SCAT Final Report delivered in Brussels
November 2009
A collage of images from the
research results of SCAT members
Bristol— The final report of the SCAT project has been produced and delivered in Brussels.
- The First SCAT report covered from the start date of 25 November 2005 until end of January 2007 (14 months).
- The Second Interim report covered a period of 10 months starting on February 2007, and was delivered in January 2008.
In the total duration of the project, we awarded 31 Mobility Grants and organized 10 international meetings. The grants programme, in particular, was a tremendous success. The impact on the lives of the young grant holders was greater than we ever anticiated when designing the proposal for SCAT.
The total number of grant-holder months awarded was 235, which is equivalent to almost 20 graduate-student years, overall. Therefore, it is undoubtable that not only were these young people benefitted by their experience, but the host institutions as well benefitted from the great human resource that was allocated to their labs.
At the 10 SCAT meetings, which were held at the different locations of the member institutions, the project participants presented their ongoing research work, and engaged in discussions with other partners aiming at collaboraiton. The meetings were often enhanced with short courses for the local scientific community and students.
The impact of the international meetings as a means of promoting collaboration among the partners was even greater than we hoped for. As the various people engaged in discussions about their research interests, and later socialized together, lasting bonds were created. We have no doubt that there will be long-term impact generated by the networking that occurred during the SCAT meetings.
The project continued throughout its duration to offer a professional and informative web site, and we continued to disseminate our activities to the wider academic communities in the countries of the partners.
Read about the activities of the SCAT project in detail in the Final Report, made available to all visitors of our web site (below).
The Final SCAT Report [2.5 MB]
Presenting the activities of the period from Nov. 2007 to July 2009, including Mobility Grants, International Meetings and Courses, Dissemination, and Collaboration.
Appendices
The table below lists the various documents that were included in the Final Report as Appendices. Click on the PDF icon to view the document.
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Complete list of people involved in the project – with their affiliation and contact details |
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Guidelines for applicants – used to inform potential grant holders of the options available and the application procedure |
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Minute of selection round #6 – carried out at the Rio de Janeiro meeting |
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Minute of selection round #7 – carried out entirely online, after the meeting in Santiago, Chile |
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General recommendations regarding the registration of grant holders – guidance note for the initiation of the mobility of grant holders |
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Responsibilities of grant holders – reminds grant holders of their commitments when they accept the funding |
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Sample certificate of completion – given to all grant holders when they finish their mobility |
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Program of meeting in Rio – 3rd Latin American Scientific Workshop, "Computational and mathematical challenges in wells, waves & weather" |
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Program of meeting in Bristol – 4th European Scientific Workshop, "Computational Science & Engineering: a truly interdisciplinary field" |
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Program of meeting in Santiago – 4th Latin American Scientific Workshop, "Developing a vision for advanced computational scientific research in the Region." See also the list of courses in the Program. |
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Program of meeting in Valparaiso – Final SCAT meeting, "High-performance computing trends for 2010 and beyond." See also the list of courses in the Program. |
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Report of activities: short scientific visits – several short visits in which members collaborated, gave seminars and/or taught short courses. |
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Survey of SCAT members – an online survey was conducted which helped us gage the satisfaction of project participants |
Dissemination
In the table below is listed a small sample of appearances in the press or dissemination online for the SCAT events or other achievements of the members of the project.
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Dissemination of the last meeting – a collection of clippings from online sources that reported the event locally |
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Dissemination research Mario Chavez – press coverage at UNAM of the work of Dr Chavez with collaborators in Daresbury Lab for simulation of earthquakes |
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HPCx News – Earthquake simulation collaboration between Dr Mario Chavez and colleagues at Daresbury Lab was showcased in this issue |
Scientific Publications
A sample of the scientific publications generated as a direct result of the collaboration of the partners, and the research work of the SCAT grantees can be found in the Publications section of the website.
News
Contact Information
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University of Bristol
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