The MIND project is in charge of one session at the Goldschmidt conference in Paris August 13-18. Come and listen to the latest findings from the MIND project at our session 13n: Biogeochemical Processes and Radioactive Waste Disposal which is chaired and organized by the MIND members Andrea Cherkouk and Jonathan Lloyd. The MIND project […]
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Invitation to MIND 2017 Workshop
The second MIND Project Annual Meeting and Project Executive Committee meeting are scheduled to take place in Prague, Czech Republic on the 3rd to 5th of May. The complete MIND 2017 Workshop will be hosted by the Technical University of Liberec and Centrum Vyzkumu in Rez. Read more about the Workshop.
Periodic Technical Reporting
These first 18 months have been very exciting due to the enthusiasm of all partners to start producing results and when compiling the quarterly reports of all WPs it becomes obvious that we have already accomplished a lot!
Deliverable 2.1 now available
Deliverable 2.1, Inventory of reducing gases, is now available under Deliverables.
New deliverables available
Two new documents are now available under Deliverables: Deliverable 2.2: Design, set up and operation of experimental equipment Deliverable 3.3: Modular microbiology education and training
Microbiology and disposal of radioactive wastes, October 2016
Between 24th and 28th of October 2016 Micans taught a course about how microorganisms can influence future final repositories for radioactive waste.Six participants from across Europe attended the course. For more information, please see: http://micans.se/microbiology-and-radwaste-course. The photo shows Methanosarcina barkeri visualised using FISH, fluorecent in situ hybridisation, using the CY-3 DNA probe specific for Archaea. Photo: Linda Johansson.
Newsletter September 2016
The second newsletter from the MIND-project is now available. Content of this Newsletter: 1.Work Package 1: ILW Organic Polymer Degradation 2.Work Package 2: HLW Waste Form Degradation 3.Work Package 3: Evaluating and Sharing the Knowledge 4.Work Package 4: Project Management Download the newsletter.
Exchange opportunities
A new section has been introduced on the website – Exchange Opportunities. In this section you will find the exchange opportunities in microbiology and nuclear waste that is available within the MIND-project. You will reach the new section via a new headline in the topmenu. Exchange opportunities
MIND results presented at International Biometals Symposium
Miguel Angel Ruiz Fresneda, PhD student working in the MIND Project, was awarded by Carl- Zeiss Company with the excellent presentation at the 10th International Biometals Symposium 2016 in Dresden, Germany. He presented the results obtained in the MIND Project. Biometals certificate and abstract (pdf)
Abstracts from MIND Project Annual Meeting
Extended Abstracts from MIND Project Annual Meeting, is now available under Dissemination.
Project Annual Meeting
Our first Project Annual Meeting May 2-4, hosted by the University of Granada was a success. This time we were 44 participants, representing the 15 project member organisations and end-users. Thanks a lot for your contribution! See you all in Prague May 3-5, 2017.
Newsletter March 2016
The first newsletter from the MIND-project is now available. Content of this Newsletter: WP 1: ILW Organic Polymer Degradation WP 2: HLW Waste Form Degradation WP 3: Evaluating and Sharing the Knowledge Project Annual Meeting Download the Newletter
Project Annual Meeting
The EU-project MIND (Microbiology In Nuclear waste Disposal) will have its first Project Annual Meeting (PAM) which is scheduled to take place in Granada on the 2nd to 4th of May at the University of Granada. The meeting include a pre-meeting workshop covering key technical aspects of working with nucleic acids and clays intended as […]
Microbial research
Preparation of batch experiments in an anaerobic glove box specifically designed and optimized to perform microbial research. Photo: SCK•CEN.
Mont Terri HRL
Mont Terri HRL is one of the research facilities that is used in the MIND Project. Photo: Birgitta Kalinowski