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“Experience in participation ininternational programs and projects”

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CENTER IN UKRAINE

Alexander Belyaev E-mail: belyaev@isp.kiev.ua

V. Lashkarev Institute of Semiconductor Physics National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

41 Prospect Nauki, 03028 Kiev, Ukraineweb-site: www.web.isp.kiev.ua

Opening up New and Emerging Science Opening up New and Emerging Science and Technology in NIS Countriesand Technology in NIS Countries

NIS-NEST NIS-NEST ObjectivesObjectives

The project aims to:The project aims to:

Open up Open up the novel exploratory and transnational collaborative research the novel exploratory and transnational collaborative research to the participating countries and enhance their cooperation with EU to the participating countries and enhance their cooperation with EU researchers and stimulate new multidisciplinary achievements. researchers and stimulate new multidisciplinary achievements.

Inform Inform and assist the potential partners from the Eastern European and assist the potential partners from the Eastern European countries in FP7, particularly in the visionary research areas, its objectives, countries in FP7, particularly in the visionary research areas, its objectives, its rules and mechanisms for participation. its rules and mechanisms for participation.

Support Support EU researchers to find “counterparts” in the participating EU researchers to find “counterparts” in the participating countries in order to formulate consortia and jointly participate in Frontier countries in order to formulate consortia and jointly participate in Frontier Research areas of FP7.Research areas of FP7.

NIS-NEST NIS-NEST OverviewOverview

The project consists of:The project consists of:

a a mapping exercisemapping exercise which is expected to result in a searchable which is expected to result in a searchable databasedatabase containing the profiles of active researchers and research containing the profiles of active researchers and research organisations/units from organisations/units from the the partner countries.partner countries.

a series of a series of awareness events and activitiesawareness events and activities which will aim to facilitate which will aim to facilitate the collaboration between research organisations/units from EU and the the collaboration between research organisations/units from EU and the above-mentioned above-mentioned Eastern European countries Eastern European countries and increase participation and increase participation in calls for proposals under FP7, addressed to the areas of Frontier in calls for proposals under FP7, addressed to the areas of Frontier Research.Research.

NIS-NEST NIS-NEST ActivitiesActivities

Activities promoting collaborationActivities promoting collaboration::

A Database:A Database: containing the contact details and the scientific interests of containing the contact details and the scientific interests of the researchers in the the researchers in the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Belarus and Republic Russian Federation, Ukraine, Belarus and Republic of Moldova of Moldova will assist both EU and researchers from the above mentioned will assist both EU and researchers from the above mentioned countries in identifying counterparts. The Database will be accessible countries in identifying counterparts. The Database will be accessible through the website, during and beyond the project’s lifecycle.through the website, during and beyond the project’s lifecycle.

Networks:Networks: Existing tools and networks will be utilised for the benefit of Existing tools and networks will be utilised for the benefit of the researchers from the Eastern European countries.the researchers from the Eastern European countries.

NIS-NEST NIS-NEST ActivitiesActivities

Awareness Activities /Events:Awareness Activities /Events:Information days:Information days: Five information days focused on the 7th Framework Five information days focused on the 7th Framework Programme will be organised close to the date of the first call for proposals for Programme will be organised close to the date of the first call for proposals for novel exploratory research areas under the Cooperation Programme of FP7, by novel exploratory research areas under the Cooperation Programme of FP7, by the partners in their premises. the partners in their premises.

Timetable for the organisation of the information days is the following:Timetable for the organisation of the information days is the following:•Center for Advanced Studies/St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University (CAS),Center for Advanced Studies/St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University (CAS), Russian FederationRussian Federation, St Petersburg, St Petersburg, 20 February 200720 February 2007•M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU),M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), Moscow, Moscow, 21 February 200721 February 2007•Institute of Semiconductor Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Institute of Semiconductor Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (ISP/NASU),(ISP/NASU), Kiev, Kiev, 23 February 200723 February 2007•Academy of Science of Moldova/Centre of Optoelectronics of the Institute of Academy of Science of Moldova/Centre of Optoelectronics of the Institute of Applied Physics (ASM),Applied Physics (ASM), Moldova, Moldova, 30 March 200730 March 2007•Centre of Information Technology (CIT),Centre of Information Technology (CIT), Belarus,Belarus, datedate to be definedto be defined

