1 Research and artistic activities May 2013

2 Research objectives High international level, several in the top international league Distinct profile; supports education and innovation Long-term and fundamental Doctoral programmes in demand RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES May 2013

3 FORSKNING May 2013

4 Research – a core activity NTNU’s fundamental strengths: Technology and the natural sciences Broad academic base Interdisciplinary collaboration RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES May 2013

5 Academic output May 2013 Publication category Scientific papers and review articles Scientific presentations Books Reports and theses Book chapters/reports Artistic productions and art and museum exhibitions Products1529 RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES

6 Art on the world stage Prof. Anne Karin Furunes 2012: Exhibitions in US Galleries and at the Hong Kong International Art Fair. 2013: The exhibition “Freedom fighters”, a series of portraits of Romani women, at the Galleria Trigotto, Italy. PhD student Nomeda Urbonas 2012: Exhibitions with Gediminas Urbonas in national galleries in Iceland and Latvia. Exhibitions in USA, England, Ireland, Germany and Netherlands. 2007: Honourable Mention, Venice biennal. May 2013 RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES

7 Architecture Prizes May 2013 Tyin Architects – Yashar Hanstad and Andreas G. Gjertsen are former students, now employees at NTNU. In 2012 winners of Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, European Prize for Architecture, Archdaily Building of the Year and The Foundation for Design and Architecture in Norway Prize for Young Architects. Study centre for children in Tacloban, the Philippines – NTNU architecture students Alexander E. Furunes, Ivar S. Tutturen and Trond H. Hegvold received the Popular Choice Award at the 2013 Architizer A+ Awards. “Rake” showroom – Showroom for fine art and architecture in Trondheim. Constructed by the student workshop “TreStykker”. Nominated for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award in Study centre at Tacloban. Photo: Nelson Petilla RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES

8 PhD programmes 2381 PhD candidates in NTNU’s graduate schools 51 doctoral programmes Examples of graduate schools: - Nanotechnology for Microsystems - Teacher Education - Medical Imaging - Text – Picture – Sound – Space - Language and Linguistics - Biosystematics May 2013 RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES

9 PhD degrees awarded PhD degrees awarded 2003–2012 May 2013 RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES

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11 All activity at NTNU involves an international aspect International approach for quality and relevance, through: 1.Strategic international partnerships with selected institutions 2.Systematic connection between teaching, research and innovation in the partnerships Priority issues: 1.Participate in the global knowledge community (priority to Europe and China) 2.International mobility 3.International approach to researcher education May 2013 International plan 2011–2014 RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES

12 Some international partnerships Three Joint Research Centres with major Chinese universities Leader of KIFEE (Kyoto International Forum for Energy and Environment) Strategic partnership with MIT in the energy field ERCIM participant (European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics) ECCSEL (ESFRI pan-European Research Infrastructure) coordinator European Palliative Care Research Centre coordinator Partner in Peder Sather Center for Advanced Study at UCBerkeley Member of the Nordic Five Tech alliance Institutional initiative in cooperation with India Cooperate with Brazil in petroleum research May 2013 RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES

13 EU projects – a comparison May 2013 RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES No. projects Income (mill. €)

14 NTNU is involved in 120 EU projects NTNU coordinates 20 EU projects: 4 ERC grants 13 projects in the cooperation programme 2 Marie Curie Initial Training Networks 1 Research Infrastructure Project NTNU is involved in seven topics for Horizon 2020 EU 7th Framework Programme May 2013 RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES

15 Strategic R&D focus Six strategic areas NTNU is home to: –Three Centres of Excellence –Four Centres of Research-based Innovation –Two Centres for Environment-friendly Energy Research Interdisciplinary research activities May 2013 RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES

16 NTNU’s six strategic areas (to the end of 2013) Energy and Petroleum – Resources and Environment Medical Technology Materials Technology Marine and Maritime Technology Information and Communication Technology Globalization May 2013 RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES Budget: Seed funding (EUR 0.5–1.5 million per area) Funding for PhD candidates

17 Energy Ocean science and technology Heath, welfare and technology Sustainable societal development NTNU’s four strategic areas 2014–2023 May 2013 RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES

18 Strategic focus Interdisciplinary research Nanotechnology – NTNU Nanolab The Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT) RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES May 2013

19 Centres of Excellence Norwegian research at top international level Centre for Autonomous Marine Operations and Systems (AMOS) Centre of Molecular Inflammation Research (CEMIR) Centre for Neural Computation (CNC) Centre for Dynamics of Biological Diversity Partner in Birkeland Centre for Space Science Duration: 2013–2022 May RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES

20 Centre for Autonomous Marine Operations and Systems (AMOS) Multidisciplinary theoretical and experimental research in hydrodynamics, ocean constructions and control theory Autonomous marine operations, unmanned vehicles, and ships and ocean structures Autonomous systems for green and safe maritime transport, oil and gas, monitoring, and surveillance of the seas and oceans Personnel in 2013: 6 key scientists; 3 adjunct professors; 1 project director; 1 administrative staff; 15 PhD candidates Funding: 75 PhD scholarships; 15 postdocs May 2013 RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES

21 Centre of Molecular Inflammation Research (CEMIR) Identify new mechanisms behind inflammatory responses Identify new diagnostic tools Identify new therapeutic targets May 2013 RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES

22 Centre for Neural Computation (CNC) The objective is to pioneer the extraction of computational algorithms from the mammalian cortex. Understanding the brain at the algorithmic level may have far-reaching implications, from the diagnosis and prevention of many neurological and psychiatric diseases to applications in the IT industry. May 2013 RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES

