Fellowships

ICS 2011 Fellowship Presentations Ceremony

Given that the main target beneficiary of ICS activities are developing countries and countries in economic transition, ICS gives high priority to the fellowship programme addressed to young scientists/technologists coming from these countries, in a strategic framework of technology transfer in this sense.

Fellowships are awarded on a competitive basis to candidates recommended by institutions in developing countries and countries in economic transition in the frame of a project of relevance to the beneficiary institution and country.

Fellows are hosted at ICS or at a selected collaborating Research Centre and participate in a given activity or undertake a specific thematic study; upon termination of the fellowship experience, the fellow is expected to return to the institution of origin and apply/implement the results of the training and research activity.

Geographical distribution of fellows in 2009:

Examples of work recently carried out by ICS fellows include:

• Computer modelling and synthesis of new oseltamivir analogs;
• Computer design and synthesis of new triclosane analogs as potential antimalarial drugs;
• Combinatorial chemistry and computer design of TB thymidylkinase inhibitors;
• Computer design and computer assisted combinatorial chemistry of HIV PR and HIV integarse;
• Development of new catalytic methods for production of next generation bioethanol and biohydrogen;
• New enzymatic processes for degradation of lignin into added value chemicals;
• Lipase catalyzed transesterification of waste oils (for biodiesel production);
• Molecular Modelling of enzymatic lignocellulose hydrolysis in the process of bioethanol production ;
• Integrated assessment of the geothermal energy potential in the Tanzanian Rift System;
• Case study on geothermal resources assessment at Mt. Karang and Mt. Endut geothermal sites;
• Case study on geothermal resources assessment at Weh Island geothermal system;
• Case study on reservoir characterization and monitoring and implementation of constrained subsurface models of the Auachapan geothermal system;
• Formulation of nanocomposites of polyethylene and sepiolites for intelligent materials
• Application of Semiconductor Quantum Dots (SQDs);
• Design, synthesis and characterization of new monomers and oligomers of PNA;
• realisation of a Decision Support Tool (DST) for integrated solid waste management;
• updating of the soil remediation technology selection DST;
• review of biofuels technologies status and future trends, feedstock and product valorisation, DST;
• modelling and optimisation of an industrial process for the multiple effect evaporation of sugar mill;
• modelling and optimisation of an industrial process for the sweetening of natural gas using amines;
• computer aided design of sustainable industrial processes: environmental performance indexes and process sustainability prediction, 2004-2007;
• applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as a decision-support tool for optimal site planning of the Kobold turbines using innovative technologies for marine currents' exploitations in the Philippines, in Indonesia and in China;
• use of GIS as a decision-support tool to assist stakeholders in the traceability of agriculture products within the distribution chain and to contribute to food safety and agro-industry competitiveness;
• applications of GIS as a decision-support tool for optimal site planning of hydropower plants in Madagascar.
• advanced methodologies for the use of GIS as supporting tool for coastal environment planning in Albania.