The second day of the CEDENNA Seminar Cycle addressed how nanotechnology can contribute to the production of safe food, reducing the amount of fertilizers and pesticides used in the fields. And at the same time, from the perspective of nanosecurity, the importance of considering the impact that nanomaterials can have on soils and plants.
"The Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, CEDENNA, is a very solid center, with very good leadership, a team of researchers, students, and thesis students who effectively fully comply with what ANID expects from a Basal Center," the members pointed out. of the National Research and Development Agency at the end of its annual inspection visit to the center.
From Monday May 15 to Friday May 27, the CEDENNA exhibition "Images of the Nanomundo" will be installed on the esplanade of the Bellas Artes Metro Station for the public of all ages to visit and discover, through playful and beautiful images, the amazing world of nanoscience and nanotechnology.
"From theory to practice: how nanotechnology can help solve the environmental water crisis". With this great theme, the 2023 season of the CEDENNA Seminar Cycle began, a day that was highly attended by researchers and students interested in knowing what Drs. Samuel Baltazar and Pamela Sepúlveda would expose on this matter that is so relevant today.
The speakers pointed out that the use of nanotechnology was born as an efficient technological proposal for various environmental problems, such as the contamination of aqueous matrices.
A group of researchers and academics from the Universidad de Los Andes (UANDES) participated in a day of talks offered by CEDENNA researchers and then visited some of the laboratories of the center to learn about part of the developments that are carried out there. This activity was carried out within the framework of the collaboration agreement signed by both institutions to promote the exchange of experiences and knowledge, thus defining some joint initiatives.
With interesting exhibitions that gave an account of the work that is carried out at the level of applied research for the production of containers and packaging with minimal environmental impact, this Monday, January 16, the International Seminar "Innovation in the development of new materials from polymers" was held. biobased: moving towards sustainability".
Promoting the incorporation, participation and leadership of women in the scientific field is the main objective of the CEDENNA Gender Commission, which was established this week.
These are two ANID projects. The first one is called, "Decontamination of water resources through the use of 3D structures reinforced with allotropes of carbon and nanoparticles: A theoretical-experimental collaboration." The members of the CEDENNA team are Dr. Samuel Baltazar (project director), Javier Rojas and Dr. Pamela Sepúlveda, all from USACH; Dr. Felipe Valencia (Universidad Mayor) and Dr. Alejandra García (CIMAV Institute, Mexico).
Two versions will be held this year by ProNano, the training workshop for secondary school teachers that CEDENNA has traditionally offered once a year. Now we will have a version in the first semester, already scheduled for Thursday, March 2, and another for the second semester of 2023.
The Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, CEDENNA, joined four ministries to promote the work of women in Chilean mining and contribute from science to the development of this important sector, through the signing of a commitment letter signed during the ceremony closing ceremony of the National Women and Mining Roundtable.
