Program Description
Self-Organised NanoStructures (SONS) are complex supramolecular structures that assemble themselves through hierarchical competing interactions between their components. Self-assembling materials offer a great range of scientific and technological potential breakthroughs.
Whilst many European countries have well-established disciplinary research programmes in nano-sciences, a strong effort across disciplines and countries is still required to achieve further developments at an internationally competitive level. To this end, this EUROCORES Programme on SONS promotes interdisciplinary research by multi-national collaborations at the highest level of scientific excellence.
Programme Structure
The programme will run for five years with research funding starting in 2004.
It supports successful projects and applicants by networking them to facilitate cross-project communication, exchange of information and presentation and discussion of results. To this aim, scientific workshops, conferences, publications and similar activities are organised on a regular basis, coordinated by a Scientific Committee formed of representatives from the projects.
The programme is overseen by a Management Committee formed by one science manager from each participating national funding agency. The Secretary of the ESF Standing Committee for the Physical and Engineering Sciences is also a member of the Management Committee. The EUROCORES Programme Coordinator is responsible for networking, for supporting the Management Committee and for assisting the review process.