IntroductionBelow you will find the state of the art, top-notch research facilities the ECIU member universities proudly possess and are willing to share amongst each other when the occasion arises. This leaflet gives a quick overview of a number of facilities which will hopefully inspire academics to visit or contact their colleagues at other ECIU universities. A more extended list of research facilities including technical details and contact information can be found on the websites of the member universities or go to the website bit.ly/ResearchFacilities

Summary top ECIu faCIlItIES

DENmarK

Southern Federal University

The “Nanotechnologies” Research and Academic Centre serves as a facility for: research on elemental base of quantum cellular structures and quantum computers, instrument-processing modeling in nanoelectronics, actuators on basis of nanostructured materials.

The Molecular spectroscopy determines the components of chemical structure of organic compounds, determines the connection between molecular structure and competing photo initiated process mechanisms, analyzes the kinetic processes and thermodynamics of organic photochromy.

The Biotechnology, Biomedicine and Ecological Monitoring Shared Research Centre creates biotechnological products, develops test systems for evaluation of biological safety of agriculture products, issues of crop genetic passports and screens for antioxidant and anti-mutagenic activity of various compounds.

The Center for Integrated Marine Research develops and implements new technologies for monitoring river and sea natural and techno genetics systems to ensure geo-environmental safety, the prevention of environmental disasters and emergencies, tests of new technology of the shelf research and development.

The Research Centre for Nanoscale Structure of Matter studies the 3D local atomic nano scale geometry and electronic structure in various types of advanced novel materials including technological objects (like nano clusters and nano tubes) at the subatomic limit.

www.sfedu.ru

Aalborg University

The Hydraulics and Coastal Engineering Laboratory researches offshore and coastal structures (e.g. evaluation of loadings on jacket structures, loadings on bridge pillars, performance of breakwaters, harbour layouts etc.). In the recent decade the offshore research has been focused on structures for extraction of renewable energy (e.g. wind turbines and wave energy converters).

The NanoLab has 1000 m² of modular clean room. The clean room has been adapted for research and small scale production to serve the Faculties of Engineering, Science and Medicine and external companies in areas of micro- and nanotechnology.

The Acoustic Laboratories at Section of Acoustics consists of 1100 m² laboratory space with: double boxed research rooms (to prevent noise from outside), control rooms with research equipment, experiment remote controls, camera surveillance, intercom and a living room.

www.aau.dk

ruSSIa

SpaIN

The purpose of the Chemical Analysis Service is to provide analytical services to researchers and industrial clients on a fee for service basis. The laboratory is equipped with chromatography, capillary electrophoresis, atomic spectroscopy, molecular spectroscopy and elemental organic analysis equipment.

The Clean Room Facility (class 10.000) researches in the field of fabrication of micro and nanosystems and sensors and actuators.The Genomics Core Facility provides scientific and technical support to academic and industrial researchers in the field of genomics and transcriptomics.

The Microscopy Services Laboratory provides access to optical and electron microscopy equipment (e.g. transmission electron microscopes, scanning electron microscopes, optical and confocal microscopes), technical support, training and consultation.

The (Proteomics and Bioinformatics Facility) SePBio offers public and private institutions proteomics and bioinformatics analyses (e.g. Edman sequencing, protein chromatography, electrophoresis and mass spectrometry).

www.uab.es

SWEDEN

Linköping University

The Dual Source Computer Tomography System uses a Siemens SOMATOM Definition Flash CT scanner which allows using two X-ray sources and two detectors simultaneously.

The Flow Cytometry ARIA is a high speed cell sorter.

The Magnetic Resonance Imaging system is a whole body 1.5T MRI system with 16-channel data acquisition system.

The Soft Lithography Laboratory is a biochip lab with metallization and process equipment as well as an electrochemical work stations.

