Metalloporphyrins are versatile functional building blocks in many biological and biochemical processes. In addition, these molecules are also utilized in technical applications, retaining their highly functional nature within an inorganic framework. Examples include gas sensors, solar cells and catalysts. In this presentation, the surface chemistry of porphyrins on metal and oxide substrates will be addressed. Specific topics are the interplay between porphyrin-substrate and porphyrin-porphyrin interactions, the role of the substrate, surface diffusion, and in particular the synthesis of metalloporphyrin monolayers by direct metalation of free base porphyrins, under UHV conditions and in the liquid phase.

Gas evolving reactions are ubiquitous in the operation of electrochemical devices, and can result in the formation of bubbles that block the electrode and decrease reaction rates. The deleterious effect of bubbles is amplified by the current trend of miniaturization of electrodes to nanoscopic sizes, as a single nanobubble can grow to cover the whole reactive area. This presentation will discuss our work using molecular simulations and theory to understand the electrochemical formation an stationary states of bubbles on nanoelectrodes, how the size of the electrodes impact the currents that can be obtained when a bubble forms, and how we can use that knowledge to maximize conversion rates on gas producing electrochemical reactions.

The design and implementation of the CRIS platform http://impactu.colav.co is presented. This is a platform similar to INSPIRE HEP (or lens.org) where the front-end is generated from a well documented Application Programming Interface (API) that can be used by third parties to smooth the flux of the information for multiple purposes. Each output of research produced by the participating universities is presented at many sublevels: author, research group, department, faculty, university and country, with metrics relevant for each level.

No mundo todo universidades buscam obter maior impacto na ciência, na sociedade e na economia com suas pesquisas. Vamos discutir como, ao lado de buscarem excelentes alunos, professores e funcionários, universidades e suas unidades de ensino e pesquisa adotam estratégias para garantirem apoio institucional que defenda o tempo de seus pesquisadores contra atividades não acadêmicas e necessárias para a obtenção de excelência e impacto dos resultados da pesquisa. Além de oficinas, apoio técnico e administrativo e infraestruturas compartilhadas, tal apoio institucional inclui a atração e seleção de excelentes alunos, apoio para que os professores em início de carreira obtenham financiamentos externos e sejam apoiados nas opções de carreiras, facilitação de conexões com governos, empresas, e outras entidades para identificação de desafios em pesquisa e obtenção de financiamentos, e a visibilidade dos resultados de pesquisa para a sociedade. Também discutiremos como universidades acompanham e demonstram a excelência e o impacto de suas pesquisas.