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Innovative advanced control of large cryogenic systems to save energy and reduce carbone emission – CRYOGREEN
Large cryogenic systems extract high amount of heat at low temperature and require a lot of power at room temperature (e.g. CERN refrigerator: 144 KW at 4.5K needs 40 MW electrical power at 300K). Minimize energy consumption by improving the reliability of existing or future large refrigerators is a major issue
Sea-ice Evolution in Arctic Summer – SEAS
last summer (2012) satellites have recorded an exceptional reduction of the Arctic sea-ice pack to an extent
How the balance of excitation and inhibition shapes orientation selectivity and center-surround interactions in superficial layers in area V1: a combined experimental and modeling project – BalaV1
The activity of neurons in the primary visual cortex (V1) displays a very high level of synaptic «noise«. But is it really «noise«? Theoretical studies indicated that the «noise« is the result of the strong interactions - excitatory and inhibitory – taking place between neurons. These interactions must be balanced (so-called «balanced« state) for maintaining the activity level in a reasonable range. Our aim is to study the role of this emerging noise in the genesis of the responses in area V1.
Neuroethology of monkey social behavior – NEMOS
shelter, resources, or mere entertainment. With the exception of forest-dwelling hermits, the human living space
AFTER the end: reassembly of marine communities during the Early Triassic recovery – AFTER
The core idea of this project comes from recent discoveries on the PT crisis and its recovery by our team. These significant advances markedly<br />contrast with the classic, world-wide “delayed recovery” scenario and its associated paradigms.Our main goal is thus to test the “delayed recovery” model at a local to regional (i.e. ecologically functional) scale, looking for the potential drivers that influenced patterns and processes of the biotic recovery.
Universally high throughput Mass spectrometry-Tag Quantification in biological matrices: Alternative to radiolabeling – MTaQ
Mesuring the concentration of organic compounds at trace level in complex media is a challenging issue encountered in various domains (health, pharmacy, toxicology, environment, chemistry, …). The projet aims to provide an innovative answer based on mass spectrometry associated with specific chemical tagging in order to specifically target the compound of interest with a high detection sensitivity (expected quantification level for sub-nanomolar concentrations).
Integrative analysis of gene families involved in aromatic terpene biosynthesis in grapevine – InteGrape
The grapevine genome contains a large number of genes involved in the biosynthesis of terpenes, which are compounds playing a major role in wine aromas. The project goal is to understand the impact of the diversity of these genes on the richness of grape and wine aromas.
Identification of Matrix Proteins Affecting Crystal Texture in chicken and guinea fowl eggshells – IMPACT
Better understand the mechanisms of birds eggshell formation. Identify and characterize the interactions between proteins and minerals in the avian reproductive tract, which allow the formation of a highly elaborated ultrastructure of the eggshell
Frontier Research in Radical Initiating Systems: PhotoRedox Catalysis as a new strategy for polymer synthesis – PHOTOREDOX
The PHOTOREDOX project presented here consists in developing new photoinitiators built on a new concept: the CATALYSIS PHOTOREDOX.<br /><br />By the mobilized skills and by its finalized shutter, the Photoredox project will contribute to the preservation of an activity and ambitious research in the sector of the chemistry of the processes under light irradiation . The French research (academic or industrial) occupies in this particular domain a recognized place at the international level).
Lewis acids: acidity scales and catalytic activity – ALEA
Lewis superacids : acidity scales and catalytic activity<br /><br />The ALEA deals with synthetic and physicochemical aspects of catalytic reactions with Lewis superacids, which have shown to present an exceptional activity in the electrophilic activation of organic reactions and in catalysis.<br />The ALEA project has also opened interesting new perspectives concerning Lewis acid supported catalysts; it allowed for industrial contracts and for academic collaborations.<br />
