{"id":3700,"date":"2026-02-26T04:57:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T09:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lafmat.com\/home\/?page_id=3700"},"modified":"2026-07-01T00:10:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T05:10:54","slug":"seminars","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lafmat.com\/home\/seminars\/","title":{"rendered":"Seminars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=\u00bb1&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.17.0&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb da_disable_devices=\u00bboff|off|off\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb da_is_popup=\u00bboff\u00bb da_exit_intent=\u00bboff\u00bb da_has_close=\u00bbon\u00bb da_alt_close=\u00bboff\u00bb da_dark_close=\u00bboff\u00bb da_not_modal=\u00bbon\u00bb da_is_singular=\u00bboff\u00bb da_with_loader=\u00bboff\u00bb da_has_shadow=\u00bbon\u00bb][et_pb_row column_structure=\u00bb1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.17.0&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb1_2&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.17.0&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.17.0&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>NEXT TALK<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=\u00bbhttp:\/\/www.lafmat.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dr.-Vo-1.0.png\u00bb title_text=\u00bbDr. Vo 1.0&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.17.0&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb hover_enabled=\u00bb0&#8243; global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb sticky_enabled=\u00bb0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\u00bb1_2&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.17.0&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.17.0&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"239\">The <strong data-start=\"4\" data-end=\"32\">Saturday Online Seminars<\/strong> are the core activity of LAFMAT. Held weekly, they bring together Latin American researchers and invited international speakers to present recent advances and foster scientific discussion and collaboration.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"241\" data-end=\"389\">Each seminar consists of a 50-minute talk followed by an open discussion with panelists and the audience. The seminars take place every Saturday at:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"391\" data-end=\"578\">\n<li data-start=\"391\" data-end=\"444\">\n<p data-start=\"393\" data-end=\"444\"><strong data-start=\"393\" data-end=\"404\">7:30 am<\/strong> \u2013 El Salvador, Costa Rica, and Mexico<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"445\" data-end=\"490\">\n<p data-start=\"447\" data-end=\"490\"><strong data-start=\"447\" data-end=\"458\">8:30 am<\/strong> \u2013 Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"491\" data-end=\"530\">\n<p data-start=\"493\" data-end=\"530\"><strong data-start=\"493\" data-end=\"504\">9:30 am<\/strong> \u2013 Bolivia and Venezuela<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"531\" data-end=\"578\">\n<p data-start=\"533\" data-end=\"578\"><strong data-start=\"533\" data-end=\"545\">10:30 am<\/strong> \u2013 Argentina, Brazil, and Chile<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"580\" data-end=\"786\">Broadcast online and organized collaboratively by the affiliated institutions, the series provides an active platform to promote research in condensed matter physics and materials science across the region.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"788\" data-end=\"961\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">For previous seminars, please visit the <strong data-start=\"828\" data-end=\"845\">Video Gallery<\/strong>.<br data-start=\"846\" data-end=\"849\" \/>To watch the seminars live via broadcast, please access our YouTube channel: <strong data-start=\"926\" data-end=\"960\"><a data-start=\"928\" data-end=\"958\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_new\" class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Lafmatnetwork\">www.youtube.com\/@Lafmatnetwork<span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ms-0.5 inline-block align-middle leading-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-rtl-flip=\"\" class=\"block h-[0.75em] w-[0.75em] stroke-current stroke-[0.75]\"><use href=\"\/cdn\/assets\/sprites-core-m5oiq452.svg#304883\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.17.0&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00bb4.17.0&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb4_4&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.17.0&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.17.0&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span>Upcoming <\/span><strong data-start=\"42\" data-end=\"77\">LAFMAT Saturday Online Seminars<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=\u00bb1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.17.0&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00bb1_2&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.17.0&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.17.0&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>June<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Saturday, 20th June<\/strong><br \/><em>Regulaci\u00f3n de la relaci\u00f3n Silicio aluminio de tierra de diatomeas para la s\u00edntesis de zeolita MFI<\/em><br \/>Ronald Mauricio Lara Prado, Universidad Mayor de San Andres, Bolivia.<br \/>Moderator: Edgar Cardenas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, 27th June<\/strong><br \/><em>Policetonas autorreparables basadas en la qu\u00edmica de Diels-Alder<\/em><br \/>Dr. Felipe Orozco \u2013 LANOTEC\/CeNAT\/CONARE, Costa Rica.<br \/>Moderator: Sergio Paniagua.