EMMI (European Multifunctional Materials Institute) - Grenoble INP - FAME Master

Today the hybrids and ceramics communities are too much fragmented to face up to the international competition. Breakthroughs for smart and novel functions in these new materials will be developed leading to miniaturization of devices, reduced use of raw materials, lower weight and less energy demand for operation.

FAME is used as a tool to create a virtual European Multifunctional Materials Institute. This goal will be achieved through: A) a Joint Program of Integration leading to the sharing of both human and materials resources. B) a Joint Program of Research consisting of planning and execution of Research Projects offering multidisciplinary interaction between chemists, physicists, biologists, theoreticians, materials scientists and engineers. C) a Joint Program of Spreading of Excellence involving a new European Master Program in Advanced Multifunctional Materials D) the implementation of a Fellow program. Raising Public Participation and Awareness will be strongly taken into account.

FAME, which gathers 15 partners from 7 countries (Belgium, France, Germany, Spain, UK, Portugal, Israel), is based on a Ecole de Pensée knowledge management structure. More than 200 researchers and 80 PhD students are involved at the present time. Furthermore, around 30 industrial companies have shown their interest to participate to the FAME research, educational and training actions.

FAME now called EMMI is a European research network of excellence in the field of hybrid and ceramic multifunctional materials, funded in 2004 by the EU 6th framework programme. It includes initiation of European university degrees in materials science, a FAME Research Fellow programme, sharing of large research facilities, and a computer network with databases and communication tools. About 200 researchers and 50 PhD students in 7 countries (Belgium, France, Germany, Spain, UK, Portugal, Israel) are involved in FAME. 30 industrial companies have expressed their interest to participate in the FAME research and educational activities.