School of Advanced Science on Nitrogen Cycling, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change


The University of São Paulo's (USP) Center of Nuclear Energy in Agriculture (CENA) and the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) announced the São Paulo School of Advanced Science on the unequal distribution of nitrogen in the world and its consequence on the environmental sustainability under a scenario of climate changes.

The School was funded by the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP). Other collaborators were Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE), the University of Brasilia (UnB), and the International Nitrogen Initiative (INI). The 10-day course consisted of lectures, theoretical lessons, a technical fieldwork, literature discussion sessions, and student poster presentations.

About 100 graduate students, 50 from Brazil and 50 from other countries were selected to participate in this São Paulo School of Advanced Science.

  • Institution

    Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura / USP

  • Field of Knowledge

    General biology

  • Academic Director

    Luiz Antonio Martinelli

  • Grant Number

    2015/19046-6

  • Date

    2016-07-31 to 2016-08-10

  • Registration Deadline

    closed

  • Site

    http://www.iai.int/?p=11889

  • City

    São Pedro

  • Keywords

  • Program Hide

    Day 0 – July 31, 2016 – Sunday

    12:00 Arrival at “Fonte Colina Verde” Hotel

    19:00 - 22:00 Ice-break reception and dinner
     

    Day I – August 1, 2016 - Monday

    9:00 – 9:30 School Objectives and Expectations (LUIZ MARTINELLI, MERCEDES

    BUSTAMANTE, REYNALDO VICTORIA)

    9:30 – 10:00 Fapesp and science support in the State of São Paulo (REYNALDO

    VICTORIA)

    10:00 – 10:30 The Internacional Nitrogen Initiative (MERCEDES BUSTAMANTE)

    10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break

    11:00 – 11:30 The pre-Haber-Bosch world (LUIZ A MARTINELLI)

    11:30 – 12:30: Stable isotopes in human nutrition and food adulteration. (GABRIELA

    NARDOTO)

    12:30 – 14:00 Lunch

    14:30 – 15:30 Group dynamic among students

    15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break

    16:00 – 17:00 Students introduction 


    Day II – August 2, 2016, Tuesday

    9:00 – 10:00 Emissions of green house gases with emphasis in N gases in agriculture

    systems (TIBSAY PEREZ)

    10:00 – 11:00: The use of nitrogen and biodiversity (MERCEDES BUSTAMANTE)

    11:00– 11:30: Coffee break

    11:30 – 12:30: Stable isotopes in ecosystem ecology (GABRIELA NARDOTO)

    12:30 – 14:00: Lunch

    14:00 – 16:00: Reading section

    16:30 – 16:300: Coffee break

    16:30 – 17:30: Group discussions about morning classes

    17:30 – 18:00: Group presentations
     

    Day III: August 3, 2016, Wednesday

    Morning: STUDENTS POSTERS PRESENTATION

    Afternoon: STUDENTS ORAL PRESENTATION
     

    Day IV: August 4, 2016, Thursday

    9:00 – 10:00: The nitrogen footprint (JAN WILLEN ERISMAN)

    10:00 – 11:00: Past, present and future of the global N cycle: from 1960 to 2050

    (LUIS LASSALETTA)

    11:00 – 11:30: Coffe break

    11:30 – 12:30: Agriculture systems that combines the use of mineral and organic

    nitrogen (HOLM TIESSEN)

    12:30 – 14:00: Lunch

    14:00 – 16:00: Reading section

    16:00 – 16:30: Coffee break

    16:30 – 17:30: Group discussions about morning classes

    17:30 – 18:00: Group presentations
     

    Day V: August 5, 2016, Friday

    9:00 – 10:00: The biogeochemical cycles and human interferences (STEPHEN

    PORDER)

    10:00 – 11:00: To be announced (JEAN PIERRE OMETTO)

    11:00 – 11:30: Coffee break

    11:30 – 12:30: The use of nitrogen and consequences on aquatic systems (JOSÉ

    ATTAYDE)

    12:30 – 14:00: Lunch

    14:00 – 16:00: Reading section

    16:00 – 16:30: Coffee break

    16:30 – 17:30: Group discussions about morning classes

    17:30 – 18:00: Group presentations
     

    Day VI: August 6, 2016, Saturday

    10:00 – 11:00: Atmospheric N deposition (TIBSAY PEREZ)

    11:00 – 11:30: Coffee break

    11:30 – 13:00: Reading section

    13:00 – 14:00: Lunch

    14:00 – 16:00: Group discussions about morning classes
     

    Day VII: August 7, 2016, Sunday - FREE
     

    Day VIII: August 8, 2016, Monday

    9:30 – 10:30: Microorganisms and the N cycle: reducing losses (MARCO ANTONIO

    NOGUEIRA)

    10:30 – 11:00: Coffee Break

    11:00 – 12:00: Nitrogen biological fixation in agriculture systems (MARCO ANTONIO

    NOGUEIRA)

    12:00 – 13:30: Lunch

    13:30 – 15:30: Reading section

    15:30 – 16:00: Coffee break

    16:00 – 16:30: Group discussions about morning classes

    16:30 – 17:00: Group presentations
     

    Day IX: August 9, 2016, Tuesday

    9:00 – 10:00: The Caatinga (ROMULO MENEZES)

    10:00 – 11:00: The Cerrado (GABRIELA NARDOTO)

    11:00 – 11:30: Coffee break

    11:20 – 12:30: The Amazon Basin (LUIZ ANTONIO MARTINELLI)

    12:30 – 14:00: Lunch

    14:00 – 16:00: Writing of students reports

    16:30 – 17:00: Coffee break

    17:00 – 17:30: Final plenary discussion

    Day X: August 10, 2016, Wednesday     

    End of the School and return of the participants
     

    Organizing Committee

    Luiz Antonio Martinelli – Center of Nuclear Energy in Agriculture/University of São Paulo (CENA/USP), Brazil
    Holm Tiessen – Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI)
    Marcella Ohira – Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI)
    Jean Pierre H B Ometto – National Institute for Space Research (INPE), Brazil
    Mercedes Bustamante – University of Brasília (UnB), Brazil
    Gabriela Nardoto – University of Brasília (UnB), Brazil
    Eric Davidson – University of Maryland, USA
     
     
     

     

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