FOTONIKA- LV

Unlocking and Boosting Research Potential for Photonics in Latvia – Towards Effective Integration in the European Research Area

Coordinatore	LATVIJAS UNIVERSITATE    more  Organization address address: RAINIS BOULEVARD 19 city: RIGA postcode: 1586 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Arnolds Cognome: Ubelis Email: send email Telefono: 37129498659
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Latvia [LV]
Totale costo	4˙198˙520 €
EC contributo	3˙752˙997 €
Programma	FP7-REGPOT Specific Programme "Capacities": Research potential of Convergence Regions
Code Call	FP7-REGPOT-2011-1
Funding Scheme	CSA-SA
Anno di inizio	2012
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2012-02-01   -   2015-07-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	LATVIJAS UNIVERSITATE  Organization address address: RAINIS BOULEVARD 19 city: RIGA postcode: 1586 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Arnolds Cognome: Ubelis Email: send email Telefono: 37129498659	LV (RIGA)	coordinator	3˙752˙997.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'The project aims at unlocking and boosting Latvian R&D potential for photonics at the University of Latvia (LU) with activities contributing to the realization of the full research potential on national scale for the enlarged Union and vision of Innovative Union 2020. Direct beneficiary of the project - the Association FOTONIKA-LV at LU having about 100 researchers: including 4 Professors, 28 with PhD degrees, 7 skilled technicians, 34 PhD candidates and MSc level students. Enhancement of research and outreach activities will covers basic and applied sciences of photonics domain: optics, optoelectronics; in atmosphere and space; Earth geodesy; laser ranging and remote sensing; atomic and molecular physics; laser spectroscopy and plasma light sources; bio-photonics and medical physics. Objectives tasks include: Development of 10 existing strategic partnerships with leading centres in Finland, Sweden, Lithuania, Germany, Spain; Exchanges of know-how through 50 secondments; Helping to reverse the “brain drain” in to a “brain-gain” by repatriating one Dr.Hab, four Dr.Phys and technician back in labs of FOTONIKA-LV; Boosting research with 3 year recruitment Priv.-Doc.Dr. from Germany, Dr. from Russia, Dr. from Bulgaria. Dr from the Ukraine is coming for one year and 4 positions are left open for competitive recruitment; Participation in 24 conferences; Organisation of 3 large scale conferences in photonics, and summer schools in Riga; Organization of 3 strategy technology foresight workshops on RTD policy in the photonics domain; Organization of 1 large scale conference on sustainable development, knowledge society and future manufacturing; Upgrade of research infrastructure - targeted actions allowing to restore experimental capacity for value of 2-3 m€ - purchase of up to date equipment to keep leadership; Establishing a public-access Riga Photonics Centre, to support transfer of knowledge. Various instruments are foreseen to raise research driven activities of photonic's SMEs.'

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The science of photonics, where light and electronics meet, has applications in a wide range of industries, including communications and healthcare. An EU-funded project provides the means to boost the University of Latvia's fingerprint in the field.