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GASMEMS is an European training
network for young researchers
in the field of rarefied Gas Flows in Micro Electro
Mechanical Systems
Gas flows in microsystems are of great interest for various applications that touch almost every industrial field. This diversity is typified through the following examples: fluidic microactuators for active control of aerodynamic flows, vacuum generators for extracting biological samples, mass flow and temperature micro-sensors, pressure gauges, micro heat-exchangers for the cooling of electronic components or for chemical applications, micropumps and microsystems for mixing or separation for local gas analysis, mass spectrometers, vacuum and dosing valves.
The main characteristic of gas microflows is their rarefaction, the level of which often requires a modelling both by continuous and molecular approaches. The role played by the interaction between the gas and the wall becomes essential and it is generally badly known. Numerous models of boundary conditions are currently in confrontation and require an empirical adjustment strongly dependent on the micro manufacturing techniques. On the other hand, the experimental data are fragmentary and difficult to confront. Most of them do not address heat transfer and gas mixtures issues.
The GASMEMS network has been built from several existing collaborations within bilateral programmes, from scientific collaborations and national networks. However, there was no global coordination of the research efforts in the field of gas microflows at the European level.
Thus, the two primary objectives of this ITN project are:
to structure research in Europe in the field of micro gas flows to improve global fundamental knowledge and enable technological applications to an industrial and commercial level;
to train ESR (Early Stage Researchers - PhD Researchers) and ER (Experienced Researchers - Post-doctoral Researchers) at a pan-European level, with the aim to providing both a global overview on problems linked to gas flow and heat transfer in microsystems, and advanced skills in specific domains of this research field.
Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse (INSA), University of Toulouse, FRANCE.
Prof Stéphane COLIN (stephane.colin@insa-toulouse.fr)
Dr Lucien BALDAS (lucien.baldas@insa-toulouse.fr)
Starting date: October 2008
Duration: four years
First recruitments: January 2009
The network involves 13 main partners and 4 associated partners. All the research teams in the proposed network have been already involved in joint research in the past and their members have co-authored a large number of publications.
15 PhD (Early Stage Researchers – ESR) and 5 Post-doctoral (Experienced Researchers – ER) open positions:
Dynamics of gas microflows ( 5ESR and 2 ER), projects on:
Curvature effects, hybrid methods, analytical and numerical models at high Knudsen numbers and in transient or developing flows, flows of gas mixtures in microchannels, micro molecular tagging velocimetry and micro particle image velocimetry for gaseous microflows.
Heat transfer in gas microflows (6 ESR and 1 ER), projects on:
Heat transfer models for moderately and highly rarefied gaseous flows, hybrid methods, thermal creep effects, temperature measurements by micro-interferometry and temperature sensors.
Gas – materials interactions (4 ESR and 2 ER), projects on:
Simulation of gas/surface interaction and determination of energy accommodation coefficients, higher-order boundary conditions for early transition regime, influence of manufacturing techniques on gas microflows, composite materials for gas microflows, catalyst testing, gas selectivity using MEMS.
Individual career development plans, mobility, the requirement for every participant researcher to acquire a minimum knowledge in modelling and simulation, experimental techniques and MEMS manufacturing, in addition to their project specialisation, and Network annual Workshops and Summer Schools will ensure that each researcher receives exposure to, and benefits from, the full expertise of the Network.
The involvement of industrial partners ensures the commercial and industrial relevance of the proposed program. Coupled with the broad range of industrial application areas (process technology, micro cooling in electronics and chemistry, vacuum technology, biomedical, sensors industry etc.), researchers in the proposed program will face considerably improved career prospects in the various new and emergent applications of gas micro flows.
The Annual Gross Salary given in the detailed information files provided below is a gross Community contribution to the salary costs of the fellow. Consequently, the net salary results from deducting all compulsory social security contributions as well as direct taxes (e.g. income tax) from the gross amounts. Please note that social security contributions and taxation of the different allowances vary from country to country. In order to obtain an estimation of the actual net allowances for the researchers, it is recommended to consult the host institution.
The GASMEMS ITN endeavours to assure a fair female representation and therefore encourages women to apply.
Positions of Research Assistant / PhD Researcher
The expected starting dates of these positions are flexible. Interested students who are expecting to complete their Master Degree by early Summer 2009 must apply right now. If selected, these students will start their project at the end of their Master Degree.