23 Centre for Biodiversity Dynamics (CBD) Research into dynamic changes in biological diversity at different organismal levels : Evolutionary biology Statistical and analytical methods Ungulate ecology Climate effects research Spatial ecology Invasion biology Molecular biology May2013 RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES

24 Centres for Research-based Innovation Medical Imaging Laboratory for Innovative Future Healthcare (MI Lab) Structural Impact Laboratory (SIMLab) Centre for Integrated Operations in the Petroleum Industry (CIO) Duration: 2007–2015. Budget: Min. EUR 7.5 mill. annually. New for 2011–2019 : Sustainable Arctic Marine and Coastal Technology (SAMCoT) Funded by the Research Council of Norway, NTNU and industry. Research-intensive enterprises allied with prominent research groups at NTNU RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES May 2013

25 Medical Imaging Laboratory (MI Lab) Partners R&D: Central Norway Regional Health Authority; St. Olavs Hospital (Trondheim University Hospital); Sintef Partners Industry: GE Vingmed Ultrasound AS (Horten, Oslo and Trondheim); MediStim ASA (Oslo); Sonowand AS (Trondheim); Aurotech Ultrasound AS (Tydal and Trondheim); Arctic Silicon Devices AS (Trondheim); NordicNeuroLab AS (Bergen); CorTechs Labs Inc (San Diego, California, USA) Patients: Improved quality of life Healthcare: Cost efficient solutions Industry: New products and applications Society: Halting the increase in health care expenses May 2013 RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES

26 SIMLab – Structural Impact Laboratory Computer simulation of how aluminium and other light alloy structures behave in collisions Goal for safer and lighter cars: 100 kg of aluminium to replace 200 kg of steel. In the USA this would save 18 billon litres of petrol/year Key SIMLab partners: Sintef Materials and Chemistry, Audi AG, Hydro Aluminium, Renault, SSAB Swedish Steel, Statoil, the Norwegian Public Roads Adm. (NPRA), the Norwegian Defence Estates Agency (NDEA). At present: 40 million people injured and 1.2 million killed globally on the roads each year. May 2013 RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES

27 Centre for Integrated Operations in the Petroleum Industry (IO) Every 1% of extra oil recovered on the Norwegian Continental Shelf = USD 50 billion p.a. Partners: Shell, Total, Statoil, Conoco-Phillips, Stanford U., Delft Technical U., SINTEF, Research Council of Norway Onshore operation and control room. RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES May 2013

28 Sustainable Arctic Marine and Coastal Technology SAMCoT May 2013 Quantifying the Physical Environment Floating Structures in ice, Ice Management Ice-Induced Vibrations Coastal Technology SAMCoT Engineering challenges in the Arctic addressed by SAMCoT SAMCoT SAMCoT is a leading national and international centre for the development of robust technology necessary for sustainable exploration and exploitation of the valuable and vulnerable Arctic region. SAMCoT SAMCoT meets the challenges created by ice, permafrost and changing climate for the benefit of the energy sector and society. RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES

29 Centres for Environment- friendly Energy Research (FME) Top-level R&D groups cooperating with innovative industries Established by the Research Council of Norway FME Centres hosted by NTNU: Research Centre on Zero Emission Buildings – ZEB Centre for Sustainable Energy Studies – CenSES FME Centres with NTNU as active partner: International CCS Research Centre (BIGCCS) Centre for Environmental Design of Renewable Energy (CEDREN) Bioenergy Innovation Centre (CenBio) Research Centre for Offshore Wind Technology (NOWITECH) The Norwegian Research Centre for Solar Cell Technology Duration: 2009–2017 RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES May 2013

30 Centre for Sustainable Energy Studies (CenSES) May 2013 CenSES emphasizes studies and support for decisions that promote new sustainable regimes for energy systems. CenSES partners 8 Norwegian R&D institutions 20 partners in industry and public sector Research areas Policy making and transition strategies Energy systems and markets Economic analyses Innovation, commercialization and public engagement Scenario development RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES

31 Research Centre on Zero Emission Buildings (ZEB) May 2013 The main objective is to develop competitive products and solutions for existing and new buildings that will lead to market penetration of buildings that have zero emissions of greenhouse gases related to their production, operation and demolition. Research activities: Advanced materials technologies Climate-adapted low-energy envelope technologies Energy supply systems and services Energy efficient use and operation Concepts, strategies and pilot buildings Illustration: Snøhetta AS RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES

32 Major laboratories NTNU and SINTEF share more than 100 research laboratories: Hydrodynamic/marine technology laboratories (Towing Tank and Ocean Basin Laboratory) Machine Tools Laboratory Materials and Engineering Laboratories Laboratories for semiconductor materials NTNU Nanolab – Nanotechnology RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES May 2013

33 Laboratories – examples ECCSEL (European CO2 Capture and Storage Lab.) Language Acquisition and Language Processing Laboratory Marine Cybernetics Laboratory Norwegian Biopolymer Laboratory Ultrasound Laboratory Magnetic Resonance Centre Structural Impact Laboratory Energy and Indoor Environment Laboratory ENGAS Lab. (Gas Technology Centre) Waterpower Laboratory Geology and Mineral Resources Engineering Laboratory Ugelstad Laboratory RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES May 2013

34 Cooperation with Sintef Sintef is one of Europe’s largest independent research organizations Gross operating revenue in 2012: EUR 395 mill employees, 1327 researchers Contract research in technology, natural sciences, medicine and social sciences Joint strategy with NTNU Cooperates with NTNU in terms of staff, equipment, laboratories and science communication 24 Gemini Centres for joint NTNU–Sintef R&D May 2013 RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES