CINTRA: from an interdisciplinary center on acoustics towards an intra-inter synergetic network

ARIAS, CLAUDIA; ORTIZ SKARP, ALDO H.; HÜG, MERCEDES XIMENA; PEREZ VILLALOBO, JORGE; FERREYRA, SEBASTIÁN; BERMEJO, FERNANDO; FERNANDEZ, LAURA; HINALAF, MARÍA; TOMMASINI, FABIÁN C.; LUNATI, VALENTÍN; KOGAN, PABLO; CRAVERO, AGUSTIN; GILBERTO, GUILLERMO; CORTELLINI, MARINA

Buenos AIres

Congreso; 22nd International Congress on Acoustics-ICA 2016; 2016

Argentinian Acousticians Association

Acoustics is an inherently interdisciplinary science that has evolved ina mature discipline field occupied in the study and solution of hot socialtopics. This is, precisely, the strength and the challenge of the Acoustics inthe XXI century. On the other side, nowadays it is out of discussion thatuniversities have a crucial role in knowledge generation with socialresponsibility towards a more equalitarian society. In this direction, inArgentina new scientific policies promote three fundamental dimensions: a)interdisciplinary and inter-institutional articulations, b) an unified scienceand technology system, c) coupled with education in all levels and theproductive sector. In turn, new paradigms of higher education gives to theresearch training abilities a central place in the academic curricula. In thiscomplex scenario, a research centre has a key role in the achievement of thosemain aims. CINTRA, FRC, UTN - UA CONICET, is one of the seven Argentinean laboratoriesdevoted to Acoustics that depends on public universities. In accordance withthese lines of thoughts, it is dedicated to interdisciplinary research; youngresearchers training; education in acoustics and specialized technologicalservice. At present, CINTRA is involved in a collective construction pointingto innovative dynamics encouraging the emergence of synergetic networks wheretheory and practice are naturally jointed. In this paper, we describe three ongoing programs that articulate research -technological innovation -interdisciplinary researcher training - technological services.