Representatives from respected Chinese research institution signed the agreement at the CNPEM campus
The Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) and the Center for High Pressure Science & Technology Advanced Research (HPSTAR) have signed a memorandum of understanding to promote scientific cooperation between Brazil and China.
This ten-year agreement establishes a collaboration focused on scientific research on high pressure and technological development involving exchanges of research and administrative staff, joint projects, and organization of academic events.
The document signed by CNPEM Director General Antonio José Roque da Silva, Brazilian Synchrotron Light National Laboratory (LNLS) Director Harry Westfahl Jr., and HPSTAR Director Wenge Yang recognizes the importance of the two institutions in their respective areas and is intended to foster an environment of academic and scientific exchange.
Left to right: Wenge Yang, HPSTAR Director; Arthur Haozhe Liu, HPSTAR Chair of Visiting Scholar Committee and International Office; Harry Westfahl Jr., LNLS Director; Narcizo Souza, Head of the Condensed Matter and Materials Science Division; Antonio José Roque da Silva, CNPEM Director General
As Harry Westfahl Jr. States, “Sirius is attracting top-level researchers from all over the world. Every time researchers from renowned centers like HPSTAR come here to conduct their experiments, the experience gained from the types of measurements they perform and the challenges they pose for us significantly elevate the level of our experiments. All researchers with extensive experience in science with synchrotron light who come to carry out measurements at Sirius contribute to this progress. Our goal is not just to create the best machines but also to conduct the best science in the world.”
The signing of the memorandum is expected to lead to meetings, seminars, symposia, and other activities to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and findings among researchers. This agreement will also make it possible to pursue financial support from public and private sources to accelerate the growth of collaborations between CNPEM and HPSTAR, in turn strengthening ties between the Chinese and Brazilian scientific communities.
“High pressure science is advancing almost every day. It greatly depends on technology, especially new synchrotron technologies. There are only a few fourth-generation synchrotron light sources in the world, and Brazil has one of the most advanced, which allowed us to make great strides in high pressure research,” notes Wenge Yang.
About LNLS
The Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS) engages in scientific research and technological development involving synchrotron light, focusing on the operation and exploration of the multidisciplinary potential of Sirius, the most advanced scientific infrastructure in Brazil. With ten research stations already operational and open to the scientific and industrial community, Sirius enables thousands of researchers from many fields to test hypotheses about the microscopic mechanisms that result in the properties of materials, both natural and synthetic, used in different areas such as health, environment, energy, and agriculture. LNLS is part of the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) in Campinas (SP), a social organization overseen by the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation (MCTI).
About CNPEM
The Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) is home to a state-of-the-art, multi-user and multidisciplinary scientific environment and works on different fronts within the Brazilian National System for Science, Technology and Innovation. A social organization overseen by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI), CNPEM is driven by research that impacts the areas of health, energy, renewable materials, and sustainability. It is responsible for Sirius, the largest assembly of scientific equipment constructed in the country, and is currently developing Project Orion, a laboratory complex for advanced pathogen research. Highly specialized science and engineering teams, sophisticated infrastructure open to the scientific community, strategic lines of investigation, innovative projects involving the productive, and training for researchers and students are the pillars of this institution that is unique in Brazil and able to serve as a bridge between knowledge and innovation. It is responsible for operating four National Laboratories: Synchrotron Light (LNLS), Biosciences (LNBio), Nanotechnology (LNNano), and Biorenewables (LNBR), as well as the Ilum School of Science, which offers a bachelor’s degree program in science and Technology with support from the Ministry of Education (MEC).
