CoE application

Application deadline 11^th Jan 2002

Project number:

For Research Council use

Name of Centre of Excellence – CoE

CENTER FOR SOFT CONDENSED MATTER STUDIES

Growth and Form

A Joint Center of Excellence under the auspices of NTNU, UiO and IFE

Applicant	Institution/company responsible for the CoE			*CoE- manager* Head of CoE / person academically responsible
Institution/company	Norwegian University of Science and Technology		CoE-manager (name)	Alex Hansen
Faculty/Institute/Dep	Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology, Department of Physics		Position/title	Professor
Address	Norwegian University of Science and Technology		Academic degree	PhD (Cornell Univ.)
City and city code	N-7491 Trondheim		Address	NTNU, Department of Physics
Adm. respons. (name)	Vigdis Moe Skarstein		City and city code	N-7491 Trondheim
Position/title	University Director		Preferred Norwegian	Bokmål	x	Nynorsk
Phone and fax	73 59 80 13	73 59 55 20	Phone and fax	73 59 36 49		73 59 33 72
E-mail	Vigdis.Skarstein@adm.ntnu.no		E-mail	Alex.Hansen@phys.ntnu.no

Active partners – name of institutions, department/division and their key-persons

1. Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Dept. of Physics (A. Elgsæter, J.O. Fossum, A. Hansen and K. Sneppen)
2. University of Oslo, Dept. of Physics (E.G. Flekkøy , K.J. Måløy and A.T. Skjeltorp/Prof.II)
3. Institute for Energy Technology, Dept. of Physics (G. Helgesen, K.D. Knudsen and A.T. Skjeltorp)

Centre objectives

To create a scientific environment at the forefront of soft condensed matter studies, and become the leading center in this field in the Nordic countries.

Summary of main activities

Creation of a Center of Excellence (CoE) to approach the study of soft materials and complex systems from a fundamental point of view. The Center will focus on physics, but also related geological and biological issues will be studied. The interests of this CoE will range from flow in porous media to the behavior of sand, from complex fluids to biopolymers, and from fracture processes to genetic regulatory systems. This activity thus links passive soft condensed matter and active life-like materials and systems. The CoE will be a joint national center based on activities at NTNU, UiO and IFE. The group has an established history of close collaboration and is Norway’s leading group in this field. The group’s goal is to become the leading center for soft condensed matter studies in the Nordic countries.

Outline of organization Data for leaders, groups, senior scientists, Post.docs, Ph.D. students etc

CoE-manager: Alex Hansen, Professor of Physics, NTNU
8+2 additional senior scientists, 8 graduate students and 8 post docs, 2 guest scientists, 4 technical staff and 1 administrative staff.

The Center will be a joint organization between NTNU, UiO and IFE, with the administrative center located at NTNU.

Finance plan (in mill NOK)	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	Sum
Applicant funding	7,478	7,478	7,478	7,478	7,478	7,478	7,478	7,478	7,478	7,478		74,78
Active partner funding	7,283	7,283	7,283	7,283	7,283	7,283	7,283	7,283	7,283	7,283		72,83
Other funding	6,334	6,334	6,334	6,334	6,334	6,334	6,334	6,334	6,334	6,334		63,34
From Research Council	15,436	15,436	15,436	15,436	15,436	15,436	15,436	15,436	15,436	15,436		154,36
Total	36,481	36,481	36,481	36,481	36,481	36,481	36,481	36,481	36,481	36,481		364,81

List of enclosures.

1. Application, no. of pages: 10 2. Enclosures, no. of pages: 20

Signatures

Persons with authority to sign on behalf of the institution or company, verifying that the institution or company is prepared to accept responsibility for the centre and the commitments made in the application

Trondheim, January 9, 2002

Place and Date Adm. responsible CoE -manager