1. GLOBAL SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY NETWORK (Unlimited...) Doc. Dr hab. Marek Pietraszkiewicz pietrasz@ichf.edu.pl POLISH SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY NETWORK FOUNDATION www.gscn.org

2. POLISH SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY NETWORK FOUNDATION (www.gscn.org) AREAS OF SCIENTIFIC INTEREST ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS/MOLECULAR ELECTRONICS: molecular electronics, optoelectronics, nanostructures, nanocomposites, mesogens, NLO materials, thin solid films, multilayers, Langmuir-Blodgett films, organic magnetic materials, supramolecular semiconductors, superconductors, information storage/processing materials, crystal engineering, dendrimers, photochromic/chromogenic supramolecular devices, inorganic, organic/inorganic networks, supramolecular catalysts, molecular wires, gates, actuators, rectifiers, hybrid materials, novel polyfunctional polymers, surfactants, DNA engineering, mesoporous organic/inorganic materials, molecular spintronics

3. AREAS OF SCIENTIFIC INTEREST ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY/ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION : sensors/remote control (optical fibres, optrodes), membranes, electrochemical detection, chromatographic separations, capillary electrophoresis, preconcentration procedures, fluorescent sensors, nuclear waste treatment and disposal, optical chemosensors, modified microelectrodes NANOMATERIALS/NANOTECHNOLOGY: quantum dots, nanoclusters, nanocrystallites, nanocolloids, surface-modified, nanotubes, nanomachines, nanogates, nanowires, nanoactuators, nanolithography, nanoscopic self-assembled entities, nanocircuits, nanoporous materials ENERGY CONVERSION/STORAGE : solar energy converters, water splitting/oxygen evolution, supramolecular light-harvesting devices, electron-transfer devices, carbon dioxide photo- and electroreduction, elctroluminescent diodes, new energy sources, high output dry batteries MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS/THERAPY: bioconjugates, fluorescent immunoassays, tumour targeting and therapy, NMR and EPR imaging contrast agents, DNA intercalators, lanthanide complexes for DNA cleavage, self-assembly in gene delivery, gene transfection agents NEW SYNTHETIC STRATEGIES : self-assembly, self-organisation methods, molecular tectonics

5. SUPRAMOLECULAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY KNOWLEDGE-BASED POLYFUNCTIONAL ADVANCED MATERIALS NANO- MATERIALS XXI CENTURY SUPRA- AND NANOTECHNOLOGIES FOR:  ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION  HEALTH PROTECTION  NOVEL, ALTERNATIVE "CLEAN" ENERGY SOURCES  MICRO- & NANOELECTRONICS  INFORMATICS  TELECOMMUNICATION

6. PSCNF CENTRES IN POLAND

7. PLPL UKUK DFRFR CHCH IESES HUHU ILIL SLSL CZCZ RORO LTLT SUSU BEBE POPO NLNL Number of research units 2525 2020 1212 94157323521211 Number of permane nt staff 279279 100100 747431 82121 3939 1212 1616 1313 10101 63030 1212 4 Envision ed tempora ry staff 3939 - 2828 1515 -- 81 - 3 ------- Enterpr ises 1 PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES COMPILED ON JAN. 10, 2003 NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES: 17 NUMBER OF RESEARCH UNITS INVOLVED: 103 NUMBER OF PERMANENT STAFF: 669 NUMBER OF ENVISIONED CONTEMPORARY STAFF: 104 NUMBER OF BUSINESS ENTERPRISES: 1

8. FP6 NMP PRIORITY AREA 3 EUROSUPRANET http://eoi.cordis.lu/dsp_details.cfm?ID=34009 FUNCTIONAL ADVANCED SUPRAMOLECULAR MATERIALS FOR DIAGNOSTICS, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION & DEVICES MIND MANAGER

9. TOPICS AND INSTRUMENTS OF INTEREST FOR OUR NETWORK IN NMP AREA ENVISIONED APPLICATIONS TO FP6, NMP: 1 NoE SEVERAL STREP-s 2 IP IN THE FUTURE: SEVERAL NEST, MC, CA EUROSUPRANET

10. 3.4.1.1-2 Self-organisation and self-assembling IP, NOE and STREP 3.4.1.3-1 Engineering techniques for nanotubes and IP, NOE and STREP related systems 3.4.2.1-1 Understanding materials phenomena NOE, STREP and CA 3.4.2.2-1 Mastering Chemistry; IP, NOE, STREP and CA processing creating new pathways for multifunctional materials 3.4.2.3-1 New materials by design IP, NOE, STREP and CA 3.4.2.3-2 New knowledge-based IP, NOE, STREP and CA higher performance materials for macro-scale applications 3.4.4.3- New generation of sensors, IP, NOE and STREP actuators and systems for health, safety and security of people and environment 3.4.1.1-1 Expanding the knowledge in size-dependent phenomena NOE, STREP and CA 3.4.2.2-2 Surface science and engineering IP, NOE, STREP and CA 3.4.3.1-1 New production technologies, STREP based on nanotechnology and new materials NEST & MC activities are planned

11. EUROSUPRANET ORGANISATION

12. NETWORK PARTICIPATING UNITS

13. AREAS OF OUR INTEREST MC & NEST PROGRAMMES ARE ENVISIONED ALSO

14. MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE

15. RELATIONS WITH EC OFFICE

16. TRAINING CONTENTS

17. BUSINESS STRUCTURE

18. INTERNET EXTENSIVE USE

19. PROFESSIONAL EXTERNAL SERVICES

20. EUROSUPRANET CONFERENCES

21. SPREADING OF EXCELLENCE