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MIT-Brazil Seed Fund 2011-2012
Grant Recipients
Cognitive Computational Models of Natural Languages
A collaboration between:
- Robert Berwick, Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Suzanne Flynn, Professor, Linguistics and Philosophy
- Aline Villavicencio, Dr., Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Marco Idiart, Professor, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Electrokinetic Transport in Dental Enamel Nanochannels
A collaboration between:
- Jongyoon Han, Associate Professor, Biological Engineering
- Hiong Yap Gan, Other, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Frederico Barbosa de Sousa, PhD, Federal University of Paraiba, Brazil
- Sandra Sampaio Vianna, PhD, Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil
Electronic and Optical Properties of Disorder in Graphene and Carbon Nanotubes
A collaboration between:
- Tomas Palacios, Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Mildred Dresselhaus, Professor, Physics
- Jing Kong, Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Ado Jorio de Vasconcelos, Professor, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil
- Antonio Gomes Souza Filho, Associate Professor, Universidade Federale do Ceara (UFC) , Brazil
Immunological Derangement and Invasive Mechanisms in Endometriosis
A collaboration between:
- Douglas Lauffenburger, Professor, Biological Engineering
- Linda Griffith, Professor, Biological Engineering
- Mauricio Abrão, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of são Paulo (USP), Brazil
- Jorge Kalil, Full Professor, Heart Institute (InCor) , Brazil
Landslide Modeling and Prediction for the Regiao Serrana of the Rio de Janeiro State in Brazil
A collaboration between:
- Alison Malcolm, Assistant Professor, Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
- J. Taylor Perron, Assistant Professor, Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
- Nelson Fernandes, Professor of Geology, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ, Brazil
Megacity Logistics in Emerging Markets: The São Paulo Context
A collaboration between:
- Edgar Blanco, Research Scientist, Engineering Systems Division
- Chris Caplice, Principal Research Scientist, Engineering Systems Division
- Hugo Yoshizaki, Associate Professor, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Brazil
- Cláudio Cunha, Associate Professor, Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Role of Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans in Tissue Engineered Endothelial Cell Regulation of Vascular Repair
A collaboration between:
- Elazer R. Edelman, Professor, Health Sciences and Technology
- Helena Nader, Professor and Head Molecular Biology Program, Federal University of Sao Paulo, School of Medicine, Brazil
Studies of Atomic Quantum Gases
A collaboration between:
- Wolfgang Ketterle, Professor, Physics
- Martin Zwierlein, Assistant Professor, Physics
- Vanderlei Bagnato, Professor of Physics, IFSC/Univeristy of Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Phillippe Courteille, Professor of Physics, IFSC-Univeristy of Sao Paulo, Brazil
The Political Economy of the Energy Sector: Oil and Gas Industries Leading Economic Development in Emerging Economies
A collaboration between:
- Alice Amsden, Professor, Urban Studies and Planning
- Flavio Vasconcelos, Professor and Dean, Getulio Vargas Foundation, Brazil
- Monica Pinhanez, Professor, Getulio Vargas Foundation, Brazil
Towards Robust Robotic Manufacturing
A collaboration between:
- Brian Williams, Professor, Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Geovany Borges, D.Sc., University of Brasilia, Brazil
- Guilherme Pereira, Dr., Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
