Elected directors of the SBPMat

Professor Ivan Bechtold, from the Department of Physics at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), has been elected for a second two-year term (2026–2027) as President of the Brazilian Materials Research Society (SBPMat). SBPMat was founded in 2002, and Professor Ivan is the first researcher from outside the Southeast region to lead it.

The society brings together researchers from fields such as Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology, Health Sciences, Agricultural Sciences, and Engineering, all focused on the study and technological applications of materials. SBPMat’s annual event, internationally recognized in the field of materials, the Brazilian Materials Research Society (B-MRS), gathers around 2,000 participants from nearly every state in Brazil and also from abroad.

Ivan joined UFSC in 2006 and is currently a Full Professor in the Department of Physics. He is also a permanent faculty member of UFSC’s Graduate Programs in Physics (PPGFSC) and Chemistry (PPGQ).

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Estarão abertas, a partir do dia 1º de novembro de 2025, as inscrições para 2ª Chamada da proposta de realização de estágio no exterior pelo Programa de Doutorado Sanduíche no Exterior (PDSE/CAPES) para o ano de 2026.

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Solicitamos que todos os candidatos leiam atentamente os editais.

As inscrições serão encerradas no dia 22 de novembro de 2025.

The Graduate Program in Physics of the Federal University of Santa Catarina – UFSC – announces the list of the approved applications to the Admission Process entrance at the semester 2026/1.

Click here and have access to the registered candidates’ list and their respective situations in the admission process.

Appeals regarding registrations must be submitted between October 29 and October 31, 2025 (until 11:59 p.m), using the form available in the notice.