CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS:

1. "Structure of nano-oxide materials and self-organization in stochastic media"
   Latvian Government Grant Nr.09.1580, 2010-2012 (Head: J. Purans).
    
2. MNT ERA-NET Matera Project "Functional materials for resistive switching memories" (FMRSM),
   2009-... (Head: R. Dittmann, Responsible: J. Purans ).
    
3. ESF Project "Nanomaterials for perspective energy effective solutions", No. 2009/0202/1DP/1.1.1.2.0/09/APIA/VIAA/141
   2009-2012 (Head: G. Zvejnieks , Responsible: A. Kuzmin).
    
4. "Advanced Functional Materials for Microelectronics, Nanoelectronics, Photonics, Biomedicine and Composite Materials, and related Technology Development",
   Latvian National Research Programme in Materials Science, 2005-2009 (Head: M.Springis, Responsible: A. Kuzmin).
    
5. "X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy with Femtometer Accuracy",
   Latvian Government Grant Nr.09.1191, 2009-2012 (Head: J. Purans).
    
6. "Study of Local Dynamics and Structure in Nano-Oxide Materials",
   Latvian Government Grant Nr.09.1211, 2009-2012 (Head: A. Kuzmin).
    
7. "X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy with Picometer Accuracy",
   Latvian Government Grant Nr.05.1714, 2005-2008 (Head: J. Purans).
    
8. "Advanced Spectroscopic Approach to the Study of Nanomaterials Structure",
   Latvian Government Grant Nr.05.1717, 2005-2008 (Head: A. Kuzmin).
    
9. "Nano-scale chemical mapping and surface structural modification by joined use of X-ray microbeams and tip assisted local detection (X-TIP)",
   Specific Targeted Research Project (supported by European Commission 6th Framework Programme), 2004-2007 (Head: F. Comin, Responsible: J. Purans).
    
10. "Lanthanide Chemistry for Diagnosis and Therapy",
    European COST Action D18, 1999-2006 (Head: J. Purans).
     
11. “Study of nanocrystalline oxide films for nano-lithographic applications",
    "OSMOSE" project within the bilateral collaboration programme between France and Latvia, 2004-2005 (Heads: J. Purans and Y. Mathey).
     
12. "Stable Gadolinium Complexes with fast water exchange for MRI Agents",
    NATO SCIENCE PROGRAMME - collaborative linkage grant, 2004-2005, University of California, Berkeley (Head: K. N. Raymond) and ISSP, Riga (Head: J. Purans).
     
13. "X-ray Absorption Picoscopy of Advanced Materials",
    Latvian Government Grant Nr.01.0811, 2001-2004 (Head: J. Purans).
     
14. "Nanocrystals structure reconstruction from x-ray absorption spectra using ab initio theoretical methods",
    Latvian Government Grant Nr.01.0821, 2001-2004 (Head: A. Kuzmin).
     

We also collaborate with the following projects:

1. "Magnetic Interactions in Nanosized Transition Metal Compounds",
   Latvian Government Grant Nr.09.1213, 2009-2012 (Head: N. Mironova-Ulmane).
    
2. "The Research of Iron Group Ions in Inorganic and Organic Compounds with Optical and ESR Methods",
   Latvian Government Grant Nr.05.1718, 2005-2008 (Head: N. Mironova-Ulmane).