The Meeting of the Brazilian Society for Materials Research (SBPMat) is the most prestigious conference for materials science research in Brazil. Held from October 1 to 5 at the Ruth Cardoso Cultural and Exhibition Center in Maceió, Alagoas, the internationally recognized event had its 2023 edition marked by significant acknowledgments for research conducted at the Institute of Physics of the University of São Paulo (IFUSP).
On this occasion, two works developed in the Radiation Dosimetry and Medical Physics Group, guided by Prof. Neilo Trindade, were awarded.
Roberto Turibio Ebina Kawanaka Martins, an undergraduate student in the Physics teaching program at the Federal Institute of São Paulo (IFSP) and a scholarship holder linked to IFUSP, received the Bernhard Gross award in the Poster category for the work “Study of optically stimulated luminescence properties of amazonite.” According to Roberto, “Amazonite is a variety of potassium feldspar, commonly found on all continents (except Antarctica). The work aims to study the optically stimulated luminescent properties of the material, examining some dosimetric properties.” The work has professors Carina Ulsen (Poli-USP) and Elisabeth Yoshimura (IFUSP) as co-authors.
Matheus Cavalcanti dos Santos Nunes, a Master’s student in Materials Science and Technology (POSMAT) at UNESP and a scholarship holder linked to IFUSP, received the Bernhard Gross award for the best oral presentation in the Radiation Detectors symposium, as well as the Royal Society of Chemistry Award. Matheus presented the work “Investigation of the Optically Stimulated Luminescence of Brazilian Alexandrite stimulated with different light sources.” According to Matheus, “Alexandrite is a promising mineral for radiation dosimetry due to its chemical composition presenting the two oxides most widely used as dosimeters worldwide.” The research is a collaboration with Prof. Makaiko Chithambo of Rhodes University in South Africa, with co-authorship from Professor Elisabeth Yoshimura.
Prof. Neilo Trindade, the projects’ supervisor, expressed his satisfaction with the international recognition of the research: “We are very pleased with this recognition of the work developed in the group, but I believe that the most important thing is that, to compete for these awards, students have to submit an extended abstract, which makes them develop scientific writing. Another important point is the development of the ability to present in public and in another language.”
Students Roberto Turibio Ebina Kawanaka Martins and Matheus Cavakcanti dos Santos receive financial support from FAPESP.
Roberto T. E. K. Martins receives the award for the best poster. Image: SBPMat Promotion.
Matheus C. S. Nunes receives an award from the event organization. Image: SBPMat Promotion.
