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Coppe and Cosco Shipping: partnership for the decarbonization of maritime transport

Coppe/UFRJ welcomed, this Thursday, April 24th, Cosco Shipping representatives, one of the largest maritime transport operators in the world.  The visit aimed to present a more in-depth view of the biofuels sector in Brazil to our Chinese partners, including the percentage of both ethanol and biodiesel used in transport, the characterization of biofuels and the potential use of alternatives to bunker fuel — a traditional fuel for international shipping — as a strategy to decarbonize this sector considered to be difficult to transition (hard-to-abate).

The meeting was attended by Coppe’s director, professor Suzana Kahn; Coppe Internacional coordinator, Pedro Spadale; and professors Márcio D’Agosto (Transport Engineering Program), Lino Marujo (Industrial Engineering Program) and Fabio Toniolo (Chemical Engineering Program).

Cosco Shipping was represented by senior engineer and team leader Tianyong Hu, in addition to Cluster Brasil’s regional managers: Yaodong Han, Wuzou Yuan and Botao Wong.

During the meeting, topics such as the availability of raw materials for biofuel production, the possible percentages of replacement of conventional bunkers, distribution logistics to ports and Cosco’s specific demands in this energy transition process were discussed.

“We are  more than a maritime transport company — we are also bunker fuel consumers. that is why we are studying alternatives such as bio-bunker”, affirmed Tianyong Hu. According to him, Cosco sees Brazil as a strategic country in biofuel production and highlighted Coppe’s organization as a differentiator: “Coppe operates like a company in the way it organizes its resources. I believe that Tsinghua also follows this model”.

In November, Coppe and Tsinghua University, partners in the China-Brazil Center for Climate Change and Innovative Technologies for Energy, launched the “China-Brazil cooperation initiative in the reforestation of degraded lands in the Amazon: creating a bioenergy industrial chain and promoting the development of low carbon and poverty reduction”.
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Headquartered in Shanghai, China, Cosco Shipping is a leading company in the transportation of containers, dry bulk, tankers and specialized cargo, operating in more than 400 ports distributed across more than 160 countries. The company also operates in areas such as shipbuilding financing, fleet and crew management, marine engineering, port operations and integrated logistics solutions. Strongly committed to innovation and sustainability, Cosco continuously invests to reduce its emissions and increase the energy efficiency of its operations.

Cutting-edge drone technology is highlighted at event with Coppe professor

The use of drones in complex environments was the theme of the event “Drone in Pipeline Areas”, promoted by Abendi and Pipeline Brazil, on Tuesday, April 8th, at the Windsor Guanabara hotel. Among the highlights of the event was the participation of Professor Alessandro Jacoud, from Coppe/UFRJ’s Electrical Engineering Program.

Jacoud presented the research developed by the Automation and Robotics Simulation and Control Group (GSCAR), which has been advancing the use of autonomous drones for complex missions, such as takeoff, trajectory tracking and landing in dynamic environments. The technology employs sensor fusion — combining RTK, Lidar and visual marker data — to make more precise and safer operations, including the ability to avoid obstacles during flight.

One of the examples presented was the application of drones in detecting oil spills at sea, through the analysis of images captured by RGB and thermal cameras — a solution that combines robotics, computer vision and sustainability.

The event brought together specialists and professionals from this sector in order to discuss the latest innovations and practices in the use of drones, with a focus on pipeline inspection.

Coppe and IFP School renew partnership for advances in energy and refining technology

Coppe/UFRJ and IFP School, a renowned French public institution for research and training in the areas of energy, transportation and the environment, renewed their academic partnership this Thursday, March 27th. The agreement, which reinforces the collaboration between the two institutions, provides for academic and scientific activities in areas of common interest, such as missions, exchanges of professors, students and researchers.

The partnership, which has existed since 2007, was initiated by Professor Alexandre Szklo, from the Energy Planning Program, and has had significant results, such as the joint supervision of three doctoral students. According to Professor Szklo, “together we have published dozens of papers at conferences, four indexed scientific articles and we are currently contributing to an international book on innovative refining technologies, with two chapters. In addition, we have written two working papers for the IFPEn journal and developed two open source optimization tools, which are in the process of being improved”.

Among the developed tools, the Oil Refining Industry Optimization and syNergies (Orion) stands out, which shapes oil refineries, considering biomass co-processing strategies and integration with petrochemicals. Another important tool is the Hydrogen Economics and Infrastructure Optimization Model (Hera), which optimizes the hydrogen value chain, considering production routes, transportation in pipelines or trucks, and energy storage systems.

Present during the renewal of the partnership were professors Szklo and Roberto Schaeffer, from PPE, Coppe’s director for Academic Affairs, professor Jean-David Caprace, IFP School director, professor Pascal Longuemare, IFPen president, Pierre-Franck Chevet, IFPen’s director of international relations, Said Nachet. The collaboration between both institutions continues to generate significant innovations in the areas of refining, hydrogen and energetic technologies.

Applications open for the 20th Women in Science Program

🔬✨ Women in Engineering, this is your chance! ✨🔬

Applications are now open for the 20th edition of the For Women in Science Program, a partnership between the L’Oréal Group, ABC and UNESCO in Brazil. This year, for the first time, the program includes Engineering and Technology Sciences, alongside the traditional areas of Life Sciences, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.

💡 What do you get?

  • A R$50,000 grant to invest in your research.
  • International recognition for your work

🚺 Who is eligible to participate? Women with a doctorate completed by January 1st of 2017. For mothers, the deadline is extended depending on the number of children they have.

🗓️ Applications until June 11th, 2025!

This is a great opportunity to showcase your research and impact the future of science. Don’t miss out!

🔗 Learn more and subscribe: www.forwomeninscience.com/challenge/show/131

Coppe and ORE Catapult sign agreement on offshore wind energy

Front: David Findlay, Professor Suzana Kahn and Professor Papa Ndiaye. Back: Edvaldo Mendes and Professors Marysilvia Costa, Milad Shadman, Carlos Levi and Segen Estefen.

UFRJ, through Coppe, and the British company ORE Catapult signed, this Monday, March 24th, a memorandum of understanding for research and development in the offshore wind energy sector. The agreement was formalized during the Brazil-UK Workshop on Offshore Wind, an event which is part of a joint project funded by the UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).

The main focus of the agreement is to develop a pilot project: a floating concrete platform designed to support a 15MW turbine. This project is being developed at Coppe by the Renewable Ocean Energy Group (Gero), which was presented by professor Milad Shadman from the Ocean Engineering Program (PEnO). The project encompasses the development of the constructive method for these structures, the use of artificial intelligence and Digital Twin in operation and maintenance, as well as the production of hydrogen from offshore wind energy.

Coppe’s director, professor Suzana Kahn, complimented the partnership and highlighted the similarities between Coppe and ORE Catapult. “We’re deeply involved with renewable energy, especially offshore. For this reason, I believe we shall have a lot to accomplish together in the following  years” she stated.

David Findlay, Senior Project Development Manager at ORE Catapult, also welcomed the signing of the agreement: “It is great to have this opportunity to formalise this partnership. There are many synergies between Coppe and ORE Catapult, and I am sure that many opportunities will arise for us to work together to find solutions to the challenges of this sector” he said.

ORE Catapult, as highlighted by Findlay, is an innovation accelerator that has major laboratory facilities, such as the Levenmouth Demonstration Turbine, the Floating Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence and the New and Renewable Energy Centre. The institution operates test facilities valued at £1.4 billion and maintains important international research partnerships, such as the Floating Wind Technology Research Association (Flowra) and the Floating Wind Supply Chain Acceleration Programme (Flowb), which aims to accelerate the industry’s supply chain. “ORE Catapult was the first institution to sign an agreement with Flowra, an association created in Japan to reduce risks and costs in the development of floating wind energy technologies. I believe that Brazil and Coppe could join this initiative as well,” suggested Findlay.

In addition to Findlay, ORE Catapult representatives Edvaldo Mendes and Ben Moverley-Smith presented short, medium and long-term plans for the institution.

The signing of the memorandum was also attended by other authorities, such as Coppe’s Director for Technology and Innovation at UFRJ, Professor Marysilvia Costa, and Professors Segen Estefen and Carlos Levi, from the Ocean Engineering Program. Also present on the UFRJ side were Professor Papa Matar Ndiaye, Superintendent of International Relations, and Professor Milad Shadman himself.

ORE Catapult is part of a network of eight Innovate UK technology and innovation centers, with an investment of £1 billion, both public and private. Focused on offshore wind, wave and tidal energy, ORE Catapult conducts priority research and collaborates with industry, government and academia to reduce the cost of offshore renewable energy.

Furthermore, the strengthening of relations between Brazil and the United Kingdom in the offshore wind energy sector was addressed at a recent event in Brasília. The previous week, Professor Milad Shadman and Professor Marysilvia Costa participated in the Brazil-UK Forum on Offshore Wind Energy. The event featured lectures by representatives of the Brazilian and British governments, addressing topics such as regulation, socioeconomic impacts and challenges related to energy transmission and distribution.

A significant achievement for Coppe was the appointment of Professor Milad Shadman by the Department of Energy Transition (DTE) of the Ministry of Mines and Energy to join the working group on offshore wind energy. This group will be responsible for defining the next steps in the development of the sector in Brazil, further highlighting UFRJ’s leading role in research and innovation in renewable energy in the country.

Coppe welcomes new students and reinforces its strategic role in innovation and development

Coppe/UFRJ officially initiated its academic year of 2025 with a reception ceremony for the new students of its 13 graduate academic programs, which was carried out yesterday, March 17th. More than a traditional reception, the event reinforced the institution’s commitment with academic excellence, innovative research and social impact, pillars which consolidate Coppe as a national and international engineering reference.

During an interactive survey carried out at the ceremony, 60% of the new students pointed out Coppe’s reputation and curriculum value as determining factors for their choice. In addition, the new students’ motivations align with their strategic career goals: 39% seek excellent qualifications for the job market, while 30% are interested in pursuing an academic career.

Jean-David highlighted Coppe’s interdisciplinary aspect

The event was led by Coppe’s Director for Academic Affairs, Professor Jean-David Caprace, who presented the structure of the institution and highlighted the importance of innovation and entrepreneurship. He emphasized Coppe’s multidisciplinary nature, mentioning strategic areas such as Energy, Smart Cities, Artificial Intelligence and Health Engineering. Coppe’s Director, Professor Suzana Kahn, added that she encouraged interaction between different programs and research groups, emphasizing that engineering is increasingly transversal and plays an essential role in the technological development of Rio de Janeiro.

Internationalization and Science Outreach were also key points of the ceremony. International advisor Jorge Alison highlighted the 63 academic agreements in force, which enable exchanges and double degrees, expanding students’ opportunities in the global scenario. Outreach Director, Cleide Lima, reinforced the importance of the connection between scientific production and society, making research more relevant and applicable.

Suzana Kahn encouraged interaction between different programs and research groups

Another key aspect addressed at the event was encouraging entrepreneurship and innovation. Sabrina Dias, from Inova Coppe-EQ, and Marcos Chaves, from Coppe’s Business Incubator, highlighted the institution’s innovation ecosystem and the support it offers for the development of market-oriented technologies, including patents and the creation of startups.

In addition to academic and professional support, Coppe also cares about the well-being of its students. The Acolhe Coppe Psychosocial Center, presented by psychologist Josiane Barros, offers emotional support and individualized care. The UFRJ Postgraduate Association (APG), represented by Gabriel Batista, highlighted recent achievements in student benefits, such as increased access to university restaurants.

