image: School at the University of São Paulo (Brazil) aims to strengthen proficiency in advanced electrochemical techniques relevant to next-generation batteries, catalytic interfaces, and sensors.
Credit: IQ-USP
The São Paulo School of Advanced Science on Electrochemistry: from sensing to energy conversion and storage (SPASE) will be held on December 02-11, 2026, at the Institute of Chemistry of the University of São Paulo (IQ-USP) in São Paulo city, Brazil.
Designed for graduate students and young PhDs, the event provides a unique platform for advanced knowledge exchange, scientific discussion, and professional development in electrochemistry. The central goal of this Advanced School is to provide a solid theoretical and experimental foundation that enhances participants’ understanding of charge-transfer phenomena and electrode processes relevant to next-generation batteries, catalytic interfaces, and electrochemical sensors. The school aims to strengthen proficiency in advanced electrochemical techniques and improve the effective use of modern computational tools that accompany current instrumentation.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Paulo Teng An Sumodjo School of Electrochemistry (PTASE), hosted annually at IQ-USP. For its Twentieth edition, the school was designed to fit the framework of the São Paulo Schools of Advanced Science (SPSAS), the program created by FAPESP (São Paulo Research Foundation) to support international short courses in all knowledge areas.
This means that the School is now offering a ten-day schedule featuring an intensive program of high-level lectures, laboratory sessions, round-table discussions, networking opportunities, and a technical visit to SIRIUS, the Brazilian 4th generation light source based at the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) in Campinas, São Paulo state.
The discussions at the School will benefit greatly from the participation of internationally renowned researchers as keynote speakers, such as Joaquín Rodríguez-López from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA; Peter Strasser from Technische Universität Berlin, Germany; Emma Kendrick from University of Birmingham, UK; Frédéric Kanoufi from Paris Sciences et Lettres Université, France; Magda Titirici from Imperial College London, UK; Beatriz Roldan Cuenya from Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Germany; Hugh Sutherland, co-founder of Super6 Limited, UK, among others.
Registrations
SPASECS expects to receive 80 students (40 Brazilians and 40 abroad). Graduate students and early-career researchers working in fields related to electrochemical energy storage, electrocatalysis, and electrochemical sensing are invited to apply.
Interested parties must apply by June 15, 2026 by filling the application form at the event’s website (https://sites.usp.br/ptase/registration/).
Reporters are invited to register for the scientific sessions and short courses, which will present state-of-the-art science and the results of new research.
Costs
The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) is supporting the event through its São Paulo School of Advanced Science Program (SPSAS http://espca.fapesp.br/home).
Participants from outside São Paulo city and from institutions in other regions or countries will receive financial support consisting solely of accommodation, meals, and transportation to São Paulo.
About FAPESP
The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) is a public institution with the mission of supporting scientific research in all fields of knowledge by awarding scholarships, fellowships and grants to investigators linked with higher education and research institutions in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. FAPESP is aware that the very best research can only be done by working with the best researchers internationally. Therefore, it has established partnerships with funding agencies, higher education, private companies, and research organizations in other countries known for the quality of their research and has been encouraging scientists funded by its grants to further develop their international collaboration.