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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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Latest News
  • PhD students from PPGCEM win awards at the ALAFAR 2024 PhD students Murilo Henrique Moreira and Otávio Henrique Borges, both supervised by Prof. Dr. Victor Carlos Pandolfelli in the PPGCEM program, were awarded by the ALAFAR 2024 organizing committee. The event took place in Lima, Peru, where Otávio and Murilo received the awards for the third and second best presentations, respectively, at ALAFAR 2024.
  • Study conducted at PPGCEM receives an award at the 25th CBECiMat The work titled “Evaluation of the corrosion resistance of heat-affected zones in lean duplex stainless steel 2404 after welding simulations,” authored by PhDs Cristie Kugelmeier (PPGCEM alumni), Rodrigo Silva (PPGCEM alumni), Guilherme Vacchi (PPGCEM alumni), and Prof. Carlos Rovere (PPGCEM/DEMa-UFSCar), was awarded the Gleeble Prize at the 25th CBECiMat.
  • Micrograph from PPGCEM PhD Candidate Wins Award at International Conference Micrograph from the PhD project of Otávio H. Borges, supervised by Prof. Dr. Victor C. Pandolfelli, won the best image award in the SEM category at the ceramographic competition organized by the Basic Science Division of the American Ceramic Society. The competition, featuring presenters worldwide, took place during the MS&T 2024 conference, held in Pittsburgh, United States, October 7 th – 10 th .
  • ISMANAM 28 Award "Alain Reza Yavari Senior Scientist Award” Prof. Walter Jose Botta Filho was awarded the "Alain Reza Yavari Senior Scientist Award” at the ISMANAM 28 conference (28th International Symposium on Metastable, Amorphous, and Nanostructured Materials), which took place in the city of Dongguan, China.