Workshops:Workshops: Each partner from the Each partner from the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Belarus and Russian Federation, Ukraine, Belarus and Republic of Moldova Republic of Moldova will organise a workshop in their premises, tailored to the will organise a workshop in their premises, tailored to the specific needs of the local researchers/research organisations, so as to increase specific needs of the local researchers/research organisations, so as to increase participation in calls for proposals under FP7.participation in calls for proposals under FP7.

NIS-NEST NIS-NEST ActivitiesActivities

Dissemination Activities:Dissemination Activities:

Website: Website: Design and development of a website related to the Design and development of a website related to the scientific interests of researchers from the EU andscientific interests of researchers from the EU and the Eastern the Eastern European countries. European countries. (http://www.nisnest.gr)(http://www.nisnest.gr)

Links:Links: Links to relevant projects will be provided. Links to relevant projects will be provided.

E-newsletter: E-newsletter: An e-newsletter will be published and distributed on An e-newsletter will be published and distributed on a quarterly basis. Two issues of the E-newsletter are available in the a quarterly basis. Two issues of the E-newsletter are available in the NIS-NEST website NIS-NEST website (http://www.nisnest.gr)(http://www.nisnest.gr)

Articles/announcementsArticles/announcements: Publication of articles and : Publication of articles and announcements regarding the project will aim to increase the visibility announcements regarding the project will aim to increase the visibility of the services provided.of the services provided.

NIS-NESTNIS-NEST Key facts

Project starting date:Project starting date: 1 May 2006 1 May 2006Duration:Duration: 24 months 24 monthsFunding:Funding: DG Research/ FP6/ Nest Programme DG Research/ FP6/ Nest ProgrammePartners:Partners: Seven partners from 6 countries: Hellas, France, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus Seven partners from 6 countries: Hellas, France, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Moldovaand Moldova

1.1. National Documentation Centre/NHRF (National Documentation Centre/NHRF (EKT/NHRF), Coordinator, EKT/NHRF), Coordinator, HellasHellas

1.1. Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), FranceFrance

1.1. M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), Russian FederationRussian Federation

1.1. Center for Advanced Studies/St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University (CAS), Center for Advanced Studies/St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University (CAS), Russian FederationRussian Federation

1.1. Institute of Semiconductor Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Institute of Semiconductor Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (ISP/NASU), (ISP/NASU), UkraineUkraine

1.1. Centre of Information Technology (CIT), Centre of Information Technology (CIT), BelarusBelarus

2.2. Academy of Science of Moldova/Centre of Optoelectronics of the Institute of Applied Academy of Science of Moldova/Centre of Optoelectronics of the Institute of Applied Physics (ASM), Physics (ASM), Republic of MoldovaRepublic of Moldova

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• Founded:ISP was founded in 1960 on the basis of several departments and laboratories of the Institute of Physics of the NASU as a leading research center specializing in semiconductor materials and devices science.

• Staff:

Total staff is 727 persons including 3 Academicians of NASU, 9 Corresponding Members of NASU, 86 Dr. Sci. (including 51 Professors) and 204 Cand. Sci. (Ph.D).

• Institute’s structure:Investigations and elaborations are carried out by 8 scientific divisions that consist of research subdivisions: 30 departments and 5 laboratories.

Institute Overview

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Institute Overview Additional organizations and subdivisions at ISP

• The self-financing Special Design-and-Technology Bureau with a Pilot Production Line at ISP.

• The technology park “Semiconductor technologies and materials, optoelectronics and sensor technique”.

• The center for equipment sharing in NASU “Diagnostics of semiconductor materials, structures and device systems”.

• The testing laboratory for holographic safety elements (certified in accordance with the International Standard ISO 9001).

• The central testing laboratory for semiconductor materials science (certificate of accreditation by the Ukrainian State Production Center for standardization, metrology and certification).