The academic year’s opening program will be complemented by the Open Inaugural Lecture on March 20th, which will be given by Mayor Eduardo Paes. Choosing Paes as the speaker reflects Coppe’s connection with Rio de Janeiro’s urban and technological challenges, reinforcing its leading role in building solutions for the future.

More than just the beginning of the semester, the reception for students reaffirmed Coppe’s strategic role in training qualified professionals, producing knowledge and transforming society through science and innovation.

Alliance for Innovation: Coppe and State Grid discuss partnerships in the electricity sector

On Thursday, March 13th, Coppe/UFRJ welcomed a delegation from State Grid Brazil Holding and its vice-director, Cui Dawei. With 24 transmission lines crossing 13 Brazilian states, the holding is part of the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), one of the largest companies in the world. The meeting presented the research lines, expertise and accumulated experience of three Coppe laboratories: the Power Systems Laboratory (Laspot), the Power Electronics Laboratory (Elepot) and the Alternative Energy Sources Laboratory (Lafae).

The meeting was attended by professors Glauco Taranto, Edson Watanabe, Robson Dias and Bráulio Oliveira, all from the Electrical Engineering Program.

In November of last year, State Grid and 14 other institutions, including UFRJ (through Coppe) formalized the creation of the Electric Innovation and Sharing Alliance (EISA), an initiative that brings together the participation of the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME), the National Electric System Operator (ONS), Brazilian and Chinese universities and companies in the electricity sector.

Professor Glauco Taranto, coordinator of Laspot, highlighted that “we have a lot of experience with big data, modern computational intelligence and simulation techniques. We have already carried out two projects in partnership with State Grid, in Battery Energy Systems Storage (BESS) and studies on the impact of large-scale wind and solar power generation on the National Interconnected System (SIN)”.

Cui Dawei, deputy director of State Grid Brazil, pointed out that Brazil and China have many similarities and many common challenges. “We operate very large systems and are also integrating renewable energy on a large scale into our systems. It is very important to have this partnership and, if possible, also to bring this expertise to face the challenges we have in China”, he highlighted.

Coppe welcomes Petronas delegation

On Tuesday, March 11th, Coppe/UFRJ welcomed a delegation from the Malaysian oil company Petronas, led by the company’s country head, Suhana Sidik, for a meeting on projects of common interest, especially carbon capture. The first agreement between the parties will be signed in April and deals with gas storage in salt caverns, which will be carried out at the Multiuser Laboratory for Centrifugal Modeling (LM²C), under the coordination of professors Maria do Carmo Cavalcanti, a Polytechnic School (Poli/UFRJ) professor and Marcio Almeida, from Coppe’s Civil Engineering Program.

According to professor Maria do Carmo, “the technology is known, but its application in deep and ultra-deep waters is unprecedented,” she explained.

Next, professor Gustavo Rabello dos Anjos, a professor in the Mechanical Engineering Program, addressed the possibility of carbon capture in saline aquifers, with the development of softwares to predict storage capacity and simulate injection.

Suzana Kahn (Coppe’ director) and Suhana Sidik (Petronas’ country head)

The meeting was attended by Coppe’s director, professor Suzana Kahn; Director for Technology and Innovation, professor Marysilvia Costa; and the director of the Center for Solutions in Low-Carbon Technology, Alfredo Renault.

After the meeting, the Petronas delegation visited LM²C and two other Coppe laboratories, the Oceanic Technology Laboratory (LabOceano) and the Computational Methods in Engineering Laboratory (Lamce). In addition to country head Suhana Sidik, representatives included Jonas Queiroz de Castro, Leonardo Berriel, Flavia Freire Oliveira and Felipe Nascimento.

In January, Coppe signed a memorandum of understanding with UTP on biofuels, CCUS, low-emission hydrogen, corrosion and other issues: https://coppe.ufrj.br/planeta-coppe/coppe-recebe-pesquisadores-da-universidade-tecnologica-petronas/.

About Petronas

Petronas (short for Petroliam Nasional Berhad) is a global energy company, present in more than 100 countries, and whose portfolio includes oil, gas, petrochemicals, renewable energy, carbon capture and storage.

Fully state-owned, the company owns all of Malaysia’s oil and natural gas reserves. It is recognized as one of the “new seven sisters”,* influential state-owned companies in the oil and gas sector outside the OECD.

*1) Aramco, Saudi Arabia; 2) Gazprom, Russia; 3) CNPC, China; 4) NIOC, Iran; 5) PDVSA, Venezuela; 6) Petrobras, Brazil; and 7) Petronas, Malaysia.

Coppe and Cefet students reach the Invent for the Planet 2025 finals

Gaia team, winner of the local step and selected for the IFTP 2025 finals

The Gaia team, composed of Coppe/UFRJ and Cefet-RJ students, was one of the seven teams selected for the final round of Invent for the Planet 2025 (IFTP 2025), a global challenge that seeks innovative solutions to improve the quality of life on our planet. IFTP brings together undergraduate, master’s and doctorate students from several Engineering areas to present, in 48 hours, technological proposals that shall positively impact the world.

This is the fourth year in which a Brazilian team has reached the finals of the world innovation marathon promoted by Texas A&M University, in the United States.

The Gaia team, winner of the local round, was selected during the first phase of the event, carried out between 7th and 9th of February at Cefet-RJ’s Maracanã campus. The team’s project seeks to mitigate the impacts of flooding in urban areas, a problem aggravated by climate change. The proposal consists of developing modules with a high capacity to drain rainwater, allowing the rapid creation of rain gardens in  impermeable grounds, such as sidewalks.

The team is coordinated by professors Marcelo Savi, from Coppe, and Pedro Pacheco, from Cefet-RJ. In addition to both coordinators, the team is composed of: João Marins da Silva and Gabriel Ricardo Güntensperger Sousa (master’s and doctorate students, respectively, at Coppe’s Mechanical Engineering Program), Paulo Gustavo de Andrade Vasconcellos Luz (undergraduate student in Industrial Engineering at Cefet-RJ), Rogério Oliveira de Azevedo Júnior (master’s in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Technology, Cefet-RJ) and Yayenca Yllas Frachia (doctorate student in Science, Technology and Education, Cefet-RJ).

The IFTP 2025 winning team will be chosen between the 15th and 17th of April, at Texas A&M University, USA.

The seven IFTP 2025 finalist teams are:

  • Agri-AI Team from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (USA)
  • Aquarentures Team from Al Hussein Technical University (Jordan)
  • Carbon Catch Team from Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Arts et Métiers (France)
  • DeepBlue Team from Hamad Bin Khalifa University (Qatar)
  • Gaia Team (Coppe/UFRJ and Cefet – Brazil)
  • HydroShield Team fromTexas A&M University – College Station (USA)
  • Iris Team from Atlantic Technological University (Ireland)

With information from the Mechanical and Materials Engineering Program – PEMM / Cefet-RJ.

Coppe promotes Silvanus Project meeting 

From the 24th to the 27th of February of 2025, Coppe/UFRJ will welcome 22 specialists from Europe and Indonesia to the last open meeting of the Silvanus Project, focused on the creation of an Integrated, Technological and Information Platform for Fire Management. The event is strategic, given the growing intensification of fires in recent years, making the platform an essential tool to face this global challenge.

With the participation of specialists from around 50 foreign institutions, including the European Union, Australia and Indonesia, Coppe is the project’s sole representative of the American continent, through its Technology Transfer Center (NTT). The platform’s main mission is to prevent ignition and to control, in an intelligent manner,  the spreading of forest fires around the world, promoting a more efficient use of available resources.

Coordinating the studies at Coppe is the responsibility of professors Nelson Ebecken and Rogério Espíndola, both from NTT, linked to the Civil Engineering Program. They are leading the construction of a digital knowledge database on fire management in Brazil, in addition to evaluating new methods of machine learning to analyse forest fires. Mobilizing local partners and adapting project materials to Portuguese are also the responsibility of the professors, who seek to engage society in the issue.

The event will feature lectures from specialists and public national authorities, and will also be open to the public, with mandatory subscriptions through Coppe’s project events website. The meeting will be held at Coppe’s auditorium, Block G, room 122, at UFRJ’s Technology Center, located at Avenida Horácio Macedo, 2030, Cidade Universitária. It will also be broadcast through Coppe’s auditorium channel on YouTube.

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Coppe Center promotes webinar on forest fire management

Photo Marcelo Camargo/Agência Brasil

Next Wednesday, February 19th, Coppe/UFRJ’s Technology Transfer Center (NTT) shall host the webinar “Technologies and challenges in forest fire management”. The event will gather specialists to discuss and present different technological solutions to prevent, fight and mitigate forest fires.

The lecture will feature the participation of Professor Renata Libonati, from the Environmental Systems Applications Laboratory (Lasa) at UFRJ; Digital Technology specialists Niccolò Comini and Felipe Spina, from the World Bank Group; and Bruno Lintomen, head of the Tijuca National Park fire brigade and co-directed by ICMBio..

The event is part of the preparations for the Silvanus Project meeting, which is an integrated platform for the management of forest fires, with a contribution of researchers from Coppe, in response to the alarming increase in frequency and intensity of these fires around the world.

The webinar will be broadcast live from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on the YouTube channel of Coppe’s Civil Engineering Program. Don’t miss out! Access and follow: YouTube Pec/UFRJ.

With help from Coppe, Brazil is one of the 10 countries that delivered the climate target on time

Today (10/2) marks the deadline for the 195 signatory countries of the Paris Agreement to publish their new emissions reduction plans, known as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). According to an analysis by the british website Carbon Brief, which specializes in climate science and politics, only 10 countries managed to meet the UN deadline for presenting their new climate pledges for 2035. Brazil is among them.

The countries that have not met the deadline account for 83% of global emissions and almost 80% of the world economy, according to the analysis.

Brazil’s proposal was formulated with the help of a tool developed by Coppe/UFRJ: the Blues model (Brazilian Land-Use and Energy System), created by the Centre for Energy and Environmental Economics (Cenergia). The Brazilian NDC, which was presented in November, establishes a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 59% to 67% by 2035, compared to 2005 levels.

With one of the most ambitious goals in the world, Brazil proposes an absolute cut in emissions, that is, not a hypothetical reduction. The country commits to reducing between 850 million and 1.05 billion tons of CO₂ equivalent by 2035.

COP30, which shall take place in Brazil in November, is seen as a crucial opportunity for countries to increase their efforts and seek bolder goals to comply with the Paris Agreement.

The countries that have submitted their NDCs are: Brazil, United Kingdom and United States (Biden administration), United Arab Emirates, New Zealand, Switzerland, Uruguay, Andorra, Ecuador, Saint Lucia.

Learn more about Coppe’s contribution and check out Carbon Brief’s analysis.

Coppe expands borders: 2024 marks a new era of international partnerships

In 2024, Coppe/UFRJ consolidated its presence on the international scene, establishing 14 new agreements with institutions from 8 countries, including Germany, Burkina Faso, China (with five agreements), Colombia, Ecuador, France, Portugal (two agreements), and Uruguay. These agreements, which encompass technological innovation, research development and academic collaborations, highlighted China as a central partner, with three major initiatives aimed at joint technological advancement.

These partnerships are aligned to Coppe’s strategy of intensifying its internalization, promoting access to new research methodologies and strengthening its position as a center for innovative technological solutions. Pedro Spadale, Coppe’s Internatrional coordinator, highlights: “Coppe’s internationalization is important to enable access to new methodological approaches and to consolidate our role as a center for technological solutions, with an emphasis on innovation.”

