Subject
Science communication
Speaker
Manet Estefanía Peña Salinas
Title
From formula to wonderful
Description
The formula for best practices in science communication includes providing a clear message, having a scientific background, knowing your audience, finding the right media, and bringing a lot of creativity. This workshop will focus on how to tell a science story no matter how complicated the topic is, and will provide guidance on finding the best resources to engage successfully with your public.
About the speaker
Manet is a biologist from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and has a master’s degree in Marine Ecology from the Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education of Ensenada (CICESE). Currently, she is doing her Ph.D. in Coastal Oceanography at the Autonomous University of Baja California (UABC). She is a member of the Astrobiology Lab at the Institute of Astronomy of UNAM. She completed a research stay at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). She participated in the Expedition 385 of the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) to the Guaymas Basin. Recently, she sailed in the Schmidt Ocean Institute (SOI) expedition to the Pescadero Basin, Gulf of California.
She got a diploma in Science Communication from CICESE and has collaborated on many outreach projects during her scientific career. She is also a member of the Mexican Astrobiology Society (SOMA) and the Institute for Advanced Studies of Baja California (IdEABC).
Subject
Quantum optics
Speaker
Karyna Garay
Title
Design of waveguides for the generation of photon pairs with ad hoc spectral correlation properties
Description
Through a free-use package to solve the propagation modes of rectangular waveguides, photon pair sources generated by the spontaneous four-wave mixing (SFWM) process will be designed. It will be assumed that in the SFWM process, the interacting fields propagate in the same direction, with the same polarization, and in the same transverse mode. In this way, the only continuous variable degree of freedom where correlation can exist is in the frequencies of the photons comprising a pair.
For particular geometric parameters, a waveguide can exhibit two zero-dispersion wavelengths, which allows the control of the degree of spectral correlation of photon pairs generated by SFWM only by changes in the central wavelength of the pump laser source. The last favors the ad hoc preparation of photon pairs between maximally correlated states up to separable states and any correlation in between.
To carry out this workshop, participants must have a computer with Matlab installed.
About the speaker
Dr. Karina Garay Palmett obtained the Master’s and Doctorate in Sciences in Optics degrees at the Ensenada Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education (Ensenada, Mexico) in 2005 and 2009, respectively. Later, from January 2010 to June 2013, she did a Postdoctoral stay at the Institute of Nuclear Sciences of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. In 2011, Dr. Garay received from the Mexican Academy of Sciences (AMC) the 2010 Weizmann Prize; the AMC awards the best doctoral thesis in exact sciences. The same year she received the distinction of Candidate to National Researcher in the National System of Researchers (SNI), being promoted to level I in 2014 and level II in 2020. In 2013 Dr. Garay joined the Department of Optics of CICESE and currently is a tenured researcher level B. Since joining, she has been forming a working group dedicated to studying processes that lead to the generation and control of non-classical states of light and has led the creation and consolidation of the Laboratory of Nonlinear Interactions and Quantum Optics (LINOC). Dr. Garay is a member of the Quantum Information Division of the Mexican Physics Society, and today she is its vice president. Currently, Dr. Garay holds collaborations with several researchers in Mexico and abroad. Dr. Garay’s research has focused on designing, implementing, and characterizing light sources with non-classical properties, particularly those based on nonlinear optics processes. These sources are essential in developing technologies that find their foundation in quantum mechanics, such as communication and quantum computing.
Subject
Astronomy
Speaker
Roberto Vázquez
Title
Building 3D Planetary Nebulae from spectroscopy
Description
In this workshop, students will be given a brief introduction to the subject of Planetary Nebulae and their importance within the context of stellar evolution. The morphokinematical problem will be presented and how it can be solved using long slit spectroscopy and the Doppler effect. Later an object will be solved step by step with ShapeX and students will be allowed to choose an object to work with. Individual advice will be held in two groups for this purpose.
Previous requirements:
Install the app SHAPEX from https://wsteffen75.wixsite.com/website/
Web Navigator
About the speaker
Dr. Roberto Vázquez is a Physicist, graduated from the Autonomous University of Baja California (UABC), Master of Science (Astronomy) from UNAM and Doctor of Physical Sciences from the University of Granada (Spain). He is a researcher at the UNAM Institute of Astronomy (IA-UNAM), assigned to the Ensenada Campus and teacher at the UABC.
His main field of research is the physical study of planetary nebulae, a subject on which he has directed several projects. He was Head of the Dept. of Observational Astronomy at IA-UNAM from 2004 to 2011. His interests also include research and teaching in the interdisciplinary field of astrobiology, a topic on which he is currently directing a research project.
Subject
Medical Physics
Speaker
Lizbeth Rossana Ayala Domínguez
Title
Quantitative imaging biomarkers in oncology: when physics meets medicine
Description
Medical images are essential in oncology patients’ clinical management, from screening, diagnostic, and staging to treatment delivery, evaluation of treatment response, and follow-up. Quantitative imaging biomarkers are quantitative features extracted from medical images that are validated indicators of normal or pathological biological processes. This workshop will introduce the basis of quantitative imaging, the state-of-the-art quantitative imaging biomarkers in oncology, and theoretical and practical methods on how medical physicists develop and validate quantitative imaging biomarkers for assessing tumor vascularization with computed tomography.
