bellaterra-Barcelona-Spain
Contact person:
Ivan Maximov, ivan.maximov [AT] ftf.lth.se
Time-constraints
Not possible August
XRD: X-Ray Diffraction
Institution
ICN2
Place:
Bellaterra-Barcelona-Spain
Contact person:
Jose Santiso, jsantiso [AT] cin2.es
Time-constraints
Not possible August
Institution
PRUAB-ICMAB-CSIC
Place:
Bellaterra-Barcelona-Spain
Contact person:
Laura Cabana, lcabana [AT] icmab.es
Time-constraints
Not possible August
Institution
CNR-IOM
Place:
Trieste, Italy
Contact person:
Pasquale Orgiani, orgiani [AT] iom.cnr.it
Time-constraints
The visit should be arranged in advance ant it is not possible August
ELECTRONIC & CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION (INSTALLATION 5)
XPS X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
Institution
ICN2
Place:
Bellaterra-Barcelona-Spain
Contact person:
Jose Santiso, jsantiso [AT] cin2.es
Institution
CNR-IOM
Place:
Trieste, Italy
Contact person:
Elena Magnano, magnano [AT] iom.cnr.it
Federica Bondino - bondino [AT] iom.cnr.it
Silvia Nappini, nappini [AT] iom.cnr.it
Pump‐Probe
Institution
Forth
Place:
Forth, Greece
Contact person:
Emmanuel Stratakis, stratak [AT] iesl.forth.gr
Institution
CNR-IOM
Place:
Trieste, Italy
Contact person:
Riccardo Cucini - cucini [AT] iom.cnr.it
Raman
Institution
PRUAB-ICMAB-CSIC
Contact person:
Laura Cabana, lcabana [AT] icmab.es
FTIR FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRA RED
Institution
ICN2
Place:
Bellaterra-Barcelona-Spain
Contact person:
Jose Santiso, jsantiso [AT] cin2.es
Time-constraints
Not possible August
IPES: INVERSE PHOTO-EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY
Institution
CNR-IOM
Place:
Trieste, Italy
Contact person:
Maddalena Pedio, pedio [AT] iom.cnr.it
Time-constraints
Not possible August
ARPES: Angle-Resolved Photo-Electron Spectroscopy
Institution
CNR-IOM
Place:
Trieste, Italy
Contact person:
Ivana Vobornik vobornik [AT] iom.cnr.it
Institution
ICN2
Place:
Bellaterra-Barcelona-Spain
Contact person:
Jose Santiso, jsantiso [AT] cin2.es
Time-constraints
Not possible August
Optical Spectroscopy
Institution
ICN2
Place:
Bellaterra-Barcelona-Spain
Contact person:
Jose Santiso, jsantiso [AT] cin2.es
Time-constraints
Not possible August
XAS: X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy
Institution
CNR-IOM
Place:
Trieste, Italy
Contact person:
Elena Magnano, magnano [AT] iom.cnr.it
Federica Bondino - bondino [AT] iom.cnr.it
Silvia Nappini, nappini [AT] iom.cnr.it
XPD/RESPES/RESPED RESONANT PHOTOEMISSION SPECTROSCOPY/DIFFRACTION
Institution
CNR-IOM
Place:
Trieste, Italy
Contact person:
Elena Magnano, magnano [AT] iom.cnr.it
Federica Bondino - bondino [AT] iom.cnr.it
Silvia Nappini, nappini [AT] iom.cnr.it
MAGNETIC, OPTICAL & ELECTRIC CHARACTERIZATION (INSTALLATION 6)
SQUID
Institution
PRUAB-ICMAB-CSIC
Contact person:
Laura Cabana, lcabana [AT] icmab.es
Institution
Forth
Place:
Forth, Greece
Contact person:
Emmanuel Stratakis, stratak [AT] iesl.forth.gr
Magneto-Transport
Institution
PRUAB-ICMAB-CSIC
Contact person:
Laura Cabana, lcabana [AT] icmab.es
Magnetometry
Institution
PRUAB-ICMAB-CSIC
Contact person:
Laura Cabana, lcabana [AT] icmab.es
Institution
Forth
Place:
Forth, Greece
Contact person:
Emmanuel Stratakis, stratak [AT] iesl.forth.gr
Magnetic/ferroelectric/dielectric characterization
Institution
PRUAB-ICMAB-CSIC
Contact person:
Laura Cabana, lcabana [AT] icmab.es
Institution
Forth
Place:
Forth, Greece
Contact person:
Emmanuel Stratakis, stratak [AT] iesl.forth.gr
