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Department of Physics and Technology, UoB
IFT-posten 28. January 2011

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A Word from Department Administration

This week we would like to congratulate Dr. Crina-Silvia Ilea for winning the Norwegian HydrogenforumÕs award for groundbreaking PhD-work. The award ceremony will take place in Trondheim at the end of February and is given on the basis of her research documented in the article entitled NiO/YSZ nanoparticles obtained by new sol–gel route, Chemical Engineering Journal, 140, No. 1-3, (2008) 586-592.  Crina had her disputation in 2007 with the following title New Materials for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Based on Nanoparticles under the supervision of Alex Hoffmann. She is currently employed at CMR Prototech.

News and General Information                               

Norwegian Research CouncilÕs information meeting on the Industrial Phd scheme in Bergen

Place: NRCÕs regional office, Statens hus (11. floor), Kaigaten 9
Date/time: Wednesday, 2. February 2011, 14:00 – 15:30
Programme:

  1. The Industrial Phd scheme w/Annette Linda Vestlund, Research Council

a.    What is the Industrial Phd scheme?

b.    Main features of the scheme

c.     Points to be cleared out prior to application

d.    What are the challenges?

    1. Application procedures and evaluation of applications
  1. Some examples 
  2. Brief discussion/exchange of experience. How do we put this to practice?

Register ASAP with Atle Markussen, latest by Thursday 27.01.2011, until 16:00. Remember to give your name and the name of your company/organization you are associated with.

If you already have established cooperation with a company regarding your research, note that with the Industrial Phd scheme it is possible to have 50% of the PhD salary covered by the company and 50% by NRC, which may allow for additional recruitment within the company. The candidates to be hired must apply for admission to PhD in compliance with regular conditions. Unless the project proposal written by the company in cooperation with UoB is of outstanding quality, the participation fees might be rather high.

Visit to individual companies

Annette Vestlund, project leader, will be in Bergen on 2. and 3. February, and will be visiting the companies which have the need to discuss their projects.  Regarding this visit, please contact Atle Markussen.

 

 

NTVA and Norwegian Energy Forum invite to their Bergen meeting:

Tuesday, 15. February 2011 at 19:00 at Nansensenteret at Marineholmen, Thorm¿hlens gate 47. The meeting will be followed by a simple meal (fish soup) and informal gathering. 
Price is 100 NOK per meal. Registration latest by 15:00 on Thursday, 10. February, and is required only of those who want to join us for the dinner.

 

Funding for doctoral training activities

Candidates accepted to the PhD-study at the Department of Physics and Technology may apply for funding for research education activities in 2011. The applicants must be registered as PhD-student the present semester in order to apply. Applicants without any external economical support (Quota, University scholarships, Self-financing PhD-students) will be prioritized. Funding for the following activities can be applied for:

  1. Research stay at a foreign University or research institution
  2. Participation at advanced courses, workshops, symposia, conferences etc.
  3. Purchase of training/teaching at the Ph.D.-level
  4. Participation in courses/subjects/field courses resulting in credits and that are part of the individual study.
  5. Research courses in science subjects.

The doctoral training activity must be completed within 01.09.11. See more information and find the application form here. Deadline 15.02.11. Please fill out the application form and return it to one of the student advisors at the department.

 

Economic support for field work or seminar/conference for master students 2011

Have you done or are you planning field work or travelling to a seminar/conference in 2011? Then you can apply for economical support (max. kr. 5000,-). Guidelines and application forms are available here (only in Norwegian).

The activity must be completed within 1.9.2011. The application form can be returned to one of the student advisors at the department. Deadline: 15.2.2011.

 

Christie Conference 2011

This yearÕs Christie Conference, which is the second conference in a row, will be arranged in Grieghallen on 27. April 2011. The perspective for Christie Conference 2011 is: UoB – internationally recognized research university outside the countryÕs capital. What kind of possibilities and challenges does this claim pose for Bergen, Vestlandet and Norway?

The candidates for the Christie Award can be nominated until February 1.

Master news                  

Master thesis presentation at our department on Friday, 4. February 2011 at 13:15, room 366

Candidate

Subject area / Thesis title

Supervisor(s)

Aksel Lindtner

 

Process Technology – Safety Technology:

ÒComparison of Dispersion Modeling with PHAST and FLACS Codes, for ÒHeavier Than AirÓ Gas Jets with Horizontal  Clash, and Validation Simulations of MUST ExperimentsÓ

Bj¿rn J. Arntzen

PhD-news                      

Scheduled disputations

MSc. ¯yvind Jensen will have his PhD disputation of the following title:

ÒSpectroscopic Factors with the Coupled-Cluster method, Connecting ab initio Nuclear Structure to ReactionsÓ

Friday 04.02.11 at 13:15 in Auditorium 2 of Realfagbygget

Publications (ISI)                                                    

á      Aad G, Abbott B, Abdallah J, Buanes T, Burgess T, Eigen G, Kastanas A, Lipniacka A, Mohn B, Sandaker H, Sjursen TB, Stugu B, Tonyan A, Ugland M et al.: Readiness of the ATLAS liquid argon calorimeter for LHC collisions EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL C , Volume: 70, Issue: 3, Pages: 723-753

á      Aad G, Abbott B, Abdallah J, Buanes T, Burgess T, Eigen G, Kastanas A, Lipniacka A, Mohn B, Sandaker H, Sjursen TB, Stugu B, Tonyan A, Ugland M et al.: Drift Time Measurement in the ATLAS Liquid Argon Electromagnetic Calorimeter using Cosmic Muons EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL C, Volume: 70, Issue: 3, Pages: 755-785

á      Aad G, Abbott B, Abdallah J, Buanes T, Burgess T, Eigen G, Kastanas A, Lipniacka A, Mohn B, Sandaker H, Sjursen TB, Stugu B, Tonyan A, Ugland M et al.: The ATLAS Inner Detector commissioning and calibration EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL C, Volume: 70, Issue: 3, Pages: 787-821

á      Aad G, Abbott B, Abdallah J, Buanes T, Burgess T, Eigen G, Kastanas A, Lipniacka A, Mohn B, Sandaker H, Sjursen TB, Stugu B, Tonyan A, Ugland M et al.: The ATLAS Simulation Infrastructure, EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL C, Volume: 70, Issue: 3, Pages: 823-874

á      Aad G, Abbott B, Abdallah J, Buanes T, Burgess T, Eigen G, Kastanas A, Lipniacka A, Mohn B, Sandaker H, Sjursen TB, Stugu B, Tonyan A, Ugland M et al.: Commissioning of the ATLAS Muon Spectrometer with cosmic rays EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL C, Volume: 70, Issue: 3, Pages: 875-916

á      Aad G, Abbott B, Abdallah J, Buanes T, Burgess T, Eigen G, Kastanas A, Lipniacka A, Mohn B, Sandaker H, Sjursen TB, Stugu B, Tonyan A, Ugland M et al.: Readiness of the ATLAS Tile Calorimeter for LHC Colissions EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL C, Volume: 70, Issue: 4, Pages:  1193-1236