| Convocatoria de elecciones JD del GEC
La Junta Electoral del Grupo Español del Carbón (GEC) convoca elecciones
para la renovación de cargos de la Junta Directiva de este Grupo.
Dichas elecciones se llevarán a cabo durante la próxima Asamblea General
del Grupo Español del Carbón, que tendrá lugar en el marco de la XI
Reunión del Grupo Español del Carbón, en Badajoz, en la sala de
conferencias del NH Gran Hotel Casino Extremadura (c/Adolfo Díaz Ambrona,
11. 06006 Badajoz), la tarde del miércoles día 26 de Octubre de 2011.
De acuerdo con los Estatutos del GEC (Art 16.- Composición, duración y
vacantes) deben renovarse la mitad de los cargos de la Junta Directiva.
Los cargos a renovar son los siguientes:
Presidenta: Rosa Menéndez López
Tesorera: María Jesús Lázaro Elorri
Vocales: Francisco Carrasco Marín
José Ángel Menéndez Díaz
María Victoria López Ramón
Todos los cuales, de acuerdo con estos nuevos Estatutos, pueden ser
reelegidos.
Entre los días 26 y 30 de Septiembre de 2011 se expondrá en la página web
a voto. Durante los tres días siguientes, del 1 al 3 de Octubre, la Junta
Electoral resolverá las posibles impugnaciones y aprobará la lista
definitiva, que será expuesta en dicha página web. Las candidaturas a los
cargos deberán enviarse a la Junta Electoral (al Dr. José Rodríguez
Mirasol, por correo electrónico a la dirección: mirasol@uma.es, solicitar
confirmación de lectura, o por correo certificado a la siguiente
dirección: José Rodríguez Mirasol, Departamento Ingeniería Química, ETS
Ingenieros Industriales, Universidad de Málaga, Campus de Teatinos s/n,
29071 Málaga) entre los días 4 y 15 de Octubre (antes del día 16 de
Octubre de 2011). Durante los cinco días siguientes la Junta Electoral
resolverá sobre la validez de las mismas y publicará las candidaturas
definitivas en la página web del GEC.
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| Oferta de trabajo para hacer tesis doctoral
We are seeking a highly motivated PhD student in environmental chemistry for the project „Formation of transformation products during oxidative treatment of drinking water and wastewater“
The Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) is currently suggesting to implement an advanced treatment step at around 100 wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in Switzerland to remove micropollutants from wastewater. This is based on a national project that evaluated the input of micropollutants from municipal WWTPs to receiving waters. Ozonation and powdered activated carbon were shown to be the most suitable technical options for the removal of a broad variety of these micropollutants. Still, micropollutants are not fully mineralized during ozonation but transformation products are formed. Depending on their reactivity with ozone, these transformation products possess more or less similar structures as the parent compounds. The aim of this PhD research project is to systematically assess possible reaction pathways and to develop a web-based model for the prediction of transformation products that can form from micropollutants during ozonation of drinking water or wastewater. The UM-PPS model which is currently applied in the prediction of biotransformation products of micropollutants (http://umbbd.msi.umn.edu/predict/) will be used as a basis to set-up a chemical model. Known reaction mechanisms will be compiled, and then coupled with kinetic parameters. To assess unknown reaction mechanisms, laboratory-based experiments will be carried out, possibly in combination with quantum mechanical calculations. The web-based model will be developed for use in science and water treatment practice to predict transformation products of emerging organic micropollutants during oxidative water treatment. The research project, which will be conducted at ETH Lausanne (EPFL) in close collaboration with Eawag, offers an excellent opportunity to study the basic chemistry of oxidation processes with a special focus on reactions of ozone with organic micropollutants. In addition, theoretical aspects can be connected in an ideal way with laboratory experiments. A PhD degree will be gained from EPFL within 3 - 4 years. Immediate start of work or by agreement. The ideal candidate holds a master or diploma in chemistry, geo-ecology or environmental sciences. Please apply (including a CV and copies of your master degree and grade transcript) over the following web-link:
http://internet1.refline.ch/673277/0037/++publications++/1/index.html
Further information about the project is given by the project leaders:
Prof. Dr. Urs von Gunten, Eawag and EPFL, vongunten@eawag.ch
(http://www.eawag.ch/about/personen/homepages/vongunte/index)
PD Dr. Kathrin Fenner, Eawag, kathrin.fenner@eawag.ch
(http://www.eawag.ch/about/personen/homepages/fennerka/index_EN)
Dr. Saskia Zimmermann, EPFL, saskia.zimmermann@epfl.ch
Further information about the institutions: http://enac.epfl.ch/ , www.eawag.ch
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| CONVOCATORIA DEL 5º PREMIO JÓVENES INVESTIGADORES DEL GEC
El Grupo Español del Carbón (GEC), según lo acordado en la Asamblea general celebrada en Mérida el día 24 de Octubre de 2001, convoca a jóvenes investigadores a presentar trabajos de investigación como conferencias plenarias en el marco de la XI Reunión del GEC, que se celebrará en Badajoz del 24 al 26 de Octubre de 2011.
