US-Brazil Science and Technology Cooperation highlights nanotechnology
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US-Brazil Science and Technology Cooperation highlights nanotechnology
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Obama welcomed the Joint Commission’s action plan and the discussion of a more formal commitment to nanotechnology collaborations. It is not yet clear what a formal nanotechnology collaboration would look like, but representatives from the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation; Brazilian National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology; and the US National Nanotechnology Initiative began exploring shared national strategies and discussing access to user facilities at a recent meeting. The US National Science Foundation (NSF) Nanoscale Science and Engineer-
Lawrence Jackson
t a recent United States-Brazil Joint Commission Meeting on Science and Technology Cooperation in Brasilia, Brazil, representatives from Brazil and the United States discussed several areas of current collaboration, such as natural disaster management and ocean science. In addition, Brazil proposed nanotechnology as one of three new areas of bilateral engagement. Individual research groups in the United States and Brazil have several productive collaborations related to nanomaterials, nanocomposites, and nanometrology, and designating nanotechnology as a formal area of cooperation could lead to greater
President Barack Obama (right) and President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil in the Oval Office, April 9, 2012.
access to user facilities and support for scientist exchange programs, among other benefits. During an April visit to the United States, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff highlighted the importance of the ongoing collaborative science efforts, and along with US President Barack
ing Centers and the Brazilian Nanotechnology Centers are exploring student exchanges and other collaborative opportunities. Collaborations like these would be beneficial for both the United States and Brazil, according to Adalberto Fazzio, Nanotechnologies Coordinator for the
Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation in Brazil. In addition to the new contacts and opportunities that arise from student exchanges and access to user facilities, Fazzio said that Brazil hopes to learn from the United States about effective nanotechnology policies and national investment strategies, as well as benefit from US expertise on linking academia and industry. Brazil has a lot to offer the United States in terms of its human capital and industrial opportunities. Brazil has a very active nanoscience community that engages around 2500 scientists. Within Brazil, nanoscience and nanotechnology are the primary focus of eight national laboratories, 16 national science and technology institutes created at existing laboratories with federal funding, and several themed cooperative networks that receive federal funding and are composed of multiple researchers at various institutions. The Brazilian government recently created an Interministerial Nanotechnology Committee, charged with integrating the strategies of the different ministries that fund nanotechnology-related efforts. Brazi
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