According to Spadale, Brazil and Coppe possess great potential to expand partnerships with foreign private companies, especially in key areas such as decarbonization and energy transition. “Brazil has advanced solutions for generating energy from renewable sources, such as in the field of biofuels, where we are global leaders in innovation. In addition, we have cutting-edge research in solar, wind and hydrogen energy, and we work on urban solutions such as studies for the reuse of solid waste and the production of green concrete and cement, always with a focus on reducing emissions.”

Partnerships with China are seen as strategic, given the country’s high energy consumption and its importance to Brazil. Spadale emphasizes that Brazil has expertise in areas such as oil and gas exploration in ultra-deep waters, which makes collaborations with China even more relevant.

Among the new agreements with Chinese institutions, the partnership with Petrobras, the China University of Petroleum (CUP) and the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) stands out, with the goal of creating a Brazil-China Center for Science, Technology and Innovation. The center’s first mission will be to define joint research and development priorities, and will be managed by a steering committee composed of representatives from the four entities.

Another important agreement focuses on reforestation and the production of biofuels for the maritime sector, a proposal by Coppe in collaboration with Tsinghua University, the Ministry of Agriculture and the company Cosco. There is also a partnership with Envision to create a Center for Innovation in Bioenergy, focused on the development of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). By December of 2024, Coppe already had 47 active international agreements, many of which involve student exchanges and sandwich postdoctoral programs. Spadale predicts that 2025 will be a year of expansion, with new strategic partnerships. “We are opening new pathways with other countries. In November, we will have COP30 in Brazil, when we will discuss technological innovations to face the climate crisis, an area in which Coppe has a lot to present” he concludes.

Not everything is Trump’s fault

Many people responsible for decisions that would be made by different sectors of society use US President Donald Trump as an excuse — simplifying extremely complex issues. The withdrawal of Citigroup, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America from the Net-Zero Alliance is one of the most recent examples that illustrate this practice.

The time to reach the goal of zero emissions is decreasing rapidly, despite the acceleration of investments in energy transition, and this has been evident for some years now. In order to achieve a carbon-neutral global energy system, in addition to the amount of additional investment required being very high, new technologies will need to become competitive and commercial, and many are still at laboratory scale.

Another issue to consider is the increase in production coast. By putting a price on carbon, there is a risk of going against a just transition, placing a greater burden on less favored regions and populations, in addition to channeling resources that urgently need to be allocated to adaptation measures in countries that are already suffering from the harmful effects of climate change.

Considering that, in 2050, the population is expected to reach 9 billion, with 70% living in cities, some of which don’t even exist yet, the expressive increase in demand for energy and an urban infrastructure becomes clear, causing the pavement and civil construction sector to grow considerably, emitting even more carbon.

Although the world is facing an alarming scenario due to climate change, a consequence of human actions, there is no medium-term solution that does not imply a considerable loss for the global economy, especially for developing countries. Difficult choices will be necessary in the attempt to seek climate justice, but they need to be debated with transparency and honesty.

The recent withdrawal of some banks from the Net-Zero Alliance is due to other reasons, and not political pressure, as it has been reported. It will simply not be possible to achieve neutrality by 2050, since the demand for fossil fuels continues to grow, not only because of the increase in the world’s need for energy, but also because there are still no mature substitutes for these sources of energy and raw materials.

Much has been done and should be encouraged in the search for reducing emissions, but always considering the cost it implies for society as a whole. Sectors such as aviation, maritime transport and heavy industries, known as hard to abate, do not yet have commercial technologies that use another type of energy source. It is also necessary to take into account that there is a base of assets that will still be within their lifespan in 2050, especially in emerging countries, and promoting a retrofit in their infrastructures would bring a high cost to their economies, which would not be fair.

This is not merely a matter of political will, but of extremely difficult decisions, with a significant burden on the economies of less developed countries, which are penalized both by the impacts of rising temperatures and by the increased cost of a carbon-neutral economy.

We must understand President Trump’s histrionic and denialist stance as a dangerous consequence of the choices made, not their cause.

Article published in the newspaper O Globo on January 26th of 2025.

Coppe and Global Otec sign agreement for studies in the area of ​​Ocean Renewable Energy

The Waves and Currents Laboratory (LOC) from COPPE/UFRJ’s Ocean Engineering Program is settling a partnership with Glocal Otec, a British company of the renewable energy sector, for academic and research cooperation in the Ocean Renewable Energy area, using Thermal Energy conversion. On January 16th, a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) was signed, between Coppe and the company, which provides for visits and exchange of postgraduate and/or undergraduate students for studies and research; in addition to technicians involved in joint research activities.

According to Coppe’s Ocean Engineering professors, Joel Sena Sales Junior and Antonio Carlos Fernandes, Loc/Coppe’s executive and scientific coordinators, the partnership has great potential to leverage the advancement of this technology, which is promising for the renewable energy generation. 

Global Otec was motivated to partner with Coppe after its participation in the 10th OTEC International Symposium, held in December 2024 and promoted by Loc and the Brazilian Society of Naval Engineering (Sobena). On the occasion, the company’s delegation made technical visits to Coppe’s Ocean Technology Laboratory (LabOceano) and to the space where the Ocean Energy Laboratory (Leno) will operate. After getting to know the institution’s infrastructure, the delegation expressed interest in establishing a collaboration for studies on Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC).

“We offered them a more detailed view of the advances that are shaping Brazil’s role in ocean technology,” summarizes Professor Antonio Carlos.

Brazil calculated its climate target based on a model developed at Coppe

Photo MME

In november, the Brazilian government announced its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) for 2035, which establishes a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 59% to 67% by 2035, compared to 2005 levels. This commitment, essential for compliance with the Paris Agreement and the fight against climate change, was formulated with the help of a fundamental tool developed by Coppe/UFRJ: the Blues model (Brazilian Land-Use and Energy System).

Blues is an integrated assessment model (IAM) created by the Center for Energy and Environmental Economics (Cenergia), a laboratory linked to Coppe’s Energy Planning Program, which allows for the calculation of the impacts of mitigation and adaptation policies in a detailed and precise manner. With this model, Coppe researchers were able to provide realistic scenarios for reducing emissions in Brazil, considering the country’s specificities, such as legal and illegal deforestation, different biofuel routes and other factors that can be overlooked by international models. Coppe thus ensures that the formulation of the climate target is based on a robust analysis, using national tools that capture local realities.

The Brazilian NDC is one of the most ambitious in the world and proposes an absolute cut in emissions, rather than a hypothetical reduction. This means that the country is committed to cutting between 850 million and 1.05 billion tons of CO₂ equivalent by 2035. The work developed by Coppe was essential to enable this commitment, ensuring an emission trajectory that is both realistic and aligned with the objective of limiting global warming to 1.5ºC, as recommended by the Paris Agreement.

Professor André Lucena, one of the coordinators at Cenergia, highlights the importance of a transparent process involved in the NDC formulation, which included more than 600 hours of meetings with stakeholders from various sectors of the economy, such as government, industry, agribusiness and energy. This process ensured that the climate target was constructed in a solid manner and with the involved parties’ support. This process ensured that the climate target was built in a solid manner and with the support of the parties involved. He also emphasizes that Coppe, through its advanced models, has a unique planning and simulation capacity that other countries do not have, which places Brazil in a strategic position in the fight against climate change.

The climate target also places Brazil before a significant challenge: the necessity to reduce emissions of gas such as methane and nitrous oxide, which represent between 30% and 40% of Brazilian emissions. Eliminating these emissions requires innovative technologies and practices, such as agroforestry systems, sustainable livestock farming practices, and offsetting through carbon capture and storage (CDR), such as forest restoration and biomass CO2 capture and storage (BECCS). In this scenario, Coppe plays a crucial role by offering science-based and innovation-based solutions to mitigate these emissions.

In addition, the creation of an efficient carbon market will be essential to make the climate target viable. Coppe, with its expertise, is also contributing to the development of an emissions pricing system in Brazil, such as the Brazilian Emissions Trading System (SBCE). This system will allow Brazil to monetize its emissions reductions and create a domestic carbon market, which is essential to achieve the goal of net-zero emissions by 2050.

Through Coppe’s work and its advanced modeling tools, Brazil has the opportunity to become a global leader in the fight against climate change, demonstrating that it is possible to reconcile economic growth with environmental sustainability.

Professor Richard Stephan is awarded by Agetransp

Professor Richard Stephan, from Coppe/UFRJ’s Electrical Engineering Project, received the Mobility Partners award, this Wednesday, December 18th. Richard, coordinator of the MagLev-Cobra project,was awarded in the Personality  of the Urban Mobility Sector category, by the Regulatory Agency for Public Services Granted for Waterway, Rail, Subway and Highway Transportation of the State of Rio de Janeiro (Agetransp).

The goal of the award is to recognize the initiatives and personalities that have stood out in the urban mobility sector.

Graduation of the Coppe Literacy Project celebrates accomplishments and transformations

On December 4th, at Coppe’s auditorium located in block G-122 of UFRJ’s Technology Center, a special celebration was held: the graduation of the 2024 class of the Youth, Adult and Elderly Literacy Project. In a moving ceremony, graduates, family members and teachers celebrated the stories of overcoming adversity and the transforming impact of this initiative.

Created in 2005 by Íris Guardatti, from Coppe’s Social development Office, with the support of professor Angela Uller, the project has as its mission to offer a second chance to those who didn’t have the opportunity to finish their primary education or wish to resume studying after years of being away from the school environment. Aimed to UFRJ employees and residents of Ilha do Fundão, the program also fosters integration between different university areas, with the support of intern monitors from various academic units.

José Carlos

Among the graduates is José Carlos Santos, 54 years old, leader of general services at Nova Rio, an outsourced company that operates at Coppe. He shared his life story and the transformation brought by the Literacy Project: “I came from Bahia to Rio de Janeiro 40 years ago. When I was a child, I had to work in the fields, weeding and harvesting cocoa, which prevented me from studying. It was a difficult life. After I started studying here, I had the opportunity to become a foreman. I was able to learn what I didn’t know. This helped me evolve a lot at work and in my personal life. Today, I am proud of the path I have taken and of what I accomplished. I want to keep studying. With the Digital Appropriation classes, I learned how to use cellphones and computers and want to move forward so, in the future, I can become a supervisor  or contract manager. We always need to keep evolving.”

Janete Moreira

Another graduate, Janete Moreira, 56 years old,a cleaning assistant at Nova Rio, also shared her experience: “I started working very early and, because of that, I hadn’t studied. It was my children who convinced me to start studying. Today I regret not having started studying earlier. Now, my dream is to become self-employed and retire with dignity.”

Coppe’ Science Outreach Director, Cleide Lima, highlighted the importance of the project during her speech: “The Literacy Project is more than an educational program. It symbolizes the integration between the university and its community, while also responding to one of the Sustainable Development Goals, which is Quality Education.”.

Vanda Borges, Coppe’s Director for Personnel Management, reinforced the program’s role as a tool for social transformation. “The Literacy Project is a clear example of how education can strengthen citizenship and transform realities,” she stated.

Fátima Bacelar, one of the project’s creators, paid tribute to the graduates and acknowledged the collective effort of everyone involved. “You are proof that it is never too late to learn. Each step taken by each of you is a testament to the transformative power of knowledge,” she declared.

The class of 2024, made up of students who bring inspiring stories, reaffirms Coppe/UFRJ’s commitment to inclusion and social impact. The university thus positions itself as a welcoming place with opportunities for all, celebrating education as a universal right.Congratulations to our 2024 class graduates:
● Wallace dos Santos, 33 years old, morador da Vila Residencial;
● Maria Isabel de Oliveira, 66 years old, moradora da Vila Residencial;
● Maria de Fátima Flor, 71 years old, moradora da Vila Residencial;
● Josélia Passos, 66 years old, moradora da Vila Residencial;
● Janete Moreira, 56 years old, auxiliar de limpeza da Nova Rio como;
● José Carlos Santos, 54 years old, líder de serviços gerais da Nova Rio:
● Jorge da Silva, 40 years old, auxiliar de limpeza da Nova Rio.