The Virtual Reality Theatre allows 3D visualization of particular medical data. The theatre is mainly used for research, anatomy education, and advanced diagnosis.

www.liu.se

Autonomous University of Barcelona

Netherlands

University of Twente

The Cleanroom Lab is a 1250 m2 fully equipped clean room, with a focus on microsystems technology, nanotechnology, CMOS and materials and process engineering.

The European Membrane Institute (EMI) is a facility for short-term research and development projects in the field of membrane (in particular hollow-fibre membranes) science and technology.

The Skills Lab is meant for practicing skills related to the diagnosis, treatment and care of patients with the aid of models (Human Patient Simulator), computer simulations and equipment used in clinical practice (EEG, endoscopy, laparoscopy).

In the Smart-XP, Smart Experience Living Laboratory engineers, designers and behavioural scientists work together to create a new generation of microsystems.

The T-Xchange Cell uses interactive methods and techniques such as virtual reality to build possible scenarios and solutions to complex problems, by simulating the problems through gaming and testing them for critical aspects and feasibility. It is also used for brainstorming sessions, product development and simulations.

www.utwente.nl

TUHH is one of Germany’s youngest universities of technology specialized in engineering sciences. Research is organised by joint, cross-departmental research centers (RCs):

- Integrated Biotechnology and Process Engineering

- Regeneration, Implants, Medical Technology- Self-Organizing Mobile Sensor and Radio

Data Transmission Networks- On- and Offshore Civil Engineering

Structures- Maritime Systems- Climate Protecting Energy- and

Environmental Engineering- Aeronautics- Product-Oriented Materials Development

Integrated in the RCs and the research institutes are a variety of research labs, test rigs and other special research infrastructure and equipment. Special research facilities are for example: Test rigs for fatigue analysis, Large Low-Speed Wind Tunnel, Towing Tank, Single-Cylinder Research Motor, Experimental

Campus Sensor Network, EMV-Lab, Modular Flow Channel, Hexapod.Facilities like a Central Division for Electron Microscopy and div. pilot plant stations (Technikum) or the Laser Center North (LZN) are essential parts of the research infrastructure.

TUHH cooperates in aviation research with Airbus at the Finkenwerder Technology Center, with the Helmholtz-Centre Geesthacht for Materials and Coastal Research, the German Aerospace Research Centre (DLR), DESY Research Centre in Hamburg.

www.tu-harburg.de

Germany

Hamburg University of Technology

polaND

Lodz University of Technology

The Applied Biocatalysis lab is a part of the Institute of Technical Biochemistry. Research activities focus on engineering of microbial enzymes applicable to many areas: food processing, plant biomass conversions, pharmaceutical and chemical industries, environmental protection and microbial synthesis of cellulose. Lab possesses facilities for upstream, fermentation (0.5 – 150L bioreactors), and downstream processing studies and services.

The Chemical Engineering / Environmental Engineering is a Laboratory of Advanced Measurement Techniques with atomic force, tunnel and electron microscopes.

The Centre of Advanced Technologies of Human Friendly Textiles PRO HUMANO TEX K-48 studies textiles and other materials used in material technologies.

The Laboratory for Visualizations of Combustion and Fluid Flow With Heat Transfer Processes provides among others visualization of combustion processes, investigates the influence of centrifugal forces on the combustion process and analyses the amount of seeding in the gaseous mixture on the combustion.

The Laboratory of Distributed Generation provides research, training and education for integration of distributed energy sources with the electrical power network and the development of smart grids. They are also a partner of the European network of excellence of DER-laboratories.

The Linear Electron Accelerator Lab has a 6 MeV linear electron accelerator.

The Quantum Electronics and Non-linear Optics Lab studies the interaction of laser beams with materials, measurement of thermophisical and optical properties of matter.

www.p.lodz.pl

ECIU SecretariatKatrin Dircksenc/o University of Twente

PO Box 2177500 AE EnschedeThe Netherlands

Phone +31 53 489 2684Email: k.dircksen@utwente.nlWeb: www.eciu.org