The Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), an organization overseen by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI), has opened its fifth regular call for research projects at Sirius on December 9th, 2024. The call will remain open until February 7th, 2025.

The Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), an organization overseen by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI), has opened its fifth regular call for research projects at Sirius, the fourth-generation synchrotron light source operated by the Brazilian Synchrotron Light National Laboratory (LNLS).

On Sunday, December 1, 2024, at the age of 93, Professor Dr. Rogério Cezar de Cerqueira Leite, Honorary President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), passed away. He was a pivotal figure in advancing science, technology, and innovation in Brazil.

The opportunity is linked to a FAPESP Young Researcher project No. 2019/14017-9. Applications may be submitted between 11/13/2024 and 12/20/2024 – see details below.

The 15th edition of the International Conference on Synchrotron Radiation Instrumentation (SRI) was notable for the significant participation of the team responsible for developing the scientific instrumentation for Sirius, the 4th generation synchrotron light source at the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM).

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.

On May 8, engineer and physicist Ricardo Rodrigues was awarded the title of CNPQ Researcher Emeritus at the Almirante Álvaro Alberto Award for Science and Technology ceremony promoted by the MCTI, CNPq, and the Brazilian Navy. The award recognizes Brazilian scientists who have made outstanding contributions to the country’s science and technology.

The Ricardo Rodrigues Synchrotron Light School (ER2LS), organized by LNLS/CNPEM, is now open for registrations for its 7th edition, which will take place from July 15th to 26th, 2024 at Sirius, in CNPEM's campus in Campinas-SP.

The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) announced Gabriela Noske, currently a researcher in the cryomicroscopy group at the Brazilian Nanotechnology National Laboratory (LNNano), as one of the winners of the Herbert Tabor Early Career Investigator Awards, sponsored by the Journal of Biological Chemistry.

Researchers at the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA), and several other educational and research institutions spent two days defining the scientific methodology for groundbreaking work to explore fundamental questions related to soil cohesion, a phenomenon in Brazil's coastal tablelands region which is not yet clearly understood.