Research Assistant / PhD Researcher - ref. GASMEMS-ESR1
Title: Dynamics of gas microflows: surface and curvature effects
Duration: 3 years
Expected starting date: February 2009 (by agreement with the researcher)
Application deadline: 15 December 2008
Location: UStrath, STFC, INFICON.
Detailed information (description of the project, eligibility, requirements, financial information, contacts, application procedure).
Research Assistant / PhD Researcher - ref. GASMEMS-ESR2
Title: Dynamics of gas microflows: improvement of analytical and numerical models at high Knudsen numbers
Duration: 3 years
Expected starting date: March 2009 (by agreement with the researcher)
Application deadline: 31 January 2009
Location: IMechBAS, AOES, UP.
Detailed information (description of the project, eligibility, requirements, financial information, contacts, application procedure).
Research Assistant / PhD Researcher - ref. GASMEMS-ESR3
Title: Improvement of analytical and numerical models in transient flows
Duration: 3 years
Expected starting date: 15 June 2009 (by agreement with the researcher)
Application deadline: 17 April 2009
Location: UTH, UNIBO, LAAS.
Detailed information (description of the project, eligibility, requirements, financial information, contacts, application procedure).
Research Assistant / PhD Researcher - ref. GASMEMS-ESR4
Title: Flows of gas mixtures in microchannels
Duration: 3 years
Expected starting date: April 2009 (by agreement with the researcher)
Application deadline: 15 February 2009
Location: UTH, INSA, TUD.
Detailed information (description of the project, eligibility, requirements, financial information, contacts, application procedure).
Research Assistant / PhD Researcher - ref. GASMEMS-ESR5
Title: Micro Molecular Tagging Velocimetry for exploring gas microflows
Duration: 3 years
Expected starting date: July 2009 (by agreement with the researcher)
Application deadline: 30 April 2009
Location: INSA, Ulim, FzKA.
Detailed information (description of the project, eligibility, requirements, financial information, contacts, application procedure).
Research Assistant / PhD Researcher - ref. GASMEMS-ESR6
Title: Heat transfer models for moderately rarefied microchannel gaseous flows
Duration: 3 years
Expected starting date: March 2009 (by agreement with the researcher)
Application deadline: 31 January 2009
Location: UNIUD, FzKA, UP.
Detailed information (description of the project, eligibility, requirements, financial information, contacts, application procedure).
Research Assistant / PhD Researcher - ref. GASMEMS-ESR7
Title: Validation and improvement of heat transfer models at high Knudsen numbers
Duration: 3 years
Expected starting date: July 2009 (by agreement with the researcher)
Application deadline: 30 March 2009
Location: IMechBAS, UTH, INFICON.
Detailed information (description of the project, eligibility, requirements, financial information, contacts, application procedure).
Research Assistant / PhD Researcher - ref. GASMEMS-ESR8
Title: Development of a multi-scale model for heat transfer in vapors
Duration: 3 years
Expected starting date: June 2009 (by agreement with the researcher)
Application deadline: 15 April 2009
Location: TUE, UStrath, INFICON.
Detailed information (description of the project, eligibility, requirements, financial information, contacts, application procedure).
Research Assistant / PhD Researcher - ref. GASMEMS-ESR9
Title: Convective heat transfer in microchannels
Duration: 3 years
Expected starting date: July 2009 (by agreement with the researcher)
Application deadline: 30 April 2009
Location: UNIBO, FzKA, ENEA, UNIUD.
Detailed information (description of the project, eligibility, requirements, financial information, contacts, application procedure).
Research Assistant / PhD Researcher - ref. GASMEMS-ESR10
Title: Gas microflows in slip regime: isothermal and non isothermal flows
Duration: 3 years
Expected starting date: June 2009 (by agreement with the researcher)
Application deadline: 31 March 2009
Location: UP, UNIUD, INFICON.
Detailed information (description of the project, eligibility, requirements, financial information, contacts, application procedure).
Research Assistant / PhD Researcher - ref. GASMEMS-ESR11
Title: Application of micro-interferometry to gasmicroflows
Duration: 3 years
Expected starting date: May 2009 (by agreement with the researcher)
Application deadline: 16 March 2009
Location: ULim, JRC-IHCP, FzKA.
Detailed information (description of the project, eligibility, requirements, financial information, contacts, application procedure). To apply, please click here.
