FOM awards 2.1 million euros to five Projectruimte research projects
On 10 June 2014, the Executive Board of the FOM Foundation decided to award five proposals in the FOM-Projectruimte. A total of 2.1 million euros has been awarded to the projects.
Project proposals awarded
The following research proposals have been awarded funding. In the annex or on the webpage Projectruimte you will find a summary of each proposal.
- Room temperature ferromagnetism in hydrogenated epitaxial graphene: a new paradigm for two-dimensional carbon-based magnetism and spintronics
Dr C.F.J. Flipse (Eindhoven University of Technology) and Prof. B.J. van Wees (University of Groningen) - The emergence and (sub)picosecond dynamics of electron-spin correlations in spintronics materials
Dr A.V. Kimel (Radboud University Nijmegen) - From Newton's cradle to Gibbs's grave
Prof. J.-S. Caux (University of Amsterdam) - Unravelling the spin dynamics in 1D molecular wires
Prof. W.G. van der Wiel (University of Twente) - Holography in the de Sitter static patch
Dr. D.M. Hofman (University of Amsterdam)
The Projectruimte is one of the grant instruments that FOM has to fund physics research. The Projectruimte makes it possible to realise small-scale projects of fundamental research with an innovative character and a demonstrable scientific, industrial or societal urgency. In 2014, FOM has a budget of about 10.4 million euros for the Projectruimte, of which 3 million euros has been made available within the framework of the Sector Plan Physics and Chemistry.
Continuous submission
Researchers can submit proposals for theFOM-Projectruimte on a continuous basis. FOM considers the proposals in batches of 15 to 25 in the order they are received. Proposals are submitted to referees for review and the jury reaches the final assessment in a single assessment round. Proposals from areas bordering physics are also eligible for funding from the FOM-Projectruimte, as long as the research makes a sufficient contribution to physics.
Further information
For further information about the Projectruimte please see the website please contact Mark Boneschanscher, +31 30 600 1389.