Kick-off of the Astrophysics Centre for Multimessenger studies in Europe – ACME, an EU-funded project built by and for the astroparticle and the astronomy communities
On the 16th and 17th of September was held in Paris the kick-off meeting for the Astrophysics Centre for Multimessenger studies in Europe – ACME. This HORIZON-INFRA-2023-SERV-01 EU-funded project coordinated by Centre national de la recherche scientifique CNRS aims to realize an ambitious coordinated European-wide optimization of the accessibility and cohesion between multiple leading astroparticle and astronomy research infrastructures, offering access to instruments, data and expertise, focused on the new science of multi-messenger astrophysics.
With 40 world-class collaborating institutions from 15 countries, ACME brings together the astroparticle and astronomy communities in a joint effort to forge a basis for strengthened long-term collaboration between these research infrastructures irrespective of location and level up access opportunities across Europe and beyond.
The ACME project coordinator Prof. Antoine Kouchner (CNRS/Université Paris Cité), and co-coordinator Paolo D’Avanzo (INAF), represent each community to ensure balance and drive cross-domain collaboration.
ECAP will be part of the project and support the scientific access to the data and services of the neutrino telescopes ANTARES and KM3NeT.
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Project page: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101131928
Contact:
- Antoine KOUCHNER, Scientific Coordinator (CNRS/UPCité): kouchner@apc.in2p3.fr
- Paolo D’AVANZO, Scientific Co-coordinator (INAF): paolo.davanzo@inaf.it
- Julie EPAS, Project Manager (CNRS): epas@apc.in2p3.fr