Final Activity Report Summary - BURNQUEST (Transfer of knowledge towards a world class combustion chemistry centre)
The main objective of this project was to transfer knowledge and high-level expertise in computational quantum chemistry, mechanism reduction and sensitivity analysis to a pre-existing combustion chemistry group (which lacked these skills) in order to create a world-class combustion chemistry centre. This has been achieved.
The profile of the group has been raised considerably, and in spite of the fact that Ireland is a small country on the periphery of Europe without any manufacturing or research and development in automotive and power generation industries, we have gained valuable industrial R&D contracts from companies in the European Union (EU), North America and the Middle East. The enhanced profile has led to the centre being centrally involved in the launch of a new COST Action on 'detailed chemical kinetic models for cleaner combustion' with 24 other countries in the EU.
The profile of the group has been raised considerably, and in spite of the fact that Ireland is a small country on the periphery of Europe without any manufacturing or research and development in automotive and power generation industries, we have gained valuable industrial R&D contracts from companies in the European Union (EU), North America and the Middle East. The enhanced profile has led to the centre being centrally involved in the launch of a new COST Action on 'detailed chemical kinetic models for cleaner combustion' with 24 other countries in the EU.