COORDINATION

The PPGCTIA Coordination is located on the premises of the Animal Sanity Project (PSA), which is an annex of the Veterinary Institute of UFRRJ. (Coordinates: -22.760006°, -43.678844°).

It has a notebook computer, a desktop with a laser printer, wi-fi and another desktop for eventually some student to access the theses already defended. The coordination room is connected to the university’s high-speed network. Attached to the coordination room there is an annex room with a capacity for 25 students dedicated to PPGCTIA, equipped with two air conditioning units, a wi-fi network, with the availability of a multimedia projector and equipment for conducting video conferencing. This room has been used for theses defenses, qualification exams and PPGCTIA classes, some of these activities being by videoconference.

In addition, the facilities located in the building where the coordination is located (PSA) comprise, in addition to the laboratories, an amphitheater, equipped with a multimedia system, and audiovisual equipment (projectors).

LABORATORIES

The resources available to PPGCTIA for research at UFRRJ, Embrapa Agrobiologia and Embrapa and Embrapa Agroindustry of Food are distributed, according to the Areas of Concentration and Research Lines, in 4 sectors / administrative units of UFRRJ and in multi-user laboratories in IFES and Embrapa. The main equipment and laboratories are listed and identified below:

1) Area of ​​Agrobiology

The development of the thesis work in the field of Agrobiology is supported by the Soil Fauna Laboratory at Embrapa Agrobiologia in Seropédica (RJ) and Embrapa’s facilities in Friburgo, mountain region of the State of Rio de Janeiro, where Research and technology development projects are supported by the City Hall and in areas of family farmers and organic farming systems. Other Embrapa Agrobiology laboratories also offer support for research projects in this area, such as research laboratories in Molecular Biology.

As facilities for common use, the research area of the Integrated System for Agroecological Production ”(SIPA) stands out (Agreement: UFRRJ – EMBRAPA – PESAGRO-RIO). The Integrated Research System in Agroecological Production (SIPA), known as “Fazendinha Agroecológica km 47”, was implemented in 1993 through a partnership between the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, EMBRAPA (EMBRAPA Agrobiologia / EMBRAPA Solos) and PESAGRO – RIO . It is an area of 60 hectares, located in the Baixada Fluminense, where field research in agroecology is carried out, within a multidiversified system, emphasizing crop-livestock integration. Fazendinha offers training and qualification opportunities for students of all levels, professionals in Agrarian Sciences and farmers. Annually, it receives over a thousand visitors, on organized “field days”. We highlight the many graduate dissertations and theses, among defended and in progress, conducted in the organic production system.

2) Area of ​​Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

The Soil Genesis and Classification and Soil Chemistry / Pollution Laboratories, which support the research line in Degradation Processes and Environmental Indicators, are located in the Soil Department, Institute of Agronomy , UFRRJ.

The aforementioned laboratories have the following main equipment: a) Greenhouses, hot plates, muffles, water bath; b) Centrifuges and ultracentrifuge; Yooder’s apparatus; c) pH meter, colorimeter, conductivity meter; d) Digital, technical and analytical scales; e) Refrigerator, freezer; water distiller; chapels; f) Magnetic stirrer, vertical, horizontal and cup stirrer; h) Magnifiers, microscopes; j) Atomic absorption spectrophotometer, flame photometer.

In addition to this equipment, the Soil Department has an atomic absorption spectrophotometer for multi-element determination, model SpectrAA 55B, with double beam optics; an elemental analyzer CHN TruSpec Carbon, Hydrogen, Elemental Nitrogen, brand LECO, acquired through FAPERJ – Pensa-Rio Public Notice for research infrastructure, and in 2012 equipment was induced by plasma atomic emission induced by ICP (“inductive conductive plasma ”) For more accurate analysis of trace elements, with CAPES / FAPERJ funding. All equipment is multi-user.

All research laboratories have computers that are interconnected via the internet and the local network.

In the area outside the Department of Soils, four (04) greenhouses are available for the research work of teachers and students, with different levels of environmental control, room for preparing soil and plant samples, room for collecting fauna in soil samples, room for storage of soil samples, and experimental field protected area. In addition to these laboratories, the Soil Department also has a Growth Chamber, with a completely controlled environment, for studies involving plant physiology and response due to stress induced by nutrients or toxic elements.

The Environmental Monitoring Laboratory – Water and Effluents, in the Engineering Department of UFRRJ, has an area of 65 m2 and is equipped for research on water quality and agro-industrial effluents. The laboratory has the following equipment: computer, distiller, pH meter, precision analytical balance, conductivity meter, turbidimeter, drying oven 1050C, forced ventilation oven 600C, ultrafreezer, refrigerator 280 L, BODtrak II (DBO), DRB 200 reactor, spectrophotometer DR 3900, bacteriological incubator, heating blankets, electric heaters, vacuum pump, chapel, jartest, among other items.

