ANNUAL PLAN FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE TECHNICAL RESERVE FOR INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE REGARDING 2020 PROJECTS.

• Grant number: 21/09816-0
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Technical Reserve for Institutional Research Infrastructure
• Start date: February 01, 2022
• End date: October 31, 2023
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry
• Principal Investigator: Márcia Aparecida da Silva Spinacé
• Grantee: Márcia Aparecida da Silva Spinacé
• Host Institution: Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas (CCNH). Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC). Ministério da Educação (Brasil). Santo André , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The Center for Natural and Human Sciences (CCNH) is one of three centers that, together with the Center for Engineering, Modeling and Applied Social Sciences (CECS) and the Center for Mathematics, Computing and Cognition (CMCC), develop interdisciplinary activities in teaching , research and extension at the Federal University of ABC (UFABC). Its mission is "to offer quality education in the areas of its knowledge, as well as to encourage and promote scientific research, extension and cultural actions, aiming to become a reference within institutions in the country and in the world. Contribute to regional and national technological development to form and promote the growth of the region and the country. Encourage and promote the dissemination of knowledge in the sphere of Natural and Human Sciences". The development of such activities is conducted by 237 (two hundred and thirty-seven) professors2 linked to the areas of natural sciences - Biology, Physics and Chemistry - and Philosophy and History of Science, many of which are accredited by 13 postgraduate programs, all of a highly interdisciplinary character.The number of professors allocated at the CCNH has fluctuated due to the dynamics of hiring and transit to/from other institutions, as we are reaching the number of professors foreseen for the center. Despite this, with the maturity of our faculty and the consequent expansion of research groups, the need for qualified space continues to grow. The recent delivery of around 1900 m² in Block L, on the UFABC campus in Santo André, a space destined for the installation of CCNH research groups, allowed their relocation, requiring, however, some structural adjustments.Parallel to the change, the wear and tear on UFABC's infrastructure and the dynamism inherent in the development of research require actions so that its continuity and quality are preserved, thus ensuring the fulfillment of UFABC's mission, under the terms of the Institutional Development Plan. In this sense, the RTI 2020 meets the supply of needs related to Laboratory renovations and other expenses for research infrastructure; Support for maintenance and improvements in collective research support infrastructure. (AU)