Gasmems Network

The Mid-Term Review meeting of the GASMEMS Network with the representative of the EC-REA is due to take place in Limerick, Ireland, on September 14, 2010.

It will be coupled with the 2nd meeting of the GASMEMS Supervisory Board, on September 13, 2010, organised as well on the University campus.

• Information sheet
• List of participants
• Final agenda of the meeting

You will find enclosed an invitation letter to attend the WS-63 "SURFACE EFFECTS LIMITING PRESSURE IN VACUUM SYSTEM".

ERCOFTAC is proud to announce a two day course on ‘Microfluidics and Microheat’, Department of Energy Technology University of Aalborg, Aalborg, Denmark, October 18-19, 2010.

For details on venue and programme- see:

- the course announcement

- the ERCOFTAC website: www.ercoftac.org

AVS 57th International Symposium & Exhibition, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, October 17-22.

The Vacuum Technology (VT) Divison looks among other topics also for contribution regarding gas flow modeling and MEMS sensors.

Details to the AVS Symposium can be found at http://www2.avs.org/symposium/ and to the VT sessions in particular at http://www2.avs.org/symposium/AVS57/pages/tech_symposia57.html#vt

Abstract Deadline: May 5, 2010.

For details about this event, please visit the conference website at http://www.microfluidique.insa-toulouse.fr/mf10.htm
It will provide you with the latest conference information as it becomes available.

Abstract submissions are due May 1, 2010.

2nd Conference on Advances in Microfluidics and Nanofluidics and Asian-Pacific International Symposium on Lab on Chip (AMN-APLOC 2011) - 5 - 7 January 2011, Singapore

More information on the event website: www.AMNAPLOC2011.org

We are sad to announce that Professor Carlo Cercignani passed away on January 7th, 2010.
Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Milano (Politecnico di Milano) and Member of the "Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei", he was one of the most respected scientists in kinetic theory, author of numerous books and articles in that field.

We present our condolences to his family and close collaborators.

The Institute of Mechanics, BAS, Sofia, is organising a course lectures on Monte Carlo methods. It will held Sofia from 23/11/2009 to 4/11/2009.

Contact: S. Stefanov
e-mail: stefanov@imbm.bas.bg

More information

Following its 2nd Executive Board meeting, the GASMEMS Supervisory Board members met for the 1st time in Eindhoven, on September 14, 2009.

This meeting was the occasion to meet for the 1st time with some of the partners, and most particularly with Associated Partners (AP) level 3, Brooks Instruments and Neroxis SA (ex-Silsens), who presented the research fields and industrial products of their companies.

The recruited ESR were represented by Alice Vittoriosi (ESR14-FzKa Karlsruhe).

Prof. Masahiro Kawaji, from the University of Toronto, also participated to the meeting by video-conference, as non-European oustanding scientist; he could bring his expertise and participate to the discussion on the activties and scientific orientations of the Network.

• List of participants:

• Representing the Coordinator:
  - Mr. Stéphane COLIN- NC (Network Coordinator)

• Representing the Beneficiaries:
  - Mr. Lucien BALDAS- INSA - 1
  - Mr. Gian Luca MORINI- UNIBO - 2
  - Mr. David NEWPORT - ULim - 4
  - Mr. Stefan STEFANOV- IMechBAS - 7
  - Mrs. Irina GRAOUR- UP - 8
  - Mr. Giulio CROCE- UNIUD - 9
  - Mr. Arjan FRIJNS - TUE - 10
  - Mr. Gennady MARKELOV- AOES - 11
  - Mr. Yonghao ZHANG- UStrath - 12
  - Mr. Tobias BAUER- TUD - 13

• Representing the Associated Partners level 2:
  - Mr. Martin WUEST- INFICON - 14
  - Mrs. Anne-Marie GUE- LAAS - 15 

• Representing the Associated Partners level 3:
  - Mr. Yves de COULON- SILSENS - 18
  - Mr. Jan Willem van RIJSWIJK- BROOKS - 19

• Outstanding Non-European Scientist:
  - Mr. Masahiro KAWAJI- OS - University of Toronto

• Representing the ESR of the Network:
  - Mrs. Alice VITTORIOSI- ESR14- FzKA Karlsruhe

• Invited:
  - Mrs. Chloé PRADO- AC (Administrative Coordinator)

• Excused:
  - Mr. Juergen BRANDNER- FzKA - 3
  - Mr. Dimitris VALOUGEORGIS - UTH - 5
  - Mr. Robert BARBER- STFC - 6
  - Mr. Maurice WHELAN- JRC-IHPC - 16 (AP)
  - Mr. Gian Piero CELATA- ENEA - 17 (AP)

• Agenda of the meeting:

1) Introduction- Presentation of the project and of the consortium 
2) Reporting EC-REA 
3) Project follow-up
4) Events evaluation and organization of the next events
5) Discussion on the directions of the project with Prof. M. Kawaji
6) Conclusion 

 From left to right: G. Croce, Y. de Coulon,               A.M. Gué, G. Markelov, T. Bauer, S. Stefanov, M. Wüest,

J.W. van Rijswijk,  A. Frijns, A.M. Gué,                              Y. Zhang, A. Vittoriosi, L. Baldas, S. Colin

 G. Markelov, T. Bauer, D. Newport                                                      

The 2nd Executive Board meeting of the Network was organised following the Network events, on September 12, 2009. The main objective of the Executive board was to make a first evaluation of the events, and to prepare the 1st meeting of the supervisory Board, organised on September 14, 2009.

