2nd Facility Access call received 13 applications. Next call in Q1 2022

The 2nd call for Facility Access was open from 9 June to 16 July 2021for proposals to get access to the ESL High Pressure and Temperature (HPT) and Tectonic modelling labs at Utrecht University, the CT scanners of the Multi-scale Imaging and Tomography (MINT) facility at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) and/or the Delft Petrophysics Lab at TU Delft. 

In this 2nd call we received 13 applications, bringing the 2021 total to 31 applications, from all over the world. Successful applicants receive(d) the following services free of charge: lab/equipment use, technical support and scientific support for analyzing data for the duration of the access period. EPOS-NL expects to grant 22 to 25 out of the total 31 applications, fully in the spirit of sharing research facilities and open science! 

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Open call for EPOS-NL Facility Access

Another call is open from 9 June to 16 July to get free of charge access to top EPOS-NL research facilities in the Netherlands, notably:

Capabilities include CT scanning, triaxial compression testing, ring shear (friction) testing and analogue modelling of tectonic processes, including a wide range of surface scanners and cameras.

Access can be remote (send in sample analysis) or physical (personal visit), depending on developments in corona restrictions, the requirements of the facility to be accessed and/or your wishes. Click here for more information.

EXCITE receives 5 million euro Horizon 2020 grant

A research team from Utrecht University, including Veerle CnuddeOliver PlümperRichard Wessels and Geertje ter Maat, have secured funding for their EXCITE project (Electron and X-ray microscopy Community for structural and chemical Imaging Techniques for Earth materials). The three-year project, consisting of fifteen partners from nine European countries, will start on May 1st 2021.

The EXCITE starting community aims to enable access to high-end microscopy facilities and to join the knowledge and experience from the different partners. With that it is complementary to facility access offered by EPOS-NL and EPOS.

New equipment installed at MINT facility

New EPOS-NL additions to the MINT facility are now installed at Utrecht University. 

These new imaging apparatus are key components to complete the full range in imaging scales: from nanometer to meter.

EPOS-NL awarded funding in the National Roadmap for Large-Scale Scientific Infrastructure

Utrecht University secures tens of millions for further development of research facilities

EPOS-NL is a partnership between Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) and Utrecht University (UU) and is funded by NWO, as part of the national roadmap for large-scale research facilities.

EPOS-NL makes cutting-edge research facilities and data available to international researchers, with the goal of addressing key geo-societal challenges. These include:

  •   Exploration for (renewable) geo-energy resources 
  •   Storage of fuels, CO2 and wastewater in the sub-surface, and 
  •   Hazards such as induced or natural earthquakes

Addressing these challenges requires state-of-the-art research tools and often a multi-disciplinary approach. This is made possible by EPOS-NL, which provides a framework for integrating a wide variety of research facilities and data.

EPOS-NL Project Director Martyn Drury (center) and co-PIs Jeannot Trampert & Keep Wapenaar