Bulletin of the American Physical Society
2009 APS April Meeting
Volume 54, Number 4
Saturday–Tuesday, May 2–5, 2009; Denver, Colorado
Session B7: Physics in Latin America |
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Sponsoring Units: FIP Chair: Galileo Violini, Universita della Calabria Room: Governor's Square 12 |
Saturday, May 2, 2009 10:45AM - 11:21AM |
B7.00001: John Wheatley Award Talk: Building bridges instead of fences. Renewed Science cooperation with Latin America. Invited Speaker: International collaborations are a hallmark of modern science. In the USA, most of this activity has been with other developed countries. Collaborations with Latin America have been of a limited scope. In light of the current challenges that demand international scientific collaborations, the establishment of closer links with Latin America will bring manifold benefits to the USA and its Latin partners. Expansion upon these statements and discussions of some examples -- Pan-American Association for Physics, World Laboratory, National Society of Hispanic Physicists, Monterrey Tech -- will be presented, as well as some suggestions for the future. [Preview Abstract] |
Saturday, May 2, 2009 11:21AM - 11:57AM |
B7.00002: An overview of experimental High Energy Physics in South America Invited Speaker: We will present a historical perspective of how experimental High Energy Physics developed since the late 70's in South America, the challenges we face, the achievements attained, and the present involvement in major experiments at accelerator facilities. [Preview Abstract] |
Saturday, May 2, 2009 11:57AM - 12:33PM |
B7.00003: Physics in the Andean Countries: A Perspective from Condensed Matter, Novel Materials and Nanotechnology Invited Speaker: We will discuss the current state of R\&D in the fields of condensed matter, novel materials, and nanotechnology in the Andean nations. We will initially consider Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) to then visualize individual developments, as well as those for the region as a whole in these fields of knowledge in each of the nations constituting the Andean Region (Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile, Venezuela, Peru, and Colombia). Based on Science \& Technology watch exercises in the countries involved, along with the Iberian American and Inter-American Science \& Technology Network of Indicators (Red de indicadores de Ciencia y Tecnolog\'ia (RICYT) iberoamericana e interamericana)1, we will reveal statistical data that will shed light on the development in the fields mentioned. As will be noted, total R\&D investment in Latin American and Caribbean countries remained constant since 1997. In spite of having reached a general increase in publications without international collaboration in LAC nations, the countries with greatest research productivity in Latin America (Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, and Chile) have strengthened their international collaboration with the United States, France, Germany, and Italy through close links associated with the formation processes of their researchers. Academic and research integration is evaluated through joint authorship of scientific articles, evidencing close collaboration in fields of research. This principle has been used in the creation of cooperation networks among participating nations. As far as networks of research on condensed matter, novel materials, and nanotechnology, the Andean nations have not consolidated a regional network allowing permanent and effective cooperation in research and technological development; as would be expected, given their idiomatic and cultural similarities, their historical background, and geographical proximity, which have been integrating factors in other research areas or socio-economic aspects. This panorama reveals the scarcity of collaboration among the Andean nations, one which does not manage inclusion in international statistics. Said isolated research processes in the countries of the region may be responsible for the scant productivity in R\&D in the fields of condensed matter, novel materials, and nanotechnology. Countries like Panama, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru have increased their investments in research on environmental issues and medicine; while productivity and development in Physics have not been consolidated as state policy in R\&D. In conclusion, we will see the results of specific follow up to research in the fields of condensed matter, novel materials, and nanotechnology from an interdisciplinary perspective, describing the research themes in said fields, patents, and registrations. \\ \\ Reference: http://www.ricyt.org/ La Red de Indicadores de Ciencia y Tecnolog\'ia -Iberoamericana e Interamericana- (RICYT) [Preview Abstract] |
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