2020 Yearbook - Universidad ORT Uruguay

120 2020 Yearbook CONFERENCES AND ACADEMIC VISITS 2020 Dr. Natalia Ferraz (Sweden) Associate Professor, Senior Lecturer, Division of Nanotechnology and Functional Materials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Uppsala University. She delivered the virtual seminar “From the forest to clinical use: nanocellulose hydrogels for wound care” as part of the Biotechnology Seminar Series Web#Biotecort, organized by the Chair of Protein Technology in the Department of Biotechnology, on October 6. Dr. Francesca Paradisi (Switzerland) Professor of Pharmaceutical and Bioorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern. She delivered the virtual seminar “Heterogeneous Biocatalysis in Continuous Flow Systems as a New Approach to Synthetic Chemistry” as part of the Web#Biotecort Biotechnology Seminar Series, organized by the Protein Technology Chair of the Department of Biotechnology, on July 31. School of Communication and Design Andrés Mayo (Argentina) Artistic and executive producer, audiovisual director, audio engineer. He has won two Latin Grammys as an audiovisual producer and seven Gardel Awards as an audio engineer. He took a virtual tour of the Mastering Workshop course, taught by Prof. Daniel Anselmi, and spoke with students in the Sound Design Technician and Music Production Technician programs, June 23. Daniel Stilerman (Argentina), Head of Data and Insights at Google. He delivered the videoconference “The True Value of Data: Lessons from Google,” alongside Ana Laura Pérez, academic coordinator of the Bachelor’s Degree in Communication with specializations in Journalism, Digital Content, and Data Analytics and Innovation, and Dr. Héctor Bajac, Academic Secretary of the School of Communication and Academic Coordinator of the Bachelor’s Degree in Business Communication, as well as the Bachelor’s Degree in Communication with a focus on Advertising and Marketing, as part of the launch of the Bachelor’s Degree in Communication with a focus on Data Analytics and Innovation, on October 8. Daniel Stilerman