IIP regrets to inform the passing of Professor Sérgio Mascarenhas

Published Tue, Jun 01, 2021
Last Monday, May 31, physicist Sérgio Mascarenhas passed away at the age of 93 due to a heart attack. Sérgio Mascarenhas was born in Rio de Janeiro, where he graduated in Physics and Chemistry at UFRJ between 1947 and 1951, and settled in São Carlos (SP). Sérgio,...

New episode of Qubits & Quasares with Prof. Carlos Egues

Published Mon, May 31, 2021
Researcher at the São Carlos Institute of Physics - USP, Professor José Carlos Egues is the guest of this edition of Qubits & Quasares, science podcast of IIP-UFRN. With work on condensed matter theory, with an emphasis on spin-dependent phenomena, the physicist talked to us about...

Seminar Quantization of Space Time and its Effective Dynamics

Published Fri, May 28, 2021
Next Wednesday, June 2nd, the International Physics Institute of UFRN will hold the virtual seminar Quantization of Space Time and its Effective Dynamics, presented by Professor Bianca Dittrich, from the Perimeter Institute (Canada). The event will start at 1 pm, with live broadcast at the IIP You...

IIP-UFRN holds a seminar with Prof. Christophe Royon

Published Tue, May 25, 2021
On Wednesday, May 26, the International Physics Institute of UFRN will hold the seminar Measuring intact protons at the LHC: From the odderon discovery to the search for axion-like particles, presented by Professor Christophe Royon. The event will start at 1 pm, with live transmission through the...

IIP celebrates Brazilian Physicist Day

Published Wed, May 19, 2021
The IIP-UFRN will take place this Wednesday, 19/05, a special program to commemorate the National Physicist Day, with a special program. At 09:30am, a lecture with Professor Márcia Begalli (UERJ) presents concepts from physics and astronomy. Soon after, at11:30am, a virtual guided tour of...

IIP-UFRN holds a special seminar on the physicist's career outside the academy

Published Mon, May 17, 2021
This Wednesday, May 19, the International Physics Institute of UFRN will hold a special event on opportunities for physics professionals. The seminar “Life after academia: 11 years in a messy world”, presented by Gabriel Zarnauskas, CEO of Construo AG. The presentation will start at...