The Juárez Autonomous University of Tabasco (UJAT) reaffirms its commitment to promoting science, innovation and international academic collaboration by bringing together exponents from institutions from the United States, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Spain and Mexico, said rector Guillermo Narváez Osorio, when inaugurating the IX Forum on Advances in Nanotechnology in Biomedicine and the Environment and the Sixth International Symposium on Nanotechnology.
Within the framework of the activities organized by the Academic Division of Engineering and Architecture (DAIA), in collaboration with the Multidisciplinary Academic Division of Jalpa de Méndez (DAMJM), the rector of the UJAT, highlighted that nanotechnology represents “one of the most fascinating fields of contemporary knowledge.”
Before the university community and invited academics, gathered in the Auditorium of the International Linkage and Teaching Center, the participation of specialists from universities in six countries stood out, such as Doctor Lorena Julieta Barrientos Poblete, from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and Doctor Aranzazu Sierra Fernández, from the CIC NanoGUNE, Spain.
The presence of Doctor Sergio Antonio Gómez Torres from the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa and Doctor Arturo Barrera Rodríguez from the University of Guadalajara, demonstrates that science knows no borders and that knowledge is enhanced when it is shared, he said.
“Let us continue to believe in science as a tool for good and cooperation, as the noblest path of knowledge,” said Narváez Osorio, in the presence of the director of the DAIA, Dora María Frías Márquez and the secretary of Postgraduate Research and Linkage, Wilfrido Miguel Contreras Sánchez.
When presenting the reasons, the representative of the Organizing Committee, Mayra Angélica Álvarez Lemus, stressed that in Tabasco “it is important to do science with social relevance” and that these events strengthen the training of undergraduate and graduate students, promoting inter-institutional collaboration and the development of projects with environmental and economic impact.
The DAIA research professor announced that the topics addressed during the forum include advances in nanomaterials for medical applications, technologies for water treatment and mitigation of pollutants, development of biomedical sensors, biocompatible materials for tissue regeneration, photocatalysis, solar energy and nanotechnology applied to the conservation of cultural heritage.
The meeting included the participation of Doctor Lorena Julieta Barrientos Poblete, from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, who gave a keynote lecture on photocatalysis and its applications in environmental remediation and the sustainable use of solar energy.
Likewise, Dr. Aranzazu Sierra Fernández, from CIC NanoGUNE, Spain, recognized for her contributions to the protection of cultural heritage through high-precision nanotechnological processes.
29-10-2025 /GAPM
