Tyndall National Institute is part of a consortium that has obtained European Commission funding to conduct research in the field of air quality monitoring.
The project is being led by the National Institute for Research and Development in Microtechnologies (IMT) Bucharest, who will benefit from the expertise of research institutions from both Ireland and Italy.
The Net4Air project, coordinated by IMT Bucharest is a Coordination and Support Action funded by the European Commission under the Twinning framework. Twinning aims to enhance networking activities between the research institutions of the Widening countries and top-class leading counterparts at EU level, in order to raise the research profile of the institution from the Widening country as well as the research profile of its staff.
During the Net4Air Project, an exploratory research project will be conducted, aiming to develop a low-cost wearable/portable nanoelectonic based platform for air monitoring. Low-cost air quality monitors allow individuals and organizations to contribute to hyper-local pollution data that empowers communities to take proactive steps to breathe cleaner air, while also providing researchers and policy advocates with the information they need to make healthy changes for a cleaner planet.
To achieve this, specific Twinning Coordination & Support activities will be implemented, such as training, staff exchanges or setting up a Networking Centre for Excellence in environmental monitoring and remediation.
At the end of the project, there will be a Networking Centre for excellence in Nano-electronics established around the Consortium partners and the R&D contributors (from research institutes, universities departments, environmental NGOs, national accredited labs, SMEs, and big industrial players).
The National Institute for R&D in Microtechnologies (Romania) is coordinating this project in partnership with Tyndall National Institute and Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche-Institute of Chemistry of Condensed Matter and of Technologies for Energy (Italy).
Contact details:
For IMT Romania: Carmen Moldovan (Coordinator): carmen.moldovan[@]imt.ro
For Tyndall National Institute (UCC): Mircea Modreanu: mircea.modreanu[@]tyndall.ie
For Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche-Institute of Chemistry of Condensed Matter and of Technologies for Energy: Maria Losurdo: maria.losurdo[@]cnr.it
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement nº 101079455. The document represents the view of the author only and is his/her sole responsibility: it cannot be considered to reflect the views of the European Commission and/or the European Research Executive Agency.