• The center for testing photoconverters and photoelectric batteries (certificate of accreditation by the Derzhspozhivstandart of Ukraine);

• The center “Cryogenic sensors and thermometry”.

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• semiconductor materials science;

• interaction between electromagnetic radiation and matter;

• semiconductor optics, spectroscopy and photonics;

• physics of low-dimensional structures, micro- and nanoelectronics;

• optoelectronics and solar energetics;

• technologies and materials for sensors;

• infrared engineering and microwave electronics.

ISP is engaged in fundamental and applied research in the following areas:

Institute Overview Institute’s focus

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• ISP is the leading scientific organization in Ukraine in the areas of physics, engineering and technology of semiconductors and semiconductor devices.

• ISP can be competitive in the world market in the following lines:– sensor electronics: - sensors of physical quantities (such as

temperature, magnetic field, strains, pressure, electromagnetic radiation - optical, IR and UV, ionizing radiation), electronic devices and systems based on them, as well as chemical sensors and their systems;

– advanced materials for semiconductor electronics, optoelectronics and solar power engineering;

– methods, techniques and systems for diagnostics of semiconductor materials, sensors and device structures.

Institute Overview

Institute’s Capabilities

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A broad-ranging technologies and devices for transfer and commercialization, offered by ISP, include:-

• a variety of physical, chemical and biological sensors, and diagnostic systems;

• microwave devices;

• solar elements;

• optoelectronic devices;

• electroluminescence displays;

• low-cost self-assembling technology for nano-electro-mechanical systems (NEMS);

• ultra-fast light-emission sources, etc.

Institute Overview

Institute’s Capabilities

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The main competitive advantage of ISP is highly skilled research personnel that:-

• has mastered modern science,

• can generate advanced scientific ideas,

• has gained experience of work at the leading scientific institutions of the world.

There exist widely known scientific schools under guidance of leading scientists:-• physics of semiconductors (founder – V.E.Lashkaryv);

• theory of solids (founder – S.I.Pekar and M.F.Deygen);

• optoelectronics (founder – S.V.Svechnikov);

• optics and spectroscopy (founder – M.P.Lysytsya);

• physics of surface and microelectronics (founders – O.V.Snitko and V.I.Lyashenko)

These factors ensure competitive ability of ISP as an academic research institution and compensate (to some extent) the absence of modern equipment owing to possibility of performing experimental works in the leading research centers of Europe, USA and Japan.

Institute Overview

Institute’s Capabilities

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• There exists scientific cooperation between ISP and the universities, research centers and laboratories both in Ukraine and abroad (USA, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Israel, Sweden, Japan, Greece, China, Poland, Bulgaria, Russia) that is aimed mostly at joint scientific researches.

• In some directions, there also exist business contacts and supplies of rather small batches of experimental products (materials and devices) from ISP to the business companies and universities in USA, UK, Italy France, China, Switzerland, Taiwan, Slovakia, Poland and Russia.

• The ISP is quite active in international scientific cooperation and grant competitions. A number of projects were executed in the framework of STCU, NATO, EU INTAS and INCO-COPERNICUS programs, and Network of Excellence of the 6th Framework Program.

• Continuing those traditions, ISP is also involved in several international projects that are now funding by EU 7th Framework Program.

Institute Overview

Institute’s Capabilities

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• Because of its participation in the competitive international and national scientific programs and projects, ISP has organized several laboratories and centers where the up-to-date equipment is used.

• The researchers of ISP have also gained certain experience in establishment of “start-up” companies, as well as commercialization and introduction of their designs and technologies into the domestic and world markets.

• “MicroSensor” Company www.microsensor.com.ua has been organized to commercialize the scientific developments of ISP. In its activity, it is based on several designs and technologies by ISP. This company successfully supplies, both at home and abroad, rather small batches of novel sensors of temperature and magnetic field for use in sensor electronics for cryogenics application, as well as develops new multifunctional sensors and devices.

Institute Overview

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Institute Overview Key funding sources for Institute’s budget in 2008

Non-governmental financing (20%):Innovation programs

Special fund

Governmental Financing (80%):Application developments

Governmental scientific and technical programs

Fundamental researches