Título: Ensino Híbrido: Desafios e perspectivas nas engenharias e no ensino básico
Coordenador: MARCELLO LUIZ RODRIGUES DE CAMPOS
Contato do coordenador: campos@smt.ufrj.br

Resumo: A pandemia da COVID-19 impôs uma transição drástica do modelo padrão de ensino, para aulas estritamente virtuais, e tem exigido um grande esforço para preparar e oferecer cursos aos alunos, seja no ensino universitário ou no ensino básico, pois poucos estavam preparados para lidar com as tecnologias de ensino online. Passados meses após o isolamento, não tem sido trivial a transição do presencial para o virtual, principalmente na manutenção da qualidade das disciplinas oferecidas neste novo formato. Uma lição foi aprendida neste processo: é necessário investir de forma permanente na implementação de tecnologias inovadoras/eficientes no melhoramento dos processos de ensino e aprendizagem. Neste sentido, este projeto visa a dar apoio à rede pública de ensino, seja no âmbito do ensino básico ou do ensino de engenharia em outras universidades, no Estado do Rio de Janeiro. O objetivo é o desenvolvimento de recursos e cursos em formato híbrido, incorporando técnicas de aprendizado ativo, sala de aula invertida, multimodalidade, etc.

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Título: Escola Piloto em Engenharia Química Prof. Giulio Massarani
Coordenador: HENRIQUE POLTRONIERI PACHECO
Contato do coordenador: pacheco.h.pacheco@gmail.com e helen@peq.coppe.ufrj.br

Resumo: A Escola Piloto Presencial (EPP) em Engenharia Química surgiu em 1993, no PEQ/COPPE, e é uma ferramenta de atualização e de educação continuada, bastante útil para professores de ensino médio e de graduação, mas também muito procurada por estudantes e técnicos, além de empregados da indústria em geral. Nesta proposta da EPP desta edição serão oferecidos 10 módulos: TÉCNICAS AVANÇADAS DE CARACTERIZAÇÃO DE MATERIAIS (DIVIDIDA EM 10 SUB-MÓDULOS) ensina técnicas de ponta para caracterização de diversos de tipos de materiais, discutindo o fundamento das técnicas e exemplificando com dados reais. Os módulos são: Módulo 1: Técnicas espectroscópicas (FTIR, DRIFTS, RAMAN e UV-Vis) Módulo 2: Ressonância magnética nuclear (RMN) Módulo 3: Difração de raios x (DRX) Módulo 4: Espectrômetro de Massas e Redução à Temperatura Programada (MS e TPR) Módulo 5: Cromatografia por permeação em gel (GPC) Módulo 6: Análises de tamanho de gotas e partículas Módulo 7: Técnicas cromatográficas gasosa e líquida – Uma visão de Troubleshooting Módulo 8: Elementos de caracterização de petróleo Módulo 9: Análises térmicas – TGA, DSC e DMA Módulo 10: Biotecnologia no Cotidiano.

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Título: Laboratório de Informática e Sociedade – LabIS
Coordenador:  HENRIQUE LUIZ CUKIERMAN
Contato do coordenador: hcukier@cos.ufrj.br e lealsobral@cos.ufrj.br

Resumo: O LabIS veio se configurando ao longo de uma caminhada que remonta aos trabalhos e investigações da linha de pesquisa em Informática e Sociedade (IS) do Programa de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computação (PESC) da COPPE/UFRJ. Uma linha de pesquisa há tempos em busca de um Brasil ainda por inventar, movida pelo desejo de compreender a realidade brasileira para colaborar com a construção de um país mais justo e equânime. Trabalhamos com a produção de software de acessibilidade (LibrasOffice), jogos educativos (Damática), bancos comunitários (Mumbuca e Preventório) e oferecemos cursos de programação para estudantes da rede pública do ensino médio.

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Título: Letramento de Jovens, Adultos e Idosos da COPPE/UFRJ
Coordenador: DENISE CUNHA DANTAS
Contato do coordenador: ddantas@oceanica.ufrj.br

Resumo: O Letramento de Jovens, Adultos e Idosos da COPPE/UFRJ é um projeto aberto a todo aquele que não é alfabetizado e aquele que não teve acesso ou não concluiu os estudos no Ensino Fundamental na idade escolar referente. Foi criado em 2005 pela Assessoria de Desenvolvimento Social da COPPE, a partir de uma pesquisa com os servidores e trabalhadores terceirizados que atuavam em atividades de limpeza e serviços gerais. A pesquisa foi ampliada para outras unidades e setores da Universidade. Hoje o Projeto tem como aluno servidores da UFRJ e terceirizados que, em sua maioria, trabalham no Centro de Tecnologia, e cidadãos moradores do entorno da Ilha do Fundão, principalmente da Vila Residencial e do Complexo da Maré. As aulas são ministradas no Centro de Tecnologia para as turmas de Letramento Básico, Intermediário e Avançado. E acontecem de segunda a sexta feira, de 15 às 16:30 horas.

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Título: Polímeros para o setor de petróleo e gás – Aditivos
Coordenador: TAISSA ZANGEROLAMI LOPES RODRIGUES
Contato do coordenador: taissazl@yahoo.com.br e elucas@metalmat.ufrj.br

Resumo: A ação contempla aulas teóricas e demonstrativas e obtenção, caracterização e propriedades em solução dos polímeros, além de suas aplicações como aditivos na indústria do petróleo.

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Título: Polímeros: aplicações e uso consciente
Coordenador: ARIANE DE JESUS SOUSA BATISTA
Contato do coordenador: ariane.pent@gmail.com e ariane@pent.coppe.ufrj.br

Resumo: A reciclagem de plásticos é um tema importante, visto que mais de 60% de todo plástico produzido já virou resíduo e apenas 9% foi reciclado em todo mundo. No Brasil os dados são ainda mais alarmantes. O relatório apresentado pelo WWF recentemente afirma que o Brasil é o quarto maior produtor de resíduos plásticos do mundo e recicla menos de 2% desse montante. Contudo, políticas de reciclagem e educação ambiental ainda são precárias e pouco divulgadas, e a disseminação de informações que tornam os plásticos vilões fazem com que o banimento desses materiais seja cada vez mais desejável. No entanto, vale lembrar que os plásticos são polímeros de alto valor agregado, baixo custo de produção e muito versáteis, e quando reciclados podem ser reinseridos na cadeia produtiva, possibilitando a produção de novos materiais, além de alavancar o setor energético. Dessa forma esse projeto visa instruir e incentivar alunos de escolas públicas e privadas a serem multiplicadores dos conceitos de reciclagem em suas escolas, famílias e comunidade. Onde palestras e atividades lúdicas serão realizadas, de forma virtual, incentivando o descarte correto ou reutilização de resíduos plásticos, evitando que esses resíduos sejam descartados em lugares impróprios.

Site onde os trabalhos realizados pelo projeto de extensão são divulgados
Instagram do Grupo EngePol (PEQ/COPPE/UFRJ), onde todos os nossos trabalhos e laboratórios são divulgados, inclusive os do projeto de extensão

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Título: Programa de Incubação de Empreendimentos Populares – Inovação Social dos Processos de Incubação de EES
Coordenador: AMANDA FERNANDES XAVIER PEDROSA
Contato do coordenador: amandaxavier86@gmail.com

Resumo: A ITCP/COPPE vem atuando, desde a sua criação, no apoio aos Empreendimentos Populares. Desenvolve ações que vão de encontro às necessidades das classes populares e dos setores informais, que historicamente ficam à margem das ações sociais desenvolvidas pelo Estado. Hoje novas técnicas e ferramentas são requeridas para enfrentar os novos desafios que se apresentam. Esta proposta visa investigar metodologias inovadoras de incubação, que propiciem o aperfeiçoamento das atividades dos empreendimentos incubados, dando continuidade às ações desenvolvidas pela ITCP/COPPE. A implantação das novas metodologias desenvolvidas permitirá melhorar a qualidade dos Empreendimentos Econômicos Solidários – E. Site da Incubadora Tecnológica de Cooperativas Populares – ITCP/COPPE/UFRJ 

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Título: Espaço COPPE Miguel de Simoni
Coordenador: CLAUDIA MARIA LIMA WERNER
Contato do coordenador: werner@cos.ufrj.br

Resumo: A atividade central deste projeto é a visitação guiada a exposição do Espaço COPPE, realizada predominantemente por estudantes do Ensino Médio da Região Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro. Os grupos de estudantes realizam as visitas acompanhados por professores das escolas de origem. O ambiente dos espaços de divulgação científica e tecnológica, como o Espaço COPPE, pode proporcionar elementos-chave de fomento à motivação intrínseca do aprendizado – por exemplo: construção de significado pessoal, tarefas desafiadoras, colaboração e sentimentos positivos sobre os esforços realizados e, portanto, são potenciais indutores da formação de vínculos novos, por vezes mais intensos. Site do Espaço COPPE  

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Título: SISTEMAS DE GESTÃO DA QUALIDADE (SGQ) e MODELO DE EXCELÊNCIA EM GESTÃO (MEG) PARA SERVIDORES PÚBLICOS – DEFESA
Coordenador: EDUARDO OLIVEIRA DOS SANTOS
Contato do coordenador: eduardo.oliveira@adc.coppe.ufrj.br e karina.andrade@adc.coppe.ufrj.br

Resumo: O Curso tem por objetivo a elaboração, implantação, manutenção, melhoria contínua e auditorias internas de sistemas de gestão da qualidade segundo requisitos das normas NBR-ISO:9001 e implantação de boas práticas de gestão segundo os critérios definido no Modelo de Excelência em Gestão (MEG) da Fundação Nacional da Qualidade (FNQ). O curso está vinculado ao Programa FORMAÇÃO CONTINUADA DE SERVIDORES PÚBLICOS.

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Título: SISTEMAS DE GESTÃO DA QUALIDADE (SGQ) e MODELO DE EXCELÊNCIA EM GESTÃO (MEG) PARA SERVIDORES PÚBLICOS GERAIS E UFRJ
Coordenador: EDUARDO OLIVEIRA DOS SANTOS
Contato do coordenador: eduardo.oliveira@adc.coppe.ufrj.br

Resumo: O Curso tem por objetivo a elaboração, implantação, manutenção, melhoria contínua e auditorias internas de sistemas de gestão da qualidade segundo requisitos das normas NBR-ISO:9001 e implantação de boas práticas de gestão segundo os critérios definido no Modelo de Excelência em Gestão (MEG-TR) preconizada pela SEGES do Ministério de Economia). O curso está vinculado ao Programa FORMAÇÃO CONTINUADA DE SERVIDORES PÚBLICOS.

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Título: UBUNTU.lab – Programa de inovação aberta em cidades inteligentes para a redução da desigualdade racial no Rio de Janeiro

Coordenador: MATHEUS HENRIQUE DE SOUSA OLIVEIRA
Contato do coordenador: matheusoli@hotmail.com

Resumo: O Projeto BRA/15/010 – Fortalecimento e Expansão do Sistema Nacional de Promoção da Igualdade Racial é uma ação entre o Ministério da Mulher, da Família e dos Direitos Humanos (MMFDH) e o Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD) com o objetivo de descentralizar as políticas públicas de igualdade racial e fortalecer e expandir o Sistema Nacional de Promoção da Igualdade Racial (Sinapir). A Fundação COPPETEC foi uma das entidades selecionadas através do projeto U.lab para apresentar a prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro um laboratório de inovação governamental a ser replicado como política de promoção da igualdade racial no âmbito de implementação do Plano de Desenvolvimento Sustentável do Município desenvolvido pelo Escritório de Planejamento da Secretaria Municipal da Casa Civil (EPL). No âmbito do Sinapir, o presente projeto tem o objetivo de entregar ao município do Rio de Janeiro, um programa de inovação governamental que coloca o jovem negro como protagonista da tecnologia capaz de promover o bem-estar no seu dia a dia.

