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Members news
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Carlos Frederico de Oliveira Graeff, a B-MRS member, has been appointed Director of the Executive Board of the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) for a three-year term. A full professor in the Physics Department at UNESP Bauru, Graeff has extensive management experience in research and education. He has served as Coordinator of Higher Education at the São Paulo State Secretariat of Science, Technology, and Innovation; Coordinator of the Materials Area at CAPES; Provost of Research at UNESP; and Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Materials Science and Technology at UNESP, among several other positions. Graeff has also served as a visiting researcher at institutions in France, Switzerland, Germany, and China. He holds a CNPq research productivity grant at the highest level (1A).
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Papers by the community
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Scientists from the Brazilian Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), along with colleagues from the US and Spain, have developed a new way to store hydrogen efficiently and at low cost. They produced nanoparticles composed of a palladium core (a precious metal with an affinity for hydrogen) and a nickel oxide shell (which is much cheaper than palladium). They then studied in detail what happened to the nanoparticles when they came into contact with hydrogen. Using advanced characterization techniques, they observed that, as hydrogen is adsorbed, the palladium core splits into multiple pieces, increasing the nanoparticle’s total adsorption surface area and thus enabling a more efficient and cheaper material. Go to the paper.
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A group of researchers from The University of São Paulo (USP) and the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), along with colleagues from France, reviewed the presence of micro- and nanoplastics in water, the ways to eliminate these pollutants, and the possibilities of transforming them into high-value raw materials. They found that 81% of the scientific papers published in the last five years on the subject used the photocatalytic process to partially or completely eliminate these pollutants. The review paper highlights the challenges to continue developing this promising technology within sustainability standards. Go to the paper.
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Researchers from Rio de Janeiro universities UERJ, PUC-Rio, and UFF teamed up to optimize the synthesis of graphene films on ASTM A36 steel substrates—a material widely used in civil construction, military vehicles, and steel pipes, among other applications. The authors systematically studied how graphene synthesis conditions affect the properties of the material. The work demonstrated the importance of controlling production parameters, particularly surface preparation and deposition time. The coating produced using the proposed route had 67% lower friction coefficient than uncoated steel. Go to the paper.
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A new book on Quantum Mechanics, written in English by Professor Mario Reis (UFF), has just been released by the renowned publisher AP, now part of the Elsevier group. The work is aimed at undergraduate and graduate students in Physics, Chemistry, Materials, and related fields, as well as researchers seeking to stay up-to-date on the applications of Quantum Mechanics. The book constantly connects theory to experimental examples. Furthermore, each chapter concludes with applications that allow the reader to understand the practical utility of the concepts. The work also offers a set of exercises with solutions and commentary. See the book.
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To share a prominent scientific article with significant participation of authors from the B-MRS community, write to comunicacao@sbpmat.org.br.
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XXIII B-MRS Meeting
Salvador (BA), September 28 to October 2nd, 2025
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| Presentation schedule. Emails have been sent to each author of approved abstracts, with the date and time of the presentation. The schedule is also available for searching, here.
Important dates. Regular registration is open by September 8th. After this date, registration will be charged without any discount. Please note that payment of the registration fee is required in order to reserve your spot on a short course. Find out more about registration fees.
Special sessions. The 7th Meeting of BRICS Working Group on Material Science and Nanotechnology will be held during the XXIII B-MRS Meeting. See the activities that will be carried out.
Program at-a-glance. The general schedule of the event is available. See here.
Accommodation. The list of hotels in Salvador that offer special discounts for event participants can be found here.
Short courses. Each participant of the event can participate in a short course, at no extra cost, on September 28 (Sunday). There are 9 options on techniques for preparation and analysis of materials, technological entrepreneurship and scientific writing. The reservation of places is already open in the system and spots are limited. Learn more.
Plenary lectures. Seven renowned scientists will be delivering the event’s plenary lectures, including the memorial lecture, the Arana Varela award, and the international plenary lectures. See here.
Venue. The event will be held at the Salvador Convention Center, in the capital of Bahia. Learn more.
Chairs. Prof. Luiza Amim Mercante (UFBA) and Prof. Daniel Souza Corrêa (Embrapa Instrumentação) are the chairs of the event.
Exhibitors. 26 companies and startups will be present in our booth exhibition. See here. |
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Opportunities
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– Vacancies for Postdoctoral Researcher and Application & Systems Integration Engineer at the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (Portugal) in TMR sensor design for biomedical applications. Applications are open until September 7th.
– Position for a researcher holding a Master or PhD degree in materials science and related fields to work in R&D at a fuel cell startup based in Estonia. Learn more.
– The 4th São Carlos School on Glasses and Glass-Ceramics, to be held in São Paulo and São Carlos (Brazil) from April 27 to May 1, 2026, offers 50 grants to cover registration, accomodation, and lunch. Interested parties should apply as soon as possible, before October 30. Learn more.
– Discover Materials (Springer Nature) launched a call for papers for the special issue “Additive Manufacturing of Emergent Functional Materials”. The editors of this issue are organizers of Symposium L of the XXIII B-MRS Meeting, entitled “Design of functional materials for additive manufacturing: synthesis, processing, properties, and applications.” Submissions are open until December 31st. Learn more.
To publicize an opportunity for our community, write to comunicacao@sbpmat.org.br. |
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Upcoming events
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– Webinar “The Magic of Moiré Quantum Matter”. Speaker: Prof Pablo Jarillo-Herrero (MIT). September 25, 2025. Free registration.
– XXIII B-MRS Meeting. Salvador (BA, Brazil). September 28 to October 2, 2025. Site.
– 11th International Symposium on Sensor Science (I3S 2025). Barcelona (Spain). November 17 to 19, 2025. Site.
– Brazilian Young Researchers in Soft Matter. Campinas (SP, Brazil). November 21, 2025. Site.
– Materials Research Meeting (MRS2025). Yokohama (Japan). December 8 to 13, 2025. Site.
– 19th International Conference on Advanced Materials (ICAM). Accra (Ghana). December 9 to 12, 2025. Site.
– 7th International Conference on Applied Surface Science. Chengdu (China), June 1 to 4, 2026. Site.
– 13th International Conference of the African Materials Research Society (AMRS 2026). Nairobi (Kenya). December 5 to 10, 2026. Site.
To publicize an event for our community write to comunicacao@sbpmat.org.br. |
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