In January, Emilia visited her alma mater -Universiade Estadual de Campinas UNICAMP, situated around 100 km from São Paulo in the “small” 1.2 mln inhabitants Brazilian city of Campinas. The whole campus is in a district outside the big bustle and feels like a true student city. Besides symbolic meaning, the university logo is a…
In December, Emilia had a chance to visit the labs of Mackgraphe, a science institute of Mackenzie Presbyterian University, one of the oldest institutions of higher education in Brazil, founded in 1870. Mackgraphe opened in 2012 and is full of new labs specializing in graphene and other two-dimensional materials. During the lab tour, Emilia discussed…