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European Research Council
My ERC Starting Grant Nov. 2010 - Oct. 2015
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Dai AOKI IMR, Tohoku University CEA-Grenoble, France
The European Research Council
“Novel Materials and Extreme Conditions to Open New Frontiers in Heavy Fermion Physics”
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European Research Council
My background
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• 2000 PhD degree at Osaka Univ. • 2000-2002 Postdoc at CEA-Grenoble (フランス原子力庁)
• 2002-2007 Assistant Prof. at IMR, Tohoku Univ. • 2007- Researcher at CEA-Grenoble • 2010-2015 My ERC project (ERC starting grant 2009) • 2012- Professor at IMR, Tohoku Univ.
Condensed Matter Physics Magnetism and Superconductivity on Heavy Fermion System
Awards
Subject
IUPAP-C5, Young Scientists Prize (2008) “Discovery of ferromagnetic superconductivity on URhGe”
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European Research Council
• New materials and extreme conditions • New phenomena on superconductivity and magnetism
Single crystal growth of new materials
Research Activity and My ERC starting grant project
Heavy Fermion Physics20
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Temperature (K)
Superconductivity
UCoGe
Field-reinforced !superconductivity
New mechanism
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European Research Council What will the grant mean to me ?
• Reason to apply ! strong motivation for scientific targets ! grant for young scientists to be independent (2-7years after PhD, any
nationality) ! big budget 1.5 million € (~1.7 億円, comparable to Kiban-S in KAKENHI)
• Difficulty ! 12 + 19 pages of proposal in English ! competitive (success rate: 10%)
• Benefit ! focus on my research with ambition ! establish my team of heavy fermion physics in France ! strong interaction between Europe and Japan ! fame
My first attempt to ERC starting grant in 2007 was failed! (success rate ~ 3%, compete with Nobel prize winner, Prof. Novoselov) But, don’t give up!
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European Research Council
What are evaluated in your proposal !
• Quality of research output/track-record of PI • Ground-breaking nature of this research • Potential impact • Methodology • High-gain/High-risk balance
Application
Your proposal should be commented by your colleagues and outsiders.
Check your panel member and “guide for peer reviewers”
For interview, rehearsal, rehearsal, rehearsal,…
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European Research Council
Why in Europe?
• different culture and different way of thinking • large facility (CEA, ILL, ESRF, LNCMI,...) • long history of low temperature physics • many researchers from all over the world • good technical supports • attractive place (life, food, mountain...)
Why in Grenoble? for me...
L. Néel