PRR2 investment will fosters excellence in multidisciplinary research across CERENA’s core domains: energy, raw materials, and the environment. It reinforce CERENA’s role and integration into strategic national and European networks: the Collaboratory for Geosciences (C4G), the European Plate Observing System (EPOS-ERIC) and the CryoEM-PT (Cryo Electron Microscopy Hub).
The equipment acquired supports emerging scientific priorities, including (critical) raw materials processing, porous media flow modelling, low-carbon energy systems, remote sensing, digitalisation, waste valorisation, and the characterization of eco-innovative and geological materials. 

It also includes a strategic joint acquisition through a consortium of research units from Instituto Superior Tecnico’s ecosystem: an Advanced High Resolution Scanning Electron Microscopy System. All equipment in complements existing national capabilities and is integrated into recognized research infrastructures, ensuring broad accessibility and impact. 
 

• Frequency Domain Electromagnetics Equipment  (Geophex GEM-2)

   

• Benchtop TXRF Spectrometers for Trace Element Analysis  (Bruker TXRF)
• COMSOL Multi-physics Software
• Mercury Intrusion Pore Size Analyzer (PoreMaster 33)

• Ball Mill

  

• Advanced High-resolution Scanning Electron Microscopy System
• Wavelength‑dispersive XRF (WDXRF ZETIUM 4kW Ultimate Edition) & Accessories

• High-performance GPU-enabled computing (Nvidia H200)

  

• Automatic, high-precision system for thin section preparation (PM6 Precision Lapping & Polishing System)