Graduate Program in Astronomy

The Graduate Program in Astronomy and Astrophysics at the Institute of Astronomy, Geophysics, and Atmospheric Sciences of the University of São Paulo (IAG/USP) was established in 1973. One of the first of its kind in the country, it resulted from an initiative by a group of Brazilian researchers who had recently completed their studies abroad. Traditionally, the program has the largest number of students (approximately 60) in Brazil and advisors (approximately 30), and has been responsible for training most astronomy professionals in Brazil.
Integrated into the academic environment of USP, the program accepts graduate students from the Institutes of Physics and Mathematics, with which it shares experiences in the management of teaching and research.

CAPES evaluation

7

Courses

Master, PhD, Direct PhD

Admission to the Graduate Program in Astronomy

Mão segurando uma caneta sobre uma mesa com papeis, cadernos e xícara de café (foto: Green Chameleon/Unsplash)
Mão segurando uma caneta sobre uma mesa com papeis, cadernos e xícara de café (foto: Green Chameleon/Unsplash)

Admission to the Graduate Program in Astronomy

Admission to the Graduate Program in Astronomy at IAG/USP takes place through a selection process governed by a public notice prepared by the CCP (Program Coordinating Committee) and published in the Official Gazette of the State of São Paulo and on the program's website. The registration and submission of mandatory documents are done through the program’s system – SIAD.

Graduate Students

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Teaching and Courses

Each course taken in the Graduate Program corresponds to a certain number of credits, which are added to the student's record once they are considered approved.

Cluster de galáxias Abell 2218 (crédito: NASA e ESA)

Qualifying Exam

The Qualification Exam is required in Doctoral and Direct Doctoral programs, according to the current regulations.

Carina Nebula em imagem do JWST (crédito: NASA, ESA, CSA e STScI)

Scholarships and Financial Aid

Após ingressar no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Astronomia, o aluno pode postular uma bolsa de estudo de basicamente três agências oficiais distintas: FAPESP, CNPq e CAPES.

Defences

Defense: “Mass loss in Be stars: a spectroscopic and polarimetric approach"

Student: Pâmela Reis Querido Program: Astronomy Advisor: Prof. Dr. Alex Cavaliéri Carciofi - IAG/USP

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Defense: “Hello, Goodbye: Accretion and Decretion Processes in Interacting and Post-Interaction Binary Systems"

Student: Amanda Caveagna Rubio Program: Astronomy Advisor: Prof. Dr. Alex Cavalieri Carciofi - IAG/USP

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Defense: "Possible impacts of the cosmological dark sector on neutron stars"

Defense Student: Loreany Ferreira de Araújo Program: Astronomy Advisor: Prof. Dr. José Ademir Sales de Lima - IAG/USP

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