AgroEnviro Workshop 2024 – Connecting synchrotron research to higher-scale problem solving in agricultural and environmental systems

Day 1 - Monday, 23 September

  • 08:15 – 08:50 Registration and check-in

       ⇒ Moderator: Carlos A. Pérez

  • 08:50 – 09:05 Harry Westfahl Jr. (LNLS/CNPEM) – Director welcome and Sirius overview
  • 09:05 – 09:30 Hélio Tolentino (LNLS/CNPEM) – Synchrotron approaches to address hierarchical scaling problems
  • 09:30 – 10:05 Coffee Break and AgroEnviro Official Photo
SYNCHROTRON ANALYSES TO DETERMINE MECHANISMS OF COHESION

       ⇒ Moderator: Carlos A. Pérez

  • 10:05 – 10:20 José Coelho (Embrapa Soils) – The cohesive soils problem in the Brazilian Coastal Tablelands
  • 10:20 – 10:35 Dean Hesterberg (LNLS/CNPEM) – The CNPEM-Embrapa Cohesive Soils Program
  • 10:35 – 10:50 Talita Ferreira (LNLS/CNPEM-Brazil) – µ-XCT imaging of sand-size distributions and pore connectivity in cohesive soils
  • 10:50 – 11:05 Cristiane Rodella (LNLS/CNPEM) – S-XRD analysis of mineral properties in cohesive soil profiles
  • 11:05 – 11:20 Carla Polo (LNLS/CNPEM) – CDI analysis of clay fabric in cohesive soils
  • 11:20 – 11:35 Francisco da Silva (LNLS/CNPEM) – µ-XRF and µ-XRD analysis of crystalline and non-crystalline phases in cohesive soil matrices
  • 11:35 – 11:50 Ohanna da Costa (LNLS/CNPEM) – µ-FTIR imaging analysis of organic and mineral components in cohesive soils
  • 11:50 – 12:05 Raul Freitas (LNLS/CNPEM) – nano-FTIR and AFM imaging of coatings on clay particles from cohesive soils
  • 12:05 – 12:40 Discussion
  • 12:40 – 14:00 Lunch (CNPEM Cafeteria)
REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IN SOILS

       ⇒ Moderator: Talita Ferreira

  • 14:00 – 14:30 Tiago O. Ferreira (ESALQ/USP – Brazil) – Soil Organic Carbon Storage in Brazil: Lessons from Soil Formation Processes
  • 14:30 – 15:00 Vanessa Bailey (PNNL-USA) – Microbially driven soil carbon transformations
  • 15:00 – 15:20 Djanira Negrão (Kansas University – USA) – Carbon sequestration in soil phytoliths
  • 15:20 – 15:40 Ricardo Bordonal (LNBR/CNPEM) – Microscale analyses of carbon transformations
  • 15:40 – 15:55 Thais Nascimento (LNBR/CNPEM) – Soil physical controls on nitrous oxide emissions
  • 15:55 – 16:30 Discussion
  • 16:30 – 17:00 Break 
  • 17:00 – 19:30 TOUR OF THE SIRIUS SYNCHROTRON

Day 2 - Tuesday, 24 September

THE CHALLENGE OF PHOSPHORUS MANAGEMENT IN TROPICAL SOILS

       ⇒ Moderator: Dean Hesterberg

  • 09:00 – 09:30 Jacob Jones (NC State – USA) – A global perspective on sustainable phosphorus management and multi-scale research
  • 09:30 – 10:10 Paulo Pavinato (ESALQ/USP- Brazil) – Challenges of efficient phosphorus management in soils of Brazil
  • 10:10 – 11:10 Coffee Break and Poster Session
  • 11:10 – 11:40 Mike Zhu (University of Maryland- USA) – Synchrotron analyses of soil complexities affecting phosphate binding
FOOD SECURITY VIA BETTER CROP MANAGEMENT

       ⇒ Moderator: Carla Polo

  • 11:40 – 12:10 Terri Long (NC State – USA) – From the Lab to the Field to Your Table – Global Implications of Iron Deficiency in Plants
  • 12:10 – 12:40 Ross Sozzani (NC State – USA) – Genetic control of roots
  • 12:40 – 14:00 Lunch (CNPEM Cafeteria)
  • 14:00 – 14:30 Lucia Zuin (CLS – Canada) – Imaging nutrients in plant tissues
  • 14:30 – 15:00 Cranos Williams (NC State – USA) – Mathematical scaling of plant/crop models
  • 15:00 – 15:15 Discussion
  • 15:15 – 15:50 Break
  • 15:50 – 17:30 Summary and Closing Remarks
  • 17:30 –           Adjourn