Participation in International Projects

	Graduate Studies Internalization Project (2019-21)	Weed science professors, led by Prof. Luis Avila approved the project “Training the next generation of weed scientists” financed by FAPERGS, this projects objective is to contribute with Rio Grande do Sul graduate studies internalization, through cooperation with Colorado State University, with Dr. Franck Dayan. This project proposes researchers in mobility, students and professors out mobility and also the execution of two seminars and two workshops, besides subjects ministered by visitors in Brazil. (Global value R$ 97.000,00)
	FWO Projects	Prof. Moisés João Zotti takes part in 3 research projects financed by FWO (Belgium) “Use of insect cell biotechnology in the screening for new ecdysone agonists to control important and resistant pest insects (whiteflies) in agriculture worldwide”; “Virulence of honeybee viroses in wild bumblebees and use of RNAi to improve bumblebee health” and “Cell-based screeing system in insects” with participation of researchers from different institutions and UGent.
	COST Project (European Cooperation in Sciene & Technology)	The project is an European community action to promote progress and development in different research and technology fronts. One of these fronts is the use of RNAi in plant modification (CA15223 - Modifying plants to produce interfering RNA). In 2018 Prof. Moisés João Zotti was invited to be a part of this project, being the only researcher from outside Europe. The project will fund every international trip to any group COSTs events. Besides that, students linked to the project can stay for indeterminate time in any of COST members laboratory with transportation and accommodation paid for by the project.
	Gaúcho Researcher Project	In cooperation with Univesity of Ghent, coordinated by Prof. Anderson Grutzmacher, called “Geração de uma linhagem celular sensível para ecdisteróides utilizada na seleção de compostos naturais e no planejamento racional de moléculas inseticidas”, financed by Edital: FAPERGS Nº 04/2012 - Programa Pesquisador Gaúcho – PqG Value: R$ 69.942,00, Duration: 31/10/2012 to 31/10/2014, Funding agency: FAPERGS Process nº: 12/2149.2
	Chamada MCT/CNPq nº 19/2011	Scientific research, technology and innovation joint projects / Belgium - CNPq/FWO - Project with University of Ghent in partnership between Prof. Anderson Grutzmacher and Prof. Moisés João Zotti with Dr. Guy Smagghe called “Geração de uma linhagem celular sensível para ecdisteróides utilizada na seleção de compostos naturais e no planejamento racional de moléculas inseticidas” Value: R$ 70.000,00, Duration: 06/07/2012 to 05/07/2014, Funding agency: CNPq Process nº: 490501/2011-7 (Integrated Suport)
	PVE Project - Bolsas no País - Ciência sem Fronteiras - CHAMADA DE PROJETOS MEC/MCTI/CAPES/CNPQ/FAPS - SPECIAL VISITING PROFESSOR GRANT - PVE 2014 (2014-17)	Coordinated by Prof. Dirceu Agostinetto, with the project “Cooperação internacional para estudo de resistência de plantas daninhas a herbicidas” has as a goal cooperation with Profa. Nilda Roma Burgos from University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. This project foresees Dra. Burgos coming to Brazil for a period of 30 days each year during the projects duration, two doctoral students having their partial completion of the graduate program at UARK, two postdoctoral grants (PDJ) and experiment resources. (Global Value: R$ 450.000,00 - R$ 165.000,00 consumables plus the grants)
	PVE Projeto - Bolsas no País - Ciência sem Fronteiras - CHAMADA DE PROJETOS MEC/MCTI/CAPES/CNPQ/FAPS - SPECIAL VISITING PROFESSOR GRANT - PVE 2014 (2014-17)	Coordinated by Prof. Luis Avila, with the the project “Proteção do cultivo do arroz irrigado em face às mudanças climáticas globais” has as a goal cooperation with Prof. Lewis Ziska from USDA - Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Plant Science Institute, Crop Systems and Global Change Lab. Through this project Dr. Ziska came to Brazil in 2015 to minister a graduate subject. This project foresees Dr. Ziska coming to Brazil for a period of 30 days each year during the projects duration, three doctoral students having their partial completion of the graduate program at USDA, two postdoctoral grants (PDJ) and experiment resources. (Global value: 450.000,00 - R$ 165.000 consumables plus the grants)
