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The evaluation process of the Stage 2 Call for 2020 has been finalised

Following the Review Conference held in November 2020, where external independent referees evaluated and ranked the proposals, the EMPIR Committee agreed on a final list of selected projects to fund. The following project proposals have been selected and will be invited for contract negotiation:

Industry

• Metrology for the recycling of Technology Critical Elements to support Europe's circular economy agenda
• Dynamic applications of large volume metrology in industry of tomorrow environments
• RF Measurements for future communications applications
• Traceable metrology of soft X-ray to IR optical constants and nanofilms for advanced manufacturing
• Quantum sensors for metrology based on single-atom-like device technology
• Metrology for trace water in ultra-pure process gases
• Traceable industrial 3D roughness and dimensional measurement using optical 3D microscopy and optical distance sensors
• Traceability of localised functional properties of nanostructures with high speed scanning probe microscopy
• Metrology in manufacturing compound semiconductors for power electronics
• Metrology for industrial decarbonisation
• Metrology infrastructure for high-pressure gas and liquified hydrogen flows
• Electrical nanoscale metrology in industry
• Sustainable advanced flow meter calibration for transport sector

Fundamental

• Two-species composite atomic clocks
• Pushing boundaries of nano-dimensional metrology by light
• Two dimensional lattices of covalent- and metal-organic frameworks for the Quantum Hall resistance standard
• Towards new primary activity standardisation methods based on low-temperature detectors
• Single- and entangled photon sources for quantum metrology
• Memristive devices as quantum standard for nanometrology
• Microwave metrology for superconducting quantum circuits 
• Next generation ultrastable lasers: reducing thermal noise limit and overcoming technical limitations with new materials and technologies

Normative

• Metrology for temporal light modulation
• Establishing metrology standards in microfluidic devices
• Standardisation of measurements for DC electricity grids
• Metrology for the determination of emissions of dangerous substances from building materials into indoor air
• Improved metrology for quantitative MRI
• Metrology for standardised seawater pHT measurements in support of international and European climate strategies 

Support for Networks 

• Support for a European Metrology Network for clean energy
• Support for a European Metrology Network on food safety
• Support for a European Metrology Network on pollution monitoring

Support for Impact

The previous EMPIR/EMRP JRP that each SIP is linked to is shown in brackets

• Developing an ISO Technical Specification “Characteristics for a stable ionisation vacuum gauge” to support uptake and dissemination of 16NRM05 results (16NRM05)
• Transfer of developed pre-selection and free release technology to decommissioning industries (16ENV09)
• New underpinning standards for improved bio-analytical measurement in infectious diseases (15HLT07)
• Standardization of a quantitative Magneto-Optical Indicator Film based magnetic field measurement technique (15SIB06)
• Knowledge Transfer for Optical Communications (IND51)

EURAMET would like to thank the following referees who evaluated proposals in 2020:

The 104 referees consisted of 80 men (76.9 %), 24 women (23.1 %) and represented 25 different nationalities.