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 16 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.

Events

Seminars

Mini-courses

Outreach

Photo taken during an outreach presentation.

Faculty in Brazil

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

Collaborators outside Brazil

Luca Amendola  (Heidelberg U., Germany)
Yi-Fu Cai  (Un. of Science and Tech. of China)
Ruth Durrer  (Université de Genève, Switzerland)
José de Freitas Pacheco  (OCA, France)
David F. Mota  (University of Oslo, Norway)
Oliver Piattella  (Insubria U., Italy)
Jorge A. Rueda  (Ferrara U., Italy)
David Wands​  (Portsmouth U., UK)
Jorge Zanelli  (Valdivia-CECs, Chile)

Organization

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

Contact: ​[email protected] 

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

Student representatives:
Tunç Turker ([email protected])
William Ramirez ([email protected])

Postdocs and visiting professors

Bernardo Dilem

Pedro Ferreira

Luiz Guimarães

Previous postdocs and visiting professors

Martin Richarte

Júnior Toniato

Aneta Wojnar

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PhD Students

Alexandre Magno

Alex Ferreira

Bernardo Veronese

Camilo Crisman

Clara Roldán

Felipe Barbosa

Guilherme Oyadomari

Hamidreza Fazlollahi

Idaiane Machado

Jéferson Fortunato

Jonas Silva

Michael Bacchi

Tunç Türker

Paola Seidel

Pedro Bessa

Prajwal Puttasiddappa

Ramon de Sá

Ranier Menote

Ricardo Filho

Riccardo Fecchio

Samuel Oliveira

Syrios Gomes

Tales Augusto

Tatiane de Paula Moraes

Tulio Ottoni

William Ramirez

Alumni

Alejandro Hernández- Arboleda

David Camarena

Edison Santos

Emmanuel Frion

Eunice Omwoyo

Guilherme Brando

Jhonny Ruiz

Leonardo Giani

Rahima Mokeddem

Raquel Fazolo

Renan Oliveira

Tassia Ferreira

Waleska Medeiros

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.

New members should read the cosmo-ufes welcome page.

Basic	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) Seminars (2 CR)

​Vitória, ES, Brazil

Vitória is the capital of the Espírito Santo state. It is a human-sized city on the southeast coast of Brazil, well-connected and pleasant.

PhD students usually live within walking distance of both the UFES campus and the beach. The airport is also very close to the campus, just a ten-minute drive away.

Photo used under Creative Commons from Yuri Barichivich.