The Remote Sensing Laboratory, in the Engineering Department of UFRRJ, has an area of 36 m2, is equipped to carry out studies and research in the area of remote sensing. The laboratory has the following equipment: 16 computers equipped with flat panel and software licensed from PCI Geomatics, AUTOCAD MAP and DataGeosys, in addition to free geoprocessing software, such as SPRING and QGIS, among others.

The Laboratory of Statistics, Computing and Applied Mathematics – LESCMA, also has computer equipment and programs suitable for the development of research by students in the line of research in Agromathematics, being linked to the Department of Mathematics and the Institute of Exact Sciences. In 2012, a Server Workstation with the configuration of Intel Xeon 6-core X5650 2.66 / 12 MB / 6.4 GT processors was purchased.

In 2017, the spectroradiometry laboratory was installed. This laboratory consists of a spectroradiometer that was acquired through a FINEP project installed in an appropriate room for spectral measurements. This equipment is used to carry out studies on the spectral properties of materials and remote sensing targets. Initially it is being used for the project of the student Yuri Andrei Gelsleichter, whose thesis project consists in the identification and quantification of organic matter in soils of the Itatiaia National Park. This multiuser equipment has the ability to be used both in the laboratory and in the field, for spectral measurements. This includes as an accessory an integrating sphere that allows the study of spectral properties in plant leaves and other materials.

Also in 2017, a data server was installed for the research project of student Wagner Dias de Souza, who manages it from a workstation dedicated to this project. These two pieces of equipment were also acquired through the FINEP project and will be dedicated to PPGCTIA projects.

3) Area of ​​Animal Pathobiology

The Laboratories of Immunology and Virology, Mycotoxicology and Phytotoxins, and others listed below, will support the line of research in Animal Health and Disease. The facilities are located in two sectors: at the Animal Health Project (PSA) at UFRRJ, next to the Program Coordination and at the Veterinary Institute, next to the Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology.

The Laboratories of Coccidia and Coccidiosis, Microbiology and Immunology, Mycology and Mycotoxicology, Residues of Veterinary Medicines are equipped for basic routines and have conditions for the development of techniques aimed at molecular biology and tissue culture. Connected to this is an infectious disease with the capacity to carry out biological tests with animal species typically under experimentation.

The Mycotoxicology Laboratory operates with three liquid chromatographs and one gas chromatograph, enabling research with mycotoxins, phytotoxins and other compounds of interest. Associated with this is the Laboratory of Mycology and Natural Antimicrobials.

In the Coccidia and Coccidiosis Laboratories, in addition to the basic routine, the tissue culture sector, the histopathology sector and the electrophoresis sector work. Two refrigerated centrifuges are allocated to this laboratory, which are available to users in other laboratories.

All of these laboratories are located in the building of the former Institute of Animal Biology, occupying a constructed area of 4500 m2 of laboratories. There is also an auditorium for 80 seats equipped with multimedia equipment and a library divided into journals on Health and animal diseases.

The Bacteriology Laboratory, the Pathogenic and Environmental Yeast Laboratory, the Veterinary Virus Laboratory and the Immunology Laboratory are also located at the Veterinary Institute. These laboratories are equipped with minimal material such as biological safety cabin, temperature controlled greenhouses, thermostatic baths, centrifuges, BOD, pots, gas, optical microscopes and basic materials related to the operating infrastructure such as freezers, refrigerators, etc. In 2013, a complete flow cytometry system was purchased for the Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology and in 2013, an Electrolyte Analyzer for the Department of Parasitology, both at the Veterinary Institute and multi-user equipment.

Laboratories at the Veterinary Institute have recently been renovated. These are equipped with TV monitors and microscopes coupled with video cameras, which facilitates the joint visualization of microscopic details in practical classes. Also available are TV sets coupled with two video sets, a multimedia system (datashow), to aid in didactic activities.

The facilities located in the PSA include, in addition to the Mycology, Mycotoxicology and Coccidia and Coccidiosis laboratories, an amphitheater, equipped with a multimedia system, with audiovisual equipment (projectors).

In one of the laboratories of practical classes an integrated system of microscopy and TV is available, in addition to optical microscopes. In both sectors there are laboratories for preparing and sterilizing materials and culture media, equipped with distillers, ovens and autoclaves.

