The ABINIT Users Mailing List ( CLOSED )

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

Dear colleagues,

The European Theoretical Spectroscopy Facility (ETSF) invites  
proposals from interested scientists in academia and industry all year  
round onhttp://www.etsf.eu. Proposals are evaluated twice a year. The  
deadline for submission for the autumn evaluation is Monday 27th  
October 2008 17:00. This call follows the successful spring 2008 call.  
Within the spring call 38 pro jects were evaluated, involving 124  
researchers from 36 different institutions. Of these, 20 collaborative  
and 5 training projects were accepted, accounting for 66% of success.

Through the ETSF, each user, whether from academia or industry,  
obtains easier and wider access to world-leading theoretical  
spectroscopy research and training tools. In a similar manner to a  
synchrotron, the ETSF is structured in beamlines covering fields of  
interest in theoretical spectroscopy such as optics, quantum  
transport, time-resolved and photo-emission spectroscopies.  
Information on the website allows users to easily identify the most  
appropriate beamline. We invite you to contact one of us for further  
information and discussion concerning their project ideas.

The types of projects which may be eligible are diverse, including  
scientific collaboration, consultancy, software downloads, and  
participation in training events. The application forms can be found  
on-line at http://www.etsf.eu/index.php?page=calls

Submitted projects will be evaluated by an external scientific board  
on the basis of scientific excellence. An internal panel is in charge  
of evaluating the feasibility of the proposals. The successful  
proposers will be attributed some “beamtime”, which means that ETSF  
scientists will dedicate their knowledge, competence and time to the  
specific needs of the user. 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 one of us if further information is  
required.

Best regards,

Jean-Christophe Charlier
Xavier Gonze
Gian-Marco Rignanese

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