1 January December Kontraktforhandlingsmøte Forskningsrådet 27 april 2017

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1 1 January December 2027 Kontraktforhandlingsmøte Forskningsrådet 27 april 2017

2 Motivation New experimental facilities revolutionize how we study matter unprecedented resolution in time and space Revolution in computation needed to seize new opportunities we will develop, apply, and distribute the necessary computational tools

3 Challenges Millions of atoms in short laser pulses and strong fields local and global processes occurring over short and long time scales Modeling of such processes poses a wall of challenges forcing us to take fresh look at computation Tear Down The WalL!

4 Research

5 Vision theory and computation to understand, interpret, and predict new chemistry, physics, and biology

6 Team Directors First period: Trygve Helgaker, UiO, 306 papers, H-index 69, citations, ERC AdG Second period: Kenneth Ruud, UiT, 289 papers, H-index 52, 9800 citations, ERC StG Principal Investigators international team with broad backgrounds in chemistry, physics, biology extending expertise to complex systems, multiscale modelling, biological systems, catalysis Exceptional young researchers

7 Staff 10 permanent faculty, 7 temporary faculty, 4 non-scientific staff eleven nationalities, graduated from twelve different institutions

8 High-Performance Computing High-performance computing about 36 million CPU hours this year number crunchers Program development and distributions Dalton and associated packages open source distribution two senior engineers

9 Organization

10 Leadership & Management Director appointed in an 80% 20% position at the two universities responsibility for all activities and fulfillment of scientific ambitions Management Team of Director and PIs oversees all research, training, outreach, and dissemination responsibility to allocate resources among RTs identify new projects and promote synergies meet regularly by video conferencing Administration Heads of Office in Oslo and Tromsø

11 Board & SAB Board of Directors meet annually for strategy in matters of research, training, outreach, and budget Jo Døhl (chair), Dept. of Chemistry, UiO; representatives UiT, NKS, industry Scientific Advisory Board to be consulted annually and meet biennially give independent advice regarding research directions, management, and funding Prof. Chantal Daniel, Université de Strasbourg, quantum-chemistry computation Prof. Serena DeBeer, MPI für chemische Energikonversion, Mülheim, X-ray spectroscopy Prof. Markus Reiher, ETH Zürich, quantum-chemistry theory Prof. Ursula Röẗhlisberger, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, multiscale modelling Prof. Peter Schmelcher, Universität Hamburg, laser physics

12 Research Themes One Theme Leader and Co-Leader for each RT responsibility for research, proposals, hiring each PI contributes to at least two RTs one leader and co-leader form each RT

13 Young Researchers Total of 25 PhDs and 40 postdocs to be trained 18 PhDs and 18 postdocs funded from basic RCN and UIO/UiT funding the remaining to be externally funded grants Important elements for young PhDs and PDs biennial PhD courses offered to all Norwegian Universities PhD training organized as research school a generous visitors and sabbatical program career development plans mentoring program Young researchers are important at the Hylleraas centre excellent young people will generate their own projects

14 External Projects External projects are essential for our research programme externally funded projects complement internally funded projects designed with respect to potential for cross-links and synergies needed to meet our deliverables training (PhD and postdocs) Responsibility of Management Team & RT Leaders all members expected to apply for funding 12 of current team members own projects Target for external funding one ERC and four FRIPRO grants at any given time about 30 PhDs and postdocs, in addition to 36 internally funded

15 Mobility Programme Mobility Programme glue of the centre and key to success initiate and maintain collaborations flexible, generous, non-bureaucratic cannot be obtained in any other manner Sabbatical Visitors three or more months at centre one full year offered to prominent female scientist at each Biennium Incoming and Outgoing Visitors incoming and outgoing visits each PhD student should spend three months abroad

16 Focus Bienniums Two-year period of emphasis on one Research Theme sustain freshness, visibility and inspiration Regular Biennium Events winter school back-to-back with specialist workshop 100-participant conference

17 Regular Events Weekly seminar series video transmitted and recorded Biannnual Centre Meetings one internal and one with Norwegian Chemical Society Almlöf Gropen Lecture

18 Outreach Open Hylleraas Day targeting young people Almlöf Gropen Lecture targeting scientific community Popular Science Articles all members at least one article Social Media Facebook, Twitter, YouTube recorded seminars

19 Funding over 10 years Basic funding: 217 MNOK = 130 (RCN) + 28 (HPC) + 37 (UiO) + 22 (UiT) UiO = 37 MNOK = 20 MNOK + 6 PhDs UiT = 22 MNOK = 1/3 of 65 MNOK HPC = 40 MCPU of NOK 0.07 = 28 MNOK Own funding: 59 High Performance Computing: 28 Research Council funding: 130 External funding: 189 MNOK = 34 (secured) (estimated) at least one ERC grant and four RCN grants at any time In-kind contributions: 96 MNOK 5 PIs and 1 Associate Professor (50% positions) normal teaching duties except directors and Odile Eisenstein 2 senior engineers (100% positions) Total funding: 502 MNOK =

20 Cost Items Basic Funding Cost Item annual cost / MNOK directors & Odile Eisenstein (50%) 2.7 heads of office & communication officer 1.5 PhDs and postdocs 10.4 mobility 3.0 regular events 0.7 expenditure 0.6 HPC salary PhDs and postdocs: 10.4 = 4.5 (RCN) (UiO) (UiT)

21 10-Year Budget Budget attachment to SFF-IV call v 2 ( ) 10 year budget for Centres of Excellence (SFF) in call (SFF utlysning IV) The budget relates to the 'SFF's Basic funding'. Indicate 'SFF Additional funding' in the 'Total SFF funding plan' below the main tables at the bottom of the page See call details for definition of 'SFF Basic funding' and 'SFF Additional funding'. Only budget figures for the SFF's first five year period are to be entered in the budget section of the electronic application form. all numbers in NOK Totals Cost plan Payroll and indirect expenses Procurement of R&D services Equipment* Other operating expenses* Totals Cost code Trade and industry Independent research institute Universities and university colleges Other sectors Abroad Totals Funding plan Own financing International funding Other public funding Other private funding From Research Council* Total SFF Basic funding Numbers inside box must be entered in corresponding fields in the budget part of the electronic application form * Centres that will be carrying out research in areas with particularly high operating costs can apply for up to NOK 5 million per year from the Research Council in addition to the framework of NOK 8-13 million The costs are to be entered as "Equipment" if they involve use of research infrastructure. Otherwise they should be entered under "Other operating expenses". Please specify these costs below (rows 43-45). Centres applying for additional funding for particulary high operation cost, must submit a separat document (se template in call pages) detailing the cost items and what research activities they relate to. Total SFF funding plan Totals SFF Basic funding Already secured external project funding** Estimated future external project funding** Total SFF funding **We ask for the actual external funding (revenue) from projects. If the SFF Basic funding is used as "own financing" in external projects, this financing is not to be included as part of "external project funding". Specification of particularly high operation costs Totals Equipment Other operating expenses Total cost

22 Key Performance Indicators after 4 (10) Years Publications: 200 (600) articles, 1000 (8000) citations Grants: at least four RCN FRIPRO grants running at any given time 1 (4) successful ERC grants, 1 MSCA-ITN and 4 MSCA-IF grants total income of 46 (155) MNOK Students: 8 (25) PhD students and 16 (40) postdocs Events: 2 (4) Winter Schools, 3 (10) Specialist Workshops 1 (4) Conferences, 8 (20) Centre Meetings Social Media: 100 (250) blog entries, 800 (2000) tweets, 20 (80) YouTube recordings Gender Balance: 30% female members at all times and 40% 60% balance after 10 years