IIP regrets to inform the passing of Professor Konstantin Efetov

Published Fri, Aug 13, 2021
It is with deep sorrow that we inform the passing away of Konstantin Efetov, last Wednesday (August 11), in Bochum, Germany. Efetov was an IIP Distinguished Professor and served in our International Advisory Board from the very beginning, from 2011 to 2017. He was a big supporter of the...

IIP-UFRN resumes the schedule of presentations for the virtual seminars on 08/11

Published Fri, Aug 06, 2021
Next Wednesday, August 11, UFRN's International Institute of Physics resumes its schedule of virtual seminars with the participation of Professor Peter Schulz (Unicamp, University of Campinas)), who will present the seminar “What the numbers say about physics in Brazil in 2020?”....

IIP-UFRN team studies extension of the standard model

Published Tue, Aug 03, 2021
A group of researchers at the International Institute of Physics of UFRN is studying how the decay of the kaon particle (a lighter meson type that has an s quark) can give new directions for how physics understands the standard model (theory that describes the fundamental forces strong, weak, and...

IIP-UFRN holds an event on science education in Brazil

Published Fri, Jul 16, 2021
Throughout the month of August, the UFRN International Institute of Physics will hold the virtual workshop “Physics Education in Both Elementary and High Schools”, an event that is completely free of charge and will feature the participation of experts in the fields of education and...

IIP-UFRN researcher selected by Serrapilheira in a public call

Published Thu, Jul 15, 2021
The Serrapilheira Institute announced today (July 15) the names of the young researchers selected for its 4th Public Call. Professor Thiago Fleury, research leader in String Theory and Mathematical Physics at the UFRN International Institute of Physics, is among the 12 names announced, who will...

Qubits&Quasares with Professor Ernesto Galvão

Published Tue, Jul 06, 2021
Quantum computing is the theme of the new Qubits&Quasares, the podcast of the International Institute of Physics at UFRN, which in this edition hosts Professor Ernesto Galvão. In a conversation with the researcher licensed from Fluminense Federal University and a researcher at the...