“expression of interest” for hosting marie s. curie

“EXPRESSION OF INTEREST” FOR HOSTING MARIE S. CURIE
FELLOWS IN SPANISH INSTITUTIONS (CALL MSCA IF 2015)
1. Interested institution:
University of Salamanca.
Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Textil.
Plz Caídos 1-5, 37008, Salamanca, Spain
http://diarium.usal.es/marianom3/
2. Brief Description of the Institution
The University of Salamanca has strong record in the design of renewable based processes
from the use biomass to produce a large number of chemicals and fuels, to the use of wind
and solar energy to produce chemicals and power. It is a reference in Europe and well
positioned in the community of process system engineering. The aim of the group has
been the use of systematic approach to provide guidance in the emerging renewable
based chemical industry. Novel promising processes have been designed and key contacts
with industry have diversified the focus and extended it into product design and
simultaneous process and product design. For details on the work, you can visit
(http://diarium.usal.es/marianom3/)
3. Please tick the areas of research (as established in Marie Sklodowska Curie
Actions)
☐ Chemistry (CHE)
☐ Environmental Sciences and Geology (ENV)
☐ Social Sciences and Humanities (SOC)
☐ Life Sciences (LIF)
☐ Economic Sciences (ECO)
☐ Mathematics (MAT)
x Information Science and Engineering (ENG)
☐ Physics (PHY)
4. Research / Project Description
Integration of renewable based processes.
The challenge of the use of renewable sources is the variable and uncertain quality and
availability. Furthermore, most of the process still require fossil based energy or raw
materials. While process design is the first stage in the analysis of the future use of
renewables at industrial scale, the operation of the system within a chemical complex is a
difficult task. However, it is the key to sustainable and profitable operation. The project
aims to determine the optimal operation of renewable based processes in the context of
integrated biorefineries and/or chemical complexes. A mathematical optimization
“EXPRESSION OF INTEREST” FOR HOSTING MARIE S. CURIE
FELLOWS IN SPANISH INSTITUTIONS (CALL MSCA IF 2015)
framework and advance simulation techniques will be used to optimize the operation and
performance of such integrated complexes aiming at reducing the contribution of fossil
based sources of raw materials and energy and addressing uncertainty. Novel systems and
algorithms will be developed to address this problem to reduce the costs of the process,
the investment and minimizing the environmental impact
5. Who can apply?
At the deadline for the submission of proposals (10/09/2015), researchers (*):
 shall be in possession of a doctoral degree or have at least four years of full-time
equivalent research experience.
 PhD in Chemical Engineering or Process System Engineering background required.
 Mathematical modelling skills
 must not have resided or carried out their main activities in the country of Spain for more
than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the abovementioned deadline.
6. Contact person
Mariano Martín Martín
[email protected]
7. Applications: documents to be submitted and deadlines
Letter of motivation
Short CV (3pages)
1-2 References
Deadline to submit: 30th June 2015
Please note that:
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Deadline of the next call for proposals for Marie Sklodowska – Curie Individual Fellowships
is September, 10th 2015.
Oficina Europea is only responsible for the display of the expressions of interests received
by the institutions; further contact and information requests will take place directly
between the host institutions and the interested researchers.
“EXPRESSION OF INTEREST” FOR HOSTING MARIE S. CURIE
FELLOWS IN SPANISH INSTITUTIONS (CALL MSCA IF 2015)
(*) Further details on the Call and additional eligibility criteria can be found at the Participants´Portal