History

It began in 1972 as a thermodynamics laboratory. From 1982 on it was called Laboratory of Applied Thermodynamics (LTA). And in 1996 received the current name, Laboratory of Applied Thermodynamics and Kinetics (LATCA). From the start, Latca was coordinated by Prof. Krishnaswamy Rajagopal and since then it has trained several professionals at undergraduate, graduate and specialization levels.