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FAPESP and BE-Basic announce result of call for proposals Versão em português
Four projects involving the collaboration between researchers in the State of São Paulo and in the Netherlands were selected (photo: BE-Basic)
The State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), and the BE-Basic Consortium, from the Netherlands, announce the result of the third call for proposals according to the cooperation agreement between the institutions.
The aim is to promote and support research projects involving the collaboration between scientists working in the State of São Paulo, Brazil and scientists associated to BE-Basic in The Netherlands.
The research projects should help to build up scientific and technological competencies, foster strategic alliances for scientific and technological development, promote the dissemination of knowledge and generate results which potentially could lead to applications with commercial value in the areas of interest to FAPESP through its BIOEN Program and BE-Basic.
Selected proposals:
| Researchers | Project title |
|
Janaina Braga do Carmo Eiko Eurya Kuramae |
Unraveling the sources and sinks of nitrous oxide (N2O) in sustainable bio-based agriculture |
|
José Maria Ferreira Jardim da Silveira Patricia Osseweijer |
Innovation for a bio based economy in Brazil: challenges and hurdles in technology development for sustainable and economic utilization of biomass FAPESP#: 2013/50950-5 |
|
Paulo Sérgio Graziano Magalhaes Aad J. Termoshuizen |
Applied multispectral reflectance spectroscopy for prediction of soil chemical properties to use in sugarcane precision agriculture FAPESP#: 2013/50942-2 |
| Rubens Augusto Camargo Lamparelli Núcleo Interdisciplinar de Planejamento Energético / Unicamp Ramon Hansen |
Improved space-based remote sensing for land use mapping: towards a sustainable expansion of the bioethanol sector in Brazil FAPESP#: 2013/50943-9 |
The call for proposals is available at: www.fapesp.br/8072.