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Exploring extreme environments through photonic innovation

EXPLORER is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Staff Exchanges (MSCA-SE) project funded by the European Union under Grant Agreement No. 101235654, developing, validating and applying innovative photonic technologies to investigate extreme and remote natural environments in situ.

Through international and intersectoral mobility, the project brings together academic and industrial partners to exchange knowledge, develop skills and advance scientific research.

Optics laboratories (POLIMI partner) - image 1
Optics laboratories (POLIMI partner)​
Arctic microbiology fieldwork (AU)​
Arctic microbiology fieldwork (AU)​
Optics laboratories (POLIMI partner) - image 2
Optics laboratories (POLIMI partner)​
Lake Pavin (CEA)
Lake Pavin (CEA)
Optics laboratories (CNR partner) - image 3
Optics laboratories (CNR partner)​
Field sampling from Hokudai partner - image 2
Field sampling from Hokudai partner​
Optics laboratories (CNR partner) - image 1
Optics laboratories (CNR partner)​
Arctic microbiology fieldwork (AU)​
Arctic microbiology fieldwork (AU)​
Optics laboratories (CNR partner) - image 2
Optics laboratories (CNR partner)​
Field sampling from Hokudai partner - image 1
Field sampling from Hokudai partner​

EXPLORER in numbers

15 Partners

  1. Politecnico di Milano
  2. the Italian National Research Council
  3. Aarhus University
  4. Universidad de La Laguna
  5. Charles University
  6. Commissariat à l’énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives
  7. PIONIRS, srl
  8. Qsensato, srl
  9. University of Tokyo
  10. Universidad de La Frontera
  11. Lucendi, Inc.
  12. Boston University
  13. The University of New South Wales
  14. Hokkaido University
  15. Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

4 Continents

  1. Europe
  2. America
  3. Asia
  4. Oceania

11 Countries

  1. California
  2. Massachusetts
  3. Chile
  4. Brasil
  5. Spain
  6. Denmark
  7. France
  8. Italy
  9. Czech Republic
  10. Japan
  11. Australia

8 Innovative technologies

  1. Micro and nano laser fabrication.
  2. Portable microscopes for advanced imaging
  3. Hyperspectral camera
  4. Raman spectroscopy
  5. Time-domain diffuse optical spectroscopy
  6. Time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy/imaging
  7. Integrated optically-pumped magnetometer
  8. Microfluidics and Lab-on-a-Chip (LOC) devices

4 Natural ecosystems

  1. Hot springs in active volcanic regions.
  2. Remote icy or snowy regions
  3. Deep lake/sea beds
  4. Remote and contaminated natural environments

3 Companies

  1. PIONIRS, srl
  2. Qsensato, srl
  3. Lucendi, Inc.