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International PhD Program in
Astrophysics, Cosmology and Gravitation


​A joint program of 15 institutions in 9 countries

New call for 6 PhD positions: deadline on 30/6/2023
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Pedra Azul (Domingos Martins, ES, Brazil) and the Milky Way
Photo used under Creative Commons from Eduardo Neves
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PPGCosmo

PPGCosmo is an international PhD program on Astrophysics, Cosmology and Gravitation that aims to give PhD students the opportunity to develop a successful international scientific career. ​The research topics range from theoretical to observational aspects of Astrophysics, Cosmology and Gravitation, including participation in collaborations such as ET, LIGO, Virgo, J-PAS, Euclid, LSST, Pierre Auger Observatory, SWGO and CTA. PPGCosmo is a joint program of 15 institutions in 9 countries.

​​Positions and scholarships​

Positions, when available, are detailed at APPLICATIONS. Scholarships are possible from different funding agencies. The selection is based on an online interview together with the candidate's CV and reference letters.

Activities

PPGCosmo promotes several activities, not only for its students.

Together with the Center for Astrophysics and Cosmology of UFES (Cosmo-ufes), seminars, mini-courses, international meetings and outreach activities are periodically and intensely organized.  For details, visit the Cosmo-ufes​ website. 
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Events
Mini-courses
Outreach
Photo taken during an outreach presentation.

Journal: Cadernos de Astronomia
(in portuguese)

PPGCOSMO is organizing a new journal dedicated to research outreach

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Visit:
https://periodicos.ufes.br/astronomia

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Faculty in Brazil

Rita dos Anjos ORCID (UFPR)
Humberto Belich ORCID (UFES)
Marc Casals ORCID (CBPF & Universität Leipzig)
Jaziel G. Coelho ORCID (UFES)
Júlio Fabris ORCID (UFES)
Martin Makler ORCID (CBPF & UNSAM)
Wiliam Hipólito-Ricaldi ORCID (UFES)
Valerio Marra ORCID (UFES)
Nelson Pinto-Neto ORCID (CBPF)
Miguel Quartin ORCID (UFRJ)
Davi Rodrigues ORCID (UFES)
Ilya Shapiro ORCID (UFJF)
Riccardo Sturani ORCID (UNESP)
Felipe T. Falciano ORCID (CBPF)
Hermano Velten ORCID (UFOP)

Faculty outside Brazil

Luca Amendola ORCID (Heidelberg U., Germany)
Yi-Fu Cai ORCID (University of Science and Technology of China)
Ruth Durrer ORCID (Université de Genève, Switzerland)
José de Freitas Pacheco ORCID (OCA, France)
Oliver Piattella ORCID (Insubria U., Italy)
Alexey Starobinsky ORCID (L. D. Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics, Russia)
David Wands​ ORCID (Portsmouth U., UK)
Jorge Zanelli ORCID (Valdivia-CECs, Chile)

Organization

Dean: Valerio Marra
Vice-dean: Davi C. Rodrigues​
Secretary: Rubia Nascimento

Contact: ppgcosmo@cosmo-ufes.org 

Correspondence: PPGCosmo, CCE, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo. Av. Fernando Ferrari, 514. 29075-910. Vitória, ES, Brazil.

Long term visiting professors

Martin Richarte
Winfried Zimdahl
See also previous postdocs.

PhD Students

Alejandro Hernández- Arboleda
Alex Ferreira
Eunice Omwoyo
Felipe Barbosa
Guilherme Oyadomari
Hamidreza Fazlollahi
Idaiane Machado
Jéferson Fortunato
Jonas Silva
Michael Bacchi
Paola Seidel
Pedro Bessa
Prajwal Puttasiddappa
Rahima Mokeddem
Ranier Menote
Renan Oliveira
Samuel Oliveira
Syrios Gomes
Tulio Ottoni
Tunç Türker
See also previous students.

Coursework

Below is the list of courses offered by PPGCosmo. To qualify for thesis defense, a student must accumulate 36 credits, and pass all the Basic and Specific courses listed below. Courses of similar content completed elsewhere could be considered equivalent (refer to this syllabus for more information and ask for equivalence using this form). Additionally, at least one Elective course must be completed prior to the thesis defense. An unofficial English version of the PPGCosmo internal regulations can be found here, while the official Portuguese version is available here.

During the initial phase of their study, students will primarily be based in Vitória-ES. By the end of the second year, students are expected to pass a qualifying exam. Students are anticipated to have the chance to visit other collaborating Brazilian institutions, and more notably, the opportunity to spend up to one year at the co-advisor's overseas institution.
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Specific
Elective
Quantum Mechanics (4 CR)
Electromagnetism (4 CR)
Statistical Mechanics (4CR)
General Relativity I (4 CR)
Cosmology I (4 CR)
Astrophysics I (4 CR)
Quantum Field Theory (4 CR)
Tutoring for 2 courses​ (2 CR each)
General Relativity II (4 CR)
Cosmology II (4 CR)
Astrophysics II (4 CR)
Advanced topics without a fixed program (4 CR)
Practice in Scientific Outreach (2 CR)

Mailing lists

Seminars (open)
For anyone interested on news on our activities, including seminars, meetings, outreach and other news.
PPGCosmo Students
For the PPGCosmo students.
Cosmo-ufes
For the Cosmo-ufes members.
In case of doubts, you can contact the current student representative: Michael Bacchi (michael.bacchi@edu.ufes.br)

​Vitória, ES, Brazil

Vitória is the capital of the Espírito Santo state​. It is a human size city on the south east coast of Brazil, it is well connected and pleasant. 

The PhD students usually live at walking distance from both the UFES campus and the beach. The airport is also very close to the campus, just ten minutes by car.
Photo used under Creative Commons from Yuri Barichivich.

Navigation

Home
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PPGCosmo website @ UFES (in Portuguese)
Thesis template

External links

UFES
Cosmo-ufes
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Legal information 

PPGCosmo rules ​(in Portuguese)

Website credits

Design: Renan de Oliveira & Davi Rodrigues
​Administration: Renan de Oliveira, Hermano Velten, Davi Rodrigues & Valerio Marra.
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PPGCosmo, CCE, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo. Av. Fernando Ferrari, 514. 29075-910. Vitória, ES, Brazil.
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