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NOMATEN ONLINE-SEMINAR October 25: Practical examples of the benefits and limitations of TEM

Dr. Jacques O'Connell - Center for High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy, Nelson Mandela University.
TEM is a powerful tool for materials analysis at the nano-scale offering unmatched spatial resolution combined with chemical analysis. I will present a series of interesting examples where TEM offered valuable insight in research conducted at the Centre for High Resolution Electron Microscopy. A popular trend... 

NOMATEN AUTUMN SCHOOL 2022

VTT hosted the next edition of NOMATEN Autumn School. Researchers from NCBJ in Poland and CEA in France visited Finland for the NOMATEN's internal conference in order to share the latest research outcomes and share the expertise. The School has been followed by a series of site visits at VTT and Aalto University.

We are hiring! Multiple positions available at NOMATEN: AI/ML, software development, radiopharmaceuticals, industry collaboration and more!

We are looking for an AI & ML Expert and a software developer to join our research groups that deal with materials simulations and complexity. Moreover, together with Radioisotope Centre POLATOM, we are hiring a Cyclotron Operator. In addition, NOMATEN offers an opportunity for a #postdoc in radiopharmaceuticals. Last but not least, there are open PhD candidate positions as well as we are looking for an #Industry Liaison Specialist who will take care for the new business area and develop our cooperation with companies.

NOMATEN and BlueScope Limited cooperation on FIB-SEM sample preparation and characterization of materials in practice

NOMATEN Centre of Excellence and BlueScope Steel Limited, Australia, have established the cooperation in the field of scientific research of which the aim is the exchange of knowledge and experience in  FIB-SEM (Focused Ion Beam – Scanning Electron Microscopy) sample preparation and characterization of materials in practice.

POLONEZ BIS National Science Centre's grant for Wenyi Huo's HOT HEA project

NOMATEN's researcher Wenyi Huo has been selected as one of the POLONEZ BIS MSCA Fellows and will receive a grant from NCN National Science Centre. His project "HOT HEA: Development of nano-twinned high-entropy alloys with superior mechanical properties and enhanced irradiation resistance" is focused on high entropy alloys, an important area of research at NOMATEN.



This project has received funding from the European Union Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme under grant agreement No 857470 and from European Regional Development Fund
via Foundation for Polish Science International Research Agenda PLUS programme grant
No MAB PLUS/2018/8.
Poland
The project is co-financed from the state budget within the framework of the undertaking of the Minister of Science and Higher Education "Support for the activities of Centers of Excellence established under Horizon 2020".

Grant: 5 143 237,70 EUR
Total value: 29 971 365,00 EUR
Date of signing the funding agreement: December 2023

The purpose of the undertaking is to support entities of the higher education and science system that have received funding from the European Union budget in the competition H2020-WIDESPREAD-2018-2020/WIDESPREAD-01-2018-2019: Teaming Phase 2. in the preparation, implementation and updating of activities, maintenance of material resources necessary for carrying out activities, acquisition and modernization of scientific and research apparatus, maintenance and development of personnel potential necessary for the implementation of activities, and dissemination of the results of scientific activities.