Ten European partnering institutions and companies participate in the European Commission’s Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action Doctoral Network entitled Photosynthetic Antennas in a Computational Microscope: Training a new generation of computational scientists (PhotoCaM). PhotoCaM will be coordinated by Constructor University in Bremen, Germany, with vice-coordination by the University of Patras, Greece.
With a total budget of about 2,6 Million Euro, this Doctoral Network aims to implement a joint doctoral program with 10 Doctoral Candidates, each in a different partner organisation from different sectors across Europe, to train a new generation of computational scientists which can treat complex and interdisciplinary problems in light harvesting at a molecular level using theoretical and computational tools. The interdisciplinary nature of the program will stimulate their creativity, enhance their innovation capacities and boost their employability in the long-term.
“The program has been carefully designed to allow all Doctoral Candidates to benefit from a training program in both academic and non-academic environments,” explained Professor Ulrich Kleinekathöfer, coordinator of the network at Constructor University. “The inter-disciplinary insights will help us to achieve new molecular-level understanding of photosynthesis and particularly of how light-harvesting is regulated in photosynthetic organisms. From this we will gain important implications for application areas such as solar cell design or the optimization of crop productivity.”
The program will start in January 2024, applications are already being accepted.
Participating universities, research centers and companies:
- Constructor University, Bremen, Germany
- University of Patras, Greece
- University of Pisa, Italy
- University of Groningen, Netherlands
- Vilnius University, Lithuania
- ICFO – The Institute of Photonic Sciences, Castelldefels, Spain
- Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
- FACCTs GmbH, Germany
- OneAngstrom SAS, France
Further information and application:
https://constructor.university/photocam
Scientific contact:
Ulrich Kleinekathöfer | Professor of Theoretical Physics
ukleinekathoefer@constructor.university | +49 421 200-3523
About Constructor University:
Founded in 2001, Constructor University is a top-ranked, English-language, private university, with a campus in Bremen, Germany. With its interdisciplinary approach, advanced digital learning tools and accredited programs, it equips students with fundamental knowledge, critical thinking and practical skills to build their professional career and address the world’s most pressing challenges.
The University emphasizes a synergetic and entrepreneurial spirit, offering program mentoring from top-tier professors and industry experts. Partner collaborations include the Constructor Institute in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, Carnegie Mellon, the National University of Singapore, the University of Geneva, and industry references such as Anisoprint, JetBrains and ChemDiv.
Internationality and diversity lie at the heart of Constructor University, with more than 110 nations at its vibrant and close-knit campus community in Bremen. There, students enjoy active campus life, with access to clubs, professional networks and academic counselling, essential to their personal and academic growth.
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