Author Archives: Piet Wostyn

SOCRATES Researcher wins prestigious ADUC-prize!

Dr. Oldamur Hollóczki from the Mulliken Center for Theoretical Chemistry was awarded with the prestigious ADUC-prize. Every year, the Prize of the Association of German University Professors in Chemistry (ADUC in German – Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Universitätsprofessoren und -professorinnen für Chemie) honors up to three junior research group leaders for the establishment of an independent research area. The prize was conferred ...

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First Socrates paper is out: Selective recovery of gold with novel electrochemical method

We are pleased to announce that the first peer reviewed journal paper by researchers of the SOCRATES project has been accepted for publication! Researchers of the SOCRATES project from Outotec Oy and Aalto University are developing original process for taking high-purity gold product out of complex hydrometallurgical solution. The proof-of-concept paper has now been published in an Open Access in ...

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Third network-wide event takes place in Bonn (February 2018)

  The third Network-wide Event of ETN SOCRATES takes place on from 13 till 16 February 2018 in Bonn, Germany. During the meeting, the recruited Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) and their supervisors, together with representatives of the partner organisations and the project management, will monitor the progress of the research projects of SOCRATES. Additionally, several S/T and soft-skill trainings are ...

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An introduction to the Finnish experience during SOCRATES’ second network-wide event (04-07 September 2017)

On September 4, the consortium of ETN SOCRATES gathered in Pori, Finland, for the second network-wide event. On the first day of the event, all recruited ESRs presented the progress they made during the last half year. All of them gave high quality presentations, reviewing the state of the art of their research, training, secondments and communication & dissemination activities. ...

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Second Network-wide Event takes place in Pori (September 2017)

The 2nd Network-wide Event of ETN SOCRATES takes place on from 04 till 07 September 2017 in Pori, Finland. During the meeting, the recruited Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) and their supervisors, together with representatives of the partner organisations and the project management, will monitor the progress of the research projects of SOCRATES. Additionally, plant visits of the Outotec Pilot Factory ...

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EU MSCA-ETN SOCRATES kicks off in Leuven

EU MSCA-ETN SOCRATES kicks off in Leuven The MCSA ETN SOCRATES kick-off meeting took place on Wednesday 8 February 2017 at Novotel in Leuven. During the kick-off meeting, 13 newly recruited Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) presented themselves to each other, the team of supervisors, the representatives of the partner organizations, and the project management team. Two more ESRs are still ...

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