GT-LORRAINE receives its first E.U. contract

The European Commission awarded a large research contract to a consortium lead by Philips Applied Technologies (Netherlands) in the area of nanosciences, nanotechnologies and materials (FP7-NMP-2007). The project title is “Knowledge-based multi-scale modeling of metal-oxide polymer interface behaviour for micro- and nanoelectronics”.
The consortium is made of three research institutions and seven companies for a duration of 36 months.
Beside Philips and Georgia Tech, the consortium includes Delft University, the Fraunhofer IZM, St Petersburg University, as well as NXP semiconductor, Infineon, Accelerys, Amic GmbH, and Honeywell. For more information, contact
Prof. M. Cherkaoui.