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 40 years of success trajectory in 2019.

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

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Latest News
  • Paper published by DEMa/PPGCEM researchers is Journal Highlights of the Journal of Materials Research The paper titled "Revisiting Cu-based shape memory alloys: Recent developments and new perspectives," authored by Professors Eric M. Mazzer (DEMa) and Piter Gargarella (DEMa/PPGCEM) and by a former Ph.D. student from the PPGCEM, Murillo R. da Silva, has been highlighted as a Journal Highlights in the Journal of Materials Research.
  • DEMa/PPGCEM professor receives "Materials Today Rising Star Award" Professor Caio Gomide Otoni, from DEMa/PPGCEM, was one of the winners of the "Materials Today Rising Star Award", given to six researchers from three different fields of research on Materials Science and Engineering ("Energy conversion and storage", "Data science and artificial intelligence" and "Biomaterials"). Otoni was the only winner from the Southern Hemisphere, the others being based at universities in the USA and Germany. The award ceremony took place during the Materials Today Conference, held between August 2 and 5 in Singapore.
  • PPGCEM doctoral student receives International Award The doctoral student Laís Pacheco Caminata, supervised by Professors Dr. José A. Eiras e. Ruth H. G. A. Kiminami from DEMa/PPGCEM, had her presentation awarded in 3rd place in the ECD (Engineering Ceramics Division) at the 47th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics & Composites (ICACC2023). The congress is organized annually by the American Ceramic Society.
  • Postdoctoral opportunity to work at CNPEM (Campinas-SP) Opportunity for a researcher to join the project: "Development of a National Manufacturing Route for NbTi Superconducting Wires" (DTI-A scholarship). The selected candidate will be responsible for conducting experiments and organizing the main results. Requirements: PhD in Materials Engineering with desirable knowledge in alloy manufacturing and characterization.