Postgraduate Training and Research in PSE/CAPE through the European Marie Curie Programme

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Postgraduate Training and Research in PSE/CAPE
through the European Marie Curie Programme

• Michael Georgiadis
• Imperial College London,
• Centre for Process Systems Engineering,
• London SW7 2AZ UK
• and
• Process Systems Enterprise Ltd
• Academic Relations, Thessaloniki, Greece

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The European Marie Curie Programme for Research
Training Networks

• Appointment of and provision of training to early
  stage researchers and their integration into the
  joint international project
• Project should serve to provide a platform for
  training, transfer of knowledge, career
  development plan.
• Researchers should be involved in research
  exchanges between participating teams
• Structured training program developed by the
  consortium
• Courses, seminars, training in research
  management, exploitation of results
• Supervision by experienced researchers
• Training in multidisciplinary and/or
  intersectorial context

Freedom to decide about the field of
research 100 EC Financial Contribution for all
partners
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Training Activities in the course of RTN

• Training through research under the supervision
  of experienced researchers
• Provision of structured training courses (locally
  or from another participant)
• Lecture courses
• Tutoring
• Teaching
• Development of network-wide training activities
  to exploit the multidisciplinary aspects of the
  project and exposure of the participants to
  different schools of thoughts
• Workshops
• Summer schools
• .

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Training Activities in the course of RTN Cond

• Organisation of courses to provide complementary
  training
• Project management
• IPR
• Language courses
• Presentation skills
• .
• Co-ordination of local training programmes
  between the participants to maximize added value
• Joint PhD programme
• Local training to other network teams

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Transfer of Knowledge Activities in the course of
RTN

• Participation in specialized network-wide events
  that enable the transfer of knowledge between
  teams
• Exchange of Knowledge with other members through
  undertaking visits and secondments
• Mentoring of early stage researchers
• Development of complementary skills related to
  research management
• Proposal writing
• Enterprise start-up
• Task coordination
• .

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Networking Activities

• Organization of scientific or managerial meetings
• Well structured visits and secondments between
  participants for exchanging knowledge
• Invitation of external experts for specialist
  input
• Attendance of international conferences and
  workshops for the dissemination of the networks
  research
• Electronic networking via project web site

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PRISM A European RTN in PSE/CAPE

• The overall network scientific objective is to
  develop a fully integrated model-based technology
  for process simulation, advanced process control,
  on-line optimisation, process design and
  synthesis, operator training and process
  monitoring
• Emphasis on complex non-traditional processing
  systems (hybrid separations, etc)
• Recent advances in modelling, optimisation,
  design and control.
• Effective collaboration between academia and
  SMEs/industries

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PRISM - Consortium
Participant PhD students Post Doc ESR Person Months ER Person Months Total
Imperial 1 1 36 12 48
CSIC 2 - 36 - 36
DTU 1 1 36 12 48
UoM 1 1 36 12 48
UniDo 2 1 36 12 48
UPC 1 1 36 12 48
TUD 1 - 36 - 36
IJS 2 - 36 - 36
AUTH 1 - 36 - 36
SCR - 1 - 18 18
MITOL 2 - 8 - 8
PSE - 1 - 20 20
VUT 1 - 36 - 36
TOTAL 15 7 368 98 466
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PRISM Training programme

• The training objectives are to broaden the
  scientific and technical background of Early
  Stage and Experienced Researchers in the area of
  process systems engineering
• Training-through-research under the supervision
  of experienced researchers
• Individual training (e.g. advanced postgraduate
  courses)
• Network-wide training (workshops, summer schools,
  etc)
• Training courses (e.g. tutoring, lecture courses,
  teaching)
• Complementary training (communication skills,
  IPR, project management, language courses, etc).
• Active participation and organisation of
  conferences.
• Well structured research exchange scheme

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PRISM Transfer of Knowledge and Networking
activities

• Transfer of knowledge activities
• Participation in network-wide events that enable
  the transfer of knowledge between members of the
  research teams
• Exchanging knowledge through undertaking visits
  and secondments
• Mentoring of Early Stage Researchers
• Complementary skills related to research
  management (involvement in the organisation of
  network activities, proposal writing, enterprise
  start-up, etc)
• Networking activities
• Organisation of scientific or managerial network
  meetings
• Visits and secondments between participants for
  exchange of knowledge
• Attendance at international conferences and
  workshops for dissemination of networks research
• Electronic networking via video conferencing, web
  pages, e-mail, etc.

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PRISM Research Tasks

• Research Cluster 1 Model Building Technologies
  and Tools
• Task 1.1 Modelling of Reactive Separation
  Systems and
• heat Integrated Distillation Flowsheets
  (UniDo, UMIST,
• IMPERIAL, DTU, PSE, VUT)
• Task 1.2 Modelling of Integrated Oil gas
  Processes
• (UoM, Imperial, PSE, SCR, DTU, CSIC)
• Task 1.3 Modelling of Multiphase Membrane
  Reactors
• and other hybrid processes (AUTH, PSE,
  IMPERIAL,
• UoM, DTU, UniDo, UPC, VUT)
• Task 1.4 Model Reduction Technologies (TUD,
  IJS,
• IMPERIAL, PSE, UniDo, UPC, CSIC, DTU)

