Speaker
Ute Gunsenheimer
(ESS - European Spallation Source ERIC)
Description
BrightnESS
The European Union has identified ESS as one of a handful of strategic research infrastructures necessary to keep Europe at the forefront of scientific knowledge.
Acknowledging the strategic relevance of ESS, the European Union financially supports its successful construction through BrightnESS, a three-year programme (September 2015 - August 2018) implemented by 18 European partners.
Fully integrated with the ESS project, BrightnESS:
- Facilitates the transition of ESS from its initial phase to its new status as an ERIC;
- Supports the development, testing and optimization of state-of-the-art technology in neutron detectors;
- Develops real-time management of the data taken on ESS instruments;
- Strengthens the In-Kind Contribution process;
- Engages with existing and potential stakeholders (scientific, industrial and academic partners, government representatives, students and educators, and society at large);
- Fosters a collaborative spirit through active knowledge-sharing.
BrightnESS is funded by the European Union Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, Horizon 2020, under grant agreement 676548.
Budget: 19, 941 954 M €
Primary author
Ute Gunsenheimer
(ESS - European Spallation Source ERIC)
