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Center for Studies in Food Industry Materials -
NEMIA
Person in Charge:
Professor Marali Vilela Dias
maralivileladias@gmail.com
Institutional Information:
nemiaufla@gmail.com
Background:
The Center for Studies in Food Industry Materials was
founded in March 2012, under the coordination of
Welbert Freitas. In that same year, in October, NEMIA
had the honor of presenting work at the Minas Gerais
Food Engineering Congress (CMEA), an important
and prestigious event held by students of the Federal
University of Lavras. On October 31, NEMIA gave its
first lecture, delivered by the EMBRAPA researcher
Carlos Piller, on natural polymers processing. Later
on, in 2013, the I Cycle of Lectures on Materials
Science and Technology was held, a new event for food
engineering students, since they had the chance to
acquire knowledge on food grade materials. The center
also visited FEIPLASTIC (International Plastics Fair),
both in 2013 and 2015, a fair on innovations, trends and
information. To this day, its members engage in research
on packaging and food grade materials and hold
lectures on those same subjects, instigating knowledge
that goes beyond what has been learnt in the classroom.
Overall Objectives:
To contribute to the academic, professional and social
education of undergraduate and graduate students
through activities that enable interaction with the
area of ecology and plant conservation in its different
perspectives.
Areas of Expertise:
1. Material Science: Study of the properties of materials
(metals, ceramics, polymers) and the relationship
between structure, processes and final characteristics.
2. Food Packaging: Packaging is essential in the food
sector, since it avoids microbiological contamination,
loss of food characteristics, etc.
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