Program Overview

The guiding principle ofthe Nanoscience Graduate Program is the development of knowledge based on Bioscience and Nanomaterials, which are considered strategic themes in the technological consolidation of the country associated with Nanotechnology.

In this context, these areas constitute a new and single interdisciplinary field of knowledge, located at the borders of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, and it also permeates methodologies that employ mathematical and computational tools. Additionally, health area is intimately related to this field as well.

The students and faculty of the Program are distributed in two different research lines: 1) Development and Characterization of Bioactive and Nanostructured Systems; 2) Modeling and Simulation of Biosystems and Nanomaterial; where members work in an integrated way in order to promote highquality and impact studies. In this sense, the Nanoscience Graduate Program accountsfor interdisciplinarity as a tool for solving problems by using current and experimental techniques based on the guiding themes of the program.

Objectives

- Qualify human resources, through an interdisciplinary methodology, in order to act in teaching and research activities in Biosciences and Nanomaterials.
- Contribute to regional, national and international development in the area of Nanoscience.
- Produce knowledge, and promote the disseminationand consolidation of Nanoscience, through the development of research that mayenable technological innovations.
- Encourage exchanges and foster cooperation with other Higher Education and Research Institutions, aswell as public and private companies.

General Information

Duration: i) Master’s Degree: two (2) years; Doctor’sDegree: four (4) years.

Degrees offered: Master’s Degree in Nanoscience; Doctor’sDegree in Nanoscience