HERCULES · Higher European research course for users of large experimental systems: HERCULES annual sessions (HAS) and specialized courses (HSC)
FP6 — Marie Curie Actions (Human Resources and Mobility)
- Duration
- 2005-01-01 → 2008-12-31
- EU contribution
- €600,000
- Participants
- 1
- Scheme
- SCF
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Results in brief
Final Activity Report Summary - HERCULES (Higher European research course for users of large experimental systems: HERCULES annual sessions (HAS) and specialised courses (HSC))
The HERCULES programme trained young European researchers (PhD students, post-doctoral scientists) to optimally use the state-of art instruments at the present and future large installations (LI) which deliver neutrons (N) or synchrotron radiation (SR). During the project 4 HERCULES annual sessions (has) and 9 specialised courses (HSC) were organised. The HERCULES annual session have offered basic theoretical and experimental training for a multidisciplinary audience composed of young biologists, chemists, physicists, geoscientists, organised in the most part at the scientific site were two European LI (ESRF and ILL) are located. during the 4 years of the project, has trained 285 full time participants and 23 part time participants to use the exceptional infrastructures at LI, as well as their associated high-level human potential, and involved 97 lecturers as well as several hundred practical/tutoral teachers. The great success of the has been due to the coupling of practices on high performance instruments (40% of the programme volume) carried out at partners LI (ESRF, ILL, ELETTRA, LLB, SOLEIL) with lectures and tutorials. It has also helped to build a European network of young researchers using N and SR for condensed matter studies and has greatly contributed to consolidate the communities of the two complementary investigational tools. 9 HERCULES specialised one week courses were organised during the 4 years of the project: the hsc1 "synchrotron x-ray imaging", the hsc2 "structural genomics", the hsc3 "surface, interfaces and nanostructures in the light of synchrotron radiation and neutron", hsc4 " application of neutron and synchrotron radiation to magnetism", the HSC 5 "synchrotron radiation and neutron for cultural heritage studies", the hsc6 "advances and new applications of synchrotron radiation for structural biology", the hsc7 "synchrotron radiation and neutrons for high pressure studies", the hsc8 "synchrotron radiation and neutrons techniques in environmental sciences" and the hsc9 "scattering and imaging studies of soft matter systems using synchrotron radiation and neutrons". The HERCULES specialised courses retained the importance of the practical using the state-of-art instrumentation, enabling the most recent developments on selected topics to be explored in greater depth. The 9 HERCULES specialised courses brought together 209 young researchers and involved more than 140 lecturers and practical teachers. HERCULES annual sessions as well as specialised courses efficiently prepared young researchers for the top -level potential of the 3rd generation SR machines (Diamond, Soleil, Alba), and free electrons lasers (TELSA, Fermi-Elettra, Slicing) and for future developments of n sources (TS2, FRMII, Austron, SNS, ESS) and instrumentation (ILL millennium programme).
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Project objective
The aim of the HERCULES programme is to train young European researchers (PhD students, post-doctoral scientists, ¿) to optimally use the state-of-the-art instruments at the present and future Large Installations (LI) which deliver neutrons (n) or synchrot ron radiation (SR). More than fifteen LI delivering n and SR for research purposes are operating in the European Union. They are used for studies in a wide variety of fields from physics, chemistry, biology, and environmental sciences to medical or industr ial applications.Since its inception in 1991, the HERCULES annual sessions (HAS) have offered basic theoretical and experimental training for a multidisciplinary audience composed of young biologists, chemists, physicists, geoscientists, industrial scienti sts, ¿ organised in the most part at the scientific site where two European LI (ESRF and ILL) are located. The HAS run several weeks (8 in 1991, 6 in 2004) for training 70-80 full time participants per year to use the exceptional infrastructures at the LI, as well as their associated high-level human potential. The great success of the HAS has been due to the coupling of practicals on high performance instruments (40% of the programme volume) carried out at partner LI (ESRF, ILL, ELETTRA, LURE, LLB, SOLEIL (2007)) with lectures and tutorials. The HAS has also helped to build a European network of young researchers using n and SR for condensed matter studies and has greatly contributed to consolidate the communities of the two complementary investigational to ols. At present, one thousand young researchers from more than 1600 applicants have attended the HAS. The high level programme proposed here is composed of seven events over the 2005-2008 period. The lectures will be given by the best European specialists to selected young researchers in a variety of scientific sites (Grenoble, Trieste, Saclay...), specifically chosen for their excellent facilities that will be used for practical training.The four HAS event
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Participants
- UNIVERSITE JOSEPH FOURIER - GRENOBLE 1 · GRENOBLECoordinatorFrance
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