Fellowships

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.