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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 April 2012

3 FORSKNING April 2012

4 Research – a core activity NTNU’s fundamental strengths: Technology and the natural sciences Broad academic base Interdisciplinary collaboration RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES April 2012

5 Research – I 335 doctoral degrees awarded in 2011 More than 1500 research projects Participate in about 80 projects in the EU’s Framework Programmes More than 300 MoUs with universities globally RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES April 2012

6 Research – II Ca. 1/4 of academic staff are international Ca. 1/3 of PhD candidates are international Member of the ”European Charter for Researchers” and ”Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers” Scientific positions listed on Euraxess Jobs since 2004 Dedicated help centre for new international employees: “International Researcher Support” (Euraxess Services) RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES April 2012

7 PhD programmes (2011) 2382 PhD candidates in NTNU’s graduate school 50 doctoral programmes Graduate schools with NTNU as coordinator: - Biosystematics - Teacher Education - Medical Imaging - Text – Picture – Sound – Space - Language and Linguistics - Nordic Graduate School in Gender Studies - Georg Brandes School - Nanotechnology for Microsystems April 2012 RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES

8 Academic output April 2012 Publication category2011 Scientific papers and review articles2683 Scientific presentations4042 Books236 Reports and theses724 Book chapters/reports1207 Artistic productions and art and museum exhibitions 83 Products15 RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES

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10 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 April 2012 RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES

11 NTNU’s six strategic areas Energy and Petroleum – Resources and Environment Medical Technology Materials Technology Marine and Maritime Technology Information and Communication Technology Globalization Budget: Seed funding (EUR 0.5–1.5 million per area) Funding for PhD candidates April 2012 RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES

12 Strategic focus Interdisciplinary research Nanotechnology – NTNU Nanolab The Nord-Trøndelag County Health Study (HUNT) Functional Genome Research (FUGE) Gas Technology Center Industrial Ecology (IndEcol) RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES April 2012

13 Centres of Excellence Nationally selected, international calibre research groups Centre for Quantifiable Quality of Service in Communication Systems (Q2S) Centre for the Biology of Memory (CBM) Centre for Ships and Ocean Structures (CeSOS) Partner in International Centre for Geohazards and Centre for the Study of Civil War Duration: 2003–2013 April 2012 RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES

14 Quantifiable Quality of Service in Communication Systems (Q2S) Audio over IP Networks Multimedia over IP Networks Interdomain and Overlay Networks Intradomain Networks Trustworthy Multiparty Interactions in Dynamic Networking Environments A total of 35 professors, postdocs and PhD candidates. Financed by the Research Council of Norway, NTNU and UNINETT. Supported by Telenor R&D RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES April 2012

15 Centre for the Biology of Memory (CBM) Research on the brain and memory Neural mapping of the spatial environment Named Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience (2007) One of 16 Kavli Institutes in the world. Others at Harvard, Yale, MiT, Stanford and Cambridge Approximately 50 scientific personnel, including professors, visiting professors, postdocs, graduate students, and associated researchers. Co-funded by NTNU and the Research Council of Norway. RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES April 2012

16 Centre for Ships and Ocean Structures (CeSOS) New knowledge about ships, ocean structures and ocean renewable facilities. Theoretical and experimental work in: Marine hydrodynamics Structural mechanics Automatic control. 6 key staff, 10 postdocs/researchers, 50 PhDs in progress. 40 research person-years, including visiting professors and associated personnel. Co-funded by NTNU and the Research Council of Norway. RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES April 2012

17 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 April 2012

18 Medical Imaging Laboratory (MILab) - for Innovative Future Healthcare EUR 30 million for 2007–2014 Partners R&D: Central Norway Regional Health Authority; St. Olav’s Hospital; Sintef Partners Industry: GE Vingmed Ultrasound; FAST; Medistim; Sonowand; Nordic Neurolab; NordicimagingLab; CorTechs Labs; Arctic Silicon Devices Patients: Improved quality of life Healthcare: Cost efficient solutions Industry: New products and applications Society: Halting the increase in health care expenses Intra operative assessment by ultrasound in cardiovascular surgery RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES April 2012

19 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. April 2012 RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES

20 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 April 2012

21 Sustainable Arctic Marine and Coastal Technology (SAMCoT) RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES April 2012 Development of robust technology needed by the industry for sustainable exploration and exploitation of the valuable and vulnerable Arctic region. SAMCoT will meet the challenges due to ice, permafrost and changing climate for the benefit of the energy sector and society. SAMCoT Partners in 2012: Aalto UniversityAker Solutions Barlindhaug ConsultDet Norske Veritas GDF SUEZ EPHamburg Ship Model Basin Kongsberg MaritimeMoscow State University MulticonsultNorwegian Coastal Adm. NTNUShell SMSCStatoil SINTEFTU Delft VTTTotal UNIS Research supporting two innovation areas (IA): IA 1 – Marine Technology for Arctic Offshore Field Development IA 2 - Technology for Arctic Coastal Development

22 Centres for Environment- friendly Energy Research (FME) Top-level R&D groups cooperating with innovative industries Established by the Research Council of Norway (2009) FME Centre hosted by NTNU: Research Centre on Zero Emission Buildings – ZEB FME Centres with NTNU as active partner: BIGCCS – International CCS Research Centre 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– RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES April 2012

23 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 April 2012

24 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 April 2012

25 Artistic activities 2011 Professor Anne Karin Furunes exhibition in the Barry Friedman Ltd Gallery, New York Nov 2011– Feb Several NTNU musicians received the national award «Spelemannsprisen» 2011 Close cooperation with professional culture workers in the Trondheim region o The Trondheim Soloists (chamber orcestra) o Trondheim Jazz Festival o Dokkhuset stage o The Pstereo Festival o The Trøndelag Exhibition April 2012 RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES

26 Cooperation with Sintef Sintef is one of Europe’s largest independent research organizations Gross operating revenue in 2011: EUR 350 mill employees, 1346 researchers, 652 w/doctoral degree 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 April 2012 RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES