Impacts & lasting activities
A final overview
The SCOPE project can be considered
a success story, not only in terms of research results and other lasting
activities, but especially in its ability to open new
research directions and to transfer ideas into innovation. The scientific
impact can be demonstrated by the many publications supported by the project (over
200) and the numerous high-impact dissemination activities, as evidenced by the
high number of plenary/keynote/invited lectures (over 270, for conciseness,
oral and poster presentations are not listed).
Thanks to the SCOPE project, the
area of plasma-catalysis and beyond (e.g., using renewable energy sources to
drive chemical conversion of small molecules) is now a consolidated frontier
area, with the project pushing research in extending to novel directions and
applications, new ways to mechanistic understanding (including radically new
approaches), and innovations. Remarkably, three Proof of Concept (PoC) projects
and four spin-off companies are stemming from the project, as well as many
national/international projects originating from ideas and research concepts
generated during the project.
Additionally, the four PIs received numerous
awards for SCOPE project activities and for lecturing at many conferences. A
book co-edited by the four PIs on plasma processes for N2 fixation,
various special issues of journals, and conferences organized by the four PIs
in the frame of SCOPE activities are further lasting activities connected to
the project. Last but not least, a large number of researchers and young scientists
were trained or carried out activities during the SCOPE project.
SCOPE research has been incorporated into a
90-minute documentary film about lightning by the French director François
Tribolet. His documentary on lightning is premiering on April 23rd, 2026. Bolts
from the Blue - https://distribution.studiotf1.com/lists/r18922/