About the speaker
Lizbeth obtained her B.Sc. in Engineering Physics from the Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán (UADY), Mexico, and her M.Sc. in Medical Physics and Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico. Her research has focused on medical physics, particularly on spectral signal analysis, image analysis, quantitative image quality metrics, and quantitative X-ray imaging with specific expertise in mammography and micro-computed tomography for evaluating vascular parameters and tissue characterization in cancer. Her current research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison focuses on developing quantitative imaging biomarkers of cervix remodeling with ultrasound to investigate and, hopefully, prevent preterm birth. She is a member of the Mexican Society of Physicists in Medicine (SMFM) and the Medical Physics Division of the Mexican Society of Physics (DFM-SMF).
Subject
Diffusion of research
Speaker
José Luis Hernández Rebollar
Title
Let’s talk about doing research
Description
In this workshop, I will talk about doing scientific research and reporting the results of that research in the form of a paper, a thesis, or a dissertation. Some of the questions that will be discussed during the workshop are: How do we start a research work? How do we choose a “topic”? what tools are there to help us organize our work and report it? I will not try to give recipes, a step-by-step manual, or a template to fill in, but rather I will try to engage in a discussion with the attendants to find out the answers.
I will talk about the scientific method and how does it relate to the coherence of the document published, the congruence in the work performed, the logic behind the theories, and the truth of the results presented.
About the speaker
He got a bachellor degree on electronics from Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP), a Masters Degree on elecronics enineering from Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica and a Doctor in Science in electrical engineering from The George Washington University (GWU). He was awarded different prizes during his undergrad and graduate studies in several student contests including a Student excellence award from BUAP and the student design award from the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, twice, while studying at GWU. After graduation, he was appointed visiting professor at GWU to continue working on getting a patent for the “acceleglove” a device he developed as part of his doctoral work. He later founded and became chief technology officer of a company that licensed and commercialized the Acceleglove around the globe. Because of his invention, he has been named “science trailblazer” by Science Spectrum Magazine, one of America’s Best and Brightest by WIRED magazine. After returning to México he was named one of the 475 Poblanos Distinguidos by the Municipality of Puebla, his hometown, and was awarded the Medal of Innovation from Instituto Mexicano de la Protección Industrial. In 2017 He was appointed Ingeniero Tecnólogo at INAOE, responsible for the technical management of the Large Millimeter Telescope, the largest single-dish radio telescope in the world.
Subject
Soft-matter physics
Speaker
Amir Maldonado Arce
Title
Molecular self-assembly
Description
Amphiphilic molecules have at least two chemical groups with different hydrophobicity: one part of the molecule is polar and thus water-soluble, while other part is apolar (insoluble in water but soluble in oil). Due to this duality, when these molecules are dissolved in a liquid they self-organize: one group is in contact with the solvent while the other one avoids it. This mechanism gives rise to microscopic structures of widespread presence in nature as well as in industrial and daily life applications. In this workshop we will study the basic principles of self-assembly: intermolecular forces and entropic effects. We will give examples and describe the main properties of amphiphilic molecules (surfactants, phospholipids). We will also discuss some cases of self-assembled structures (monolayers, micelles, membranes) in live organisms and in some common applications (detergency, oil recovery, drug delivery, etc).
About the speaker
Amir Maldonado is a physicist. He received his B. Sc. degree from the Universidad de Sonora. He obtained a Master in Sciences from CINVESTAV-IPN and a PhD from the Université de Paris VI. He is a professor at the Department of Physics of Universidad de Sonora where he teaches Thermodynamics, Biophysics and Materials Science. His field of research is Soft-Condensed Matter.
Subject
Microelectronics and MEMS
Speaker
Wilfrido Calleja Arriaga
Title
Solid State Physics: Silicon Bulk Micromachining
Description
Bulk micromachining is the technique for shaping 3D microstructures produced for
the Microsystem (integrated with sensors/actuators and microprocessors) industry,
where the microstructures for sensor or actuator devices can be in the nano- to the
milli-meters size range. A classic example is the microvalves fabricated for liquid
flow regulators in the range of picoliters (drug delivery and ink printers). Based on
controlled chemical etching, silicon substrates used for chip manufacturing are the
primary material for producing micromechanisms and other microdevices.
However, the varied requirements of the Electronic industry, in terms of
mechanical, optical, and chemical applications for massive production, are pushing
for the use of varied materials for the production of sensors. Furthermore,
microfluidics and Optoelectronics systems demand upgraded prototypes for longlasting applications; they mainly demand continued technological developments. In
this sense, silicon substrates remain the fundamental material for new
microstructure developments. According to this scenario, this workshop considers
the micromachining technique, taking concepts from solid state physics and a
model which helps clarify the mechanism of chemical etching influenced by
silicon’s atomic structure (crystal planes).
About the speaker
Wilfrido Calleja is a researcher from the National Institute for Astrophysics, Optics,
and Electronics (INAOE Puebla, México) and has a Ph. D. in Electrical Engineering
from the CINVESTAV-IPN, México. He is a member of the Mexican MEMS
Network. The Centro de Diseño MEMS (CD-MEMS INAOE,
https://cdmemsinaoe.blogspot.com/) includes Microelectronics and MEMS
technology facilities, under continuous development since 1970 years, where
Wilfrido has been a researcher since 1986. Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (MOS)
technology, surface- and bulk-micromachining for BioMEMS are Wilfrido´s main
specialties supporting the Electronics and Biomedical Engineering graduate
programs at INAOE. In addition, he organizes several activities for science and
technology popularization.