The ABINIT Users Mailing List ( CLOSED )

[Gian-Marco Rignanese <gian-marco.rignanese@uclouvain.be>]

Dear all,

Following the successful pilot Call of 2007 [1], the European  
Theoretical Spectroscopy Facility (ETSF) is now publishing its new  
Call for Proposals on its web site [2]. Experimentalists and  
theoreticians from academia and industry are now invited to submit a  
proposal. The call will close at 23:59 CET on Monday 31st March 2008.

The ETSF, a new European infrastructure for nanoscience, uses the  
experience of 15 years of collaboration between several research  
groups throughout Europe. Through the ETSF, each user, whether from  
academia or industry, obtains easier and wider access to world-leading  
theoretical physics research and training tools. Each accepted pro  
ject is directed to the most suitable group of scientists among over  
200 researchers currently working under the umbrella of this new  
knowledge centre.

To ease access to its services, in a similar manner to a synchrotron,  
the ETSF is structured in beamlines [3]. Each beamline covers a field  
of interest of theoretical spectroscopy such as optics, quantum  
transport, time-resolved and photo-emission spectroscopies.  
Information on the web site allows users easily to identify the most  
appropriate beamline and contact the relevant beamline scientist for  
further information and discussion concerning their project ideas.

The types of pro jects which may be eligible are diverse, including  
scientific collaboration, consultancy, software downloads, and  
participation in training events. The application forms, together with  
comprehensive information on the ETSF and its expertise, can be found  
on-line at http://www.etsf.eu.

Submitted projects will be evaluated by an external scientific board  
on the basis of scientific relevance, soundness, and excellence. An  
internal panel will be in charge of evaluating the feasibility of the  
proposals. Some of the successful applications will be funded by the  
EC through the “ETSF-I3” pro ject (January 2008 - December 2010),  
an ICT-based e-infrastructure.

The official press release of the call is attached below.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if further information is required.

Best regards,

Gian-Marco Rignanese


[1] Out of the 54 proposals submitted, 28 have been accepted, 12 being  
collaborative projects, of which 5 received funding, 12 training and 4  
consultancy.
[2] http://www.etsf.eu  and  
http://www.etsf.eu/index.php?page=callforproposals
[3] http://www.etsf.eu/index.php?page=beamlines

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