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DTU in english Visit from space the speakers took a barrage of questions when a group of high school students met real live astronauts at DtU „How do you feel at take-off? What’s it like to be the only woman in space with male colleagues? What is your best and worst experience in space? How can I become an astronaut?“ There was a steady stream of questions when the two winners of DTU’s astronaut competition and 60 high school students from Virum Gymnasium turned up to meet the astronauts and hear them talk about their space mission. And both the astronauts from NASA and their colleague, Swedish space hero, the astronaut Christer Fuglesang from the European Space Agency, recounted their experiences with great enthusiasm and humor. Few would have been able to suppress a giggle when Christer Fuglesang said that almost every minute of the journey was one of the best experiences on the mission, and that the worst had probably been his occasional struggles with the space toilets. The astronauts took it in turns to provide a commentary on a film from the STS 116 mission to the international space station. They were assigned to deliver one PHOTO carSten BroDer hanSen astronaut to the station, and would then naturally have to bring another one home. The expedition took 12 days, and they landed in Florida three days before Christmas. They returned with 2 tons of refuse and spent equipment. Academic synergies between DTU and Risø National Laboratory put BIOP-center in pole position The fact that hospitals are now able to diagnose skin cancer with the aid of optics and lasers is due not least to the collaboration started in 1999 between Risø and DTU researchers on developing the use of optics for medical science. In 1999, when researchers from the two institutions engaged in a collaborative project on biomedical optics, which at the time was a relatively unresearched field, they were driven by purely scientific objectives and the conviction that a joint effort would produce results of benefit to society. „It was an uphill struggle in the first few years, but the differences were mutually reinforcing, and the results were really worth fighting for,“ comments Paul Michael Petersen, OFD’s Head of Center, and Anders Bjarklev, the Director of COM-DTU. It wasn’t as if they didn’t have enough to do in the first place; at that time, DTU’s COM was heavily involved in a project on fiberoptics for telecommunications. But once the researchers started meeting up at forums such as the Danish Optical Society, new ideas were generated and these were eventually so ”mature” that Jørgen Kjems asked Paul Michael Petersen to draft a proposal for a center collaboration. Other participants came from the Department of Informatics and Mathematical Modelling (IMM), the Microelectronics Center (MIC) and the Department of Physics at DTU; from the Herlev and Marselisborg hospitals and from four laser systems firms. „We were quicker off the mark than anyone else in Denmark, and there were many who turned up their noses at this unusual initiative in the health sector, but we were convinced it was the right thing to do,“ comments Paul Michael. „Besides which, we didn’t have any funding to speak of, in fact just a genuine interest in applying our scientific expertise in a new field,“ adds Anders Bjarklev. So, project finances were not robust in the beginning, and several years passed before the international publications really got underway. However, before long, the Center had established an innovative educational program involving the Risø researchers with Peter E. Andersen as anchor, along with various clinicians. The training program also benefited from the many facilities at DTU’s and Risø’s disposal, and the opportunity for clinical trials at the hospitals. Over time, the BIOP Center has established a number of attractive traditions for the PhD students, such as a summer school on the Swedish island of Ven every other year. Meanwhile, the BIOP Graduate School has now twice been awarded funding by the Danish research councils. Time has shown that the initiative was manifestly justified. „Today, the Center has solid finances, and enjoys international recognition in medical applications for optics. We participate in many framework programs, and receive funding from the Danish High Technology Foundation plus several EU grants, and generally the field enjoys high status due to its obvious benefits for society,“ says Paul Michael. „We were some of the first – many have followed our lead.“
World’s fastest network convened at DTU the research network of the future is constructed out of fiber optics – but geared to the users The largest bandwidth, wireless networks at universities across Europe, videocasted research and teaching. These are the ambitions for the European research networks. Every effort is being made to be the fastest in the world and to offer the best and most relevant services to researchers and students. On May 21-24, they will be turning up at DTU to get inspiration and new insights – and to share their experiences. The event was organized by DTU, UNI•C and the Danish Research Network. When the TERENA Networking Conference (TNC) goes live on May 21 at DTU, the Oticon auditorium will receive more than 450 international network specialists. The conference is held annually in May and this year it is Denmark’s turn to host the event. Dorte Olesen is both the managing director of UNI•C and president of TERENA (Trans-European Research and Education Networking Association). She is looking forward to the conference because of its importance for alliances and development. „TNC is where the European national research and education networks present their ideas and visions – what works and what they hope to get working – while it is also an opportunity to listen to the big international names from forefront areas,“ she says. The big names include Max Ibel from Google Switzerland and Claudia Natanson from Diageo in the UK and other keynote speakers. But besides the main topics, there are four parallel tracks on all four days, in which the local organizations can present their findings, ideas and projects. Besides UNI•C, the Danish Research Network and DTU are intently involved in making the many demanding network users feel comfortable during the conference. The Head of Secretariat for the Danish Research Network and Head of IT at DTU is looking forward to acting as host. „It always provides huge inspiration for new initiatives and things that can be done better by joining forces with the rest of the European networked community.“ Interest this year is running particularly high because the Research Network has applied for funding to upgrade to optical networks. This will bring Denmark up among the fastest in Europe. „Right now we are poised to be a part of the latest development – the establishment of a network structure with dedicated black fiber and dedicated optical equipment, which offers brand new potentials for high capacity and for adapting network attributes and facilities to specific research tasks,“ says Steen Pedersen.
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