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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.

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UFSCar PhD Student Receives Bernhard Gross Award for Best Oral Presentation at “Symposium O: Surface Engineering – Functional Coatings and Modified Surfaces” during the XXIII B-MRS Meeting Ana Larissa Soares Cruz, a PhD student in the Graduate Program in Materials Science and Engineering (PPGCEM/DEMa/UFSCar), received the award for Best Oral Presentation at “Symposium O: Surface Engineering – Functional Coatings and Modified Surfaces” during the XXIII B-MRS Meeting, held in Salvador (Bahia, Brazil). The awarded work, titled “LASER Surface Remelting to Restore Corrosion Resistance in Sulfide-Compromised Austenitic Stainless Steels”, was developed during her master’s studies at PPGCEM, under the supervision of Prof. Guilherme Yuuki Koga and Prof. Piter Gargarella. The research highlights the use of LASER processing to restore the corrosion resistance of stainless steels affected by sulfide inclusions.
PhD graduate from PPGCEM DEMa-UFSCar receives 1st place at the Gustav Eirich Award 2025 Dr. Murilo Henrique Moreira, a PhD graduate supervised by Prof. Dr. Victor Carlos Pandolfelli at PPGCEM, achieved 1st place in the renowned Gustav Eirich Award 2025, presented at the International Colloquium on Refractories 2025, held in Aachen, Germany. The award featured competitors from ten different nationalities, including South Korea, Belgium, France, and Poland.
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.