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NuPNET aims to enhance coherence and collaboration across European nuclear physics funding programs. Key activities include joint pilot projects, creating funding procedures, and developing a sustainable action plan.
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Towards transnational funding of Nuclear Physics Research Infrastructures and associated equipments ALICE-LHC FAIR AGATA ISOLDE-SPES-ALTO JYVL-LNL-LNS- GANIL--GSI Eastern Network JLAB GANIL-SPIRAL2
ERA-NET for Research infrastructuresObjectives To contribute to the development of the European Research Area by improving coherence across Europe of such programmes/activities To help developing EU Programmes and Policy for research infrastructures(Very important in relation with future calls in Particular for FP8 aligned with our needs!!!) Eligible partners are only programme owners (National/region/ministries/governments or Research councils and funding agencies managing research programs)
Objectives • Acquire a mutual and better understanding of the Funding systems of nuclear physics infrastructures and associated equipments in Europe that is needed for future collaborations. • Identification of joint activities to be implemented in the framework of NuPNET. • Establish procedures and funding for transnational common activities (variable geometry) • Launching of one (or more) joint pilot activity • Long Term Goal Establish a sustainable action beyond this project • (A Standing Committee with directs links with ESFRI , EU-RI, EU-Programmes EU-Countries Representatives)
2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 Information exchange and Census of resources for Nuclear Physics Funding Bodies (WP2) Agreement on an Action Plan for Infrastructures (Resource and financial Action plan of Agencies) (WP3) Implementation of pilot projects of the Action plan WP4 The NuPNET strategy:Success through a stepwise approach 18 participants are Funding agencies and ministries From 14 EU countries
Actions since the kick-off March 2008-Aug 2009Period of the First Activity Report • NuPNET Kick-off meeting on 27 March 2008 in Paris • Co-ordination Committee (CC) meets for the 1st time on 19 May in Frankfurt. During this period, 5 CC meetings have been held. • Official run of the WP2 Questionnaire (sent to NuPNET Consortium) • 1st NuPNET Open Days on 8 Sept. in Athens:Greece, Romania, Czech Republic, Hungary, Bulgaria • 1st Governing Council on 13 Oct.2008 in Madrid: Appointment of the elected Chairman: M.N.Harakeh (KVI Groningen) • The EU signs the final Grant Agreement (14 Oct. 2008) • 2nd NuPNET Open Days on 30-31 Oct. 2008 in Darmstadt:Germany, Belgium, NL, Finland
Actions Sept.2008 – Aug. 2009 • 1st pre-financing received at CNRS/IN2P3(14/11/2008) • A Web site for NuPNET: www.nupnet-eu.org • Analysis of the completed Questionnaires by WP2 • 3rd NuPNET Open Days on 12-13 May 09 in Milan:France, Italy, Poland, Spain,UK • – • Starting work for WP3 – List of opportunities • 24/07/2009: submission of Del. D2.1 “Census of Funding” • Aug./Sept. 2009 – Transfer of 2nd instalment of pre-financing In addition: • 8 Papers and articles in several journals and magazines • Reports EU meetings+Int’l Committees (NuPECC,ESFRI,OECD,ECT*,FP7, • Census on the web + Booklet to come
Actions Aug 2009 - Today and Beyond • A) 15 Dec. 2009 - Submission of Deliver."1st Activity Report“ (WP1) • B) 14-15 Jan. 2010 - GC2 Meeting in Budapest • C) Jan. 2010 – WP1 – First NuPNET CD containing all reports.. • D) April 2010 – Submission of “List of Opportunities” (WP3) • E) May 2010 – WP1 “Launch of the NuPNET Intranet” • F) July 2010 - WP3 Deliverable “Report on formal and legal barriers” • G) July2010 – WP4 Deliverable “Co-operation Tools” • H) June 2010 – WP2 Deliverable “Compilation of Census Results” • July 2010 – WP3 Deliverable “Funding Action Plan” • J) Summer 2010 – Publication of the “NuPNET Report 2010” • K) Oct. 2010 – WP4 Deliverable “Selection of Joint Activities”
NuPNET “List of Opportunities” At the GC2 meeting in Budapest and in CC meetings of the work done by WP3 (Angela Bracco) a document was issued listing the opportunities for joint activities for NUPNET. FAIR: R&D for CBM, PANDA, NuSTAR and APPA (on silicon detectors, diamond detectors, silicon photomultipliers, neutron and gamma detectors and gas-detectors for ions) SPIRAL2: The next generation of Radioactive Ion beams facilities of ISOL type for Nuclear Structure and reactions and Nuclear Astrophysics. Constructions of instrumentation ( S3, NFS, PARIS) are proposed R&D at ISOL facilities oriented toward EURISOL: Ion-source, target and instrumentation developments at SPES, HIE-ISOLDE, ISOL@MYRRHA, SPIRAL and SPIRAL2. ALICE: Phase of Nuclear Matter and High-energy Heavy ion collisions (data taking -analysis and detector-upgrade) AGATA (European Gamma tracking Array AGATA): operation of the first phase and items for the other phases Nuclear Astrophysics Instrumentation Hadron Physics with electromagnetic probes (JLAB) Nuclear Theory •Evaluation and support of nuclear data base ENSDD
List of Opportunities (cont’d) Under EURISOL_R&D one can envisage the following activities: • Target-ion-source developments Instrumentation: Detector development, separator, secondary targets Development of the physics case Under the envelope Detector R&D (common to a number of facilities) one can envisage the following activities: • High-resolution, high-rate silicon detectors (including experimental integration) • Large-area diamond detectors (TOF, beam monitors) • Micropatterned gas tracking detectors (GEMs, Micromegas detector) • Si-photomultiplier technologies • Neutron detectors • Gamma detectors for different facilities • Gas detectors for nuclear astrophysics and Nuclear Structure
Actions Aug 2009-Today and Beyond For the few coming months, “Funding Action Plan” “methodology on the selection of trans-national Pilot Actions (Call procedure ,common peer review for selection, funding and agreed on a MoU with interested parties) Conclusion of this process a “List of possible joint actions to be funded” are among the main challenges for NuPNET and therefore actually being discussed. Goal: Decision at the GC3 meeting in Paris on 14-15 Oct. 2010
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NuPNET Work packages overview • WP1: Management, coordination and communication (Fr -IN2P3/CNRS) -Overall Management &Coordination of NuPNET (IN2P3-CNRS) Communication and electronic tools (Romania) • WP2: Systematic exchange and networking(DE,GSI) - Systematic exchange of information on funding modalities and administrative procedures (Gr/D) Action Open days - Census of present European Nuclear physics resources (D/Gr/Ro) Action Questionnaire -Links with other bodies in nuclear physics (D) -Integration of new associates (Nl)
NuPNET Work packages overview WP3: Funding action plan (Italy, INFN) - Analysis of current funding of European nuclear research projects and identification of opportunities for NuPNET (I) -Investigation of formal and legal barriers for a future European cooperation (Pol) -Funding Action Plan: Establish common evaluation procedures and standards for common transnational projects for funding infrastructures of nuclear physics (CEA-Fr) WP4 Implementation of trans-national joint activities ( Spain, FECYT) Task 4.1: Use of existing agreements (Bu) Task 4.2: Mechanisms for joint activities at a trans-national level (E/UK) Task 4.3: Test implementation of a coordinated trans-national pilot activity (E)