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International PhD Program in
Astrophysics, Cosmology and Gravitation


A collaborative program bringing together leading institutions and researchers from multiple countries around the world

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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 Einstein Telescope, LIGO, Virgo, J-PAS, J-PLUS, S-PLUS, Subaru PFS, DELVE, Euclid, LSST, Pierre Auger Observatory, SWGO and CTA. PPGCosmo is a collaborative program bringing together leading institutions and researchers from multiple countries around the world.

​​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
Seminars
Mini-courses
Outreach
Photo taken during an outreach presentation.

Faculty in Brazil

Rita dos Anjos ORCID (UFPR)
Humberto Belich ORCID (UFES)
Clécio R. Bom ORCID (CBPF)
Cristina Furlanetto ORCID (UFRGS)
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 (CBPF)
Davi Rodrigues ORCID (UFES)
Ilya Shapiro ORCID (UFJF)
Riccardo Sturani ORCID (UNESP)
Felipe T. Falciano ORCID (CBPF)
Hermano Velten ORCID (UFOP)
Rodrigo von Marttens ORCID (UFBA)

Collaborators outside Brazil

Luca Amendola ORCID (Heidelberg U., Germany)
Yi-Fu Cai ORCID (Un. of Science and Tech. of China)
Julián Bautista ORCID (Aix-Marseille University, France)
José de Freitas Pacheco ORCID (OCA, France)
Radouane Gannouji ORCID (Valparaiso U., Chile)
David F. Mota ORCID (University of Oslo, Norway)
Oliver Piattella ORCID (Insubria U., Italy)
Jorge A. Rueda ORCID (Ferrara U., Italy)
Alberto D. Supanitsky ORCID (ITeDA, Argentina)
David Wands​ ORCID (Portsmouth U., UK)
Jorge Zanelli ORCID (Valdivia-CECs, Chile)

Organization

Director: Valerio Marra
Deputy Director​: Davi C. Rodrigues​
Secretary: Edher Miranda 

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 

Postdocs and visiting professors

Bernardo Dilem
Pedro Ferreira
Luiz Guimarães

Previous postdocs and visiting professors

Martin Richarte
Martin Richarte
Júnior Toniato
Aneta Wojnar
Aneta Wojnar

PhD Students

Alexandre Magno
Bernardo Veronese
Camilo Crisman
Clara Roldán
Felipe Barbosa
Guilherme Oyadomari
Hamidreza Fazlollahi
Idaiane Machado
Jéferson Fortunato
Jonas Silva
Michael Bacchi
Tunç Türker
Paola Seidel
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
Alex Ferreira
Pedro Bessa

Alumni

Alejandro Hernández- Arboleda
David Camarena
Edison Santos
Emmanuel Frion
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.
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Photo used under Creative Commons from Yuri Barichivich.

Navigation

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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: Idaiane Machado, 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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