Evento: Research Bites Ibero-Americano


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El evento ‘Research & Innovation Alliances between Australia and Ibero-America’ que tuvo lugar en el Instituto Cervantes el día 8 de Septiembre 2016 reunio a 57 participantes, de los cuales 11 presentaron su tema de investigación y nos contaron muy brevemente como terminaron investigando en Australia. En la audiencia tuvimos el placer de tener a los cónsules de Colombia, Espana y Portugal. El evento se abrió con el director del Instituto Cervantes, Victor Ugarte, seguido de Sergio Leon Saval el president de SRAP. El keynote speaker fue Dr Ren Yi, el director de Research Training and International Research Training Partnership de la Universidad de Macquarie.

Maria Gomez, socia del SRAP y coordinadora del evento fue introduciendo a los investigadores que presentaron sus research bites: 1)Rodrigo Acuna, Associate Lecturer del Spanish and Latin American Studies (Macquarie University); 2) Romina Cayumil, Metallurgical Engineer, Centre for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (UNSW); 3) Maria Comas, Postdoctoral Fellow, Central Clinical School, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research (University of Sydney); 4) Eva Fernandez, PhD estudiante, Climate Change Cluster (UTS) trabajando con components químicos presents en microalgas marinas toxicas; 5) Sonia Garcia, PhD estudiante trabajando en legislacion y protocolos pesqueros, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (UTS); 6)Liliana Laranjo, Postdoc Research fellow, Australian Institute of Health Innovation (Macquarie University); 7) Juan Jose Navarro Subires, Lawyer and expert on organ donation and transplantation environmental policy, VELIM (University of Sydney); 8) Laura Ospina Pinillos, PhD estudiante en psiquiatria en Brain and Mind Centre (University of Sydney); 9) Fernanda Penaloza, Senior Lecturer in Latin American Studies and chair of the department of Spanish and Latin American Studies (University of Sydney); 10) Michael Perdices, Senior Clinical Neuropsychologist at Royal North Shore Hospital and University of Sydney Medical School; 11) David Silvera-Tawil, Research Scientist , Australian e-Health Research Centre (CSIRO)
Después del evento un gran numero de participantes decidieron seguir el networking con una cena y unas pintas en el pub cercano!
Gracias a todos por participar en el evento – fue un éxito!


Ana Rubio Zuazo

Acerca de Ana Rubio Zuazo

I have 15 years of operational and management experience in Coastal NRM with an emphasis on marine aquaculture. My research revolves around marine ecology and aquaculture, in particular in relation to the cultivation of oysters. Most of my research focuses on the Sydney Rock Oyster and the Pacific Oysters. A number of projects that I am currently involved in are included in this industry website: http://www.southcoastoysterindustry.com.au/ • Coastal Natural Resource Management projects • Monitoring and response to Harmful Algal Blooms • Designing, conducting, statistical analysis and reporting of ecological and water quality data • Design, development and implementation of environmental and aquaculture-based research projects: design of state-wide oyster monitoring programs, disease investigations; production • Aquaculture advisor • Twenty years of experience in project management of aquatic monitoring programs • Calibration, set-up and deployment of water quality instrumentation • Extensive experience in field work (remote sites, off-boat sampling, benthic sampling, water quality monitoring, SCUBA assessments) • GIS, Modelling, reporting, web-portal design, education packages