COST European Cooperation in Science and Technology Introduction to the COST Framework Programme University of Split, Split, Croatia, May 25 th, 2016. COST is supported by the EU Framework Programme ESF provides the COST Office through a European Commission contract
Added value and impact of participating in a COST Action Associate Professor Dr. RENATO TOMAŠ COST Action Nr. CM1206 - EXIL UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT FACULTY OF CHEMISTRY AND TECHNOLOGY (FCT) 2
Outline 1. Chemistry and Molecular Sciences and Technologies, COST ACTION, CM1206 (EXIL), presentation: Objectives: the main objective of this action is to coordinate European research activities and knowledge exchange on ionic liquids (ILs) and to explore their full potential in the context of fundamental and applied chemistry, materials science and engineering OBJECTIVES EXIL - ILs A. Knowledge and expertise exchange on ILs B. Establishing common standards C. Providing high quality data D. Battling misinformation E. Research training F. From benchtop to application: Development of taskspecific ILs G. Harmonizing and seeding research activities on ILs throughout Europe (intra- and interdisciplinary knowledge and expertise exchange, networking and dissemination of information and results) 3
Outline 1. Chemistry and Molecular Sciences and Technologies, COST ACTION, CM1206 (EXIL), presentation: Objectives: transferring ILs from the laboratory workbench to true beneficial applications is the long-term goal of EXIL the European exchange network on ionic liquids, this will lead to an improvement of everyday life through NEW and IMPROVED technologies and materials, not to mention CLEANER and SAFER production techniques, training the future generations of researchers in skills, industry-academia partnerships, promotion and development of IL-based technology (GREEN TECHNOLOGY), bring together scientists and engineers from various European nations, different scientific disciplines and numerous industry partners. 4
Outline 1. Chemistry and Molecular Sciences and Technologies, COST ACTION, CM1206 (EXIL), presentation: Foreseen scientific, technological, and/or socio-economic impacts: FORESEEN IMPACT A. A pan-european network EXIL - ILs B. Leading experts from chemistry, biology, physics, engineering and material science C. Covering the whole range on IL research from fundamentals to application D. Strong ties to industry E. Active cyberexchange and open website F. Sharing knowledge and equipment G. Stimulating innovative research H. Strong focus on researcher exchange via Short Term Scientific Missions (STSMs) I. Advancing public understanding in science 5
Outline 1. Chemistry and Molecular Sciences and Technologies, COST ACTION, CM1206 (EXIL), presentation: Management structure (MC, MC Core Group, WGs, GH, STSM leader, etc) for CM1206 (EXIL) action: WG 2 Leaders: Margarida Costa- Gomes (P), Christian Schröder (A) WG 1 Leaders: Cinzia Chiappe (I), Tom Welton (UK), Marcin Smiglak (PL) MC CHAIR: Rasmus Fehrmann, Technical University of Denmark WG 3 Leaders: Katharina Schröder (A), Anders Riisager (DK) COST is supported by the EU Framework Programme Horizon 2020 WG 4 Leaders: Cristina Silva Pereira (P), Piotr Stepnowski (PL), Andy Abbott (UK) 6
Outline 1. Chemistry and Molecular Sciences and Technologies, COST ACTION, CM1206 (EXIL), presentation: Management structure (MC, MC Core Group, WGs, GH, STSM leader, etc); WORKING GROUP ONE (WG 1): Standard synthesis protocols, IL purity determination Synthesis of ILs, design of task-specific ILs Country: A, B, CZ, EST, FIN, F, D, GR, H, I, LV, PL, SLO, E, CH, UK. 7
A1 Outline 1. Chemistry and Molecular Sciences and Technologies, COST ACTION, CM1206 (EXIL), presentation: Management structure (MC, MC Core Group, WGs, GH, STSM leader, etc); WORKING GROUP TWO (WG 2): Determination of physicochemical properties. Modeling. Country: A, B, BLR, CZ, HR E, EST, FIN, F, D, GR, H, I, IRL, NL, PL, P, SRB, SLO, S, TR, UK. HR MC member Republic of Croatia (Renato Tomaš) FCT UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT 8
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Outline 1. Chemistry and Molecular Sciences and Technologies, COST ACTION, CM1206 (EXIL), presentation: Management structure (MC, MC Core Group, WGs, GH, STSM leader, etc); WORKING GROUP THREE (WG 3): Separation process. Organic synthesis. Application of ILs: nanomaterials, inorganic materials, electrolytes, Country: A, B, BG, CH, CZ, E, FIN, F, D, GR, H, I, IRL, LT, N, P, SRB, SK, S, TR, UK. 9
