Support for international scientific networks and infrastructures
The F.R.S.-FNRS has long supported various international scientific networks and infrastructures which represent an interest for the scientific community in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation.
| Description | Interest for the scientific community | Contact person | Link |
Astroarticle Physics European Consortium (ApPEC) | SEN | APPEC is a consortium operating on the basis of a Memorandum of Understanding whose main objective is to strengthen European astroparticle physics and the community engaged in this field. | Allows the FWB community to follow activities in the field of European astroparticle physics | Pr. Giacomo Bruno (UCLouvain) |
European Center for Atomic and Molecular Calculation (CECAM) | SEN | CECAM (European Center for Atomic and Molecular Calculation) encourages fundamental research into advanced computational methods and their application to important problems in cutting-edge areas of science and technology. | The participation of the F.R.S.-FNRS gives access to participation in activities organized by CECAM | Françoise Remacle (Uliège) |
European Marine Board (EMB) | SEN | As an independent, autonomous and non-governmental advisory body, the European Marine Board transfers knowledge between the scientific community and policy makers, promoting Europe's leadership in marine research and technology. | Allows the FWB community to follow activities carried out in marine research and technology | Marilaure Grégoire (Uliège) |
European Polar Board (EPB) | SEN | The European Polar Board's mission is to improve European coordination in the field of Arctic and Antarctic research through better information sharing, optimized use of infrastructure and joint initiatives between members. | Allows the FWB community to follow activities carried out in Arctic and Antarctic research | Bruno Delille (Uliège) |
European Space Sciences Committee (ESSC) | SEN | The European Space Science Committee (ESSC) was established in 1974 to give European scientists an independent voice in space science. Comparable in some ways to the Space Studies Board of the National Academies in the United States, the ESSC occupies a unique position in Europe by providing independent scientific advice on space science issues to the European Space Agency (ESA), the European Commission (EC), national space agencies and other stakeholders. It has become the reference body in Europe for space science issues. | Allows the FWB community to participate in the pan-European space science collaboration strategy | Nadège Ricaud (F.R.S.-FNRS) |
Jungfraujoch - International Foundation Hugh Altitude Research Stations Jungfraujoch and Gornergrat (HFSJG) | SEN | As an international organization, the HFSJG Foundation's mission is to provide infrastructure and support for scientific research of international significance for experiments that need to be carried out at an altitude of 3,000-3,700 meters above sea level or for which a high alpine climate and environment are required. The research station, the Sphinx Observatory on the Jungfraujoch and the laboratory space of the former Swisscom relay station on the eastern Jungfrau ridge, as well as the two astronomical observatories, Gornergrat South and Gornergrat North, are managed for this purpose. The Foundation provides the infrastructure necessary for scientific work for researchers around the world. | Unique opportunity to carry out experiments in a high altitude environment and in an equipped laboratory (atmospheric chemistry, astronomical observations, physiology, meteorology, etc.) | Emmanuel Mahieu (Uliège) |
Nuclear Physics European Collaboration Committee (NUPECC) | SEN | The aim of NuPECC is to develop the European collaboration strategy in nuclear science by supporting collaborative projects between research groups in Europe, and to promote nuclear physics and its transdisciplinary use in applications for the benefit of society. | Allows the FWB community to participate in the pan-European nuclear science collaboration strategy | Nadège Ricaud (F.R.S.-FNRS) |
EAI | SEN | The European Astrobiology Institute (EAI) is a consortium of European research and higher education institutions and organizations, as well as other stakeholders, whose objective is to carry out research, training, popularization and dissemination activities in the field of astrobiology, in a comprehensive and coordinated manner, and thus to ensure a leading role for the European Research Area in this field. | Allows the FWB community to follow and participate in European activities in the field of astrobiology | Emmanuelle Javaux (Uliège) |
ICDP | SEN | ICDP's strategy is to provide a working infrastructure that facilitates exceptional scientific efforts. Its objective is to understand the functioning of planet Earth, using archives of the geological past, in close collaboration with partner organizations. Addressing the needs of key stakeholders is of fundamental importance, particularly around climate change, natural hazards and natural resources, but our commitment to open discovery science remains paramount. | Unique opportunity to have privileged access to deep continental drilling samples. | Emanuelle Javaux (Uliège) |
Auger experiment | SEN | The Pierre-Auger Observatory is an astronomical observatory inaugurated in 2008 near the city of Malargüe in Argentina and intended to study high-energy cosmic rays (> 1018 eV). | The F.R.S.-FNRS finances participation in research activities via its IISN Fund and is represented on the Finance Board of the Auger Experiment | Ioana Maris (ULB) |
Ice Cube | SEN | The IceCube Neutrino Observatory is designed to search for astrophysical neutrinos. Indeed, its optical modules make it possible to detect the small number of photons emitted during the interaction of a high energy neutrino around the detector. The spatial and temporal distribution of light makes it possible to reconstruct the direction of the incident neutrino in order to identify its source. The identification of point sources of high energy neutrinos, in the TeV range, would make it possible to identify the sources of cosmic rays and to study the acceleration processes of the latter. | The F.R.S.-FNRS finances participation in research activities via its IISN Fund and is represented in the governance bodies of Icecube | Laurent Favart (ULB) |
CERN | SEN | CERN aims to enable research to better understand what the Universe is made of and how it works. To do this, scientists are provided with a unique complex of particle accelerators enabling them to push the limits of human knowledge. | The F.R.S.-FNRS finances participation in experiments and their research infrastructures via its IISN Fund and is represented in CERN governance bodies. | Maxime Gehrenbeck |
ESF |
| The European Science Foundation (ESF) is a non-governmental, international, non-profit association established in France in 1974. The ESF is committed to promoting the highest quality science in Europe in order to foster progress in research and innovation. | Representation, by the F.R.S.-FNRS, of the interests of the FWB scientific community | Nadège Ricaud |
Science Europe |
| Science Europe is the association representing the main public organizations that fund or carry out excellent and cutting-edge research in Europe. It brings together the expertise of the largest and best-known research organizations in the world to jointly push the boundaries of scientific research production and its benefits for society. | Representation, by the F.R.S.-FNRS, of the interests of the FWB scientific community | Nadège Ricaud |