1 CNRS and IRD : Presence in Latin America’s South Cone Jean-Francois Marini - Oficina CNRS de Santiago para America Latina (excepting Brasil) - Oficina IRD de Santiago para Chile, Argentina, Uruguay

2 THE TEN CNRS INSTITUTES

3 II 11,400 permanent researchers 14,200 permanent engineers, technicians and administratives 8,400 others (students, temporary staff) NB : 1,507 foreign researchers and 348 foreign engineers and technicians II 1,100 research units II 25,500 publications each year on average in high-caliber international magazines, of which half are published jointly with an external organization CNRS and its INTERNATIONAL involvment II It has partnerships with 102 European and International Associated Laboratories (LEA/LIA) and 20 International Joint Units (UMI)

4 CNRS Bureaux worldwide Brussels Washington Santiago Johannesburg Hanoi Beijing Tokyo Rio New Delhi Moscow Malta

5 Utiles de colaboración del CNRS Convenios de intercambio y mobilidad (viajes) proyectos de uno a dos años (80 organizaciones en 55 países) International Scientific Cooperation Projects (PICS) proyectos de tres años - no renovables Laboratorios Asociados Internacionales (LIA) proyectos de cuatro años – renovables una vez (100 LEA y LIA) Unidades Mixtas Internacionales (UMI) cuatro años – renovables dos veces (20 UMI) Redes de Investigación Internacionales (GDRI) actividades de coordinación por cuatro años – renovables una vez

6 Summary of CNRS actions in Latin America in Latin America UMILIAPICSGDRISTICMATH Agreem ents ECOSViajes Chile1 (+1)3 (+1)412272059314 Argentina13411891567316 Uruguay22 135417 Paraguay8 Perú6 2 68 Ecuador 33 Colombia 1 26 68 Venezuela 1 112 Brasil13522814XXX774 Mexico1152144353 Haiti1 3 America Latina 4 (+1)12 (+1)2358737562111944

7 Missions 2010 2010ChileArgentinaUruguayParaguayPeruEcuadorColombiaVenezuelaBrasilMexicoTotal INSHS45542214842115191410 INSB14268020204616106 INEE292310118106137171 INC24120001707935158 INS2I11 000020241462 INSIS22240430407028155 INSMI3076200217122137 INP15450041509850218 INSU/Earth6133003115009434268 INSU/Univers50210000105014136 IN2P35520000108369 Admin8800301022951 Totals31431617868336827743531941 16% 1%0,5%3,5%1,7%3,5%0,1%40%18%100%

8 CNRS cooperations in Chile UMI 2807 - Mathematics Modelling Center U. Chile, U. de Concepción UMI - Astronomy – in creation (22/06/2011) U. Chile, Pontificia U. Católica de Chile U. de Concepción

9 LIA 1836 MIF Functional Inorganic Materials (2009 – 2012) LIA Montessus de Ballore Sismology (2007 – 2011) CNRS / IPGP, ENS, U. Paris Diderot University of Chile CNRS cooperations in Chile (1) CNRS / U. de Rennes UMR 6226 (Sciences chimiques de Rennes), Ecole Nationale Superieure de Chimie de Rennes 7 universities in Chile (UC de Valparaíso, del Norte, del Maule - Universities of Chile, Concepción, Santiago de Chile and Andrés Bello)

10 CNRS cooperations in Chile (2) LIA 129 DIAMS Dispersal and adaptation in marine species (2004 – 2011) CNRS / U. PMC, Paris VI - UMR 7144, UMR 7139 Station Biologique de Roscoff (Adaptation and diversity in marine media) PUC (Catholic University of Chile) - Center for Advanced studies in Ecology and Biodiversity (CASEB) LIA MORFUN (in creation) Marine Biogeochemistry and functional ecology CNRS / Univ. Paris, Pierre et Marie Curie - UMS2348 Observatoire océanologique de Banyuls sur Mer Universities of Concepción and Austral de Valdivia

11 LIA LFUPVL (2006 – 2010) France-Uruguay Laboratory on Leucemic viral Pathogenesis CNRS, URA3015 Virology / Institut Pasteur of Paris Instituto Pasteur de Montevideo LIA IFUM (2009 – 2012) France-Uruguay mathematical Institut CNRS / Universities Montpellier II, Toulouse I, II and III, Ecole Normale Supérieure, INSA de Toulouse - UMR 5149, 8553, 5219 PEDECIBA (Proyecto de Desarrollo de Ciencias Básicas), UDELAR (Universidad de la República) CNRS cooperations in Uruguay

12 UMI 3351 CNRS IFAECI France Argentina Institute for the study of climate and its impacts Science and R&D Computer modelling and simulation (« high perf. computing » / visualisation sci.) Fluids & solids mechanics, Climate, Electromagnetism, others… CNRS cooperations in Argentina (1) Project Argentina - France Center for modelling and simulation – UIS?

13 LIA DEVENIR (2010 – 2014) Development of neurotropic vectors for the study of neuroplasticity and memory LIA LIFAN (2009 – 2013) International France-Argentina Laboratory of Nanosciences CNRS cooperations in Argentina (2) CNRS / Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 - UMR 5534 Molecular and Cellular Genetics Center Conicet, Universidad de Buenos Aires CNRS / Universities Paris VI, Paris-Sud UMR Institut des Nanosciences CNEA, MINCYT, CONICET

14 CNRS cooperations in Argentina (3) LIA PMF (2009 – 2013) Physics and fluids mechanics CNRS / Universities Paris VI, Paris-Sud 11, Poitiers, Ecole Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielle de la Ville de Paris, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Mécanique et d’Aéronautique Universidad de Buenos Aires, CONICET PICS