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Título: Unidade de Suporte à Inovação Social – USIS
Coordenador:  CARLA MARTINS CIPOLLA
Contato do coordenador: carla.cipolla@ufrj.br

Resumo: A atividade apoia inovações sociais como chave para o desenvolvimento. O USIS/ UFRJ – Unidade de Suporte à Inovação Social – nasceu do projeto LASIN – Latin American Social Innovation Network -, financiado pela Comissão Europeia, com o propósito de implementar um modelo de envolvimento Universidade/comunidade, baseado na combinação de atividades curriculares e extra-curriculares, materiais e instrumentos de aprendizagem, treino prático, oficinas e mentorias para reforçar as ligações da universidade com o ambiente social mais amplo (Grupos comunitários, ONGs e/ou OSCIPS, Organizações governamentais, empresas e escolas) com metodologia própria desenvolvida por LASIN.

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Título: “TÁ” LIGADO?! MINHA CÂMERA NA MÃO E UMA IDEIA NA CABEÇA – A LINGUAGEM AUDIOVISUAL COMO LIVRE EXPRESSÃO NA CONSTRUÇÃO DIALÉTICA NO ESPAÇO ENTRE A UNIVERSIDADE, A ESCOLA E A SOCIEDADE
Coordenador:  ANDREA MARIA DO NASCIMENTO SILVA
Contato do coordenador: andreanascimento@cos.ufrj.br

Resumo: Todos nós da comunidade acadêmica e escolar tivemos que nos adaptar à utilização de soluções tecnológicas para nos comunicar, socializar e nos relacionar durante o período de pandemia para reproduzir a rotina de uma sala de aula. Com isso, a linguagem audiovisual e o uso de dispositivos portáteis, como smartphones e tablets, que já era uma realidade muito presente em nossa vida, de repente, se tornou fundamental. Essa proximidade foi uma grande motivação que trouxe a memória da frase emblemática do cineasta Glauber Rocha – Uma câmera na mão e uma ideia na cabeça – que inspirou o título deste projeto e que nos faz compreender que atualmente a nossa práxis gira em torno dessa máxima que representa nosso atual cenário social nos hábitos de registrar e compartilhar nossas imagens, nossos áudios, nossos vídeos, seja de forma direta ou indiretamente nas redes sociais. Portanto, este projeto visa atender a uma demanda técnica para auxiliar a produção de conteúdo de divulgação de pesquisas, trabalhos escolares, vídeo aulas, entre outros, de forma que o público participante do projeto conheça detalhes da composição audiovisual. Enfatizar o uso da linguagem audiovisual para acesso ao conhecimento e para a troca de saberes, uma comunicação dialética onde é importante não só transmitir o conhecimento gerado na universidade mas também possibilitar que a sociedade contribua com o seu olhar, seu fazer, sua crítica.

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Título: Apoio às Micro e Pequenas Empresas do estado do Rio de Janeiro para o desenvolvimento de trajetórias econômicas sustentáveis
Coordenador: AMANDA FERNANDES XAVIER PEDROSA
Contato do coordenador: amandaxavier86@gmail.com

Resumo: As MPE compõe 92% das empresas do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (RJ) e são responsáveis por mais de 50% dos empregos formais (Brasil, 2020). No entanto, as MPE enfrentam enormes desafios, sobretudo pela amplitude da atual crise sanitária, econômica e social (CNI, 2021; SEBRAE, 2020), colocando em evidencia o modelo econômico dominante, centrado na produção em massa de bens materiais e de performance financeira (Fernandes et al., 2021; Lima & Dias, 2020). Nesse sentido, esse projeto se fundamenta na perspectiva da Economia da Funcionalidade e da Cooperação (EFC), que tem como proposta fornecer soluções integradas de bens e serviços a partir da cooperação entre diferentes atores territoriais, abandonando a noção de escalabilidade e desenvolvendo novos modelos de governança de empresas e territórios (Du Tertre et al., 2019). Essa abordagem interacionista permite um menor consumo de recursos naturais e a renovação do vínculo social, criando resiliência para as relações econômicas, tão fragilizadas diante do cenário atual (Xavier et al., 2021; Roman et al., 2020). Este projeto visa apoiar as Micro e Pequenas Empresas do estado do Rio de Janeiro no desenvolvimento de trajetórias econômicas sustentáveis, criando impacto direto na sociedade e na comunidade científica. Para tanto, visa a formação, acompanhamento e intervenção de dirigentes de empresas para transição de modelo econômico a partir do Modelo da Economia da Funcionalidade e da Cooperação.

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Título: Boas Práticas de Acolhimento – Saberes, Convivências e Aprendizagens
Coordenador:  VANDA BORGES DE SOUZA
Contato do coordenador: vanda@adc.coppe.ufrj.br

Resumo: Entende-se que o acolhimento poderá ampliar sua esfera de atuação, para além do campo psicossocial, podendo alcançar também o contexto socioeconômico, acadêmico, das relações laborais entre outros. Com o passar do tempo, a sobrevivência às situações de adoecimento, outros aspectos do acolhimento foram se apresentando. O acolhimento financeiro, o acolhimento acadêmico, o acolhimento dos conflitos e dificuldades de relacionamentos, o acolhimento laboral pela dificuldade de absorção e entendimento das novas formas de trabalho surgidas. A partir de então, se fez necessário repensar como dar conta de considerar todos esses tipos de acolhimentos. Neste sentido, este projeto pretende evidenciar a importância de compartilhar uma informação que oriente e facilite os indivíduos para o desempenho de ações de acolhimento nos diversos espaços de convivência. Por isso, saberes, convivências e aprendizagens fazem parte de uma via de mão dupla. Ou seja, cada parte tem o que a transmitir, conhecer e se aperfeiçoar com a outra.

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Título: Capacitação de jovens para o mercado de TI em NF, uma abordagem através de aprendizado ativo: introdução à programação em Python
Coordenador:  EDMUNDO ALBUQUERQUE DE SOUZA E SILVA
Contato do coordenador: edmundo@land.ufrj.br

Resumo: Este curso é uma ação prevista no projeto de Extensão “Ensino Hibrido: Desafios e perspectivas nas engenharias e no ensino básico” já registrado no SIGA, pela COPPE. O projeto de extensão registrado no SIGA tem como um dos seus objetivos a criação de cursos em áreas chave para o desenvolvimento do Estado e de acordo com a experiência multidisciplinar da COPPE. Através de uma parceria com a Ong Ideas de Friburgo que proporcionou a infraestrutura necessária (espaço físico, computadores, pessoal local, etc.) foi criado um local para treinamento de jovens oriundos de escolas públicas do segundo grau. A ideia do curso surgiu durante a elaboração de disciplinas de programação para um curso avançado de técnicas de Inteligência Artificial com o formato hibrido baseado no Aprendizado Voltado a Projetos (PBL, projeto FAPERJ) de forma a que a experiência do projeto em PBL fosse aplicada a jovens alunos. O curso visa introduzir os jovens em linguagens modernas de computação, e fornecer o treinamento essencial para que o aluno da rede pública de ensino possa mais facilmente ingressar no mercado de trabalho local. Os alunos selecionados têm a oportunidade de aprender programação na prática, com base na linguagem Python, para melhor entender e tentar propor soluções a problemas reais e da cidade de Friburgo quando possível. O curso visa também fornecer incentivos para que os egressos possam continuar os estudos em tópicos adicionais de tecnologias da computação.

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Título: Disseminação das aplicações da Engenharia Nuclear no âmbito da sustentabilidade ambiental
Coordenador:  INAYA CORREA BARBOSA LIMA
Contato do coordenador: inayacorrea@gmail.com

Resumo: Em sua Décima Edição, a Semana do Meio Ambiente da BR Marinas integra em sua agenda o Dia Mundial do Oceano, inserindo-se no contexto da Década do Oceano da ONU. Este evento conta com os apoios do Núcleo de Vida Marinha e do Centro de Educação Ambiental da Secretaria de Meio Ambiente e da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro e da Cátedra UNESCO para a Sustentabilidade do Oceano, trazendo para o público carioca a importância dos Oceanos na mitigação das Mudanças Climáticas, o debate sobre a biodiversidade e as potencialidades do Oceano, e a integração entre Ciência, Educação, Políticas Públicas e Sociedade Civil. Ademais, serão incorporadas pela primeira vez aplicações nucleares e atômicas de medidas para englobar a temática em tela com cujo acadêmico-cientifico. E, por fim, teremos uma ação de Sensibilização Ambiental será realizada através da promoção de um Mutirão de Limpeza com foco nos resíduos sólidos do entorno da Marina da Glória, incluindo o Lixo Marinho, com a participação de voluntários.

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Título: Droneiros Vonluntários
Coordenador: THARCISYO COTTA FONTAINHA
Contato do coordenador: tcottaf@gmail.com

Resumo: Em 2022, os desastres causaram mais de 30,704 mortes e com 185 milhões de pessoas afetadas, e prejuízos de 223.8 bilhões de dólares segundo o Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). No Brasil, entre 2011 a 2022, especificamente no Rio de Janeiro, houve 591 ocorrências de desastres, resultando em 987 mortes e afetando 3,9 milhões de pessoas, e prejuízos econômicos superior a R$ 3,08 bilhões (Atlas digital de desastres no Brasil, 2023). Tais dados demonstram a importância e a complexidade das Operações Humanitárias e de Desastres (OHD), as quais envolvem o acesso as áreas afetadas, a coordenação de diversos stakeholders e falta de recursos. Assim surge o projeto Droneiros Voluntários, idealizado no âmbito do Programa de Engenharia de Produção da COPPE/CT/UFRJ de forma a auxiliar a escassez de recursos humanos e tecnológicos na resposta a desastres. O projeto conta com uma plataforma tecnológica que atua como um facilitador, unindo proprietários de drones, defesa civil e outras organizações no desenvolvimento de ações de mapeamento de áreas de risco e afetadas por desastres, promovendo uma colaboração entre stakeholders mais eficaz e eficiente no contexto de OHD. Nesse sentido, o projeto atua no engajamento e promoção da troca de conhecimento entre os diferentes atores tratados como público alvo, promovendo OHD eficazes e mais eficientes, com integração entre diferentes áreas de conhecimento científico e pesquisadores de diferentes níveis que atuam em OHD.

