New grants from AUFF NOVA for eight Tech researchers
Eight researchers from three departments at Tech can go on a well-deserved Christmas holiday with new NOVA grants from the Aarhus University Research Foundation (AUFF) totalling more than DKK 11.5 million.
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Eight researchers from the Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering, the Department of Food Science and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have received a total of DKK 11,673,300 in new grants from AUFF NOVA. AUFF NOVA supports small and large projects and grants are intended to help researchers launch bold, innovative, high-quality research projects that point in new directions but that can often find it hard to attract funding from other sources.
The recipients from Tech are:
- Assistant Professor Rong Zhou, Department of Food Science, receives DKK 497,900 for his project: Improve the resilience of bean for future climate (FUTbean)
- Associate Professor Thomas Tørring, Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering, receives DKK 2,496,200 for his project: Using Molecular Networking to Understand Hypoxia-triggered Specialized Metabolism
- Assistant Professor Rasmus Schmidt Davidsen, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, receives DKK 2,465,400 for his project: Electro-Genetics (ELGEN) – hybrid photovoltaic and optogenetics stimulation of the retina
- Associate Professor Edzard Spillner, Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering, receives DKK 2,488,200 his project: Allergen trapping for passive protection against severe anaphylaxis (All-Trap)
- Associate Professor Ivan Paponov, Department of Food Science, receives DKK 475,000 for his project: Dissolved organic nitrogen as a nitrogen source for plant use
- Associate Professor Nina Aagaard Poulsen, Department of Food Science, receives DKK 499,700 for her project: A2 milk – disentangling drivers for variation in coagulation properties
- Assistant Professor Aidan Mark Smith from the Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering receives DKK 2,450,900 for his project: Synthesis of vitrinite-rich biochar for metallurgical and technical applications (Biocoke)
- Assistant Professor Jonathan Quinson, Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering, receives DKK 300,000 for Nanomaterials Engineering for Sustainable Technologies (NEST)
This year, the Aarhus University Research Foundation has awarded a total of approx. DKK 61 million from AUFF NOVA.