Research contract no.: 209/1.08.2006
Project manager: Dr. Gheorghe Dinescu, CS I, e-mail: dinescug@infim.ro
Institutions involved in the project:
National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics (NILPRP)
Low Temperature Plasma Laboratory
Plasma Processes for Funtional Materials and Surfaces
General objective of the project
Realization of a relational frame for communication, exchanges and information between the plasma physics and engineering research community from Romania and the international research community from this field with the final aim of facilitating the access of Romanian research community to the European Programmes of science and technology.
Specific objectives:
1. Formation of a network at national level and its inclusion in an international network; elaboration and launching, under Romanian coordination, of an action in the European Frame COST(Co-operation on Science and Technology) under the ESF-European Science Foundation aegis.
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B. Building up a relational system of cooperation between the Romanian and European team by organizing national actions of information, exchanges and reciprocal visits, including the participation of responsible authorities from politics and research management at national and European level.
Persons involved in the project:
- PhD: 11 people (6 women)
- PhD students: 5 people (1 woman)
- MSc: 4 people (2 women)
- Students: 3 people (1 woman)
Work programme
Stage I. The formation of a Romanian network in plasma physics and technology. Contacting of potential partners and the establishment of a platform of common interests and the way of action. The formation of international network and the participation preparation to a COST action.
Delivery date: 24 November 2006
Stage II. The consolidation of the collaboration frame between the national and international network. The increase of the Romanian research visibility through exchanges, visits, seminaries.
Stage III. The organization of a reunion of the Romanian and European network and of a dissemination Workshop on the European Programmes at national level during the CPPA Conference in 2007.
Delivery date: 24 November 2007
Stage IV. Relations stabilization and the fructification of the activities of the organized international network. The insurance of the frame for the relation continuation after the project end .
Delivery date: 15 July 2008
Results and conlusions
Delivery: May 15 2009
Plasma Physics and Technology research embraces a large spectrum of topics with echoes in both fundamental knowledge and modern technologies. From the fundamental point of view, this research connects to the atomic and molecular physics, quantum physics, statistical physics, while from the applicative point of view it refers to the thin film deposition for optics, microelectronics, silicon processing for microchips, solar cells foe clean energy sources, depth graving for MEMES systems, obtainment of nanostructured materials and nanostructures (nanotubes, nanodots), surface functionalization for biocompatibility and for the selective chemical interaction with biological entities (bacteria, proteins, nucleic acids), air and water de-pollution systems, waste treatments, and so on. The international policy in the science and research development grants an important place to this field, which is present as an integrated or distinct area of activity in all the big research centers and in the Universities from Europe, North America, Japan. The Romanian research potential in this field is high, being developed as a tradition that started from the interwar period, and is centered on strong research groups initially created in Bucharest and Iasi. Over the time, the geographic area was increased, the topics was broadening, in present existing a very active research community in plasma physics and technology. Some of them and the institutions were they are working succeed to record punctually to European networks and projects. Unfortunately, this participation is weaker than the existent potential. The project ACCES aimed to facilitate the access of plasma physics and engineering community to the European research programmes, proposing a number of actions and activities to structure the existent research area, to increase the Romanian research visibility, and to promote the links to the similar centers from abroad and to the Romanian and foreign organizations responsible with the European research frame.
The project aims the increase of visibility through a program of workshops and direct meetings with personalities from the field, the creation of networking with institutions inside Romania and abroad.
The project has created a real opening of the Romanian research to the international research:
i) have been established relationships between Romanian groups and research groups from abroad;
ii) has been successfully organized the 14th International conference on Plasma Physics and Applications, September 14-18, Brasov, Romania ;
iii) an Workshop “ Info –day” devoted to the National Research Programmes and the European Research Programmes ( FP 7, COST/ESF, EURATOM) has been organized and attended by more than 100 participants, from who 30 were from abroad ( Europe, Japan, Russia);
iv) has been realized a special issue of the Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Material (8/2008) with selected papers from the conference;
v) many aspects regarding the relationships between the Romanian and European research and Education problems and trends ( Lisbon strategy , FP 7 Programmes, making stronger scientific journal in Romania and Europe, etc.) have been discussed;
vi) the Romanian community in this field has been enlarged ( with groups from Ploiesti, Brasov, Cluj).
A number of young researchers have participated to short stages in laboratories abroad and at various international conferences and have been familiarized with the organization of scientific events. More then 30 scientific personalities from abroad have visited Romanian institutions. In the frame of the project new collaborations have been created and have been proposed or are in course of proposal 5 international projects (COST, FP7).