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Título: INSILICONET – PROGRAMANDO O FUTURO
Coordenador:  ARGIMIRO RESENDE SECCHI
Contato do coordenador: arge@peq.coppe.ufrj.br

Resumo: A InSilicoNet é um espaço de colaboração onde diversos atores da sociedade são convidados a trazer seus problemas técnicos para construir, em conjunto com os membros acadêmicos, soluções tecnológicas inovadoras baseadas em ferramentas digitais. Está estruturado como uma rede de sete Universidades do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ, UERJ, PUC-Rio, UFF, UFRRJ e SENAI CETIQT) e profissionais de engenharia com experiência na área de engenharia de sistemas em processos (Process Systems Engineering, PSE). A InSilicoNet tem a missão de promover o desenvolvimento científico e tecnológico comprometidos não apenas com o desempenho econômico, mas com os impactos sociais e ambientais por meio de atividades de extensão integradas a iniciativas de pesquisa e ensino em PSE, contemplando: a) Fábrica de Aprendizagem, que desenvolve competências e habilidades de discentes de graduação e pós-graduação para o trabalho colaborativo empregando PSE na solução de problemas tecnológicos, sociais e ambientais tratáveis por ferramentas de engenharia digital; b) Oferta de cursos de extensão que promovam competência para o desenvolvimento de pesquisa, tecnologia e inovação; e c) Projetos de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento integrando discentes de graduação e pós-graduação sob orientação acadêmica e mentoria por indústrias, organizações e/ou governos.

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Título: Rede Refugia
Coordenador:  THARCISYO COTTA FONTAINHA
Contato do coordenador: tcottaf@gmail.com

Resumo: O Alto Comissariado das Nações Unidas para Refugiados (ACNUR) revela que em 2022 o mundo ultrapassou a marca de 100 milhões de pessoas em deslocamento forçado, motivados por inúmeras razões. No Brasil, desde 2011 foram realizadas 297.712 solicitações de reconhecimento da condição de refugiado. Devido a sua complexidade e alta quantidade de pessoas afetadas, a crise humanitária de refugiados precisa ser enfrentada pelos governos em comunhão com a sociedade civil e o setor privado, a fim de se garantir que as pessoas em deslocamento forçado tenham seus direitos humanos protegidos durante um processo de acolhimento efetivo e atento às suas necessidades. Assim, interessados em auxiliar no enfrentamento brasileiro à crise migratória, a Rede Refugia foi idealizada no âmbito do Programa de Engenharia de Produção da COPPE/CT/UFRJ. Trata-se de uma plataforma tecnológica colaborativa que objetiva facilitar o processo de acolhimento, proteção e integração de pessoas em deslocamento forçado que estão no Brasil. Dessa forma busca-se fortalecer os processos de colaboração mútua entre refugiados, solicitantes de refúgio, apátridas, poder público, entidades privadas, organizações humanitárias e outros stakeholders. Por meio de um processo de inovação social, a Rede Refugia busca fomentar um ambiente que favoreça a implementação de soluções inovadoras para os problemas vivenciados pelas pessoas em deslocamento forçado vivendo em solo brasileiro.

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Agendamento com a GRH

Setor da COPPE responsável pela orientação aos funcionários, no tocante a direitos e deveres em sua vida funcional, além de promover diversas ações que contribuem para capacitação profissional e bem-estar dos trabalhadores.
A Equipe é formada por profissionais da área de Administração, Recursos Humanos e Pedagogia, que estão prontos para atender a força de trabalho COPPE.

 

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Agendamento de Espaço

O serviço de Agendamento de Espaço é fornecido pelo Setor de Eventos Institucionais e Operação, e deve ser solicitado por meio do Sistema de Administração Predial, pelo Entrada Única.

Este serviço realiza o agendamento para uso dos seguintes espaços:

  • Auditório G-122
  • Auditório bloco M – anexo
  • Grêmio da Coppe
  • Tenda do auditório G-122
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Enviar

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Resíduos Químicos

O serviço de Retirada de Resíduo Químico é fornecido pela Gerência de Segurança do Trabalho, Meio Ambiente e Saúde, e deve ser solicitado por meio do Sistema de Segurança, Meio Ambiente e Saúde, pelo Entrada Única.

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Segurança Patrimonial

O serviço de Segurança Patrimonial é fornecido pelo Grupo de Apoio de Segurança Patrimonial, e deve ser solicitado conforme as orientações abaixo:

  • Em caso de furto, roubo ou agressão, ligar para a sala de segurança da Coppe no ramal: 8457 ou 2560-8858.
  • Em caso de furto ou roubo de patrimônio, ligar para a Divisão de Segurança da UFRJ – DISEG: 3938-1900 e setor de segurança da Coppe, ramal: 8457 ou 2560-8858.

 

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Gestão Eletrônica de Documentos

O serviço de Gestão Eletrônica de Documentos é fornecido pela Gerência de Documentação, e deve ser solicitado em contato direto com o setor, de forma presencial, na sala I-125A.

Este serviço contempla a preservação e acesso dos documentos em meios físico e eletrônico da COPPE.

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Limpeza de Espaços

O serviço de Limpeza de Espaço é fornecido pelo Setor de Administração Predial e deve ser solicitado por meio do Sistema de Administração Predial, pelo Entrada Única.

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Projetos de Arquitetura

O serviço de Elaboração de Projeto de Arquitetura é fornecido pelo Grupo de Apoio de Arquitetura e Engenharia, e deve ser solicitado por meio de envio por e-mail do formulário de Solicitação de Projeto de Arquitetura.

Este serviço contempla a elaboração do projeto conforme a solicitação, e inclui: levantamento do local, estudo preliminar para ser aprovado pelo Prof. Responsável e desenvolvimento do projeto.

E-mail para solicitação: fernanda@adc.coppe.ufrj.br

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Sistemas da DPADI

O serviço de Manutenção e acesso a Sistemas Administrativos é fornecido pelo CISI, e deve ser solicitado por meio da gerência do próprio setor.
Este serviço está disponível para toda a Coppe.

Os Sistemas Administrativos da DPADI estão disponíveis por meio do Entrada Única.

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Infraestrutura e Redes

O serviço de Manutenção de Infraestrutura e Redes é fornecido pelo CISI, e deve ser solicitado por meio do sistema de Helpdesk do CISI, que possibilita uma maior agilidade e transparência no atendimento do suporte técnico. A ferramenta adotada para implantação deste sistema foi o software livre OcoMon.

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Manutenção Predial

O serviço de Manutenção Predial é fornecido pelo Setor de Infraestrutura, e deve ser solicitado por meio do Sistema de Manutenção, pelo Entrada Única.

Este sistema contempla a solicitação dos seguintes serviços: Conserto de ar central, conserto de ar de janela, conserto de ar tipo split, conserto de refrigerador, instalação de ar tipo split, serviço de elétrica, serviço de hidráulica, serviço de lustrador, serviço de pintura, serviço de serralheria, serviços de marcenaria, serviços de obras civis, serviços gerais, troca de disjuntor, troca de lâmpadas

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Patrimônio

O serviço de Incorporação / Baixa de Patrimônio é fornecido pelo Setor de Patrimônio, e deve ser solicitado conforme as orientações abaixo:

Como faço para fazer uma baixa?

Enviar uma carta ao Setor solicitando a baixa , descrevendo o bem, mencionando o nº da plaqueta COPPE e nº da UFRJ.

Como faço para fazer uma transferência?

Enviar uma carta ao Setor de Patrimônio solicitando a transferência do bem , com a descrição do mesmo e o nome do laboratório que ficará responsável.

Como faço para fazer uma doação?

Fazer uma carta ao Setor de Patrimônio solicitando a doação , enviando os documentos onde o Setor de Patrimônio fará a abertura de processo para dar encaminhamento ao Conselho de Curadores da UFRJ para autorização.

Como faço (alunos/doutorandos) para patrimoniar?

Enviar a nota fiscal junto com o formulário e o vínculo com a Instituição (TERMO DE CONCESSÃO E ACEITAÇÃO DE BOLSA ou TERMO DE OUTORGA ao Setor de Patrimônio .

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Agendamento de Transporte

O serviço de Agendamento de Transporte é fornecido pela Gerência de Logística Institucional e Operação.

Este serviço é atualmente administrado pela Divisão de Frota Oficial, sendo a Gerência de Logística Institucional e Operação responsável pela interface de agendamento do serviço para os usuários da Coppe.

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Almoxarifado

O serviço de Solicitação de Material ao Almoxarifado é fornecido pelo Setor de Almoxarifado, e deve ser solicitado por meio do Sistema de Movimentação de Material, pelo link Entrada Única

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Descarte de Materiais

O serviço de Descarte de Materiais e Equipamentos pode ser fornecido por diversos setores, conforme a especificação do material a ser descartado.

 

Procedimentos

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Terapias no Acolhe COPPE

 

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Atividades de Saúde e Bem Estar

 

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Agendamento de Espaços do Grêmio

Para reserva de locação do salão de eventos da sede do Grêmio ou do campo de futebol para qualquer atividade a ser realizada no local, deve-se seguir os procedimentos adotados na página do grêmio.

 

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Action name: Hybrid Education: Challenges and perspectives in engineering and basic education
Coordinator: MARCELLO LUIZ RODRIGUES DE CAMPOS
Contact information: campos@smt.ufrj.br

About the action: The COVID-19 pandemic enforced a drastic transition from the traditional teaching model to strictly online classes, having required a great effort to prepare and offer courses to students ranging from primary to higher education, since only a few were prepared to deal with technologies for online teaching. Even months after social distancing started, the in-person to online transition was not a trivial process, especially when it came to maintaining the quality of the courses offered in this new modality. This process taught us one important lesson: it is necessary that we permanently invest in implementing innovative/efficient technologies for improved teaching and learning. As such, this project aims to support public education in the state of Rio de Janeiro, from basic education to higher Education in engineering at other universities. With a hybrid learning modality, our purpose is to develop resources and courses that incorporate active learning methods, flipped classrooms, multimodality, etc.

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Action name: Prof. Giulio Massarani Pilot School of Chemical Engineering
Coordinator: HENRIQUE POLTRONIERI PACHECO
Contact information: pacheco.h.pacheco@gmail.com and helen@peq.coppe.ufrj.br

About the action: The Pilot School for In-Person Education (EPP) in Chemical Engineering was created in 1993 by our Program of Chemical Engineering (PEQ/COPPE) as a tool for improvement and continuing education. It was very beneficial for high school and undergraduate teachers, but also very popular with students, technicians, and industry workers in general. This edition of EPP is called ADVANCED TECHNIQUES FOR MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION and will comprise 10 modules. It consists in teaching cutting-edge methods for characterizing various types of materials, discussing the fundamentals of such techniques, and exemplifying them with real-world data. The modules are as follows: Module 1: Spectroscopy techniques (FTIR, DRIFTS, RAMAN, and UV-vis); Module 2: Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR); Module 3: X-ray diffraction (XRD); Module 4: Mass spectrometry and temperature-programmed reduction (MS and TPR); Module 5: Gel permeation chromatography (GPC); Module 6: Droplet and particle size analysis; Module 7: Gas and liquid chromatography troubleshooting methods; Module 8: Aspects of petroleum characterization; Module 9: Thermal analysis - TGA, DSC, and DMA; Module 10: Biotechnology in everyday life.

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Action name: Laboratory for Informatics and Society – LabIS
Coordinator:  HENRIQUE LUIZ CUKIERMAN
Contact information: hcukier@cos.ufrj.br and lealsobral@cos.ufrj.br

About the action: LabIS stems from the long journey traversed by the work and research of Informatics and Society (IS), a line of research from our Systems Engineering and Computer Science Program (PESC). We are driven by the desire to better comprehend the many faces of our society, seeking to contribute towards more equality and fairness. We develop software for accessibility (LibrasOffice), educational games (Damática), community banks (Mumbuca and Preventório) and offer programming courses for public high school students.