Place of the meeting: Restaurant Ravensdonck, Eindhoven, NL

List of participants:

•  Members of the Executive Board (EB):
  • Mr. Stéphane COLIN, Mr. Lucien BALDAS  
       - Network Coordinator and Network Coordinator Assistant (NC & NCA)
    
  • Mr. Arjan FRIJNS, Events Coordinator (EvC)
  • Mrs. Irina GRAOUR , Mr. Gian Luca MORINI,  Mr. Yonghao ZHANG
      - Task Coordinators (TCs)
    
  • Mr. Juergen BRANDNER, Mr. David NEWPORT , Mr. Dimitris VALOUGEORGIS  
      - Group Coordinators (GCs)

• Invited: Mrs. Chloé PRADO
     - Administrative Coordinator (AC)

Agenda of the meeting:

Discussion on the basis of the SB meeting slides

• Important points of the discussion:
  1. Reporting EC
  2. Follow-up of the project: overview of recruitments, updating of the initial Work Plan and deviations, scientific reporting
  3. Evaluation of the 1st Summer School and Workshop and organization of the next events

From left to right: A. Frijns, Y. Zhang, L. Baldas,

The training is balanced between continuous training-through-research and additional training including 4 levels for ESR and 3 levels for ER.

The additional training for ESR includes 4 levels. Each ESR will receive:

• advanced training (typically 45 hours) in one of the 3 domains corresponding to the 3 Groups:
  • Modelling and Simulation (M&S)
  • Experimental Techniques and Measurements (E&M)
  • Materials and Manufacturing (M&M)
• basic training (typically 2 × 30 hours) in the 2 complementary fields (e.g. E&M and M&M);
• In total, scientific and technical training: 105 hours
• short training courses on Industrial aspects and Applications (I&A), through short visits planned in the student path in labs of industrial partners and seminars given by external experts during workshops;
• and complementary skills training detailed below.

The additional training for ER includes 3 levels. Each ER will receive:

• advanced training (typically 30 hours) in the main domain of his/her project (e.g. E&M),
• training on Industrial aspects and Applications (I&A),
• and complementary skills training adapted to his/her personal profile.

The advanced and basic parts of the additional training are provided through specific modules. These modules will be available in

• the 3 summer schools : 3x15 h= 45 h
• the 3 workshops : 3x12h= 36 h
• regular courses provided by the partners institutions: 25h       

COURSE CATALOGUE - GASMEMS NETWORK  

For complete information on the course proposed by the different partners, please directly contact the scientist-in-charge of the project in the concerned institution.

The 1st Executive Board meeting of the Network was organised by the Coordinator on day 20th of February 2009. The EB members used the webconference as supporting tool for the meeting.

List of participants:

• Members of Executive Board (EB) as defined in GA Annex 1:
  • Stéphane COLIN, Lucien BALDAS Network Coordinator and Network Coordinator Assistant (NC & NCA)
  • Arjan FRIJNS Events Coordinator (EC)
  • Irina GRAUR, Gian Luca MORINI, Yonghao ZHANG  Task Coordinators (TCs)
  • Juergen BRANDNER, David NEWPORT, Dimitris VALOUGEORGIS Group Coordinators (GCs)
  • Excused: J. BRANDNER
  • Representing Y. ZHANG at the beginning of the meeting: Jason REESE
• Invited: Chloé PRADO Administrative Coordinator (AC).

The Executive Board focused on the organisation of the first events (Summer School and Workshop) due to be held in September 2009 in Eindhoven, Nederlands. Other key issues have also been discussed by the EB members

ITN Coordinators meeting – Brussels - 16/02/09 - main points  

1. Communication on the project and obligations related to publications
2. Recruitment overview
3. Organisation of the first events: general schedule, content of the events
4. Organisation of the first events: tasks repartition, participants, budget aspects, schedule for the preparation
5. Propositions for an Outstanding Scientist (OS) to sit at the Supervisory Board of the Network
6. Propositions for a Visiting Scientist (VS) for the first event
7. Setting up of the website
8. Discussion

The Kick-off meeting of the project was successfully held on last 13 and 14 November in Toulouse, bringing together 24 persons representing the 17 partners of the network.

Key issues discussed during the meeting:

• Overview of the project: presentation of the objectives, partners, network structure, Work Packages, management structure and responsibilities, overall schedule of the project  
• Financial issues: eligibility of expenses, types of activities, reporting and payments, justifications, audits and reviews, guidelines for a sound management
• Consortium Agreement: content and schedule of a future Consortium Agreement that will be signed by the partners
• Recruitment of Researchers: eligibility criteria, advertising, first open positions, selection procedure, agreement, training programme
• Events: schedule, workshops, summer schools, participants, first event
• Website: content, access rights, schedule