Date: 14th March
Hour: 5.15 p.m.
Venue: Congress Centre, Alameda Campus, Civil Engineering Building (Floor -1)
Participate: Registration (free of charge and mandatory)
Get to know the master’s programmes offered by the Department of Nuclear Sciences and Engineering at Técnico, the professors, the students and all the opportunities that open up when you come to study at Técnico.
Programme:
5.15 p.m. | Opening of doors
5.30 p.m. | Lecture: Prof. Pedro Vaz (30min + 30min for questions)
6.30 p.m.| Get to know the master’s programmes with students, professors and opportunities (student support, scholarships, internationalisation)
7.30 p.m. | End of event
Lecture:
Uses of Radiation and “Nuclear” in Science and Society – Risks and Benefits, Myths and Realities.
Ionising Radiation and Nuclear Science and Technology have applications in numerous scientific, technological and engineering fields and in multiple sectors, including Health, Environment, Industry, Research, Energy, Security and Space. Despite the enormous benefits to society of the applications of radiation and nuclear energy, citizens’ perception of the associated risk is often distorted. This talk will address aspects associated with the use of ionising radiation and nuclear energy in the various sectors mentioned above. Their societal impact and their indispensability for the sustainability of citizens’ lifestyles will be presented and discussed.
Pedro Vaz is a Coordinating Researcher in the Department of Nuclear Sciences and Engineering (DECN) at Instituto Superior Técnico. He has a PhD in Physics from the Universidade Técnica de Lisboa. He was a fellow and researcher at CERN and Administrator of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency.
He carries out research, teaching and training activities in the areas of Radiation Protection and Dosimetry, with a special interest in the medical applications of ionising radiation. He was President of the Center for Nuclear Sciences and Technologies (C2TN) at Técnico. He was/is a Portuguese or institutional representative on European Union Committees (Article 31 Expert Group of the Euratom Treaty, CCE-FISSION Advisory Committee), the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA, he was Portugal’s National Liaison Officer), the OECD/Agency for Nuclear Energy and European Union research platforms in Radiation Protection and Dosimetry (MELODI, EURADOS).
He teaches various areas, including Radiation Protection and Nuclear Technologies and he is the Coordinator of the Master’s Programme in Radiation Protection and Safety at Técnico.
Master’s Programmes offered by the Department of Nuclear Sciences and Engineering:
Master’s Programme in Radiation Protection and Safety
Master’s Programme in Science and Technology for the Cultural Heritage (in partnership with the Faculty of Fine Arts, Faculty of Sciences and the School of Arts and Humanities of Universidade de Lisboa)
About Técnico MasterTalks:
Técnico offers 33 master’s programmes ranging from Engineering to Architecture, Aerospace Engineering to Bioengineering, Engineering Physics to Civil Engineering, Electronics Engineering to Chemistry, Natural Resources to Computer Science, Management to Nuclear Technologies, including Mathematics.
Every month, we invite you to come and meet the professors, and to learn more about the student projects and all the opportunities that are available to those who study at Técnico. The MasterTalks take place on a Thursday, at 5.15 p.m., in Técnico Congress Centre, Lisbon.