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Action name: Literacy for Youth, Adults, and the Elderly of COPPE/UFRJ
Coordinator: DENISE CUNHA DANTAS
Contact information: ddantas@oceanica.ufrj.br

About the action: Literacy for Youth, Adults, and the Elderly is a project for all those who are not literate and those who did not have access to or did not complete primary and/or lower secondary school at the corresponding age. It was created in 2005 by COPPE's Department of Social Development, based on a survey of civil servants and outsourced workers involved in cleaning and general services. We extended our research to other units and sectors of our university. Today, our students are civil servants and outsourced workers at UFRJ, most of whom work at the Technology Center, and citizens who live near Ilha do Fundão, mainly in Vila Residencial and Complexo da Maré. Our classes are held at the Technology Center for the Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced Literacy classes, Monday to Friday, from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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Action name: Polymers in Oil and Gas – Additives
Coordinator:  TAISSA ZANGEROLAMI LOPES RODRIGUES
Contact information: taissazl@yahoo.com.br and elucas@metalmat.ufrj.br

About the action: our action comprises theoretical and practical classes on obtaining, characterizing, and analyzing the properties of polymers in solution, as well as their applications as additives in the petroleum industry.

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Action name: Polymers: applications and awareness
Coordinator: ARIANE DE JESUS SOUSA BATISTA
Contact information: ariane.pent@gmail.com and ariane@pent.coppe.ufrj.br

About the action: Plastic recycling has become a very important matter, since over 60% of all plastic produced globally has already become waste but only 9% has been recycled. In Brazil, the situation is even more alarming. A recent WWF report states that Brazil is the fourth largest producer of plastic waste worldwide, with a recycling rate of less than 2%. Our policies for recycling and environmental education are still insufficient and poorly publicized. Furthermore, plastics have recently been made out to be villains, making it increasingly desirable that these materials are banned. However, it is worth remembering that plastics are polymers with high value-added, low production costs, and very versatile properties. When recycled, they can be reinserted into the production chain, which enables the production of new materials and boosts the energy industry. As such, our project aims to guide and encourage students from public and private schools to reproduce the concept of recycling in their schools, families, and communities. We hold online lectures and fun activities that stimulate the reuse and proper disposal of plastic waste, preventing it from being disposed of in inappropriate places.

For more information about our activities, click here to go to our website.
For more information on our work and laboratories, including those related to our outreach project, go to the Instagram page of the EngePol Group (PEQ/COPPE/UFRJ)

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Action name: A Program for Community Business Incubation – Social Innovation in EES (Solidarity Economy Business) Incubators
Coordinator: AMANDA FERNANDES XAVIER PEDROSA
Contact information: amandaxavier86@gmail.com

About the action: Since its creation, the ITCP/COPPE (Technology Business Incubator for Community Cooperatives) has been working to support community-based enterprises, aiming at meeting the needs of the working class and informal workers, which have historically been marginalized and excluded from social actions developed by the government. The new challenges of today require new techniques and tools. As such, this is a proposal that researches innovative business incubation methodologies for the purpose of improving the activities of the incubated enterprises and providing continuity to the actions developed by ITCP/COPPE. Ultimately, implementing such new methodologies will improve the quality of Solidarity Economy Businesses.

 More information on the ITCP/COPPE/UFRJ website.

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Action name: Espaço COPPE Miguel de Simoni
Coordinator: CLAUDIA MARIA LIMA WERNER
Contact information: werner@cos.ufrj.br

About the action: We promote a guided tour of the Espaço COPPE exhibitions, primarily arranged for high school students from the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Area. The visiting groups of students are accompanied by teachers from their corresponding schools. Environments such as Espaço COPPE are driven by science and technology and provide key elements in fostering intrinsically motivated learning. For instance, building personal meaning, taking up challenging tasks, learning to collaborate, and recognizing the positive feelings that come from the efforts we made can potentially induce the formation of new, sometimes more intense bonds.

Espaço COPPE website.

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Action name: QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (SQG) and MODELS FOR MANAGEMENT EXCELLENCE (MEG) FOR CIVIL SERVANTS
Coordinator: EDUARDO OLIVEIRA DOS SANTOS
Contact information: eduardo.oliveira@adc.coppe.ufrj.br and karina.andrade@adc.coppe.ufrj.br

About the action: Our course aims to develop, implement, maintain, continuously improve, and internally audit quality management systems as required by the NBR-ISO:9001 standards and to implement good practices in management according to the criteria defined in the Model for Management Excellence (MEG) of the Brazilian Foundation for Quality (FNQ). The course is related to the CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR CIVIL SERVANTS program

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Action name: QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (SQG) and MODELS FOR MANAGEMENT EXCELLENCE (MEG) FOR CIVIL SERVANTS AT UFRJ AND OTHERWISE
Coordinator: EDUARDO OLIVEIRA DOS SANTOS
Contact information: eduardo.oliveira@adc.coppe.ufrj.br

About the action: Our course aims to develop, implement, maintain, continuously improve, and internally audit quality management systems as required by the NBR-ISO:9001 standards and to implement good practices in management according to the criteria defined in the Model for Management Excellence (MEG-TR) proposed by SEGES/Brazilian Ministry of Economy. The course is related to the CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR CIVIL SERVANTS program.

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Action name: UBUNTU.lab - Open innovation program in smart cities to reduce racial inequality in Rio de Janeiro
Coordinator: MATHEUS HENRIQUE DE SOUSA OLIVEIRA
Contact information: matheusoli@hotmail.com

About the action: Project BRA/15/010 – Strengthening and Expanding the National System for Racial Equality is an effort from the Ministry of Women, Family, and Human Rights (MMFDH) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) aimed at decentralizing public policies on racial equality and strengthening and expanding the National System for Racial Equality (Sinapir). The COPPETEC Foundation was one of the organizations selected through the U.Lab project to provide the Local Government of Rio de Janeiro with a government innovation laboratory. Its purpose is to be replicable as a policy to promote racial equality within the Local Sustainable Development Plan at the time of its implementation, as developed by the Office of Planning from the Municipal Chief of Staff's Secretariat (EPL). Within the framework of Sinapir, this project aims to provide the municipality of Rio de Janeiro with a government innovation program that puts black youth at the forefront of technology and is capable of promoting well-being in their daily lives.

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Action name: Support Unit for Social Innovation – USIS
Coordinator:  CARLA MARTINS CIPOLLA
Contact information: carla.cipolla@ufrj.br

About the action: Social innovation is a key aspect to development. The Support Unit for Social Innovation (USIS/UFRJ) is a result of the Latin American Social Innovation Network (LASIN), which is a project funded by the European Commission, aimed at implementing a university-community engagement model based on a combination of curricular and extra-curricular activities, learning materials and tools, practical training, workshops, and mentorship, with its own methodology developed by LASIN, to strengthen the connection of universities with a wider social environment (community groups, NGOs and/or OSCIPS (Civil Society Organizations of Public Interest),

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Título: Observatório de Bancos Comunitários e Moedas Sociais Digitais UFRJ
Coordenador: LUIZ ARTHUR SILVA DE FARIA
Contato do coordenador: luizart@gmail.com

Resumo: O Observatório de Bancos Comunitários e Moedas Sociais Digitais UFRJ visa visibilizar, fortalecer e refletir sobre tais experiências, seja na promoção de espaços de debate e de ensino-aprendizagem, seja no desenvolvimento de tecnologias com os coletivos envolvidos. Inspira-se na (e em articula-se com a) rede formada por pesquisadores extensionistas iniciada em 2020, o Observatório de Bancos Comunitários e Moedas Sociais (OBM). Este reúne pesquisadores engajados em aliar seus conhecimentos acadêmicos com as atividades práticas de bancos comunitários e moedas sociais do Brasil, nas perspectivas da escuta dos coletivos envolvidos, do engajamento extensionista e da análise das práticas dos coletivos envolvidos. “Bancos Comunitários são serviços financeiros solidários, em rede, de natureza associativa e comunitária, voltados para a geração de trabalho e renda na perspectiva de reorganização das economias locais”. Reúnem práticas e princípios, como a concessão de microcrédito para produção e consumo locais, sempre que possível em moedas sociais (válidas em um território restrito e com paridade com o Real)(https://www.institutobancopalmas.org/o-que-e-um-banco-comunitario/). No Brasil, tais bancos tiveram como experiência pioneira o Banco Palmas (Fortaleza, 1998) e acumulam mais de 150 iniciativas. Com a digitalização de suas moedas sociais, inspiraram e articularam-se com políticas públicas de transferência de renda, notadamente no Estado do RJ.

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Título: MOB4.0 - Hub de planejamento inteligente da mobilidade do estado do Rio de Janeiro
Coordenador: MATHEUS HENRIQUE DE SOUSA OLIVEIRA
Contato do coordenador: matheusoli@hotmail.com

Resumo: O acesso às tecnologias de comunicação e informação oferece uma gama diversa de instrumentos de coleta de dados capazes de acompanhar o posicionamento de pessoas e objetos no espaço e registrar o seus deslocamentos ao longo do tempo. Compondo este conjunto de instrumentos, destacam-se os dispositivos de IoT (Internet of Things, em inglês e, traduzido para o português, Internet das Coisas), aplicativos, registros de utilização de serviços inteligentes (e.g. cartões, terminais) como potenciais fontes de dados para o planejamento, gestão, operação e monitorização dos serviços de transportes. Nesse contexto, o presente curso tem o propósito de validar o potencial do estado da arte em termos de instrumentos inteligentes de coleta de dados no campo do planejamento da mobilidade urbana para a construção de um ecossistema de planejamento inteligente da mobilidade no Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Metodologicamente, programa de capacitação para a regulamentação, contratação e uso de ferramentas analíticas e bases de dados sobre o mesmo tema se realiza através do desenvolvimento e validação de uma plataforma informacional voltada para o planejamento da mobilidade de forma inteligente, inclusiva e sustentável com foco nos municípios do Estado do Rio de Janeiro e um programa de capacitação para a regulamentação, contratação e uso de ferramentas analíticas e bases de dados sobre o mesmo tema.

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Título: EAD Baixo Carbono: Energias Renováveis no Oceano
Coordenador: SUZANA KAHN RIBEIRO
Contato do coordenador: skr@pet.coppe.ufrj.br

Resumo: Estamos aumentando o volume de carbono na atmosfera, o que representa um risco para a sociedade, e isso irá gerar um impacto mundial muito grande. No curso de Baixo Carbono, oferecido pela COPPE/UFRJ, vamos apresentar formas de reduzir esse impacto através das soluções de baixo carbono, mostrar a importância e necessidade de se ter tecnologias de baixo carbono.

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Título: EAD Baixo Carbono: Mudanças Climáticas
Coordenador: SUZANA KAHN RIBEIRO
Contato do coordenador: skr@pet.coppe.ufrj.br

Resumo: Estamos aumentando o volume de carbono na atmosfera, o que representa um risco para a sociedade, e isso irá gerar um impacto mundial muito grande. No curso de Baixo Carbono, oferecido pela COPPE/UFRJ, vamos apresentar formas de reduzir esse impacto através das soluções de baixo carbono, mostrar a importância e necessidade de se ter tecnologias de baixo carbono.

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Action name: “Y’KNOW”?! my camera in my hand and an idea in my head – audiovisual language as free expression in the dialectic construction within the space between university, school and society
Coordinator:  ANDREA MARIA DO NASCIMENTO SILVA
Contact information: andreanascimento@cos.ufrj.br

About the action: All of us from the academic and school community had to adapt ourselves to the use of technological solutions in order to communicate, socialize and engage with each other during the pandemic while aiming towards reproducing a classroom routine. As a result, audiovisual language and the use of portable devices such as smartphones and tablets, which were already a very present reality in our lives, suddenly became fundamental. This proximity was a great motivation that brought to memory the emblematic quote from filmmaker Glauber Rocha – A camera in hand and an idea in my head – which inspired the name of this project and makes us comprehend that our current practice revolves around this idea which represents our current social scenario in the habits of registering and sharing our images, voice messages, our videos, whether directly or indirectly on social media. Therefore, this project aims to meet a technical demand to assist in the production of content regarding the dissemination of research, school work, video lessons, among others, in a way that the audience participating in the project is familiar with the details of audiovisual composition. Emphasizing the use of audiovisual language as a vehicle for learning and sharing knowledge, a dialectical communication where it is important not only to transmit the knowledge generated at universities but also enable society to contribute with its gaze, its action and its criticism.

