EuroGRAPHENE ESF EUROCORES Programme

EuroGRAPHENE ESF EUROCORES Programme 1 st Scientific Committee «Kick-off» Meeting 7 June 2010 Strasbourg, France Dr. Ana Helman Science Officer/EUROCORES Coordinator Physical and Engineering Sciences Unit 2

Outline Approval of the agenda Introduction about the ESF and EUROCORES EuroGRAPHENE programme Scientific Commitee mandate Networking and reporting procedures 3

Kick-off Meeting Agenda 1. Welcome, Introduction, and adoption of the agenda (A. Helman) 2. Mandate of the Scientific Committee (SC) and SC Chair (A. Helman) 3. Structure & Objectives of the EuroGRAPHENE Programme (A. Helman) 4. Overview of the EuroGRAPHENE Collaborative Research Projects (CRPs Project Leaders) LUNCH 5. Discussion and Planning of the Networking activities (ALL) 5.1 - Within a CRP - Networking activities to be covered by the National Funding Agencies (inter-crp meetings, workshops, travel grants, fellowships, etc.) 5.2. - Programme level: Networking activities to be covered by ESF (Budget, cross-crp meetings, workshops, conferences, short-term visits, etc.) 6. Dissemination & Communications (ALL) 6.1. - Programme brochures and posters 6.2. - Scientific Publications, Press releases, Newsletters, (common EuroGRAPHENE publications) 6.3. - Website(s), creation, maintenance and content 6.4. - Others e.g., outreach and educational such as summer schools, specialized courses 7. Reporting Procedures (A. Helman) (circa 20 min.) To ESF: Interim & Final Reports To national funding agencies 8. Any other business 9. Date of next meeting 4

ESF in Setting Science Agendas for Europe European Science Foundation provides a common platform to its Member Organisations in order to: advance European research explore new directions for research at the European level ESF s purpose to serve the needs of European research community in a global context through a range of activities ESF s values: excellence, openness, responsiveness, pan- European, ethical awareness and human values. 5

ESF Member Organisations ESF is an independent association of 79 Member Organisations research funding organisations research performing organisations academies and learned societies in 30 countries 6

About ESF Established in 1974 Offices in Strasbourg, Brussels, Ostend ESF headquarters, Strasbourg ESF budget: 58M in 2009 including COST 30M Staff: equivalent to 170 full time in 2009 including COST Office Marine Board, Ostend Research Conferences Unit,15 th floor and COST, 21 st floor, Tour Generali, Brussels 7

ESF covers all scientific domains Standing Committee domains Humanities Social Sciences Life, Earth & Environmental Sciences Medical Sciences Physical and Engineering Sciences Expert Board/Committee domains Marine Sciences Polar Sciences Space Sciences Radio Astronomy Nuclear Physics Materials Science and Engineering 8

ESF Activities Strategic Plan 2006-2010 SCIENCE STRATEGY Forward Looks Science Policy Briefings Exploratory Workshops SCIENCE SYNERGY EUROCORES Research Programmes Research Networking Programmes Research Conferences SCIENCE MANAGEMENT Peer Review support Coordination of EUROHORCs projects Coordination of ERA projects Implementing agent for the COST office through EC contract Member Organisation Fora 9

Open Calls for Proposals ESF issues annual calls for proposals for: Exploratory Workshops Research Conferences Research Networking Programmes EUROCORES themes and projects /calls 10

Funding level Range of Instruments Funding available to researchers EUROCORES 1 m RNPs 100 k Conferences 15 k Exploratory Workshops 10 30 100 Number of researchers per instrument 11

EUROCORES Vision fragmented research Funding agencies join forces to support cutting edge research on complex or broad questions Create critical mass in scale & scope in a global context Bottom-up and researcher lead, in consultation with the MO s to create: new approaches, knowledge and synergy integrated knowledge Complement EC FP and national programmes Strives for highest scientific quality and optimal European value 12

EUROCORES (European Collaborative Research Programmes) Unique investigator-driven collaborative research scheme in Europe covering all scientific disciplines An opportunity for the scienctific community and Member Organisations to submit ideas for medium- to large-scale collaborative research programmes International and joint peer review Research funding remains national, networking & coordination via ESF Typically 5 10M over 3 years across 5-15 collaborative research programmes, with up to 80 individual projects /eurocores 13

