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Academic research

Academic research. Personal Professional Project. Marion Devillers Damla Inan Liudmyla Masliuk Pierre Colın - Lalu Anne Enzenberg. What is research?. “The systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions.”.

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Academic research

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  1. Academic research Personal Professional Project Marion Devillers DamlaInan LiudmylaMasliuk PierreColın-Lalu Anne Enzenberg

  2. What is research? “The systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions.” • innovation • scientist collaboration all over the world • intellectual andmanual knowledge • make a difference • ongoing process of learning • face and solve problems http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/research

  3. Annual expenditures for R&D http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_research_and_development_spending#cite_note-battelle-2

  4. Why academic research? • freedom on research • very secure job • transfer of knowledge to students • research and teaching at the same time • quality of research mostly better at the universities • look for excellence • be idealistic  you don’t do it for the money

  5. Interviews with academic researchers Why did you decide to go into academic research?

  6. General pathway into academic research 2 different masters very few selection funding for position not possible

  7. What is our personal interest in academic research? • Material science • Polymer Chemistry • Teaching and research • Electrochemical biosensors • Water treatment

  8. Why academic research on water treatment? • strong need for reusable water resources in the future

  9. Why focusing on water treatment in academic research? • water treatment as a general aspect of the problem of the world  only 3% of worlds water resources are fresh water • companies are usually only interested in their own water treatment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_resources

  10. Foundations to gain money for research on water treatment Foundations: • Alexander von Humboldt Foundation • European Research Foundation http://www.jcvi.org/cms/press/press-releases/full-text/article/roddenberry-foundation-gives-5-million-to-j-craig-venter-institute-for-sustainable-wastewater-trea/ http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/web/equal-opportunities.html

  11. IP Protection • Consider country differences • Agreement with university • Who is the owner of the invention? • How long it should be protected? • Protection for • Material • Process of obtaining • Device

  12. Conclusions • Pathway into academic research is almost similar for different countries • For academic researchers,it doesn’tseem to befulfilling to work at a company • Creativity and freedom is a big aspect when entering an academic research carrier

  13. Acknowledgements Prof. Mario AgostinoRocca Prof. Nicolas Rabasso Prof. Sandrine Lacombe Prof. Ivan CosteManiere Prof. RyszardNaskrecki Prof. DorotaPiontek Prof. Giorgio Musso Dr. Dirk Schanzenbach Prof. Carlos Manuel de Melo Pereira Special thanks for the Outstanding organization: Milena Marchiori

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