Science and Technology in the State of São Paulo, Brazil
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1 Science and Technology in the State of São Paulo, Brazil Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz Science Director São Paulo Research Foundation, FAPESP espca pptx 1
2 Brazil: 206 million people, 7 th GDP Brazil espca pptx 2
3 State of São Paulo, Brasil 42 Million people 32% of Brazil s GDP 45% of Brazilian science 13% of State budget to HE and R&D 1.7% GDP for R&D 3 State Universities 3+1 Federal H.E. institutions 52 State Tech Faculties 45% of the PhDs graduated in Brazil (6,131 in 2014) 22 Research Institutes (19 state/3 federal) espca pptx 3
4 The S&T system in the state of São Paulo, Brazil espca pptx 4
5 Brazil: State R&D expenditures, 2013 Source: Indicadores C&T, MCTI 25 x 10 x espca pptx 5
6 São Paulo R&D Expenditures International comparison espca pptx 6
7 Fapesp: São Paulo Research Foundation Mission: support research in all fields Funded by the State of São Paulo with 1% of all state revenues All proposals are peer reviewed (25,000 proposals in 2015) Average time for decision 64 days; 40% success rate Annual budget: $PPP 650 million in 2016 Fellowships In Brazil: 2,000 SI, 1,100 MSc, 3,000 DrSc, 2,000 Post-docs, 800 other Abroad: 1,200 per year Academic R&D RIDC/11 years, Thematic/5 years, Young Investigators/4 years, Regular/2 years University-Industry Joint R&D: Microsoft, Agilent, Braskem, Oxiteno, SABESP, VALE, Natura, Petrobrás, Embraer, Padtec, Biolab, Cristalia, Whirlpool, Boeing, Astra-Zeneca, Intel Engineering Res. Centers: 10 years joint grants FAPESP/Industry PCBA, GSK, Natura, BG Small bussiness R&D (PIPE): 1,500 SBE s (three awards per week in 2015) espca pptx 7
8 FAPESP expenditures, 2015 Total: R$ billion espca pptx 8
9 São Paulo creates more articles than any country in Latin America espca pptx 9
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11 How did Man come to America? espca pptx 11
12 SOAR: Southern Observatory for Astrophysical Research J.B. Haislip et al., A photometric redshift of z = for GRB , Starting 2014: Nature 440, (9 March 2006). Infrared afterglow observation after a GRB - unveils the explosion which happened 13 billion years ago. These results demonstrated that GRBs can be used to trace the star formation, metallicity, and reionization histories of the early Universe. USP, UFRGS, UNC Ch.Hill Fapesp, CNPq, NSF, espca pptx 12
13 Unicamp start-ups: 358 companies, > jobs, yearly rev. R$ 3 billion espca pptx 13
14 BIOEN FAPESP s Bioenergy research: ton/ha?? espca pptx 14
15 48% of Brazil s energy comes from renewable sources (2009) Energy sources in Brazil, % 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Non-Renewable Renewable cane 18% Renewables in Brazil: 48%; World: 13%; OECD: 7,2%
16 Embraer-FAPESP: R&D to build an innovative jet Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation and tests Research co-funded by FAPESP, using several universities espca pptx 16
17 FAPESP-Industry-University Engineering Research Centers Center is hosted in a university, PI a professor Adjunct Director is a researcher from the company as a visiting professor at the university Other company researchers as visiting professor are more than welcome 10 year contract; R$ 2 6 million per year from FAPESP and Company, plus labor costs by university Typical proportion: FAPESP:Industry:University - 1:1:2 One center selected, other five in selection Peugeot-Citroen (PCBA) Biofuel Engines Engineering Research Center; hosted at Unicamp (incl. ITA, USP, Mauá); PCBA+FAPESP - R$ 16 million + in-kind by host univ. (est. R$ 16 million) GSK Engineering Research Center on Sustainable Chemistry; R$ 32 million + in-kind by host university Engineering Research Center on Target Discovery; R$ 32 million + in-kind by host university Natura: Applied Research Center on Well-being and Human behavior R$ 20 million + in-kind by host university BG: ERC Natural Gas espca pptx 17
18 FAPESP: Basic Science Focus In the World and in Brazil there is in an utilitarian view about Science Science that makes business more competitive Science that heals the sick Science that makes the poor rich In addition, FAPESP also values Science that makes mankind wiser In all fields there are fundamental questions Philosophy, Archeology, Literature, Linguistics, High Energy Physics, Cosmic Rays, Astronomy, Evolution, espca pptx 18
19 FAPESP s research collaboration connections espca pptx 19
20 São Paulo Astronomy Network SPANet An alliance of universities, institutions, and professionals, to boost the development of Astronomy and Astronomical Instrumentation research in the State of São Paulo. Increase national and international visibility of São Paulo Astronomy, Promote scientific education of our society and Foster technological and economic contributions through a vigorous scientific instrumentation program espca pptx 20
21 SPANet Projects ASTRI MINI-ARRAY GMT - Giant Magellan Telescope LLAMA - Large Latin American Millimetric Array Towards imaging the Event Horizon of a Black Hole (EHT) Astrophysics with LLAMA through providing and integrating (band-9) receiver CTA - Cherenkov Telescope Array J-PAS Javalambre Physics of the Accelerating Universe Stellar populations in the Milky Way Project EMU: PAU BRASIL The 3-D Universe: Astrophysics with Large Galaxy Surveys Study of star formation regions with J-PAS BINGO Telescope Gravitational Waves Gravitational Wave Astronomy Observatories For Gravitational Waves Astronomy High precision spectroscopy: impact in the study of planets, stars, the Galaxy and cosmology The study of the internal kinematics and of the stellar populations of nearby galaxies What Drives the Stellar Mass Growth of Early-Type Galaxies? CADA Project (Chemical Abundance Determinations in AGNs) HighPIDS - High Performance Intelligent Decision Systems for Solar Weather forecasting Constraints on the terminal ejection velocity fields of asteroid families SOUTH POL - Revealing the Polarized Southern Sky SPARC4 - Simultaneous Polarimeter And Rapid Camera in 4 bands Superdense Matter in the Universe espca pptx 21
22 FAPESP international collaboration: bringing foreign scientists to SP Post doctoral fellowships (671 new awards in 2015) Stipend, travel, some research money Young Investigator Awards (60 new awards in 2015) Stipend, travel, full research support in a 4-year grant Visiting scientists 275 in 2010 (travel, stipend; 2 weeks to 12 months) São Paulo Schools of Advanced Science (SPSAS) Each one brings young Dr students from abroad São Paulo Excellence Chairs (SPEC) For senior level scientists from abroad: full research grant for staying 12 weeks per year in SP for 3-5 years espca pptx 22
23 To know about research in São Paulo: FAPESP Newsletter in English espca pptx 23
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