EUROCORES structure CRP5 CRP1 CRP2 Individual research projects funded by national funding Research and networking activities within CRPs project budget CRP4 CRP3 Programme coordination and networking activities* across the CRPs ESF (programme N&C budget) *Conferences, workshops, schools, exchange visits, dissemination 14

EUROCORES Theme Selection Phase Open Call for Themes for EUROCORES Programmes Stage 1 Selection of Theme Proposals Scientific assessments by the ESF SCs Intl. peer review Standing Committee assessment Recommendations Stage 2 Programme Call Preparation Funding Agencies Involvment Viability Check ESF Science Advisory Board Strategic decision by SAB and ESF Executive Board ESF + National Funding Agencies Decision for Programme Call for Collaborative Research Projects 15

EUROCORES Project Selection Phase Review Panel Stage 1 Eligibility check Stage 2 Outline Proposals invitation Full Proposals (June) Recommendation and prioritisation (October) Ranked List Sifting meeting (April/May) International Peer Review (assessments) + Rebuttal by Applicants + Ranking meeting National Funding Agencies Financial decisions Further negotiation if partial funding (through financial multilogue) Funded CRPs (Start of Funding: beginning 2010)

EUROCORES Terminology (cf. Glossary) EUROCORES Funding Agencies (EFAs) Management Committee (MC) Representatives from the participating EFAs Review Panel (RP) - International experts appointed by the ESF, mostly after EFAs suggestions Outline Proposals (OPs) & Full Proposal (FPs) Collaborative Research Project (CRP) Project Leader (PL) Scientific Committee (SC) - All Project Leaders Principal Investigator (PI) & Individual Project (IP) Associated Project (AP) - not related to an EFA Project Member (PM) 17

Timeline and figures Theme Proposed: May 2008 Theme selected: Dec. 2008 Call for OPs launched: Jan. 2009 23 OPs received: Mar. 2009 13 FPs invited for: Jun. 2009 10 FPs recommended for funding: Oct. 2009 7 CRPs funded with 31 IPs: May 2010 18

Selection statistics 19

EuroGRAPHENE topics Topic (Call for outline proposals) GOSPEL ENTS GRAPHIC- RF Collaborative Research Project ELOGRAPH EPIGRAT CONGRAN Spin GRAPH 1. In-depth investigation of physical properties of graphene and development of methods to control its electronic properties and transport characteristics 2. Graphene synthesis using SiC, investigation of physical properties of graphene on SiC, and development of graphene-based transistor using this material 3. Development of novel graphenebased electronic devices and nanostructures 4. Implementation of graphene in hybrid devices and composite materials 20

Scientific Committee and its mandate Members of the Scientific Committee Project Leaders (or another representative from each CRP) ESF representative (normally ESF EUROCORES Programme Coordinator) MO representatives may attend as observers The Chair is nominated from amongst the SC members ESF provides secretariat to the Scientific Committee (ESF Programme Coordinator + Administrator). Scientific Committee is responsible for preparation and implementation of the networking and dissemination plan scientific guidance and coordination reporting to the Management Committee (through ESF Programme Coordinator) meeting regularly (once/twice per year) representing the interests of PIs, APs, and other members of the Programme communication of the decisions and other important information to the members of their CRPs. 21

EuroGRAPHENE Scientific Commitee Title Last Name First Name Affilliation Country Prof. Hakonen Pertti Helsinki University of Technology Finland Dr. Helman Ana European Science Foundation Prof. Horn Karsten Max Planck Gesellschaft Fritz Haber Institut, Berlin Germany Prof. Janzén Erik Linköping University Sweden Dr. Palermo Vincenzo CNR Institute for Organic Synthesis and photoreactivity, Bologna Italy Prof. Peeters François University of Antwerp Belgium Dr. Raineri Vito CNR Istituto per la Microelettronica e Microsistemi, Italy Catania Prof. Schwalke Udo Technische Universität Darmstadt Germany Administrator to SC and EuroGRAPHENE Mrs. Louise Kennedy European Science Foundation For transparency an audit trail should always be kept via recording minutes of SC meetings (L. Kennedy) 22

Activity Scientific Committee meetings Conferences First conference Mid-term Final Cross-CRP Workshops Available networking budget total : 427 000 (142 000 per year) To be planned today! Year 2010 2011 2012 2013 (till June) 2000 2000 2000 2000 Summer schools & Training Exchange visits 4-5 visits per year 10 000 10 000 10 000 5000 Dissemination EuroGRAPHENE Booklet 2000 Special issues Books Brochures Total planned 23 Total available

