Three students from Ilum School of Science, the higher education institution of CNPEM (Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials), took part, during their academic break, in immersive internships at research institutions in different regions of the country. Selected by the Aristides Pacheco Leão Program for the Promotion of Scientific Vocations (PAPL), of the…
This January Letícia Nunes de Souza Andrade, a student in her second year of the undergraduate program at the Ilum School of Science, the undergraduate program offered by the Brazilian National Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), participated in a scientific immersion in the laboratory of acclaimed researcher Monika Oberer at Austria’s University…
Gabriel Pereira Xavier, a member of the first class to graduate the Ilum School of Science, the undergraduate degree program offered by the Brazilian National Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), received the Excellent Talk Award at the 2026 APS Global Physics Summit, one of the most important international events in the field…
Vinicius Francisco Wasques, a math professor at the Ilum School of Science, the undergraduate degree program at CNPEM (the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials– CNPEM), has received the NAFIPS Early Career Award, an international honor recognizing early-career researchers who have made significant contributions in the field of fuzzy systems. Fuzzy logic makes it possible to address inaccurate, vague…
Program offers high school students from the Campinas region interdisciplinary experience in science Registration is open until March 30 for the 2026 Learning Workshops program, an extension project of the Ilum School of Science at the Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM). This initiative targets students in public and private high schools in…
Gabriela Frajtag is the only Brazilian to recognized in a competition that discusses the intersection between quantum physics and biology. A recent graduate of the Ilum School of Science, 20-year-old Gabriela Frajtag won an international award in a scientific article competition with participants from six continents addressing one of the most challenging issues in contemporary…
The undergraduate final project developed by Raphaella Gonçalves during her studies at Ilum School of Science, the CNPEM (Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials) undergraduate program, went beyond the classroom and teaching laboratory. Completed at the end of 2024, the project focused on the development of new materials for green hydrogen production and has…
In total, the free higher-education institution of CNPEM registered 2,279 applicants, most of them students from public schools. Ilum School of Science, the college of the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), recorded a 53% increase in the number of applicants for its 2026 Bachelor’s degree in Science and Technology selection process.…
The student Mayllon Emanuel Pequeno Santos Silva, who completed his undergraduate degree in Science and Technology at Ilum School of Science at the end of 2025, was ranked first in the selective process for the Doctoral Program in Genetics and Molecular Biology at Unicamp. This achievement stands out and highlights the quality of the academic…
Ilum School of Science offers a free undergraduate degree program with room, board and transportation guaranteed for accepted students The Ilum School of Science, the higher education institution of the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), is accepting applications for its 2026 admissions process until December 15. Application is free of charge,…
