Advanced Radio Astronomy in Europe

Project Information

RADIONET3

Grant agreement ID: 283393

Project closed

Start date 1 January 2012

End date 31 December 2015

Funded under

• Specific Programme "Capacities": Research infrastructures

Total cost € 11 577 384,32

EU contribution € 9 500 000,00

Coordinated by

MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN EV
Germany

Objective

RadioNet is an I3 that coordinates all of Europe’s leading radio astronomy facilities in an integrated cooperation to achieve transformational improvement in the quality and quantity of the scientific research of European astronomers. RadioNet3 includes 27 partners operating world-class radio telescopes and/or performing cutting-edge R&D in a wide range of technology fields important for radio astronomy.

RadioNet3 proposes a work plan that is structured into 6 NAs, 7 TNAs and 4 JRAs with the aim to integrate and optimise the use and development of European radio astronomy infrastructures. The general goals of RadioNet3 are to:
- facilitate, for a growing community of European researchers, access to the complete range of Europe’s world-leading radio-astronomical facilities, including the ALMA telescope;
- secure a long-term perspective on scientific and technical developments in radio astronomy, pooling resources and expertise that exist among the partners;
- stimulate new R&D activities for the existing radio infrastructures in synergy with ALMA and the SKA;
- contribute to the implementation of the vision of the ASTRONET Strategic Plan for European Astronomy by building a sustainable and world leading radio astronomical research community.

RadioNet3 builds on the success of two preceeding I3s under FP6 and FP7, but it also takes a leap forward as it includes facilitation of research with ALMA via a dedicated NA, and 4 pathfinders for the SKA in its TNA Program. It has a transparent and efficient management structure designed to optimally support the implementation of the project.

RadioNet is now recognized by funding agencies and international project consortia as the European entity representing radio astronomy and facilitating the access to and exploitation of excellent facilities in this field. This is of paramount importance, as a dedicated, formal European radio astronomy organisation to coordinate and serve the needs of this community does not yet exist.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › physical sciences › astronomy › observational astronomy › radio astronomy
• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › atmospheric sciences › climatology › climatic changes › north atlantic oscillation

Programme(s)

• FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research infrastructures

Topic(s)

• INFRA-2011-1.1.21. - Research Infrastructures for advanced radio astronomy

Call for proposal

FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES-2011-1
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Funding Scheme

CP-CSA-Infra - Combination of CP and CSA

Coordinator

MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN EV

• EU contribution: € 1 740 830,95
• Address: HOFGARTENSTRASSE 8 ; 80539 Munchen ; Germany
• Region: Bayern › Oberbayern › München, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Karl-Heinz Böckelmann (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

Participants (28)

STICHTING ASTRONOMISCH ONDERZOEK IN NEDERLAND

Netherlands

• EU contribution: € 1 039 295,77
• Address: Oude Hoogeveensedijk 4 ; 7991PD DWINGELOO
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Janneke Wubs-Komdeur (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

INSTITUT DE RADIO ASTRONOMIE MILLIMETRIQUE SOCIETE CIVILE

France

• EU contribution: € 676 404,81
• Address: RUE DE LA PISCINE 300 DOMAINE UNIVERSITAIRE ; 38400 Saint-Martin-d'Heres
• Region: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes › Rhône-Alpes › Isère
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Laurent Palaric (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI ASTROFISICA

Italy

• EU contribution: € 398 242,50
• Address: VIALE DEL PARCO MELLINI 84 ; 00136 Roma
• Region: Centro (IT) › Lazio › Roma
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Luigina Feretti (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

JOINT INSTITUTE FOR VERY LONG BASELINE INTERFEROMETRY AS A EUROPEAN RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE CONSORTIUM (JIV-ERIC)

Netherlands

• EU contribution: € 2 574 209,44
• Address: OUDE HOOGEVEENSEDIJK 4 ; 7991 PD Dwingeloo
• Region: Noord-Nederland › Drenthe › Zuidwest-Drenthe
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Aukelien Van Den Poll (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

JOINT INSTITUTE FOR V.L.B.I. IN EUROPE (J.I.V.E.)

