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The evaluation process of the Stage 2 Call for 2016 has been finalised.

Following the Review Conference held in November, 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:

Energy
Metrology for hydrogen vehicles
Advanced PV energy rating
Metrology for complex thin film materials with energy applications
Metrology for smart energy management in electric railway systems
Metrology for advanced energy-saving technology in next-generation electronics applications
Metrology for biomethane
Multiphase flow reference metrology
Metrology for inductive charging of electric vehicles
Metrological support for LNG and LBG as transport fuel

Environment
Metrology for oxidised mercury
Metrology for light absorption by atmospheric aerosols
Further metrology for earth observation and climate
Metrology for mobile detection of ionising radiation following a nuclear or radiological incident
Metrology for nitrogen dioxide
Metrology for stable isotope reference standards
Metrology for air pollutant emissions
Aerosol metrology for atmospheric science and air quality
In situ metrology for decommissioning nuclear facilities
Metrology for radon monitoring

Normative
Developing electrical characterisation methods for future graphene electronics
Pavement surface characterisation for smart and efficient road lighting
kQ factors in modern external beam radiotherapy applications to update IAEA TRS-398
Towards an ISO standard for magnetic nanoparticles
Towards a documentary standard for an ionisation vacuum gauge
Improvement of emissivity measurements on reflective insulation materials
SAR measurement using vector probes
Bidirectional reflectance definitions

Research Potential
Development of scientific and technical capabilities in the field of chemical analysis
Certified forensic alcohol reference materials
Developing research capabilities for traceable intraocular pressure measurements

Support for Impact
The previous EMRP JRP that each SIP is linked to is shown in brackets
New underpinning standards for improved bio-analytical measurement in Biotechnology & In vitro Diagnostics (SIB54)

EURAMET would like to thank the following referees who evaluated proposals in 2016:

 
The 56 referees consisted of 44 men (78.6 %), 12 women (21.4 %) and represented 22 different nationalities.