NTAP:Outreach

	OUTREACH

° The main results of the project can be found on the European Union Cordis web site. 33110. Database on small-scale turbulence and plankton interactions 33111. Dynamic model of the foodweb that includes effects of turbulence --> This promising result was selected to be showcased as an offer by the EU: Measuring turbulence impact on plankton populations 33112. Turbulence microsensor --> This promising result was selected to be showcased as an offer by the EU: Vectrino: a micro-sensor for turbulent flows 33113. Customized solution to measure turbulence inside grid-stirred containers 33114. Equations of diffusion and encounter under turbulence 33115. Dataset on ciliate growth and clearance rates under turbulence --> This promising result was selected to be showcased as an offer by the EU: The effect of oceanic turbulence on plankton 33117. Dataset on effects of turbulence on mass transfer in whole plankton communities --> This promising result was selected to be showcased as an offer by the EU: Gaining knowledge on Europe's coastal regions 33118. Dataset on dinoflagellate trophic role under turbulence 33119. Dataset on nutrient affinities 33120. System to generate turbulence in the laboratory --> This promising result was selected to be showcased as an offer by the EU: Inducing fluid turbulence in laboratory studies These same results have been indexed by this German technology web site: http://www.innovationsreport.de/html/berichte/biowissenschaften_chemie/bericht-39985.html. Dolan http://www.innovations-report.de/html/berichte/umwelt_naturschutz/bericht-38456.html. Marrase http://www.innovationsreport.de/html/berichte/biowissenschaften_chemie/bericht-37807.html. Metcalfe http://www.innovationsreport.de/html/berichte/energie_elektrotechnik/bericht-39618.html. Nortek http://www.innovations-report.de/html/berichte/biowissenschaften_chemie/bericht-38677.html. Peters
° NTAP brochure
° In the news
	Radio broadcast of an interview to Celia Marrasé (NTAP Coordinator) about turbulence and plankton and to other ICM scientists (in Catalan). Catalunya Radio, 17/11/2001). Download (5.9 MB) the Real Audio file and listen to it in your computer.
	Newspaper article on science at the ICM (El Periodico, 23/11/2001, in Spanish or Catalan). Picture shows Oscar Guadayol with microcosms.
° Open doors at the ICM showing systems to generate and measure turbulence to the general public.
° Patent filing. We are filing a patent for the FERMETA turbulence generating system.
° Databases
	Papers related to turbulence and plankton interactions
	Data related to turbulence and plankton interactions
° NTAP summary meeting to be held in Barcelona on March 5-6, 2004
° NTAP cosponsors the Workshop on Future Directions in Modelling Physical-Biological Interactions to be held in Barcelona on March 8-9, 2004. Francesc Peters is chairing the Workshop together with Charles Hannah (Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Canada). Cèlia Marrasé and Elisa Berdalet are on the scientific and organizing committees and Aisling Metcalfe will be an invited speaker.
° NTAP has a significant participation in the ASLO/TOS Ocean Research Conference to be held in Honolulu, HI (USA) on Feb 15-20, 2004. In addition to NTAP's 6 oral and poster presentations, Francesc Peters is chairing the Special Session SS2.04 Effects of Small-scale Turbulence at the Community and Ecosystem Levels. See some pictures of Hawai'i.