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Sunday March 15th, 2020 Events, Research

Thanks to the Local Organising Committee of IAU Symp. 359 – GALFEED

The Local Organising Committee of the IAU Symposium 359 – GALFEED was superb in the preparation of all the materials, planning of social events, ideas for logo’s, the charming havaiana sandals (the Universe at your feet!), besides the coordination of all the activities during the meeting. From left to right in the picture above: Rodrigo Freitas (IF-UFRGS), Dr. Tiago Ricci (UFFS), Hekatelyne Carpes (IF-UFRGS), Dr. Cristina Furlanetto (IF-UFRGS), Dr. Juliana Motter (IF-UFRGS), Dr. Ana Chies Santos (IF-UFRGS), Eduardo Brock (IF-UFRGS), Dr. Marina Trevisan (IF-UFRGS) and Dr. Jaderson Schimoia (UFSM).

Special thanks go also to Dr. Rogério Riffel, who could not be present, but who also worked hard in the last months in the preparations for the meeting.

Events, Research

Thanks to the Scientific Committee of IAU Symp. 359 – GALFEED

Thanks to the Scientific Organising Committee of the IAU Symposium 359 – GALFEED, for the support in the preparation of the proposal, design of the program and selection of IAU grants. From left to right in the photo above: Dr. Sebastian Sanchez (UNAM-Mexico), Dr, William Forman (Harvard/Smithsonian CfA, US), Dr. Françoise Combes (Obs. Paris, France), myself, Dr. Richard Davies (Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Germany), Dr. Roderick Overzier (Observatório Nacional, Brasil), Dr. Keiichi Wada (Kagoshima Univ., Japão) and Dr. Raffaella Morganti (ASTRON, Netherlands). 

Thursday February 20th, 2020 Research

(Português do Brasil) Universe’s song (Roberto Niederauer and Thaisa Storchi-Bergmann)

Together with Roberto Niederauer, my cousin, we have created a song telling the history of the Universe, as we know it today. I wrote the lyrics, and Roberto, the melody. We hope you enjoy it!

Junto com o Roberto Niederauer, meu primo, criamos uma música contando a história do Universo como a conhecemos. Eu escrevi a letra e o Roberto a melodia. Esperamos que gostem!

Wednesday December 11th, 2019 Research

4th announcement of IAU Symposium 359 – new deadline December 18th!

IAU Symposium 359 – GALFEED –  4th announcement

The IAU Symposium 359 – Galaxy Evolution and Feedback across Different Environments (GALFEED) will take place March 2 – 6, 2020 at the Dall’Onder hotel, in the town of Bento Gonçalves, south of Brazil.

NEW DEADLINE – December 18: The deadline for general registration, abstract submission and payment of the early registration fee (250 EUR) has been postponed to December 18, 2019. Register at: https://www.ufrgs.br/galfeed2020/registration/

HOTEL RESERVATIONS: Please contact the hotel directly to make your reservations using the promotional code SympASTRO2020, clicking  in the link Reserva online on the upper right corner of the Hotel Dall’Onder homepage.

Goal of the IAU Symposium 359 – GALFEED: Bring together the Galaxy Evolution and AGN communities in order to advance our understanding of the interplay between these processes via observations and models across different environments and cosmic time.

Extra-science attractions:  The town of Bento Gonçalves is located at the center of the wine county in the south of Brazil, home of prize-winning wineries and of a beautiful countryside, that can be explored via hiking, biking and picturesque tram rides.

VISA: There is no need of VISA to enter Brazil (only a valid passport) for citizens of the following countries: United States, Canada, countries of Europe, Australia, Japan and most countries of Latin America. If you are in doubt if your nationality requires a VISA to enter Brazil, please consult the official  list from the Brazilian government .

More details on the “IAU SYMP. 359 – GALFEED” can be found via the: homepage: http://www.ufrgs.br/galfeed2020 and  e-mail contact:  contact.galfeed2020@if.ufrgs.br

Hoping to welcome you at our Symposium next March,

Thaisa Storchi Bergmann & Rogério Riffel (In the name of the SOC and LOC)

Tuesday November 26th, 2019 Events

Nomeada para o Comitê Científico do Programa de Ciências Básicas da UNESCO

Fui recentemente nomeada para o “Board” do Comitê da UNESCO IBSP – International Basic Sciences Program – e participo dias 27 e 28/11 da sua reunião na sede da UNESCO em Paris para discutir ações para promover a ciência básica como uma alavanca para o desenvolvimento humano.

Textos extraídos do livro de apresentação do IBSP: (1) O papel da ciência básica

The Basic Sciences, namely Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology and their application, are the tools for elucidating our world and the laws that govern it, and are therefore public assets of humanity. They also underwrite technological advances. Today, the need for science-based sustainable development is greater than it has ever been before. An important example of this is taking scientific approaches in developing solutions to the challenges that humanity faces in relation to the environment, health, food, energy, climate, water, and other natural resources.

(2) Desafios atuais no mundo: 

UNESCO Science Reports indicates that large regions of the world, such as Africa, South and Central Asia, South America and the Middle East, produces only about 15- 20% of global scientific knowledge combined (articles, patents). The number of researchers trained or working on the African continent, for example, is relatively low: Africa counts an average 90 scientists per million people, while Brazil counts 660, and the world average is more than a thousand per million inhabitants.