	RS Graduate Studies Internalization Project(2014-15) with the project “Cooperação Internacional em Herbologia e Mudanças Climáticas”	Financed by FAPERGS, has as a goal cooperation with University of California Davis (UCDavis). Through this project Prof. Albert Fischer visited Brazil in November, 2014 and February, 2015 to minister classes and elaborate cooperation projects, João Paulo Refatti went to UCDavis for a month (setembro de 2014) to perform research activities at UCDavis laboratory. (Global Value: R$ 96.000,00)
	CAPES/UDELAR Project	Project in partnership with Universidad de La Republica Uruguay (UDELAR): PPG em Ciências Agrárias (Edital: CGCI nº 040/2011). Project “Interações tritróficas entre moscas-das-frutas (Diptera, Tephritidae), seus hospedeiros e inimigos naturais (Hymenoptera) em regiões produtoras de frutíferas de clima temperado do Rio Grande do Sul e do Uruguai". The project created in 2012 foresees, among other activities, students and professors exchange between Brazil and Uruguay, currently PPGFs counts with the doctoral student Maria Victoria Calco, who will stay for a year developing activities with Prof. Flávio Roberto Mello Garcia supervision, who already visited UDELAR in 2012. Around 2013 the PPGFs doctoral student Emily Silva Araújo will stay for a year in Uruguay. In 2013 is foreseen a UDELAR professors visit to PPGFs to exchange experiences. (Global value: R$ 40.000,00)
	UARK/UFPel Exchange Project	Project coordinated by Prof. Nilda Burgos, Ph.D., from University of Arkansas which was funded for the coming of two American students (in 2012 Sr. Ryan Ellis and Sean Flynn) to perform a 45 days research exchange in the herbicide dynamics laboratory (Prof. Luis Avila, Prof. Dirceu Agostinetto, and Prof. José Alberto Noldin). The project was financed for its second edition, in 2014 two UARK students were supposed to come, but because of the World Cup their visa wasn't issued in time. In 2015 the project was resubmitted and the student Dylan Milholen spent 45 days in Brazil. The project is 100% financed by University of Arkansas ($ 3.000,00 per year).
	PROBAL/336 2010 Project	Project “Mecanismos de dissipação e cinética de degradação de ¹⁴C-atrazine em solos brasileiros com diferentes históricos de aplicação de atrazina: efeito do tempo de aplicação e formulações de liberação controlada” coordinated by Prof. Deborah Dick from UFRGS had Prof. Luis Avilas participation, began in 2010 and ended in 2013. The project involved UFRGS, UFPel and Jülich Forschungzhentrum. From Germanys side, the project was coordinated by Dr. Peter Burauel from Jülich Forschungzhentrum, in Jülich, Germany. Prof. Luis Avila performed two work missions in Germany, Netherlands and Denmark between the 16th and 29th of September, 2012 (Financed value: R$ 250.000,00).
	CAPES/FIPSE Project	Undergraduate teaching and research collaboration project “Provendo educação agrícola no contexto das mudanças climáticas e da escassez de alimentos e energia”, began in 2008 and ended in 2012. The project allowed graduate students and professors exchange between UFSM, UFPel, UFMT from the Brazilian side and Mississipi State University (MSSU) and Kansas State University (KSU) from the American side. The project was coordinated by Prof. Telmo Amado from UFSM and Prof. Luis Avila was co-coordinator. (Global Value: 500.000,00 from CAPES and $250.000,00 from FIPSE).
	FONTAGRO Project	From 2007 to 2011, a project to study imidazolinonas dynamics in South America lowland areas. The project was coordinated by researcher Néstor Saldain from INIA in Uruguay and Prof. Luis Avila was responsible for one of the subprojects (from two in total), talking about herbicide dynamics in lowlands. Projects participant institutions: INIA-Uruguai, IVIC-Venezuela, UCV-Venezuela, UCDavis, USDA-ARS Fayeteville Arkansas, INTA-Argentina, CIAT – Colômbia,UFSM, UFPel, EMBRAPA Clima temperado e UFRGS. (Global Value: $ 400.000,00)