2. Excellence Centre of Advanced Material Research and Technology CAMART Supported by European Commission Institute of Solid State Physics University of Latvia

3. The mission of the Centre is to promote research and disseminate knowledge of modern functional materials and high technologies with special emphasize on application in microelectronics and photonics. It will be realised by improving the links with other European centers and researchers, through networking and twinning arrangements.

4. Advanced Dielectrics for Multifunctional Application Computer Modelling of Advanced Materials Semiconductors, Insulator Materials and Thin Film Structures Solid State Ionics and Devices Materials for Ophthalmology and Vision Science (Ophthalmic Materials)

5. Semiconductors, Insulator Materials and Thin Film Structures Third Group Nitride Thin Films Radiation Energy Detectors and Storage Read-Out Materials Materials for Photonics. Scintillators Defects in Oxide Glasses Photo and E-beam Induced Processes Alkali Earth Fluorides Work Packages :

6. CAMART is participant of the network of Centers of Excellence NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS organized and coordinated by Prof. W.Lojkowski, High Pressure Research Center, Warsaw The network includes 12 full members and 15 associated members from all over Europe

7. NETWORK NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS Since May 2001 the network organised 5 workshops that permitted integration and formation of thematic groups

8. Structure of the network main thematic groups covered research and applied areas : Nanopowders synthesis, ceramics sintering, optoelectronics applications; Bulk nanocrystalline metals; Polimer nanocomposites; Advanced magnetic materials

9. The network permitted for Acceleration of research in thematic topics Creation of new ideas by cross-disciplinary interactions of various groups, e.g., ceramic and polymer group, polymer and bulk nano-metals group etc The new ideas will form the basis for future projects.

10. We will submmit a NETWORK OF EXCELLENCE Proposal “Interfacial Effects of Nanostructured Materials” W.Lojkowski (Poland) and other partners Topics covered: - Nanotechnology for structural applications - Nanotechnology for information processing, storage and transmission - Nanotechnology for (electro)chemical processing technologies - Long term research with generic applications -Instruments and equipment, supporting sciences and technologies

11. We want also to submmit a Project OPTICAL NANO-CERAMICS FOR OPTOELECTRONICS AND PHOTONICS EoI is submmitted by D.Millers (Latvia) and partners Goal is R&D of advanced material- nanostructured optical ceramics Applications are foreseen: scintillators, position sensitive X-ray detectors, down-converting phosphors for new light sources, up- converting lasers, storage media. Unique optical, mechanical and may be electrical properties of material should be obtained.

12. Project fit well the following areas of proposed NETWORK Nanotechnology for structural applications Nanotechnology for information processing and storage Due to the activities within existing NETWORK the collaboration in R&D of optical nanoceramics is started.

13. Main partners involved: High Pressure Research Centre (Warsaw, Poland) University of Ulm (Ulm, Germany) Technical University of Wroclaw (Wroclaw, Poland) Faculty of Materials Science,Warsaw University of Technology (Warsaw, Poland) Institute of Solid State Physics of Univ.Latvia (Riga Latvia) Fachhochschule Munster (Munster,Germany) University of Modena (Modena, Italy) Institute of Ferrous and Nonfereous Metals (Bucharest, Romania) Industrial partners are beeing searched.

15. NETWORKING of Centers of Excellence and other outstanding research groups gives opportunities. The art of successful networking has to be learnt by experience. Now it is time for the next steps within the 6 th FRP or in bilateral actions Research projects Networks Search for industry partners Synergy from interaction of different fields.