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MIT-France Seed Fund 2002-2003
Grant Recipients

Flexible Rendering: Generic Methods for Real-Time, Non-Photorealistic Rendering and Geometry

A collaboration between:

  • Fredo Durand Professor, MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
  • Francois Sillion, Directeur de Recherche, Projet Artis INRIA Grenoble, France
  • George Drettakis, Chargé de Recherche, Projet Reves, INRIA Sophia-Antipolis, France


Novel Nanostructured Materials for Fuel Cell Catalysis and for Active Contaminant Sensing

A collaboration between:

  • Nicola Marzari, Associate Professor, MIT Department of Materials Science and Engineering
  • Francesco Mauri, Professor, Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI), France


Analysis of Chemical and Physical Properties of Sediments to Understand the Evolution of the Earth's Climate

A collaboration between:

  • Edward Boyle, Professor, MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
  • Julian Sachs, Visiting Associate Professor, MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
  • Jean-Claude Duplessy, Directeur de Recherche, CNRS; LSCE, France
  • Laurent Labeyrie, Professor, Université Paris-Sud 11, Orsay

 

Convection and Cloud Parameterization Schemes

A collaboration between:

  • Kerry Emanuel, Professor of Meteorology, MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
  • Sandrine Bony, Chargée de Recherche CNRS, Université Paris VI, France


Air-sea Interaction and Climate Variability Analysis of Chemical and Physical Properties of Sediments to Understand the Evolution of the Earth's Climate

A collaboration between:

  • John Marshall, Professor, MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
  • Claude Frankignoul, Professor, Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI), France


On the Importance of the Earth's Tilt in the Climate System

A collaboration between:

  • Julian Sachs, Visiting Associate Professor, MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
  • Francoise Vimeux, Chargee de Recherche CNRS, Universite Paris VI, France


Upper Mantle Anisotropy Beneath Japan From Shear Wave Splitting

A collaboration between:

  • Robert van der Hilst, Professor, MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
  • Neil Ribe, Researcher, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, France