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PRISM Research Tasks

• Model-Based Process and Systems Engineering
• Task 2.1 Process Synthesis (IMPERIAL, UMIST,
  DTU, PSE, UPC)
• Task 2.2 Design of Flexible Processing Systems
  (UMIST, IMPERIAL, UPC, CISC, DTU)
• Task 2.3 Design of Sensor Network (UPC, UMIST,
  CSIC, TUD, PSE)

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PRISM Research Tasks

• Real-Time Optimisation and Control
• Task 3.1 Multi-Objective and multi-parametric
  algorithms (IMPERIAL, UPC, IJS, CSIC)
• Task 3.2 Real-time optimisation, estimation and
  control (IJS, UPC, IMPERIAL, TUD, CSIC, PSE,
  AUTH)
• Task 3.3 Design of Advanced Model-Based
  Controllers and integration of design and control
  (CSIC, IMPERIAL, PSE, TUD)
• Task 3.4. Functional Integration across the
  automation hierarchy (UPC, all groups)

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PRISM Research Tasks

• Validation studies, applications in real
  industrial problems and software development
  activities
• Task 4.1 Chemical and petrochemical processes
  (UoM, all partners)
• Task 4.2 Oil and gas processes (Imperial, all
  partners)
• Task 4.3 Development of software prototypes /
  modules (PSE, all partners)

For all tasks deliverables include both technical
reports (models, algorithms, methodologies,
validation results and tools) the training
material and the successful appointment of
researchers
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PRISM Training events (local and training wide)
Year1 Year1 Year1 Year1 Year 2 Year 2 Year 2 Year 2 Year 3 Year 3 Year 3 Year 3 Year 4 Year 4 Year 4 Year 4
Participant Country Title of activity Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Imperial U.K. Computer-Aided Process Synthesis, design and optimisation (network-wide) X X
Imperial U.K. Workshop on Process control based on parametric programming and integration of process design and control system design (network-wide in third year) X X
ALL To be decided First Network-Wide Workshop X
CSIC Spain Summer school on Modelling and Optimisation of Integrated Processing Systems (network-wide) X
DTU Denmark Summer School / workshop on computer-aided modelling (network-wide in year 4) X X
DTU Denmark Advanced Course on Integrated Process-Product Engineering (network wide in year 3) X X
UNIMAN UK Workshop on integrated processing systems with emphasis on separation processes and utility systems (network-wide during the second and fourth year) X X X
UniDo Germany Advanced course on reactive separation processes (reactive distillation and absorption) network wide in year 2 X X
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PRISM Training events (local and training wide)
UniDo Germany Summer school on chemical process modelling, design, and control (network-wide) X
UPC Spain Workshop on integrated process management, control, operation and optimisation (network-wide) X
UPC Spain Seminar on Financial modelling Flexible Manufacturing (network wide) X X
TUD The Netherlands Workshop on model reduction technologies (network-wide) X
TUD The Netherlands Workshop on process design and control (network-wide in year 4) X X
JSI Slovenia Advanced course on optimal integration of process design and control (network-wide) X
JSI Slovenia Summer School on advanced process control (network-wide) X
AUTH Greece Advanced courses on membrane-based separation processes and hybrid separations (network-wide in year 4) X X
PSE UK Advanced training courses on dynamic process modelling, optimisation, X X X
VUT Czech Republic Workshop on pilot plant operation (network-wide during the last year) X X
ALL To be decided Final project workshop/symposium inviting external scientists X
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Training in complementary skills
Participant Country Title of course on complementary skills Schedule
UniDo Germany Workshop on IPR, communication skills, reporting, presentations annually
Imperial and UNIMAN UK Course on English language annually
Imperial and UNIMAN UK Course on improving presentation skills annually
JSI Slovenia Human-Centred Design of Technology, Ethics, Social Environmental Impact of Technology During 2005
JSI Slovenia Engineering Ethics, Challenges and Impact of Technology Transfer on Developing Countries During second and third year
DTU Denmark IPR, communication skills, project management Annually
TUD The Netherlands IPR, communication skills, project management Annually
UPC Spain Course on dissemination and exploitation of patents invented by university personnel Annually
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PRISM - Local Training

• The Process Systems Engineering and advanced
  Chemical Engineering M.Sc. courses at Imperial
  College (Dynamic optimisation, flexible plant
  operation, process synthesis, etc).
• The Process Integration Course at UoM
• The various postgraduate courses offered at UoM
• The various postgraduate courses given at CSIC
• The Computer-Aided Process Engineering
  Postgraduate Course offered by DTU.
• The advanced course on separation processes
  offered by UniDo.
• The postgraduate course on advanced process
  design and engineering at TUD.
• The postgraduate course in process engineering at
  VUT.
• The Postgraduate course at AUTH.
• The several Postgraduate courses at UPC
  (Integrated process management, control,
  operation and optimisation, Financial and
  Environmental management and optimization).

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PRISM - Main Deliverables

• The most important deliverable is to recruit all
  researchers according to the contract
• Satisfy all mobility rules and other restrictions
• Organise and implement a well structured training
  program
• Promote a collaborative research exchange scheme
• Technical reports
• Journal publications and active participation in
  conference and scientific events

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• Thank you!
• Visit PRISM web site for a list of training
  events and forthcoming conferences
• http//www.cpi.umist.ac.uk/prism/