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>July<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Saturday, 4th July<\/strong><br \/><em>Thermoelectric Properties of Two-Dimensional Pentagonal Monolayers: A First-Principles and Machine-Learning Study<\/em><br \/>Dr. Vo Khuong Dien \u2013 Proposed by Tien T. Nguyen, College of Natural Science, Can Tho University, Vietnam.<br \/>Moderator: &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, 11th July<\/strong><br \/><em>Additive Manufacturing a New Step in Solar Photo-Fenton Like Catalysis<\/em><br \/>Miguel \u00c1ngel Gracia Pinilla \u2013 Tecnologico de Monterrey. M\u00e9xico.<br \/>Moderator: Alfredo Tlahuice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, 18th July<\/strong><br \/><em>Luminescent properties of ceramics based on metal fluorides<\/em><br \/>Dr. Amangeldy Zhunusbekov \u2013 L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Kazakhstan.<br \/>Moderator: &#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, 25th July<\/strong><br \/><em>Magnetismo em nanoparticulas magneticas interatuantes\/Magnetism in interacting magnetic nanoparticles<\/em><br \/>Diego Muraca \u2013 Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Instituto de F\u00edsica Gleb Wataghin (IFGW), Brazil.<br \/>Moderator: Mario Reis<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>August<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Saturday, 1st August<\/strong><br \/><em>VUV Synchrotron-Excited Luminescence of Phosphors for Advanced UV and Scintillation Applications<\/em><br \/>Prof. Karipbaev Zhakip &#8211; L. N Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Kazakhstan. (Friend of Amangeldy Zhunusbekov and Jumat Kargin)<br \/>Moderator: &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, 8th August<\/strong><br \/><em>P&#8230;<\/em><br \/>Fernando Montejo, Instituto Tecnol\u00f3gico del Valle de Etla, M\u00e9xico.<br \/>Moderator: Felipe Mondaca.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, 15th August<\/strong><br \/><em>P&#8230;<\/em><br \/>J\u00falio Cosme, Universidade federal de Alagoas, Brazil.<br \/>Moderator: Augusto Moreira.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, 22nd August<\/strong><br \/><em>Disorder and its role in quantised conductance<\/em><br \/>Dr. Akin Turkkorkmaz \u2013 University College London, United Kingdom.<br \/>Moderator: Stuart Holmes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, 29th August<\/strong><br \/><em>D&#8230;<\/em><br \/>Dr. Max Vargas \u2013 KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden.<br \/>Moderator: Gustavo Garcia.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\u00bb1_2&#8243; _builder_version=\u00bb4.17.0&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00bb4.17.0&#8243; _module_preset=\u00bbdefault\u00bb global_colors_info=\u00bb{}\u00bb]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>September<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Saturday, 05th September<br \/><\/strong><em>Hydrogels.<\/em><br \/>Arnaldo Ram\u00edrez &#8211; Universidad de Oriente\u00a0(UDO), Venezuela.<br \/>Moderator: Jose Fermin<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, 12th September<\/strong><br \/><em>Carbon-based materials for gas sensing<\/em><br \/>Dra. D\u00e9bora Rodrigues &#8211; Departamento de Fisica, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.<br \/>Moderator: Isaias Gonzaga de Oliveira<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, 19th September<\/strong><br \/><em>Non-monotonic roughness evolution in film growth on weakly interacting substrates<\/em><br \/>Prof. Fabio Reis &#8211; Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil.<br \/>Moderator: Mario Reis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, 26th September<\/strong><br \/><em>M&#8230;<\/em><br \/>Dra. Graciela D\u00edaz de Delgado \u2013 Vicepresidente de la Uni\u00f3n Internacional de Cristalograf\u00eda (POR CONFIRMAR)<br \/>Moderator: Alexander Brice\u00f1o<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>October<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Saturday, 3rd October<\/strong><br \/><em>D&#8230;<\/em><br \/>Dr. Student of Pratap Kollu &#8211; University of Hyderabad, India.<br \/>Moderator: &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, 10th October<\/strong><br \/><em>Different proposals for the implementation of superconducting diode type systems<\/em><br \/>Dr. Evandro Mello \u2013 Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil<br \/>Moderator: Isaias Gonzaga de Oliveira.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, 17th October<\/strong><br \/><em>D&#8230;..<\/em><br \/>Dra. Luc\u00eda Nitsch \u2013 Centro Universitario de Zacapa, Universidad de San Carlos, Guatemala.<br \/>Moderator: Carlos Rudamas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, 24th October<\/strong><br \/><em>The power of the invisible to the human eye: nanomaterials transforming the future of energy and hydrogen<\/em><br \/>Viviana Jehov\u00e1 Gonz\u00e1lez Vel\u00e1zquez &#8211; Centro Nacional del Hidr\u00f3geno, Spain.<br \/>Moderator: &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, 31st October<\/strong><br \/>FREE \u2013 NO TALK<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>November<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Saturday, 7th November<\/strong><br \/><em>D..<\/em><br \/>Dr. Christopher Edgcome, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom<br \/>Moderator: &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, 14th November<\/strong><br \/><em>D&#8230;<\/em><br \/>Ovidio Almanza, Universidad Nacional de Colombia.<br \/>Moderator: &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, 21st November<\/strong><br \/>Invited speaker of Sergio Conejeros.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, 28th November<\/strong><br \/><em>Pressure dependent nonrelativistic spin splitting in FeSb2 altermagnet<\/em><br \/>Dra. 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