Graduate Program in Physics

Presentation

The graduate activities in Physics at UNIFEI began in 2006 with the creation of the Master’s Program in Physics and Applied Mathematics (FMA). After the restructuring of this program in 2013, the current Graduate Program in Physics (PGF) at UNIFEI was established. It is composed of a highly qualified faculty with extensive experience in various fields of experimental, observational, computational, and theoretical physics, and benefits from the significant participation of researchers from the National Astrophysics Laboratory (LNA). The PGF is housed within the Institute of Physics and Chemistry (IFQ) on UNIFEI’s Itajubá-MG campus. Its geographic location, in the Serra da Mantiqueira mountain range, fosters important collaborations with researchers from major educational and research centers in the southeastern region, including Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, and Belo Horizonte.

The program’s main areas of concentration are Astrophysics and Physics. The Astrophysics area includes research lines in Stellar and Galactic Astrophysics and Extragalactic Astrophysics. The Physics area covers research lines in Condensed Matter Physics, Applied and Interdisciplinary Physics, Gravitation and Cosmology, and Quantum Field Theory. The program’s infrastructure includes excellent research laboratories, modern and well-equipped facilities for teaching activities, seminars, and workshops, a study and discussion room, and individual offices for all faculty members, as well as shared offices for graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and visiting professors. Additionally, the Astrophysics research line has access to the LNA’s infrastructure and computational clusters for simulations available at UNIFEI’s Computational Astrophysics Laboratory (LAC). The Condensed Matter Physics research line includes laboratories for Electrical and Optical Characterization of Semiconductors, Structural Characterization, Optical Spectroscopy, and a High Magnetic Field Transport Laboratory, among others. The program also has a Theoretical Physics Research Laboratory (LIFT), which provides a collaborative space for researchers working in Quantum Field Theory, Gravitation, and Cosmology. LIFT houses an important collection of scientific books, a common discussion room, and a multimedia-equipped meeting room.

The program offers a well-structured curriculum, providing a wide range of elective courses in modern topics across its various research areas, in addition to mandatory courses. Teaching and research activities are complemented by weekly research group seminars, workshops, and other scientific events.

Mission and Objectives

The Graduate Program in Physics (PGF) at UNIFEI is committed to training highly qualified professionals for research and teaching activities in the fields of Astrophysics and Physics. The program aims to develop human resources equipped with competencies acquired through intensive graduate-level work in Physics, such as quantitative and abstract critical reasoning and the ability to conduct observational and experimental activities in research laboratories.

The specific objectives of the PGF are:

  1. To train professionals capable of pursuing doctoral studies in high-quality programs in Brazil or abroad;
  2. To prepare graduates for the job market in the program’s areas of expertise, ensuring they possess the competence and responsibility expected of their academic title;
  3. To enhance the quality of undergraduate education at the institution through interaction with faculty members and their research activities;
  4. To strengthen existing research groups and lines of study while promoting the creation of new research groups and lines.

About

Coordination

COORDINATOR

Alexis Roa Aguirre

alexis.roaaguirre@unifei.edu.br

ASSISTANT COORDINATOR

Eduardo Henrique Silva Bittencourt

bittencourt@unifei.edu.br

Program Committee

Secretary

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