El 5º Premio Jóvenes Investigadores del GEC tendrá una dotación de 400 €. Se otorgará, también, un premio de 200 € para cada uno de los dos finalistas.
REQUISITOS:
1.- El candidato/a debe ser doctor/a joven (novel), haber defendido su tesis doctoral en los años 2009 o 2010 y ser socio/a en activo del GEC desde la fecha de lectura de su tesis doctoral.
2.- El candidato/a debe presentar un tema sobre su investigación enmarcándolo en el contexto global del GEC.
3.- El candidato/a deberá hacer una evaluación sobre ese tema de investigación en relación al Área en que se enmarca, presentando aportaciones personales y perspectivas futuras.
PRESENTACIÓN DE DOCUMENTACIÓN:
Enviar currículo y resumen del trabajo (cinco páginas máximo), ambos en formato PDF, al Sr. Secretario del GEC, con copia a la Sra. Presidenta, antes del 1 de julio de 2011 (Dirección de correo electrónico Secretario GEC mirasol@uma.es; dirección correo electrónico Presidenta GEC: rosmenen@incar.csic.es; si es posible enviar mensaje con confirmación de entrega/lectura).
SELECCIÓN DE CANDIDATOS:
Se valorará:
- Originalidad,
- Contribución al GEC,
- Interés del tema.
El jurado seleccionará a tres candidatos/as (finalistas) que tendrán que presentar sus trabajos de investigación mediante comunicación oral en la XI Reunión del GEC.
El 5º Premio Jóvenes Investigadores del GEC se otorgará al investigador/a cuya comunicación oral resulte más votada por los socios del GEC doctores presentes en la sala durante el acto de votación y que hayan asistido a las tres presentaciones orales.
PLAZOS:
Fecha límite de recepción de currículo y trabajo de investigación: 30 de junio de 2011.
La resolución del proceso de selección se comunicará a los candidatos antes del 31 de julio de 2011.
Presentación de los trabajos FINALISTAS:
La presentación de las comunicaciones orales de los tres trabajos seleccionados como finalistas se llevará a cabo en el marco del la XI Reunión del GEC en Badajoz, del 24 al 26 de octubre de 2011.
Aceptación de las Bases
La participación en esta convocatoria supone la total aceptación de las presentes bases. |
| Ejemplar Especial sobre Fullerenos y Nanocarbones
Estimados compañeros del GEC:
La revista “Journal of Nanotechnology” de la Editorial Hindawi me ha invitado a editar junto con otros científicos un ejemplar especial dedicado a nanocarbones y sus aplicaciones (la convocatoria completa está adjunta en este mensaje). Los editores de este ejemplar estaríamos muy agradecidos de recibir vuestras contribuciones que pueden tratar, entre otros temas, de:
• Nanocarbonescon nuevas estructuras y propiedades
• Nuevas estrategias sintéticas para obtener materiales o nanoestructuras híbridas
• Estudios experimentales y teóricos de cinética de reacción de los mecanismos de crecimiento de nanocarbones
• Fenómenos relacionados con efectos cuáticos o relacionados con el pequeño tamaño de los nanocarbones
• Nuevos instrumentos o métodos para caracterizar los materiales
• Nanocarbones para aplicaciones en catálisis, almacenamiento de energía, química verde y nanotecnología
• Temas relacionados con la salud y seguridad
Adjunto la convocatoria completa más abajo, pero si tenéis alguna pregunta, no dudéis en poneros en contacto conmigo en mi dirección de correo electrónico (a.berenguer@ua.es).
Un cordial saludo,
Ángel Berenguer
Instituto de Materiales, Universidad de Alicante
Journal of Nanotechnology
Special Issue on Fullerene-Related Nanocarbons and Their Applications
Call for Papers
The discovery of the fullerene (C60) in 1985 has spurred the subsequent discoveries of a number of related novel forms of carbon found existing at the nanometer scale. These various nanocarbons are related one another in structure, providing an interesting spectrum of variants which display an array of unique properties, for very distinct applications.
