Publication date: 15-05-2018 10:24
The inpactus - Innovative Products and Technologies from Eucalyptus Project' (http://www.uc.pt/iii/inpactus) is a Research & Development Project promoted by THE NAVIGATOR COMPANY, RAIZ, the Universities of Coimbra (UC) and Aveiro (UA) (Consortium) and involving the following partners:
Caption: Figure 1 – Consortium inpactus - Innovative Products and Technologies
The project is supported by Structural Fund managed by the Portuguese program Portugal 2020.
Inpactus, to be developed by the Consortium, aims to develop new solutions, such as cellulosic pulps with innovative features, new paper products with different specificities and functions, tissue paper with innovative properties, new bioproducts, biofuels and other materials obtained from the deconstruction and conversion of forest biomass and by-products from the pulp industry. This Project responds to challenges in the areas of Pulp, Paper and Tissue business and in the emerging area of Bio-refineries and Bioproducts.
This Project aims to
become an exemplary success story of University-Company cooperation,
through the creation of a true Center of Excellence, multipolar and
delocalized, in the area of knowledge and innovation, from eucalyptus.
It is structured in activities that will be developed over a period of 4
years, involving an investment of up to € 14,6 million (including 13.3
M€ investment from European Structural Funds), a global team of the
various promoters of around 180 people (including PhD researchers,
research fellows, industrial engineers and transversal areas of the
company, coordinators, etc…) laboratory equipment, raw materials and
consumables, acquisition of consulting services and technical-scientific
assistance. The execution of this plan, together with a strategy of
valorization and dissemination, will enable companies to enhance direct
international sales of pulp, paper and tissue, create synergies with
other sectors and end users. The consortium involved in the project will
also promote the registration of around 10 patents, the publication of
100 scientific articles, the holding of 50 presentations at conferences
and congresses, the creation of 4 spin-offs, the advanced training of
researchers and future professionals related to Sector and the creation
of 38 highly qualified jobs. The project will thus bring a set of
socio-economic impacts relevant to the national economy, promoting job
creation, innovation in products and technologies in a relevant field
for the country, valuing endogenous resources and sustainable industrial
solutions.
More info www.eracareers.pt.
The University of Coimbra and the THE NAVIGATOR COMPANY offer several research grants:
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Fellowship Reference |
Applicant profile |
Deadline for application | |
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inpactus - POCI-01-0247-FEDER-021874 | BPD 01
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PhD
in Chemical Engineering or related areas, with preference of candidates
with experience in modelling and computational simulation |
31/05/2018 |
Post-Doctoral Grants |
| inpactus - POCI-01-0247-FEDER-021874 | BPD 02 | PhD degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science or related areas |
31/05/2018 | Post-Doctoral Grants |
| inpactus - POCI-01-0247-FEDER-021874 | BPD 03 | PhD
in Chemical Engineering or related areas, with preference of candidates
with experience in modelling, simulation and chemical process
optimization |
31/05/2018 | Post-Doctoral Grants |
| inpactus - POCI-01-0247-FEDER-021874 | BI 01 | Master degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or related fields |
31/05/2018 | Research Fellowships |
| inpactus - POCI-01-0247-FEDER-021874 | BI 02 | Master degree in Chemical Engineering, Engineering and Industrial Management or related fields |
31/05/2018 | Research Fellowships |
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The University of Coimbra offer several research grants:
| BDE UC-Navigator - 01 |
a) Master degree in Chemical Engineering or related areas; b) Practical knowledge in the physical-chemical characterization of biomass, knowledge of the kraft pulp production process. Preference will be given to applicants with expertise on microbiology (biopulping) and characterization techniques by HPLC, NMR, SEC |
31/05/2018 | PhD in partnership with the industry |
| BDE UC-Navigator - 02 |
a) Master degree in Chemical Engineering or related areas; b) Knowledge of the kraft process for the production of pulp for paper and as well as of the pulp bleaching process. Preference will be given to applicants with expertise on enzyme technology applied to pulp bleaching sequences and on pulp characterization techniques such as HPLC, NMR, SEC, RAMAN. |
31/05/2018 | PhD in partnership with the industry |
| BDE UC-Navigator - 03 |
a) Master degree in Chemical Engineering or related fields; b) Preferentially good background and knowledge of the papermaking process, the properties and physicochemical structure of cellulosic materials and the chemistry and physics of paper and surfaces; c) Knowledge in the computational field, namely in the use of molecular modeling and simulation software |
31/05/2018 | PhD in partnership with the industry |
| BDE UC-Navigator - 04 |
Master degree in Chemical Engineering or related fields |
31/05/2018 | PhD in partnership with the industry |
| BDE UC-Navigator - 05 |
a) Master degree in Chemical Engineering or related fields; b) Good background in chemistry and, preferentially, good knowledge of the cellulose properties and of interface and flocculation phenomena |
31/05/2018 | PhD in partnership with the industry |
| BDE UC-Navigator - 06 |
a)
Master degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Medicinal Chemistry, Life
Sciences or Health Sciences, or related areas, with an experimental
component; b) Knowledge and experience in extractive and analytical techniques (chromatographic methods) of natural products and in structural analysis (mainly mass spectrometry). Preference will be given to candidates who have both experience in cell culture and handling of laboratory animals (rodents) |
31/05/2018 | PhD in partnership with the industry |
| BDE UC-Navigator - 07 |
a) Master degree in Chemical Engineering or related areas; b) Knowledge of the physicochemical composition of lignocellulosic biomass, knowledge/practice about the use of enzymes and microorganisms. Preference will be given to applicants with expertise on biochemistry/microbiology and HPLC techniques |
31/05/2018 | PhD in partnership with the industry |
| BDE UC-Navigator - 08 |
Master degree in Chemical Engineering and related graduations |
31/05/2018 | PhD in partnership with the industry |
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