Participation ended

Netherlands

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: OUDE HOOGEVEENSEDIJK 4 ; 7991 PD DWINGELOO
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Aukelien Van Den Poll (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 641 521,42
• Address: OXFORD ROAD ; M13 9PL Manchester
• Region: North West (England) › Greater Manchester › Manchester
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Liz Fay (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

CHALMERS TEKNISKA HOGSKOLA AB

Sweden

• EU contribution: € 703 986,23
• Address: - ; 412 96 GOTEBORG
• Region: Södra Sverige › Västsverige › Västra Götalands län
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Maria Karlsson (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 113 948,00
• Address: TRINITY LANE THE OLD SCHOOLS ; CB2 1TN Cambridge
• Region: East of England › East Anglia › Cambridgeshire CC
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Renata Schaeffer (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 100 476,32
• Address: Polaris House North Star Avenue ; SN2 1SZ SWINDON
• Activity type: Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Gillian Carr (Mrs.)
• Total cost: No data

STICHTING SRON NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SPACE RESEARCH

Netherlands

• EU contribution: € 118 720,00
• Address: Sorbonnelaan 2 ; 3584 CA UTRECHT
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Jolanda De Haan (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS

France

• EU contribution: € 61 800,00
• Address: AVENUE DE L OBSERVATOIRE 61 ; 75014 Paris
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Paris
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Mathieu Jacques (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 249 400,00
• Address: WELLINGTON SQUARE UNIVERSITY OFFICES ; OX1 2JD Oxford
• Region: South East (England) › Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire › Oxfordshire
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Stephen Conway (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSIDAD DE ALCALA

Spain

• EU contribution: € 219 730,00
• Address: PLAZA DE SAN DIEGO ; 28801 Alcala De Henares/Madrid
• Region: Comunidad de Madrid › Comunidad de Madrid › Madrid
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Marta Gutiérrez De Teran (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT

Netherlands

• EU contribution: € 118 750,00
• Address: STEVINWEG 1 ; 2628 CN Delft
• Region: West-Nederland › Zuid-Holland › Delft en Westland
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: José Van Vugt (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY - ESO EUROPEAN ORGANISATION FOR ASTRONOMICAL RESEARCH IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE

Germany

• EU contribution: € 113 400,00
• Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2 ; 85748 Garching
• Region: Bayern › Oberbayern › München, Landkreis
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Patrick Geeraert (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

KOREA ASTRONOMY AND SPACE SCIENCE INSTITUTE

South Korea

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: WHAAM DONG 61-1 YUSEONG GU ; 305 348 DAEJOEN
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Bong Won Sohn (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITE BORDEAUX I

Participation ended

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 351 Cours de la Liberation ; 33405 TALENCE
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Annick Caperan (Mrs.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITE DE BORDEAUX

France

• EU contribution: € 58 710,00
• Address: PLACE PEY BERLAND 35 ; 33000 Bordeaux
• Region: Nouvelle-Aquitaine › Aquitaine › Gironde
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Annick Caperan (Mrs.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITE D'ORLEANS

France

• EU contribution: € 48 925,00
• Address: CHATEAU DE LA SOURCE ; 45067 Orleans Cedex 2
• Region: Centre — Val de Loire › Centre — Val de Loire › Loiret
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Sylvie Legroux (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV

Germany

• EU contribution: € 161 331,32
• Address: HANSASTRASSE 27C ; 80686 Munchen
• Region: Bayern › Oberbayern › München, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Andrea Zeumann (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

TURUN YLIOPISTO

Finland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: YLIOPISTONMAKI ; 20014 Turku
• Region: Manner-Suomi › Etelä-Suomi › Varsinais-Suomi
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Mari Riipinen (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIWERSYTET MIKOLAJA KOPERNIKA W TORUNIU

Poland

• EU contribution: € 41 000,00
• Address: UL. JURIJA GAGARINA 11 ; 87100 Torun
• Region: Makroregion północny › Kujawsko-pomorskie › Bydgosko-toruński
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Lucyna Kejna (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITAT ZU KOLN

Germany

• EU contribution: € 61 980,00
• Address: ALBERTUS MAGNUS PLATZ ; 50931 Koln
• Region: Nordrhein-Westfalen › Köln › Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Dorothee Eder (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

VENTSPILS AUGSTSKOLA

Latvia

• EU contribution: € 41 000,00
• Address: INZENIERU IELA 101 ; LV-3601 Ventspils
• Region: Latvija › Latvija › Kurzeme
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Egils Vitols (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

AALTO KORKEAKOULUSAATIO SR

Finland

• EU contribution: € 41 000,00
• Address: OTAKAARI 1 ; 02150 Espoo
• Region: Manner-Suomi › Helsinki-Uusimaa › Helsinki-Uusimaa
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Juha Kallunki (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION

South Africa

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: MEIRING NAUDE ROAD BRUMMERIA ; 0001 Pretoria
• Activity type: Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Bernard Fanaroff (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION

Australia

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: CLUNIES ROSS STREET CSIRO BLACK MOUNTAIN SCIENCE AND INNOVATION PARK ; 2601 Acton Act
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Phil Crosby (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

STICHTING INTERNATIONAL LOFAR TELESCOPE

Netherlands

• EU contribution: € 175 338,24
• Address: OUDE HOOGEVEENSEDIJK 4 ; 7991 PD Dwingeloo
• Region: Noord-Nederland › Drenthe › Zuidwest-Drenthe
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: René Cornelis Vermeulen (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data