Admission Process

The Graduate Program in Materials Science and Engineering (PPGCEM) offers masters and doctoral graduate courses, as well as post-doctoral positions. Graded with a maximum score by the Brazilian Research Foundation CAPES, the program has completed 45 years of success trajectory in 2024.

Information about the Admission Process for masters and doctoral students can be found in the "Admission Process" menu. Access the menu, check the information and submit your application.

Get to know the research topics and the faculties related to each of them. Access the "Research Topics" menu, check the contents and feel free to contact the faculties.

Latest News
  • PPGCEM Thesis Receives Honorable Mention in the 2024 CAPES Thesis Award The Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (Capes) released the preliminary results of the 2025 Capes Thesis Award, with the best theses defended in 2024. UFSCar was awarded one awards and two honorable mentions. The Award was granted to the thesis "FRACTURE OF REFRACTORIES AT ROOM AND ELEVATED TEMPERATURES ANALYZED WITH WEDGE SPLITTING TESTS AND IMAGE CORRELATION", from the Engineering II area, and authored by Rafael Vargas Maginador. Developed in the Graduate Program in Materials Science and Engineering (PPGCEM), it was supervised by Rodrigo Bresciani Canto, professor at the Department of Materials Engineering (DEMa).
  • PPGCEM/DEMa - UFSCar Researchers Stand Out at the 69th Brazilian Congress on Ceramics The PPGCEM/DEMa - UFSCar had its scientific excellence once again recognized during the 69th Brazilian Congress on Ceramics (CBC), held from June 15 to 18, 2025, in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte. As the most important technical-scientific event in the ceramics field in Latin America, the CBC brings together researchers, industry professionals, and students to discuss advancements and challenges in ceramic materials.
  • International PPGCEM Workshop: Metal-Hydrogen Interaction and Energy Related Applications On July 7, 2025, the “International PPGCEM Workshop: Metal-Hydrogen Interaction and Energy Related Applications” will take place in the amphitheater of the Center for Research in Advanced Materials and Energy (CPqMAE). The workshop will also feature a poster presentation session, in which PPGCEM students working on the theme will be able to present their work.
  • Paper recognized as one of the top 10 most-cited in Polymer Engineering & Science in 2023 The article "Injection Overmolding of Polymer-Metal Hybrid Structures: A Review", authored by Rayana L. Vasconcelos, Gean H. M. Oliveira, Sergio T. Amancio-Filho, and Leonardo B. Canto, has been recognized as one of the 10 most-cited papers in Polymer Engineering & Science in 2023.