The laboratories involving the Research Line for Natural and Synthetic Products are properly equipped (for example, rotary evaporators, heating plates with magnetic stirring, mechanical stirrers, melting point apparatus, glassware, reagents and solvents) for the isolation, purification and synthesis. There are 4 laboratories in the Chemistry Department, which are also used by the Graduate Program in Chemistry, already installed and with multi-user equipment necessary for the characterization of organic substances of natural or synthetic origin. The main equipments are:

a) Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer (NMR, 400Mhz),spectrophotometer

b) Ultraviolet and visible(2),

c) High performance liquid chromatograph (2),

d) Mass spectrometer coupled to gas chromatograph (CG-MS) ,

e) Autoclaves,

f) Gas chromatograph,

g) Potentiometer coupled to system for automatic titration,

h) Conductivimeter and Fluorimeter,

j) Microplate reader type Elisa,

k) Transilluminator,

l) Equipment for vertical and horizontal electrophoresis, among others small.

m) RF-20ª fluorescence detector with: 150W Xenon lamp; 200-650nm range (acquired in 2012)

4) Comparative Public Policy Area

The development of thesis work in the Comparative Public Policy area is supported by teaching and research laboratories at the Institutes of Education and Human and Social Sciences, with spaces for use by students, teachers’ rooms and collections bibliographic (specified in the item on Library).

COMPUTER RESOURCES

In the Departments where PPGCTIA teachers are allocated, classrooms and projection equipment are available for them, in addition to specialized laboratories for research in the following lines: Agromathematics and Remote Sensors and Applied Geoprocessing; with modern computers and computer programs.

Computers are available in the research labs for students to use in their research. Also, in the computer rooms of the Departments of UFRRJ and Embrapa, PPGCTIA students have access to Web pages on the Internet to search for bibliographies, information and, in particular, journals available through the CAPES Portal. Also, through registration in the UFRRJ’s computer sector, the same access is allowed on students’ personal computers, facilitating research anywhere and at home. The Central Library also has computers for access to the Pergamum and for researching the local and online collection on the CAPES Journal Portal.

The dedicated data server for a PPGCTIA project (Xeon E5-2640V4 HT Biprocessor Server, Cottonwood Pass V4 Model, Two Intel® Xeon® Processors E5-2640V4, 10-Core @ 2.40 GHz with HT, 25MB / CPU Cache), which it was acquired with resources from FINEP and has been used to host databases related to PPGCTIA. As examples, we can mention the annual evaluations of the students’ projects, in addition to the SLACTIA pages and student data.

It also has a workstation acquired with FINEP project (Xeon E3-1270V6 HT Workstation, Deer Flat Model, Intel® Xeon® Processor E3-1270V6, 4-Core @ 3.80 GHz with HT, 8MB Cache) that was used in a specific project and that has been used to perform tasks of PPGCTIA teachers who demand high computational capacity, mainly in the area of genetics.

CENTRAL LIBRARY

The Central Library is installed in a new building, larger, with air conditioning, with new spaces for collections and users, allowing better service to the entire academic community and the region.

Summary of 2019 data:

• Total seats: 664 in the collection / reading rooms; 100 in two classrooms

• Total loans: 18,562

• Total returns: 18843

• Total users enrolled in 2019: 3,409

• Total consultations: 12,431 consultations performed in the reading rooms (in person)

• Average users / 2019: 166,534

• Use of Auditorium and Multimedia Room (October to December): 628 bookings; average users: 15,700 users

• Guided visits: 9 visits were made, reaching approximately 240 people

• Size of the collection: 307,789 items including books, periodicals and others; the collection is divided into collections

– Printed books: Grand total of titles: 44,052; Grand total of copies: 129,611

– Digital books: CENGAGE Base: 301 titles

Physical space:

The Central Library consists of two blocks, on two floors, in a total area of ​​5,960 m2.
In Block I is:
– 1st
floor:.Head of the Reference
Section,
Reception.
Virtual Research Room (with 26
seats)
.Sector
loan.Two rooms for Theses and Dissertations
acquis.
Monitoring and Surveillance Room;
. Head of the Technical Processing Section
. Sector Training and Collection
Development,.Donation warehouse

-2nd
floor:.Auditorium (60
seats).Direction.
Multimedia room (26 seats)
. 3 cabins for monitoring (up to 8 seats
each).Collection of periodicals
. Reading Room: 18 seats
. Two rooms being used by the UFRRJ Archive – provisionally

In Block 2 is:
– 1st and 2nd
floors:.Monographs divided by the areas of knowledge classified by the CDD
. 22 cabins for studies in groups with up to six users (11 on each
floor).Individual study booths: 12 on the 1st floor and 14 on the 2nd floor
. Reading rooms: 1st floor: 200 seats

2nd floor: 188 sea

Software Pergamum

Integrated Library System, which aims to improve the global quality of services for users, promote cooperation in the treatment of information and the sharing of information resources. It allows the management of all activities developed in the Library, generating reports and statistical data.

