CANEUS Europe Creates MNT Training Centers and Summer School Program for Aerospace Professionals

The Hands on training Centres and Summer School will provide professionals with latest in MNT products and systems

Rome, Italy— Dr. Coumar Oudea, President of CANEUS Europe and Milind Pimprikar, Chairman of CANEUS International today announced the creation of the CANEUS Europe Micro-Nanotechnology Centers for Excellence and Summer Schools focusing on Aeronautics, Space and Defence Applications, that will integrate MNT research, education, and aerospace applications through partnerships with universities, governments and industries from Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, The Netherlands and France.

Dr. Francesco Svelto, of the Italian Space Agency (ASI) hosted the CANEUS Europe Strategic Meeting at the ASI headquarters in Rome to plan focused CANEUS activities in Europe during 2010 –till 2020 period.

Key CANEUS colleagues representing the 9 European countries (Italy, France, Spain, Greece, Germany, Portugal, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Belgium and Germany) met to formulate CANEUS workshops /hands-on training and Summer School programs in their respective countries. The meeting was convened by CANEUS Chairman Milind Pimprikar as part of the CANEUS Europe and CANEUS Asia strategic plan for 2010-2020 periods.

In addition to International MNT for Space Week CANEUS is Co-Hosting with the ESA (European Space Agency), on September 13-17, 2010, the CANEUS activities in Europe will embrace “Focused CANEUS Consortia Workshops”, “CANEUS Hands-on Training Programs”, “CANEUS MNT for Aerospace Summer Schools”, and the CANEUS Biannual Conferences.

Barcelona – Spain: novel MNT Devices and “System on Chip (SOC) and System in Package (SIP)”

Headed by Dr. Carles Ferrer the hands-on MNT Centre for Excellence for Aerospace Professionals, and Program Managers will focus on creating novel MNT Devices and “System on Chip (SOC) and System in Package (SIP)” that could, for example, cover one week of theory and the second week for hands-on training for aerospace and defence applications. Additionally, it will also build on the European MNT biomedical activities, enable high capacity energy and information storage devices, and produce sensors and components for aircraft and marine, as well as other important applications. The first training sessions are planned for April 2011 and September 2011 period and will be limited to 20 industrial participants. Additionally, Barcelona will also host the MNT for Aerospace and Defence Summer School in 2011/2012 period.

Capua (Naples) – Italy: Nano-Materials for Thermal Protection

Headed by ASI (Italian Space Agency), the CANEUS hands-on Training Centre for Excellence will focus on Nano-material concepts for hypersonic – space and defence applications. Again, the two weeks theory and hands-on program will be limited to 20 participants with the first session planned for 2011/2012 period.

Frascati (Rome) Italy: Nano-Sensors and Materials for ICT, aerospace, biomedicine

Dr. Stefano Bellucci, of the National Institute of Nuclear Physics will head the CANEUS hands-on training centre on Nanotechnology (Nano-materials and sensors) and Summer School for aerospace and biomedical applications. The training and Summer School program, limited to 20 professionals will build on the EU project CATHERINE on nanointerconnections as well “Innovative Methodologies for the risk assessment from occupational exposure to nanomaterials".

Greece: CANEUS Workshop on FBW (Fly-By-Wireless):

Headed by Dr. Constantin Papadas, Greece will host CANEUS Workshop on FBW for Aerospace applications planned towards early 2011.

UCL- Belgium: CANEUS Workshop on HE (Harsh Environment) Sensors

Headed by Microsystems Chair Prof. Laurent Francis, UCL, Belgium, will host CANEUS Workshop on MNT Harsh Environment Sensors for Aerospace and Defence Applications planned towards 2010 end or early 2011 period. The 2-3 days workshop limited to 100 participants will help advance the concepts presented at the CANEUS-ESA International MNT for Space Week and also formulate funding proposals to EU framework programme.

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CANEUS International and International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) agree on Joint Projects and Activities

The International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) and the CANEUS International has agreed to undertake joint programs focusing on CANEUS Consortia Model based on Open Innovation to provide the space industry with access to the emerging Micro-Nano-Technologies worldwide.

IAA Secretary General Jean-Michel Constant and CANEUS International Chairman Milind Pimprikar met in Vienna, Austria to formalize the details of specific programs the two organizations will undertake in the next two years period.

The IAA is an honorary society with an action agenda. The Academy has a strong scientific program this year with about 16 standalone conferences around the world. The International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) is an independent organization of distinguished individuals elected by their peers for their outstanding contributions to astronautics and the exploration of space.

The IAA has both its independent studies (35 in preparation and 4 published since January) and conferences and collaborates with others partner societies. Although the IAA has many connections to other similar organizations, it is distinctive as the only international academy of elected members in broad area of astronautics and space.

CANEUS International, a non-profit organization, proposes a rapid and cost-effective method of technology transition via the creation of international collaborative sector consortia. These international public/private partnerships between industry, university, and government stakeholders pool membership's resources to define and execute high-risk, high-cost projects and initiatives. Sector Consortia thus constitute smoothly functioning development “pipelines” for emerging micro-nano-technology concepts.

Each CANEUS Sector Consortium is chartered with facilitating the transition of aerospace relevant technologies such as Advanced Materials, Next Generation Devices and Systems, Reliability & Testing Technologies, Fly-by-Wireless Technologies and Small Satellite Systems.

Joint CANEUS-IAA Workshop in India

The joint CANEUS-IAA Workshops will focus on producing deliverables in the selected Sector Consortia topics. The ultimate deliverables would include key projects to be pursued in order to realize the Consortia vision.

The joint CANEUS-IAA workshop is expected to be the first in series of projects / initiatives the two organizations will pursue together in coming years.

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