Outline 1. Chemistry and Molecular Sciences and Technologies, COST ACTION, CM1206 (EXIL), presentation: Management structure (MC, MC Core Group, WGs, GH, STSM leader, etc); WORKING GROUP FOUR (WG 4): Commerciali- -zation Emerging technologies. Commercial exploitation. Toxicity and bioaccumulation. Country: A, B, FIN, F, D, E, P, PL, SLO, UK. 10
Outline 1. Chemistry and Molecular Sciences and Technologies, COST ACTION, CM1206 (EXIL), presentation: Management structure (MC, MC Core Group, WGs, GH, STSM leader, etc): - Action start date is 2013-05-15 - Action end date is 2017-05-14 - COST countries having accepted the MoU: 27 (HR) - Number of MC members: 48 (HR) - Number of members in all WG: 234 (HR) - Budget: about 150000 EURO / per year Activities on ILs within CM1206 EXIL: PUBLICATIONS, PATENTS, CONFERENCES, MEETINGS, WORKSHOPS, TEACHING, PhD STUDY, POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER, PhD POSITION AT UNIVERSITY, PhD PROJECT, COST ACTION DISSEMINATION, POPULARIZATION OF SCIENCE, SHORT TERM SCIENTIFIC MISSIONS (STSM) 11
Renato Tomaš - MC member of COST Action CM1206 from Croatia. - Leader of STSM project: Studies of Molecular Interactions of Some Imidazolium Chloride Ionic Liquids in Water by Viscometric and Volumetric Measurements at Different Temperatures.
My STSM project Department of Physical Chemistry, FCT, University of Split, Croatia Chair of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia 13
My STSM project Ionic liquids (ILs) are compounds consisting an organic cation with an organic or inorganic anion. Investigated systems: Solutions of 1- methylimidazolium -, 1,3-dimethylimidazolium -, 1- ethyl-3-methylimidazolium -, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium -, 1- hexyl-3-methylimidazolium -, 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride + water at different temperatures Thermodynamic and transport properties of investigated ILs are obtained by viscosity and density methods. Influence of alkyl chain length on ion-ion and ion-solvent interactions was investigated. 14
My STSM project Equipments for research work: automatic measurement system ViscoSystem AVS 370 and oscillating U-tube denimeter Anton- Paar DMA 5000 top equipment for this research! Influence of alkyl chain length of ILs: EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS OF PHYSICOCHEMICAL STUDIES WILL BE COMPARED WITH COMPUTATION METHODS FOR MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS STUDY. Collaborators on research STSM project: Full Professor Dr. Marija Bešter-Rogač (University of Ljubljana) PhD Student Aleksandar Tot (University of Novi Sad) 15
Dissemination plans (my STSM project): Oral presentation on COST CM1206 Meeting (Advances on Green Technologies), 18-20 th April 2016, Poznan, Poland. Oral presentation (soon) on the 26 th EUCHEM Conference on Molten Salts and Ionic Liquids, whichwillbeheldfrom3-8 th July 2016, Vienna, Austria. Participation on final MC Meeting, WG Meetings and Workshop for the Action EXIL, which will be held from 3-5 th April 2017, Lyon, France. Publishing results of investigation (soon) in an international journal with high impact factor. 16
Conclusions: Personal experience as an Action participant and examples of best practice: a) work with the best research equipment, b) joint cooperation with Prof Marija Bešter-Rogač, with a great international reputation (published a large number of high quality papers, Editor in Chief for Acta Chimica Slovenica, member of Journal of Molecular Liquids Editorial Board), c) participation on conferences and meetings, d) exchange of new ideas, e) harmonizing research activities, f) scientific training, g) publishing works, h) international cooperation and networking. 17
Conclusions: Added value of networking for me: a) better possibility for the realization of new project ideas in the future, b) more likely to fund project proposals, c) meet with new people, d) helps me in academic development, e) the next steps: bilateral or multilateral projects, f) some of the nice moments with collegues: 18
Lake Bled, Slovenia, end of March, 2016. STSM: University of Ljubljanja Slovenia March-April, 2016.
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