Among the highlights of this fourth Science and Innovation Week in La Rioja are the two meetings led by Javier García, current President of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).
The first, at IES La Laboral, on November 16 at 12 noon, with secondary and baccalaureate students, in an event entitled “From La Rioja to the World: An Interview with Javier García.”
The researcher and businessman from Rioja will share with students his career path, from his hometown – Villamediana de Iregua – to the presidency of one of the largest scientific unions in the world. A path guided by the conviction that “science is a key tool to address the major challenges facing humanity, such as diseases, climate change, the fight against inequality or other sustainable development goals.”
The second meeting entitled“Limits of science”, will be held on November 17 at 12 noon, in the Aula Magna of the UR Quintiliano Building. Some prominent scholars who attended the doctor’s inauguration ceremony on the same day will participate in it. A proud reason. Among them are Nazario Martin, winner of the 2020 National Research Prize and one of the most cited Spanish scientists in scientific publications; Javier Martínez Muguerza, Secretary of the Spanish Youth Academy, and Juana Frontilla, Director of the CEPSA Research Centre.
This global vision of the challenges facing sustainable development will also focus on: Jose Esquinas ConferenceAn agricultural engineer and PhD in genetics, he worked for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations for thirty years. The conference is titled “Hunger and Malnutrition in the 21st Century.” The Role of Science and Conscience in Solving It” will be celebrated on November 10, coinciding with the World Day of Science for Peace and Development. It will be held at 7 p.m., at the Caja Rioja Gran Vía Center, with free entry until capacity is reached.
