Graduate Program in Geophysics

The Graduate Program in Geophysics (PG) at the Institute of Astronomy, Geophysics, and Atmospheric Sciences (IAG) of the University of São Paulo (USP) is one of the most traditional programs in the field of Geosciences in Brazil. In 2024, PG-USP celebrated its 50th anniversary, having awarded more than 360 master's and doctoral degrees since its establishment.


The program's broad thematic diversity, covering all areas of Geophysics, combined with excellent computational and laboratory infrastructure and strong collaboration between the program’s research groups and other groups in Brazil and abroad, provide graduate students with an outstanding academic environment for conducting their research.

CAPES evaluation

7

Courses

Master, PhD, Direct PhD

Admission to the Graduate Program in Geophysics

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 Geophysics

Admission to the Graduate Program in Geophysics at IAG/USP takes place through a selection process regulated by a public notice prepared by the Program’s Commission (CCP) and published in the Official State Gazette of São Paulo and on the program’s website.

Rede de geiseres no Parque Nacional de Yellowstone (foto: Dan Meyers/unsplash)

Teaching and Courses

Estudantes de mestrado, doutorado e doutorado direto deverão completar a respectiva quantidade mínima de créditos.

Superfície da Terra mostrando relevo oceânico e elevações de terra (adaptado de NGDC/NOAA)

Qualifying exam and mandatory seminars

For information on the qualification exam and mandatory seminars, please refer to the Regulations of the Graduate Program in Geophysics, according to your enrollment date.

Colunas de Basalto na Islândia (crédito: Jonathan Larson/unsplash)

Scholarships and Financial Aid

Após o  ingresso no programa de pós-graduação em Geofísica, o aluno pode postular uma bolsa de estudo em agências financiadoras.

Defenses

Defense: "Magali: An open tool for the magnetic microscopy community"

Student: Yago Moreira Castro Program: Geophysics Advisor: Prof. Dr. Leonardo Uieda - IAG/USP

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Defense: "Integration of airborne geophysics datasets with gradient-boosted equivalent sources on the sphere"

Student: Arthur Siqueira de Macêdo Program: Astronomy Advisor: Prof. Dr. Leonardo Uieda - IAG/USP

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Dissertation Defense: "Shallow structure of the Pitanga Dome, through seismological methods, preliminary results"

Felipe Augusto Hartmann Franco Teixeira Program: Geophysics Advisor: Prof. Dr. George Sand Leão Araújo de França

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