IMPA Tech Science Festival brings together students from class 2025

Science – in its most varied forms – occupied the classrooms at IMPA Tech on Friday (15). The day was marked by presentations of work carried out in the subject “Construction of Textual Narratives” and lectures by IMPA researchers. O Science Festival was organized by the students of the Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics of Technology and Innovation, supervised by Professor Cilene Rodrigues.

“The main aim was to experience learning in the academic context of a mini-congress. So that when we go to an event of this level, we’ll be really prepared and competent,” explained student Alan Santos.

The projects presented were based on scientific articles or sections of academic books, with reflections on the chosen themes and practical applications of the theories. At the end of the semester, the students will also have to write an expanded summary with the conclusions of each group.

The four emphases of the degree – Mathematics, Data Science, Physics and Computer Science – guided the work, which had interdisciplinarity as a key element. Student Luana Fagundes’ group chose to study exoplanets, bodies that orbit stars other than the Sun. “We chose a topic not so related to mathematics, but to show that the discipline can be applied to other scenarios,” she said. The topic is of interest to the scientific community, which seeks to understand the mechanisms of the Universe.

The presentations were evaluated by course assistants and IMPA Tech teachers. The grade obtained at this stage will form part of the final grade for “Construction of Textual Narratives” this semester. In the course, Professor Cilene works on different narrative possibilities and ways of presenting a scientific paper. “We focus on preparing students for academic life as a whole. Presentations, formalism, slides and academic writing are the skills involved in the course,” she explained.

The IMPA Tech Science Festival also marked the evolution of the undergraduates in this first year of their degree. “We’ve learned to grow, we’ve done a lot of work and we’ve developed dynamism and flexibility among our colleagues. The first year of university is a bit more difficult, but we’ve matured well. In this course, we’ve learned to speak better, to interact and we’re preparing ourselves for the future,” said Luana.

The event also featured presentations by IMPA researchers Luiz Velho and Bruno Braga and the institute’s project scientist Lucas Nissenbaum. “Comparing spheres in high dimensions” was the theme of Braga’s talk, which was more theoretical and technical, focused on Pure Mathematics. It was the researcher’s first time speaking at IMPA Tech.

Nissenbaum presented the work of the Pi Center (IMPA Projects and Innovation Center) to undergraduates. Created in 2021, the Pi Center develops mathematically-based technological solutions for the productive sector. Luiz Velho was responsible for closing the program. The researcher showed Computational Applied Mathematics for new media through the work of the Visgraf (IMPA’s Computer Graphics Laboratory).

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