IIP/UFRN hosts seminar on defects in conformal field theories

Published Fri, Mar 28, 2025
Wilson loops play a significant role in various areas of advanced physics. Next Friday, April 4th, the first seminar of the year at the International Institute of Physics (IIP/UFRN) will explain how they act as defects in conformal field theories of three and four dimensions. The lecture...

Chilean PhD student receives CAPES scholarship to research dark matter at IIP/UFRN

Published Thu, Mar 27, 2025
The six-month visit is a result of the Move La America Program, which offers scholarships to foreign students Promoting the internationalization of Brazilian Higher Education Institutions is the main goal of the Move La America program, created by CAPES to attract postgraduate students from Latin...

IIP/UFRN promotes collaboration between professors of UFRRJ and UFCG

Published Mon, Mar 24, 2025
The International Institute of Physics hosted experts in physics beyond the Standard Model Although it describes the main interactions between the particles that form the universe, there are still many physical phenomena the Standard Model cannot explain. Last week, to discuss concepts that could...

IIP/UFRN researcher introduces Dark Matter to students from the Ceará State University

Published Mon, Mar 17, 2025
Lecture on evidence and challenges of the topic was a highlight at the VI Theoretical Physics School of Ceará Held between February 18th and 21st at the Ceará State University, the VI Theoretical Physics School brought together undergraduate and graduate students to celebrate 100...

Call for 2026 Event Proposals Now Open

Published Tue, Jan 28, 2025
The International Institute of Physics (IIP) is pleased to announce the opening of the call for proposals for scientific events to be held in 2026. Proposals will be reviewed by the International Advisory Committee (IAC) during its annual meeting in the second week of August 2025. Successful...

Workshop on Monte Carlo Simulation Enhances Specialist Training

Published Fri, Dec 20, 2024
From December 2nd to 13th, the International Institute of Physics (IIP) at UFRN hosted the workshop "GEANT4 and DMG4: Introduction to Monte Carlo Simulation," led by Professor Gabriela Hoff from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Organized in a hybrid format, the event brought...