Niklaus Ursus Wetter holds a BA in Physics from the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich - ETH (1988 - Switzerland) and a Ph.D. in Nuclear Technology from the Institute for Energy and Nuclear Research (1993). He is currently a senior researcher at the National Nuclear Energy Commission at IPEN / SP and a postgraduate professor at the University of São Paulo USP, where he regularly teaches a subject. From 2009 to 2013 he was deputy manager of the Center for Lasers and Applications at IPEN / SP. From 2013 to 2018 he held the position of manager of the Center for Lasers and Applications at IPEN / SP. From 2014 to 2020 he held the position of CEO of FAFITPE, IPEN's Foundation for Support and Promotion of Technological Innovation in Research and Education. Since 2019 he has held the position of Deputy Director of Research and Internationalization Manager at IPEN. As manager of Internationalization, he has so far implemented 14 bilateral agreements with universities and institutes around the world, including the Battelle Energy Alliance, which encompasses eight of the largest federal research institutions in the US. In 2018 he was responsible for organizing the André Swieca Summer School and the São Paulo School of Advanced Science FAPESP "Laserfrontiers.com" with 141 students, 40 of whom came from outside Latin America. He specializes in laser development and operates in the main segments: Diode lasers, waveguides, solid state lasers and materials for laser media, laser applications in life sciences, lasers in nuclear applications and Raman spectroscopy. Since 2008 he has been developing light sources in disordered materials, or "Random Lasers", for the purpose of applications in optical devices. In 2017, he acquired, through a FAPESP project, a Raman-TERS (AFM) multiuser equipment with STM and SNOM, focused on measurements and development of nanomaterials. He has 4 patent letters and 9 applications in total, 224 international articles with over 2400 citations and an h factor of 28 (Scopus). (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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The most immediate challenge of nanotechnology is the need to learn more about materials and their properties at the nanoscale, while one of the biggest problems that arise with the use of nanotechnology is the impact on the environment and toxicity to humans. In this project we present two goals that belong to different collaborations, which have in common the need to develop methodologi…
In recent years, there has been dramatic progress in the photonics field in disordered optical media, ranging from applications in solar energy, random lasers and other novel photonic functions, to investigations into fundamental topics, such as localization of light. Localization and a wide variety of associated phenomena have greatly attracted the attention of researchers in the past fe…
The Scientific and Technological Qualification refers to the necessary adaptation to the development of new radiopharmaceuticals, specifically in the phase of scheduling until pilot, within the required quality standards. In addition, one must consider safety issues for manipulation of high radioactive activities, compatible with the scale of industrial production, making it possible to c…
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Artificial neural networks are capable of solving complex problems, such as facial recognition, object detection and phase recovery. However, the computational cost is higher when compared to other artificial intelligence algorithms, making high-performance computers necessary. One solution is to develop neural networks using photonic computing, as it is unparalleled in its ability to int…
IPEN is largely responsible for the development of Nuclear Medicine in Brazil and other Latin American Countries. IPEN has pioneered in the introduction of new radiopharmaceuticals, their distribution and logistics, which involve the handling of radioisotopes, with quality, to be injected into human beings with the correct nuclear activity for medical use. As a leader in the health sector…
A Lab-on-a-chip is an integrated device used for complete in-situ analysis of chemical reactions, as, for example, detection of infectious diseases, that can be used remotely or at the point-of-care. The production of these labs is the core of the FAPESP thematic project on microfluidics, which is a truly multidisciplinary project at the Center for Lasers and Applications at IPEN/SP. In t…
This scientific dissemination project emerges as a pressing need to make the results of the Thematic Project "Micromachining with ultrashort laser pulses applied to the production and control of optofluidic circuits" available to the larger public. It is our responsibility to let the non-specialized public access and benefit from the results of e.g. laboratory tests of lab-on-a-chip devic…
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