{"id":84182,"date":"2016-11-21T12:28:27","date_gmt":"2016-11-21T10:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/blog\/european-grants-to-technion-research\/"},"modified":"2016-11-21T12:28:27","modified_gmt":"2016-11-21T10:28:27","slug":"european-grants-to-technion-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technion.ac.il\/en\/blog\/european-grants-to-technion-research\/","title":{"rendered":"European Grants to Technion Research"},"content":{"rendered":"
At the Pinnacle of Scientific Research,\u00a0<\/b><\/span>15 Technion researchers receive ERC grants from the European Union<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n “The 15 grant recipients indicate the breadth of the Technion\u2019s excellence; excellence that is not concentrated in specific faculties but covers a wide range of fields,” said Technion President Prof. Peretz Lavie. “The number of grants awarded to Israeli researchers is very impressive.”<\/span><\/p>\n Wayne D. Kaplan, Executive Vice President for Research at the Technion, said that: \u201cwinning an ERC grant is a tremendous challenge for researchers, not only scientifically, but also logistically, and the fact that Technion researchers won these grants reflects the high level of research at the Technion.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n According to Prof. Hagit Attya, Technion Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, \u201cResearch grants are an essential engine for conducting influential and thriving research. Beyond the sum of the grant \u2013\u00a0<\/span>which makes it possible to purchase equipment and employ researchers \u2013 winning is evidence that the research program strikes a balance between ambition and feasibility.” Prof. Attya told the researchers that they are “the spearhead of research at the Technion, and the fact that some of you have also won teaching awards indicates that there is no contradiction between excellence in research and excellence in teaching.\u201d<\/p>\n Speaking on behalf of all the winners, Asst. Prof. Moran Bercovici, from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, noted the unique culture that prevails at the Technion; communication and mutual assistance that promote research excellence and bridges the gap between faculties and disciplines. “The grant provides us with oxygen – enabling us to reach heights in research, along with a safety net enabling us to cross great chasms along the way.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Following are the grant winners and their research fields, listed according to the Horizon2020 seniority categories:<\/span><\/p>\n ERC Advanced Investigators <\/b>(established senior researcher category):<\/span><\/p>\n ERC Consolidator Grants <\/b>(intermediate category): <\/span><\/p>\n ERC Starting Grants <\/b>(young researcher category):<\/span><\/p>\n At the Pinnacle of Scientific Research,\u00a015 Technion researchers receive ERC grants from the European Union The Technion honored 15 faculty members who received ERC (European Research Council) grants at a festive ceremony in October 2016. ERC is the leading scientific grant of the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (Horizon2020). Scientists from all EU… Continue Reading European Grants to Technion Research<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n<\/a>The Technion honored 15 faculty members who received ERC (European Research Council) grants at a festive ceremony in October 2016. ERC is the leading scientific grant of the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (Horizon2020). Scientists from all EU Member States as well as Israel compete for the prestigious grant,\u00a0the purpose of which is\u00a0to support the highest quality basic research.<\/span><\/p>\n
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