Multi-user equipment approved in grant 2013/07296-2 (accessories for the MPMS3 SQUID-VSM)

• Grant number: 21/14833-0
• Support Opportunities: Multi-user Equipment Program
• Start date: November 01, 2024
• End date: October 31, 2031
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Physics - Condensed Matter Physics
• Principal Investigator: Elson Longo da Silva
• Grantee: Elson Longo da Silva
• Host Institution: Centro de Ciências Exatas e de Tecnologia (CCET). Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). São Carlos , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 13/07296-2 - CDMF - Center for the Development of Functional Materials, AP.CEPID

Abstract

Based on our previous experience, we propose a step forward in materials science research with theformation of a multidisciplinary Center for the Development of Functional Materials (CDFM). This centerwill be an offshoot of the Multidisciplinary Center for the Development of Ceramic Materials (MCDCM)which received FAPESP support from the first version of the CEPID program. The core focus of our centeris the ability to synthesize materials with a controlled chemical composition, a crystallographic structure andmorphology as well as to combine theory, simulations and experimental results. In the CDFM, we will usethese skills for the development of functional and nanostructured materials to address new societal needs byfinding solutions in three emerging main issues: renewable energy, health, and the environmentalsustainability. In terms of innovation and technological transfer, the proposal will be directly connected tothe basic research program and will act in the following segments: Pilot plants for functional nanoparticles,the development of new applications for functional materials and the generation of spin-off companies. Otherfundamental targets of our new center will be to strengthen our collaborations with international recognizedlaboratories in functional materials and to attract good international students and researchers. Efforts willalso be directed to the improvement of science education for elementary and high school students, to attractyoung people to scientific careers, and promote scientific knowledge diffusion in the media. (AU)