Research Assistant / PhD Researcher - ref. GASMEMS-ESR12
Title: Thermal creep effects in highly rarefied microflows. An attempt of generalization for porous media
Duration: 3 years
Expected starting date: June 2009 (by agreement with the researcher)
Application deadline: 31 March 2009
Location: UP, AOES.
Detailed information (description of the project, eligibility, requirements, financial information, contacts, application procedure).
Research Assistant / PhD Researcher - ref. GASMEMS-ESR13
Title: Higher-order boundary conditions for the early transition regime
Duration: 3 years
Expected starting date: May 2009 (by agreement with the researcher)
Application deadline: 20 March 2009
Location: STFC, UP, INFICON.
Detailed information (description of the project, eligibility, requirements, financial information, contacts, application procedure).
Research Assistant / PhD Researcher - ref. GASMEMS-ESR14
Title: Influence of manufacturing techniques on gas microflows
Duration: 3 years
Expected starting date: February 2009 (by agreement with the researcher)
Application deadline: 15 December 2008
Location: FzKA, INSA, TUD.
Detailed information (description of the project, eligibility, requirements, financial information, contacts, application procedure).
Research Assistant / PhD Researcher - ref. GASMEMS-ESR15
Title: Design and operation of a novel micro structured reactor for gas-phase reactions
Duration: 3 years
Expected starting date: February / March 2009 (by agreement with the researcher)
Application deadline: 22 December 2008
Location: TUD, FzKA, TUE.
Detailed information (description of the project, eligibility, requirements, financial information, contacts, application procedure).
Positions of Post-Doctoral Researcher
Post-Doctoral Researcher - ref. GASMEMS-ER1
Title: Multi-scale simulation methods for gas systems
Duration: 1 year 1/2
Expected starting date: June 2009 (by agreement with the researcher)
Application deadline: 1 May 2009
Location: TUE, AOES, INFICON.
Detailed information (description of the project, eligibility, requirements, financial information, contacts, application procedure).
Post-Doctoral Researcher - ref. GASMEMS-ER2
Title: Micro particle image velocimetry for gas flows
Duration: 1 year 1/2
Expected starting date: May 2009 (by agreement with the researcher)
Application deadline: 16 March 2009
Location: ULim, UNIBO, LAAS.
Detailed information (description of the project, eligibility, requirements, financial information, contacts, application procedure). To apply, please click here.
Post-Doctoral Researcher - ref. GASMEMS-ER3
Title: Development of integrated temperature micro-sensors for gases
Duration: 1 year 1/2
Expected starting date: September 2009 (by agreement with the researcher)
Application deadline: 15 July 2009
Location: UNIBO, LAAS, ENEA.
Detailed information (description of the project, eligibility, requirements, financial information, contacts, application procedure).
Post-Doctoral Researcher - ref. GASMEMS-ER4
Post-Doctoral Researcher - ref. GASMEMS-ER5
Positions of Visiting Scientists
Visiting Scientist - ref. GASMEMS-VS1
Field: Dynamics of Gas Microflows
Duration: 1 month including 9-11 September 2009
Application deadline: 26 March 2009
Location: UStrath.
Detailed information (description of the project, eligibility, requirements, financial information, contacts, application procedure).
Visiting Scientist - ref. GASMEMS-VS2
Visiting Scientist - ref. GASMEMS-VS3
Kick-off Meeting - INSA Toulouse, 13 & 14 November 2008
The Kick-off meeting of the project was successfully held on last 13 and 14 November in Toulouse, bringing together 24 persons representing the 17 partners of the network.
On the picture (from left to right):
- 1st row: C. Auricchio, G.L. Morini, S. Stefanov, E. Manoasch, I. Graour, C. Hawke, C. Prado, G. Markelov
- 2nd row: M. Lorenzini, J. Brandner, D. Valougeorgis, D. Newport, L. Baldas, A. Frijns, R. Lange, R. Barber, Y. Zhang, G. Croce, S. Colin, L. Fagarazzi
Key issues discussed during the meeting:
- Overview of the project: presentation of the objectives, partners, network structure, Work Packages, management structure and responsibilities, overall schedule of the project
- Financial issues: eligibility of expenses, types of activities, reporting and payments, justifications, audits and reviews, guidelines for a sound management
- Consortium Agreement: content and schedule of a future Consortium Agreement that will be signed by the partners
- Recruitment of Researchers: eligibility criteria, advertising, first open positions, selection procedure, agreement, training programme
- Events: schedule, workshops, summer schools, participants, first event
- Website: content, access rights, schedule