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Action name: Support for Micro and Small Companies in the state of Rio de Janeiro for the development of sustainable economic trajectories
Coordinator: AMANDA FERNANDES XAVIER PEDROSA
Contact information: amandaxavier86@gmail.com

About the action: SMEs make up 92% of companies in the State of Rio de Janeiro (RJ) and are responsible for over 50% of formal employment (Brazil, 2020). However, as SMEs face huge challenges, especially due to the extent of the current health, economic and social crisis (CNI, 2021; SEBRAE, 2020), highlighting the dominant economic model, centered around the mass production of material assets and financial statement (Fernandes et al., 2021; Lima & Dias, 2020). In this sense, this project is based on the perspective of the Economy of Functionality and Cooperation (EFC), which aims to provide integrated solutions for assets and services through the cooperation between different territorial actors, abandoning the notion of stability and developing new governance models for companies and territories (Du Tertre et al., 2019). This interactionist approach allows for less consumption of natural resources and a renewal of social bonds, creating resilience for economic relations, which have been so fragile due to the current scenario (Xavier et al., 2021; Roman et al., 2020). This project aims to support Micro and Small companies in the state of Rio de Janeiro in developing sustainable economic trajectories, creating a direct impact on society and the scientific community. To this end, it aims to train, monitor and intervene with business leaders for the transition of their economic model based on the Economy of the Functionality and Cooperation Model.

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Action name: Best Practices on Emotional Care – Knowledge, Coexistence and Learning
Coordinator:  VANDA BORGES DE SOUZA
Contact information: vanda@adc.coppe.ufrj.br

About the action: It is understood that when providing care, one can expand the scope of its action beyond the psychosocial field, therefore also reaching the socioeconomic, academic and employment relations context, among others. Over time, other aspects of the care being provided started to emerge, as a way to survive situations of illness, such as financial care, academic care, care regarding relationship conflicts and challenges, as well as regarding labor due to the difficulty in absorbing and comprehending the new emerging work forms. From then on, it has been necessary to rethink a way to encompass all of these different types of care. In this sense, this project intends to highlight the importance of sharing information that directs and helps individuals in performing actions of care in several mutual commonspaces. Therefore, knowledge, coexistence and learning are a part of two-way street, meaning that each part has something to transmit, learn and improve with the other.

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Action name: Training youngsters for the IT market in Nova Friburgo, an approach through active learning: introduction to Python programming
Coordinator:  EDMUNDO ALBUQUERQUE DE SOUZA E SILVA
Contact information: edmundo@land.ufrj.br

About the action: This course is an action provided for in the Outreach Project: “Hybrid Education: Challenges and perspectives in engineering and basic education”, which is already registered in SIGA, by COPPE. The outreach project registered in SIGA has as one of its goals to create courses in key areas for the development of the State and in accordance with COPPE’s multidisciplinary experience. Through a partnership with the Ideias de Friburgo NGO, which provided the necessary infrastructure (physical space, computers, local staff, etc), a space for training youngsters with a public high school background was created. The idea for the course emerged during the development of programming classes for an advanced course in Artificial Intelligence techniques with a hybrid format based on Project-Based Learning (PBL, FAPERJ project) so that the experience of the PBL project was applied to young students. The course aims to introduce the youngsters to modern computer languages as well as provide essential training in order to enable the public school student to enter the local job market more easily. Selected students have the opportunity to learn programming in practice, based on the Python language, to better understand and try to propose solutions to real problems in the city of Friburgo when possible. The course also aims to provide incentive so that egressed students can continue their studies in additional topics of computer technology.

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Action name: The Dissemination of Nuclear Engineering Applications in the field of environmental sustainability
Coordinator:  INAYA CORREA BARBOSA LIMA
Contact information: inayacorrea@gmail.com

About the action: In its Tenth Edition, BR Marinas’ Environment Week integrates World Ocean Day in its agenda, inserting it within the context of the UN's Ocean Decade. This event is supported by Núcleo de Vida Marinha, Environmental Education Center of Rio de Janeiro's State Environment Department and UNESCO Chair for Ocean Sustainability, bringing awareness to the people of Rio about the importance of the Oceans in mitigating Climate Change, the debate on biodiversity and Ocean potentials, and the integration between Science, Education, Public Policies and Civil Society. Furthermore, nuclear and atomic applications shall be incorporated for the first time as measures to encompass the academic-scientific theme in question. Lastly, we shall hold an Environmental Awareness action which shall be carried out through the promotion of a major Clean-Up Campaign focusing on solid waste in the surroundings of Marina da Glória, including Marine Litter, with the participation of volunteers.

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Action name: Volunteer Drone Pilots
Coordinator: THARCISYO COTTA FONTAINHA
Contact information: tcottaf@gmail.com

About the action: In 2022, disasters caused over 30,704 deaths, affected 185 million people, and induced economic losses of 223.8 billion dollars according to the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). In Brazil, between 2011 and 2022, specifically in  Rio de Janeiro, there have been 591 disaster occurrences, resulting in 987 deaths, affecting around 3,9 million people and inducing economic losses of over R$3,08 billion (Digital atlas of disasters in Brazil, 2023). Such data demonstrates the importance and complexity of Humanitarian and Disasters Operations (OHD), which involve access to affected areas, coordination of several stakeholders and lack of resources. Thus, the Volunteer Drone Pilots project was created, idealized within the scope of the COPPE/CT/UFRJ Industrial Engineering Program in order to help with the shortage of human and technological resources in disaster response. The project has a technological platform that acts as a facilitator, uniting drone owners, civil defense and other organizations in the development of actions to map areas at risk and affected by disasters, promoting more effective and efficient collaboration between stakeholders in the context of OHD. In this sense, the project works to engage and promote knowledge exchange among the different actors treated as target audience, promoting effective and more efficient OHD, with the integration of different scientific knowledge areas and researchers of different levels who act in OHD.

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Action name: INSILICONET – PROGRAMMING THE FUTURE
Coordinator:  ARGIMIRO RESENDE SECCHI
Contact information: arge@peq.coppe.ufrj.br

About the action: InSilicoNet is a collaboration space where diverse actors from society are invited to bring their technical problems to build, together with academic members, innovative technological solutions based on digital tools. It is structured  as a network of seven Universities of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ, UERJ, PUC-Rio, UFF, UFRRJ and SENAI CETIQT) and engineering professionals with experience in the area of process systems engineering (PSE). InSilicoNet have a mission to promote the scientific and technological development committed not only to the economic performance, but also to the social and environmental impacts through outreach activities integrated to research and teaching initiatives in PSE, contemplating: a) Learning Factory, which develops skills and abilities of undergraduate and graduate students for collaborative work employing PSE to solve technological, social and environmental problems treatable by digital engineering tools; b) Offering outreach courses that promote competence for developing research, technology and innovation; c) Research and Development Projects integrating undergraduate and graduate students under academic supervision and mentoring by industries, organizations and/or governments.

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Action name: Rede Refugia
Coordinator:  THARCISYO COTTA FONTAINHA
Contact information: tcottaf@gmail.com

About the action: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reveals that in 2022 the world surpassed the mark of 100 million people in forced displacement, motivated by numerous reasons. In Brazil, since 2011 297.712 requests for the recognition of refugee status have been made. Due to its complexity and high amount of people affected, the humanitarian refugee crisis has to be addressed by governments in partnership with civil society and the private sector, in order to ensure that people in forced displacement have their human rights protected during an effective reception process that is attentive to their needs. Thus, those interested in helping Brazil face its migration crisis, Rede Refugia was created within the scope of the Industrial Engineering Program at COPPE/CT/UFRJ. It is a collaborative technological platform that aims to facilitate the process of reception, protection and integration of these people in forced displacement who are in Brazil. In this way, we seek to strengthen the mutual collaboration processes among refugees, asylum seekers, stateless people, public authorities, private entities, humanitarian organizations and other stakeholders. Through a social innovation process, Rede Refugia aims to foster an environment that favors the implementation of innovative solutions to the problems experienced by people in forced displacement living in Brazilian territory.

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Action name: UFRJ Observatory of Community Bank and Digital Local Currency
Coordinator: LUIZ ARTHUR SILVA DE FARIA
Contact information: luizart@gmail.com

About the action: The UFRJ Observatory of Community Bank and Digital Local Currency aims to make such experiences visible as well as strengthen and reflect on them, whether by promoting spaces for debate and teaching-learning or by developing technologies with the involved groups. It is inspired by (and works in tandem with) the network formed by science outreach researchers which began in 2020, the Observatory of Community Bank and Local Currency (OBM). This network brings together researchers engaged in allying their academic knowledge with the practical activities of community banks and social currency in Brazil, from the perspective of listening to the involved groups, engaging in outreach work and analysing the practices of the groups involved. “Community Banks are solidarity-based financial services, in a network, of an associative and communitary nature, aimed at generating work and income with a perspective of reorganizing local economies”. They bring together practices and principles, such as a microcredit granting for local production and consumption, whenever possible, in social currencies (valid in a restricted territory and at par with the Real)(https://www.institutobancopalmas.org/o-que-e-um-banco-comunitario/). In Brazil, such banks had Banco Palmas (Fortaleza, 1998) as their pioneering experience and accumulated more than 150 initiatives. With the digitalization of their social currencies, they inspired and worked in tandem with public policies for income transfer, notably in the State of RJ.

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Action name: MOB4.0 – Hub of smart planning of the mobility of the state of Rio de Janeiro
Coordinator: MATHEUS HENRIQUE DE SOUSA OLIVEIRA
Contact information: matheusoli@hotmail.com

About the action: Access to information and communication technologies offers a diverse range of data collection instruments capable of tracking the positioning of people and objects in space and recording their movements over time. Composing this set of instruments, IoT (Internet of Things) devices, applications and records of the use of smart services (e.g. cards, terminals) stand out as potential sources of data for the planning, management, operation, and monitoring of transportation services. In this context, the present course aims to validate the potential of the state of art in terms of intelligent data collection tools within the field of urban mobility planning for the construction of an ecosystem of intelligent mobility planning in the State of Rio de Janeiro. Methodologically, the training program for the regulation, hiring and use of analytical tools and databases on the same topic is carried out through the development and validation of an information platform aimed at planning mobility in an intelligent, inclusive and sustainable way, focusing on the municipalities of the State of Rio de Janeiro.

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Action name: EAD Low Carbon: Offshore renewable energy
Coordinator: SUZANA KAHN RIBEIRO
Contact information: skr@pet.coppe.ufrj.br

About the action: We are increasing the volume of carbon in the atmosphere, which poses a risk to society and will generate a major global impact. In the Low Carbon course, offered by COPPE/UFRJ, we will present ways to reduce this impact through low carbon solutions, showing the importance and need for low carbon technologies.

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Action name: EAD Low Carbon: Climate Change
Coordinator: SUZANA KAHN RIBEIRO
Contact information: skr@pet.coppe.ufrj.br

About the action: We are increasing the volume of carbon in the atmosphere, which poses a risk to society and will generate a major global impact. In the Low Carbon course, offered by COPPE/UFRJ, we will present ways to reduce this impact through low carbon solutions, showing the importance and need for low carbon technologies.

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