Dr. Érico Flores, from the Department of Chemistry at the Federal University of recently visited Poland, where he delivered a lecture at the University of Warsaw. The visit took place from November 24 to 28 and included a series of academic activities, technical visits and meetings aimed at planning joint initiatives between researchers from UFSM’s Graduate Programs in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and their counterparts at the University of Warsaw. Santa Maria (UFSM).
The activities focused on expanding scientific cooperation, including the development of joint research projects and the exchange of researchers and graduate students. During his stay, Dr. Flores held a formal meeting with the Vice-President of the University of Warsaw, Zygmunt Lalak, in which the terms of a scientific and academic cooperation agreement between the Polish institution and UFSM were discussed.
He also met with the Vice-President for Finance at the University of Warsaw, Łukasz Drewniak, who is also a researcher at the Faculty of Biology, to discuss future collaborative initiatives. In addition, Dr. Flores visited the facilities of the Biological and Chemical Research Centre (CNBCh), where he was welcomed by the unit’s director, Ewa Bulska.
As part of his visit, Dr. Flores delivered the lecture “New Trends in Sample Preparation in Analytical Chemistry” on November 26 at the CNBCh auditorium.
As an immediate outcome of the visit and the contacts established, a visit to UFSM by the CNBCh director and other researchers from the University of Warsaw has been scheduled for the first half of 2026.
According to Dr. Flores, the initiative represents another step forward in strengthening partnerships between Brazilian and European institutions in the fields of research and innovation. “With the new connections established with different research group leaders at the University of Warsaw and the clear interest in joint work with UFSM researchers, we anticipate a promising future for cooperation between both institutions. This reinforces UFSM’s internationalization efforts and enhances its global visibility,” he emphasized.
Dr. Flores is currently a member of several national and international institutions, including the Board of the Rio Grande do Sul Research Support Foundation (Fapergs), the Advisory Council of the Brazilian Chemical Society, the Chemistry Advisory Committee of the Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education (Capes), and the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).