Fourteen Research Projects Receive FCT Awards |
| Wednesday, 18 February 2009 |
This story was originally posted on January 7, 2009. It is re-posted here with a link to the full list of FCT awardees.  Fourteen outstanding projects submitted by consortia of Portuguese research institutions and partners from industry have been awarded research grants to collaborate with MIT Portugal Program researchers. Following an open call for proposals, the grants were awarded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT).
Each of the 14 projects were rated as excellent or very good by the international evaluation committees, which reviewed a total of 40 proposals addressing the ongoing research themes of MIT Portugal’s four Focus Areas. The investigators who submitted the 14 top-rated proposals will receive three-year contracts with FCT. Paulo Ferrão, the National Director for the MIT Portugal Program in Portugal, said he was pleased with the results of the evaluation committees’ deliberations. “Each of these new groups of academic and industrial contributors to the MIT Portugal Program research agenda represents an important addition of breadth of expertise. We look forward to strengthening our engagement with industry and our portfolio of research through the integration of these new research efforts.”
The following projects received research contracts: Bio Engineering Systems - Bridging Systems and Synthetic Biology for the Development of Improved Microbial Cell Factories
- DACHOR—Multibody Dynamics and Control of Hybrid Active Orthoses
- Smart Small-Scale Devices: Systems for Controlled Delivery of Bioactive Molecules, Cell Expansion and for Sensing Cell Environment
- Structural and Functional Study of the Proteins Mediating Electron Transfer Between Microorganisms and Solid Substrates with Relevance for Bio-energy Production
Engineering Design and Advanced Manufacturing - Assessment and Development of Integrated Systems for Electric Vehicles
- Development of Integrated Systems for Smart Interiors
- Lean, Agile, Resilient and Green Supply Chain Management
- New Technological Solutions for Smart Cardiovascular Medical Devices
Sustainable Energy Systems - iTEAM—Integrated Transportation and Energy Activity-based Model
- Net Zero Energy School—Reaching the Community
- Power Demand Estimation and Power System Impacts Resulting of Fleet Penetration of Electric/Plug-in Vehicles
Transportation Systems - AIRDEV—Business Models for Airport Development and Management
- MISC—Massive Information Scavenging with Intelligent Transportation Systems
- System for Adapting the Vehicle Dynamic Parameters to the Driving Environment and Driver Capabilities (SAVED)
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