Workshop
Young Researchers´School: Tutorial on Scientific Writing and the Editorial Process
Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Valtencir Zucolotto, IFSC / USP
The " Young Researchers´School " aims to develop / improve / strengthen the
skills necessary for researchers to do High Impact science, upon knowing the state of
the art in specific areas. The School will be offered to under and Graduate students
and post-docs.
It is hoped that researchers can optimize their potential in doing research, with regard to:
1) Development of national and international research projects with bold objectives,
and implementation of high-level scientific research. Such an approach is essential to
promote significant advances at the frontier of knowledge of each area.
2) Production of international scientific articles, through appropriate and efficient
writing.
As a result, we expect to collaborate with the formation of high-level
researchers, trained to recognize and act on the
state-of-the-art in their fields, in a way
to generate relevant knowledge and innovation for society.
Specific Points:
Target Audience: undergrad, Master Students, PhD students and post-doctoral
Duration: 4 hours (suggestion)
Participants: limited to 400 participants
Formatting: Lectures
Requirements: Auditorium and Data-Show
General Content:
3 modules:
- Module 1: High Impact Science and
Research project writing
- Module 2: Scientific Writing
Topics: The Literary Genre of Scientific Writing; Structure and sections of a scientific article; Language
- Module 3: The Editorial Process
Topics: Understanding the main steps of the Editorial dynamics. How to minimize the immediate rejection of your manuscript.
Prof. Dr. Valtencir Zucolotto
Full Professor
Journal of Biomedical Nanoltechnology, Associate Editor
Nanomedicine and Nanotoxicology Book Series, Springer, Editor
Nanomedicine & Nanotoxicology Group Coordinator
São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, Brazil
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Symposium T
Surface Engineering: from science to practice
Scope of the Symposium
The aim of this symposium is to offer an overview on the frontiers of research, technology, and potential and new applications to the market of functional coatings and surface modifications by plasma, electron, ion or laser beams, and wet chemistry processes. Physicists, chemists, materials scientists, chemical, mechanical, material, metallurgical and mining engineers working in the field are the target audience and also technicians, managers, directors from industry. Areas of particular interest will include, but will not be limited to:
1. Nanostructured coatings, such as diamond-like carbon films, nanodiamond films, multi-component systems based on transition metal nitrides/oxides/carbides/borides, hard nanocomposites and multi-functional nanolaminates, with a wide range of industrial applications (automotive and machinery industries, aeronautic and aerospace industries, mining industry, oil and gas industry, medical implants, decoration, electronic industry, decorative, etc.);
2. Surface modifications induced by energetic techniques such as ion implantation, laser treatment, plasma processing, etc.;
3. Physical and chemical routes of synthesis with emphasis on emerging techniques: hybrid sputtering/CVD techniques, highly ionized sputter deposition, ion enhanced pulsed laser deposition, plasma-assisted chemical vapor deposition, atmospheric plasma, pulsed plasma, plasma-based ion implantation, activated reactive evaporation, cathodic arc, etc;
4. Materials, coatings and modified surfaces obtained by soft chemical routes with emphasis on wet chemistry process: sol-gel, electrochemical, polymerization, conversion, etc.;
5. Fundamentals of deposition processes, growth modeling, substrate/surface effects, residual stresses, thermodynamics and kinetic modeling;
6. Characterization and properties of functional coatings and modified surfaces, including morphology, microstructure, composition, mechanical and tribological properties, tribochemistry, MEMS/NEMS interfaces, ion beam analysis by RBS, NRA, and MEIS, and chemical properties comprising chemical inertness, anti-microbial or self-cleaning finalities.
MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION:
Authors are encouraged to prepare manuscripts intended for publication in a special section for our Symposium in the international journal "Surface & Coatings Technology" by Elsevier.
Requirements for consideration for publication include both satisfactory English usage and novelty of experimental results that are clearly justified or demonstrated by appropriate arguments. Papers not meeting these criteria will be rejected for publication in the Proceedings volume. The same stringent peer-review evaluation process on the basis of the one adopted for regular papers, will be applied.
Abstracts will be solicited in (but not limited to) the following areas
- super hard coatings and/or nanostructured coatings
- smart and/or self-repairing surfaces
- decorative coatings
- ultra-low friction coatings, including 2D-materials
- (super) hydrophobic and hydrophilic coatings
- coatings for oil and gas industry
- coatings for automotive and machinery industries
- coatings for aeronautic and aerospace industries
- biocompatibility and anti-microbial and self-cleaning surfaces
- surface engineering for mining industries
- surface texturization
- surface metrology
- plasma-assisted diffusion techniques in metal alloys
- new deposition techniques
- recent progress in nanoindentation
- macro/micro/nanotribology
- advanced surface characterization
Invited speakers
- Frank Pappa
(Gencoa Ltd. (UK) and Nano4Energy Ltd. (Spain)) [Confirmed]
- Jeroen Landsbergen
(IHI Hauzer Techno Coatings) [Confirmed]
- Samir Aouadi
(University of North Texas) [Confirmed]
- Joaquín Esteban Oseguera Peña
(Tecnológico de Monterrey) [Confirmed]
Symposium Organizers
- Carlos Alejandro Figueroa (UCS)
- Felipe de Campos Carreri (Instituto SENAI de Inovação em Engenharia de Superfícies)
- Fernando Lázaro Freire Jr. (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro)