Networking rules Requirement: Must be cross-crp! At least two CRPs involved. Possible events: working group meetings, seminars, workshops, symposia, conferences summer schools, specialised courses,... Eligibility: applicants must be PLs or PIs. APs can be co-applicants. Beneficiaries can be: PLs, PIs, Project Members (PhD students, post-doc researchers, senior scientists, etc.) participating within an Individual Project. NB: APs and external invited experts are self-funded. Networking support can be granted to a limited number of these groups upon clear justification. Location: normally in one of the countries with a fully participating IP. Exceptions by decision & justification by SC. Co-sponsorship: co-sponsorship is encouraged; prior approval of sponsors by ESF Programme Coordinator necessary 24

Networking rules / procedure Procedure similar to all types of activities! Procedure: written guidelines exist for all types of activities. Proposal: applicants submit a short proposal for the activity. Application: on-line at least three months in advance through a link provided either on the programme website or by the ESF Office. Approval: the proposal is forwarded to SC for approval via consensus (NB: PLs who are proposers/co-organisers are excluded form the approval). Money: after approval, 80% of the requested amount are transferred. Reporting: report on the event must be provided to SC within two months after the event. Final payment only after final scientific and financial report. 25

Dissemination rules Procedure: written guidelines exist for all types of activities. Eligible events: invited sessions at conferences; workgroup meetings for publications (submitted online) Other eligible items: Publications: special issues, papers in payable journals, books, leaflets, posters, etc. (submitted offline); Dissemination travel grants to conferences outside EUROCORES while promoting EUROCORES, e.g., invited sessions (submitted offline); Other: to be discussed with the ESF Coordinator. Eligibility: applicants must be PLs or PIs. Beneficiaries can be: PLs, PIs, Project Members (PhD students, post-doc researchers, senior scientists, etc.) participating within an Individual Project. Co-sponsorship: co-sponsorship is encouraged; prior approval of sponsors by ESF Programme Coordinator necessary. Reporting and money flow: similar to networking 26

Short-term visit rules Short-Term Visits : Visits to another CRP within the same or different EUROCORE for up to a maximum of 6 weeks. Eligibility: Applicant must be member of a EUROCORES Programme (see general networking guidelines) Preference given to junior scientists (PhD students & postdocs) Only Cross-CRP visits are eligible; intra-crp travel is intra-crp supported. Exceptions: Associated Partners, Cooperating Partners and external invited experts are generally self-funded. However, with the approval of the programme s Scientific Committee, networking support can be granted to a limited number of these groups upon clear justification of the added-value of their participation in the given activity. 27

Acknowledgement EuroGRAPHENE shoule be acknowledged in all publications, presentations, posters and dissemination activities related to the programme. The standard sentence to be used: This [publication/work/event/activity] [is/has been] supported [, in part,] by the European Science Foundation (ESF) under the EUROCORES Programme EuroGRAPHENE. NB: Only publications aknowledging the programme should be reported in mid-term and final reports. Think of your LOGO! 28

Upcoming GRAPHENE conferences IMAGINENANO, Graphene 2011 Bilbao, Spain, 11-14 April 2011 Organizers: S. Roche ESF Research Conferences GRAPHENE WEEK 2011 Obergurgl, Austria, 24-29 April 2011. Organizers: V. Falko, K. Horn (Co-chair) 100-110 participants School / Workshop Graphene and new low-dimensional materials Erice - Sicily, 23-31 July 2011. Organizers: M. Polini, V. Pelegrini, F. Peeters, V. Falko 100-140 participants 29

Reporting (forms in process of changing) Two reports: mid-term & final Purpose: to assess scientific cooperation and the interactions among the investigators, as well as merits and potential of the programme. Deadline: within 2 months after mid-term and end of the programme Report: new forms in preparation, but generally criteria as for the selection of outline proposals: Novelty/Originality: most innovative/original scientific contribution of each CRP; Multidisciplinarity: how is each CRP working towards (or achieving) multidisciplinary research; Collaborative Research: results of CRP that would not have been achieved (or would have taken longer to achieve) in an individual project; European-added value: European dimension given to National funding (e.g: building up ERA; developing critical mass of expertise; addressing issues of scale and scope). For CRPs involving partners outside Europe illustrate their added value to the programme and contribution to the field of research in Europe; Relevance to the Call: achievements most relevant to the Call. Assessment: by Review Panel; reports sent also to EFAs 30