From the vast amount of research that has been carried out over the last two decades, it is now apparent that some of these nanocarbons, notably, nanotubes, nanoparticles, and nanowires, possess unique properties, with the potential to add great value to industrial applications. It is expected that studies on these nanomaterials and related technologies will have huge impacts on the future nanotechnology and contribute significantly to economy and society. Since the research is at the crossroads between different technologies and disciplines involving materials science, chemistry, physics, engineering, and nanotechnology, its implementation will greatly benefit new, high-tech industries and also help the transformation of traditional carbon-based industries from a resource-intensive to a knowledge-intensive base. However, major challenges exist in the research area, which aremainly associated with providing answers to key questions such as how to control the novel nanostructures of the materials, how to produce them in commercial quantities and at relatively low cost, and how to apply them by specific requirements.
The main focus of this special issue will be on the nanocarbons of displaying fullerene-related nanostructures, which may cover nanoparticles, nanowires, nanosheets, nanotubes and fullerene-based nanopolymers. Reports and reviews are encouraged to demonstrate why the materials are fundamentally interesting in either structure or property, or practically important for applications. This special issue will serve as an international forum for researchers to communicate the most recent advances in relevant fields.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
• Nanocarbons with novel structures and properties
• New synthetic approaches to the materials and their hybrid nanostructures
• Theoretical and experimental studies on the reaction kinetics for providing new insights into growth mechanisms
• Phenomena related to quantum size effect or the low dimensionality of nanocarbons
• New instruments or methods for characterising the materials
• Nanocarbons for applications in catalysis, energy harvesting and storage, green chemistry, and nanotechnology
• Nanocarbon-related health and safety studies
Before submission authors should carefully read over the
journal’s Author Guidelines, which are located at
http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jnt/guidelines.html
Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal Manuscript Tracking System at http://mts.hindawi.com/ according to the following timetable:
Manuscript Due July 15, 2011
First Round of Reviews October 15, 2011
Publication Date January 15, 2012
Lead Guest Editor
Junfeng Geng, Institute for Materials Research and Innovation, University of Bolton, Bolton, BL3 5AB, UK; j.geng@bolton.ac.uk
Guest Editors
Kun-ichi Miyazawa, Exploratory Nanotechnology Research Laboratory, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan; miyazawa.kunichi@nims.go.jp
Zheng Hu, Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China; zhenghu@nju.edu.cn
Ilia A. Solov’yov, 5215 Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 405 N. Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801, USA; ilia@illinois.edu
Angel Berenguer, Materials Institute, University of Alicante, San Vicente del Raspeig, 03690 Alicante, Spain; a.berenguer@ua.es
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| Proposition of Post-Doctoral position in Centre de Recherche sur la Matière Divisée (CRMD), Orléans, France
Effect of components on the performance of high energy asymmetric capacitors
Nowadays, improving the energy efficiency of systems is an important objective for reducing fossil fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. Electrochemical energy storage systems are able to take an important part in this strategy, allowing lost energy to be recovered and further delivered on demand. Two types of electrochemical energy storage devices are available: accumulators and supercapacitors. Accumulators have a high energy density but a low power density, whereas supercapacitors are able to deliver a high power, but their energy density is relatively low.
The main objective of this project, in collaboration between CRMD and an industrial partner, is to optimize the performance of an asymmetric supercapacitor involving two carbon electrodes with different storage properties in organic solution. The possibility of obtaining a high energy density with such a concept has been already demonstrated by the CRMD group. However, in order to up-scale the system for being implemented in the market, the power density and the cycle life must be increased. In this project, such objectives will be achieved by : i) optimizing the composition of the positive and the negative electrode for obtaining the highest conductivity; ii) performing supercapacitors in a suitable electrolyte compatible with both electrodes; iii) designing a separator playing the role of a good electrolyte reservoir.
In this project, the Post-Doctoral fellow will optimise the composition of carbon based electrodes and the designing of the supercapacitor cells. Various physico-chemical and electrochemical methods will be used for characterizing the structure and nanotexture of the carbon electrodes. The electrodes will be implemented in laboratory test supercapacitors (coffee-bag cells) with different kinds of membrane separators and electrolytes. The performances will be estimated by galvanostatic cycling, cyclic voltammetry and impedance spectroscopy. The optimised configurations will be further implemented in supercapacitor prototypes.
This work programme is recommended for a candidate specialized in electrochemistry and materials science. The multi-disciplinary approach of this work will allow the fellow to develop various competencies as well in fundamental science and in industrial applications.
Contacts :
Professor François Béguin
Tel : ++33 238255375 ; mail : beguin@cnrs-orleans.fr
Doctor Encarnacion Raymundo-Piñero,
Tel : ++33 238255361 ; mail : raymundo@cnrs-orleans.fr
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