Services offered: online catalog, bibliographic switching, user orientation, among others.

Total library collection, printed and multimedia, by knowledge area (CNPq) in 2018 (books, Serial Publications Current and non-current national and international, printed and multimedia materials)

Exact and Earth: 50518

SciencesBiological Sciences: 44562

Engineering / Technology: 6302

Health

Sciences: 13932 Agrarian Sciences: 71752

Social and Applied

Sciences: 72120 Human Sciences: 23675

Linguistics, Letters and Arts: 10511

Multidisciplinary:   930

Total: 294302

Total works in digital / electronic format, by (CNPq) 2018 knowledge area (Books, Journals, Audiovisual Materials, Databases, Other types of materials)

Exact and Earth: 169

SciencesLife Sciences: 559

Engineering / Technology: 118

Health Sciences: 102

Agrarian Sciences: 105

Social and Applied Sciences: 443

Human Sciences: 209

Linguistics, Letters and Arts: 74

Multidisciplinary: 2381

Total: 4160

SECTORAL LIBRARIES

Located in the PSA there is a Sectorial Library that serves the Postgraduate Programs in Veterinary Sciences and Veterinary Medicine and the PPGCTIA. In the Department of Soils, PPGCTIA students have at their disposal a Sectorial Library that serves students in the Graduate Program in Agronomy – Soil Science, with relevant content for the area of Natural Resources.

The Public Policy area, in addition to the Central Library, has the Documentation Center Ivan Otero Ribeiro, specialized in Social Sciences applied to agriculture and associated with the Program in Social Sciences in Development, Agriculture and Society – CPDA, being located at UFRRJ facilities. in downtown Rio de Janeiro.

INFRASTRUCTURE AT UNRC

The National University of Río Cuarto (UNRC) in Argentina has the mission of meeting the demands of teaching, research and extension at the national level and in a special way in the Rio de Cuarto region. It was created on May 1, 1971 by Ordination of the National Executive Power of Argentina, within a program to adapt university education, to meet the needs of the country’s development and, also, in response to a strong regional social movement, allowing the cultural achievement in the region. The University develops its action within the regime of autonomy and autarchy that federal law grants it.

Academic and administrative activities are centered on the campus’s 165-hectare campus, 6 km away from the city center and 1445 hectares of experimental fields.

The campus property is located on the north bank of the Cuarto River, has more than 50,000 square meters of modern buildings that house classrooms, laboratories and experimentation areas, functional administrative offices, student and educational residences, sports facilities and meeting rooms. meetings and acts.

The UNRC facilities, involved in the Binational Doctorate Project (PPGCTIA), comprise the laboratories of the Facultad of Exact, Physical-Chemical and Natural Sciences (2400 m2), corresponding to the Departments of Molecular Biology, Natural Sciences and Microbiology and Immunology, and Laboratories from the Faculty of Agronomy. In addition to having, in the neighboring mountainous region, sectors for raising animals and a small animal hospital. The laboratories have the facilities of equipment to carry out the different researches proposed.

The main equipment available is: rotary evaporator (Buchii RE 111); light microscope (Labophot 21) with camera; laminar flow hoods (Labconco class II); gas extraction hood; greenhouses with forced air circulation; cultivation greenhouses; refrigerated centrifuges (Heraues); lyophilizer (Labconco); visible UV spectrophotometers Diode Array 8452 A, (Hewlett Packard); orbital shaker with temperature control (New Brunswick); reciprocal shaker; high-performance liquid chromatograph with fluorescence and UV detector attached to the workstation (Hewlett Packard); HPLC-MS-MS; analytical scales, refrigerators, -20ºC and -80ºC freezer; mills, industrial blender, UV-visible light cabinet; PCR thermal cyclers; transilluminator; power sources and tanks for 300 V electrophoresis; image analyzer; BIO-Rad CHEF DR II system; water distiller, liquid nitrogen production machine (Phillips); FT-IR spectrophotometer (Nicholet Impact 400); freeze dryer, freeze dryer, and incubation chamber with photoperiod, humidity and temperature control. The laboratories have free access to the internet and publications in the Library.

The teaching structure has rooms for postgraduate classes in both faculties, in addition to seminars and conferences, with all the necessary audiovisual means. The teaching laboratories of Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, have an auditorium for 300 seats, in addition to special classrooms of the Faculty of Agronomy and Veterinary.