La luce della scienza cerco e l beneficio: the motto that inspires and nourishes ideas, people and actions at the National Research Council of Italy
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Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Lidietta Giorno [email protected] Serbia - Italia Belgrade 25-26 June 2012 1 History • Established in 1923 • For long time, CNR has acted as Advisor to the Government in matters of research and as a Funding Agency for university research • 1989: Ente di Ricerca, autonomous but supported by Ministry of Research • The present configuration was defined in 2003 (DL n.127/2003) CNR is today essentially a Research Performing Organization 2 Strategy “La luce della scienza cerco e ‘l beneficio” “The light of science I am looking for and its benefits” 3 Mission To perform research in its own labs To promote innovation and competitiveness in the industrial system To promote the internationalization of the research system To provide technologies and solutions to emerging public and private needs To advise Government and other public bodies To contribute to qualification of human resources 4 Capabilities Full range of scientific areas, except Particle Physics, Space and Astronomy/Astrophysics Premises widespread over the country 7500 employees of which 4500 researchers 2000 junior scientists completing their training Diffused cooperation with universities and other research operators 5 Scientific Network - 7 Macro-areas called Departments in charge of programmes: * Earth system Sciences - Environmental Technologies * Bio-Agrifood Sciences * Biomedical Sciences * Chemistry - Materials Technologies * Physical Sciences - Technologies of the Matter * Engineering - ICT - Energy and Transport Technologies * Human and Social Sciences - Cultural Heritage - Institutes (105) in charge of performing research activities and developing capabilities - A matrix structure: Institutes do not report hierarchically to Departments - Departments represent the demand side while Institutes represent the supply side. 6 Milano 7 Pavia 2 Segrate 2 Torino 2 Pallanza 1 Moncalieri 1 Trento 1 Trieste 1 Padova 4 Venezia 2 Genova 2 Bologna 3 Cassana 1 Parma 1 Faenza 1 Sesto Fiorentino 5 Firenze 3 Pisa 7 Ancona 1 Perugia 1 Porano 1 Roma 18 Monterotondo 5 Aquila 1 Bari 5 Lecce 1 Monserrato 1 Cagliari 1 S. M. La Palma 1 Napoli 12 Avellino 1 Ponticelli 1 Pozzuoli 3 L.MAIANI. Oct. 6.108 Ercolano Potenza Mangone 1 Arcavacata di Rende 1 Rende 1 Catania 1 Messina 1 Palermo 1 Meeting CNPq Brazil 8 Scimago Institutions Rankings 2011 Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche world Ranking 18 9 32 Bilateral Agreements Country Country Lebanon (CNRS-L) Argentina (CONICET) Morocco (CNRST) Azerbaijan (ANAS) Mexico (CONACYT) Brazil (CNPq) Moldova (ASM) Bulgaria (BAN) Peru (CONCYTEC) Chile (CONICYT) Poland (PAN) Portugal (FCT) Albanian (ASA) China (CAAS)-(CAS)-(CAF)-(CASS) Tceck Rep. (AVCR) Egypt (ASRT) France (CNRS) Georgia (SRNSF) Germany Slovak Rep. (SAV) Russia (RAS) Spain (CSIC) (DFG) Taiwan (NSC) Japan (JSPS) Turkey (Tubitak) India (CSIR) Hungary (MTA) Israel (MOST) USA (NEH) 10 Oceanographic infrastructures Urania 11 Italian scientific base in Antartide 12 CNR scientific base in the Artic Polar Circle 13 EvK2 – Everest project 14 Cultural Heritage Department Institute of Archeological Heritage - Monuments and Sites (IBAM) Virtual Museum, Iraq Six thousand years of history witnessed by artefacts accompanied by information cards, videos, micro-clips and interactive geographical maps. The virtual exhibition, which is the result of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Research Council of Italy, employs the most advanced and engaging procedures of communication and cultural heritage fruition. Prehistoric room Achemenide – Seleucide room 15 NEUTRON ANALYSIS TECNIQUES ON LORENZO GHIBERTI‘S “HEADS OF PROPHETS”. 16 17 Feed Mixture: only CO and H2O PFeed=6 bar Innovative MR 65% 40% 0 Recemic substrate Organi c phase Membrane Reactor 50 Traditional Reactor Volume Index, % 100 enzyme Product Aq Material Science phase Membrane 100% MOR 0 % Reaction Engineering Nanotech Microtech Material Processing Membrane Engineering Biotech Process Technology Mode ling Biomed Module Design Emulsion Mass Transport Feed 10000 19 20