Category Archives: Seminars

Optimizing Your Work at IMIT

The Institute for Modeling and Technological Innovation (IMIT) is pleased to announce the successful internal seminar "Optimizing Your Work at IMIT: HR Procedures, Technology Engagement, and CONICET Tools." The meeting, which took place in a mixed format on March 26, 2025, included the participation of IMIT staff, both in person at the FACENA-UNNE Graduate Classroom and remotely via the Google Meet platform.

Light-Matter Interaction at the Nanoscale Using Vortex Plasmons

The UNNE Faculty of Exact Sciences was the scene of a new Institutional Seminar of the Institute of Modeling and Technological Innovation (IMIT) on October 9. On this occasion, the advanced student of the Bachelor's Degree in Physical Sciences, María Andrea Ferrini, introduced attendees to the fascinating world of "Vortex Plasmons" and their interaction with nanoscale matter.

Multiscale modeling of saturated porous media

The Institute for Modeling and Technological Innovation (IMIT) held the Institutional Seminar entitled "Multiscale modeling of saturated porous media" on September 18 at 3:00 p.m. with great success. The event was held in a hybrid format, bringing together students, researchers and professionals interested in deepening their knowledge about the mechanics of saturated porous materials.

Emerging nanomaterial-based composites: An innovative route to multifunctional applications

On August 28, at 3:00 p.m., a new edition of the IMIT Conicet UNNE Institute Institutional Seminar was held in the graduate classroom of the Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences and Surveying (FaCENA) of the National University of the Northeast (UNNE). The meeting, held in hybrid mode, featured the outstanding participation of Dr. Noelia Bajales Luna, a renowned researcher in the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology.

Noise-resilient point-based sensors enabled by nonlinearities

On Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at 3:00 p.m., another Institutional Seminar of the IMIT Institute was held in the Graduate Classroom of the Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences and Surveying. The seminar was given by PhD student Arunn Suntharalingam, who presented his fascinating work on “Noise-resilient Exceptional Point-Based Sensors Enabled by Nonlinearities”.

Computational Design of Metamaterials

On August 14, 2024, the local scientific community had the opportunity to delve into the fascinating world of metamaterials. The seminar "Computational Design of Metamaterials", organized by the Institute of Modeling and Technological Innovation, offered an in-depth look at the advances in this area of ​​engineering.

Efficient Transmission of Quantum States in Qubit Arrays

On Wednesday, July 31, 2024, the seminar entitled “Efficient Transmission of Quantum States in Qubit Arrays” was held in the graduate classroom of the Faculty of Exact, Natural Sciences and Surveying of UNNE. At this event, Dr. Alejandro Ferron addressed quantum state transfer, a fundamental aspect for the implementation of quantum information processing (QIP) and the development of related technologies.

Drug discovery: challenges and computational applications

On July 3, the seminar “Drug discovery: challenges and computational applications” was held. It was offered in a hybrid format as on other occasions, in person, at the Graduate Classroom of the Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences and Surveying of UNNE, and remotely through Google Meet.

Soil moisture estimation through satellite data assimilation

On Wednesday, June 19, 2024, the IMIT Institute offered a new institutional seminar called "Estimation of soil moisture through satellite data assimilation", which explored the application of the Ensemble Kalman Filter to combine data from predictive models with satellite observations and estimate soil moisture. The seminar was offered by Lic. Fabricio Matías Obregón, who is a CONICET doctoral fellow at the same institute. The activity was developed in the Graduate Classroom of the Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences and Surveying of UNNE in hybrid mode.

Geology of the Province of Corrientes and its Relationship with the Paraná River

On June 5, 2024, the Seminar entitled “Geology of the Province of Corrientes and its Relation to the Paraná River” was held by Dr. Oscar Orfeo. The presentation was developed in a hybrid format, in the Graduate Classroom of the Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences and Surveying, Roca Campus of the UNNE.

Applications of Solar Thermal Energy

In her presentation, Dr. María Eugenia Álvarez Bermúdez referred to the energy crisis and global warming, which have driven research into alternative energy methods and sources. In this seminar, she presented some of the current solar thermal technologies and the analysis of their performance. The seminar was carried out in a hybrid format, with a very interested and participative audience.

Chiral control of the scattering field by quasi-adiabatic encircling of an exceptional point