Workshop on Moiré Systems brings together theorists and experimentalists

Published Fri, Sep 19, 2025
  The International Institute of Physics at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (IIP/UFRN) held a workshop on the recent advances in moiré systems from September 8th to 12th. These quantum structures, formed by stacking ultrathin materials such as graphene and transition...

Last days to register for the IV School for Young Talents

Published Tue, Sep 09, 2025
High school students, first-year undergraduate students, and anyone interested in science have until Friday (September 12th) to register for the IV School for Young Talents of the International Institute of Physics (IIP/UFRN). Held from September 15 to October 13 in a remote format, the free event...

IIP researcher embarks on PhD exchange at the University of Sorbonne

Published Tue, Sep 09, 2025
A member of the Particle and Astroparticle Physics group at the International Institute of Physics (IIP/UFRN), Ricardo César Silva Rêgo will spend the next five months at the University of Sorbonne. The researcher, who arrived in France on August 26th, was awarded a PhD exchange...

IIP researcher receives honorable mention in the 2025 CAPES Thesis Award

Published Fri, Sep 05, 2025
A graduate of the Physics Graduate Program at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (PPGF/UFRN) and a member of the Particle and Astroparticle group at the International Institute of Physics (IIP/UFRN), researcher Álvaro Santos de Jesus received an Honorable Mention in the 2025 CAPES...

Short course introduces tool for dark matter searches through gamma rays

Published Thu, Sep 04, 2025
From August 27 to 29, the International Institute of Physics at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (IIP/UFRN) hosted the short course “Introduction to Gammapy for Dark Matter Searches”. Delivered by PhD student Júlia Mamprim, from the Institute of Physics of São...

IIP seminar explores theoretical limits of superconductivity

Published Wed, Sep 03, 2025
The International Institute of Physics at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (IIP/UFRN) will host a seminar this Friday, September 5th, with Professor Boris Altshuler from Columbia University. The lecture will begin at 11 a.m. in the auditorium of the research center and will address one...