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Team & Opportunities

Research Team & Opportunities

Our research group at the Department of Applied Physics (IFGW / UNICAMP) focuses on nanoscale physics, 2D materials, and advanced optical/scanning probe microscopies.

 

Group Leader

  • Prof. Dr. Luiz Fernando Zagonel

    Associate Professor, Department of Applied Physics (DFA)

    Gleb Wataghin Institute of Physics (IFGW), UNICAMP

Current Team Members

Postdoctoral Researchers

  • Dr. Wesley Kardex Cordeiro de Oliveira  — Project:  Time-Correlation of Single Photons in 2D Materials. [CV Lattes]

  • Dr. Douglas do Santos Ribeiro— Project:  Development of Tip Enhancement Techniques for the STM.  [CV Lattes]

 

PhD Students

  • Lucas Ribeiro Grasso — Project:  Controlling the luminescence of transition metal dichalcogenides.  [CV Lattes] 

  • Thamires Cordeiro Soares — Project: Defect Engineering in natural 2D materials . [CV Lattes]

Master’s Students

  • Lucas Paiva Dias — Project: A study of electronic and luminescence properties of transition metal dichalcogenides

Undergraduate Researchers (Iniciação Científica – IC)

  • Hurik Gabriel Moreira de Souza— Project:  Tip preparation for STM. 

 

Open Opportunities

We are actively looking for enthusiastic candidates to join our team at various levels:

1. Undergraduate Research (Iniciação Científica / IC)

  • For: Physics and Engineering students at UNICAMP.

  • Topics: Hands-on experience with optical spectroscopy (PL/Raman), high-vacuum systems, 2D material exfoliation/transfer, or data analysis.

  • Funding: FAPESP / PIBIC-CNPq scholarship support available for qualified students. A project will be submitted according to call schedules. 

2. Master’s & PhD Positions (Mestrado / Doutorado)

  • For: Students holding (or finishing) a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Physics, Materials Science, or related fields.

  • Focus Areas:

    • Low-temperature Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Luminescence (STML).

    • Electronic and optical properties of novel 2D heterostructures. 

  • Funding: Institutional grants (CAPES/CNPq) and FAPESP fellowships.

3. Postdoctoral Fellowships

  • We encourage qualified candidates to apply for competitive FAPESP Postdoctoral Fellowships through our ongoing research projects.

  • If you have a strong background in STM, Optical Spectroscopy,  or 2D materials, please contact Prof. Zagonel directly with your CV and a brief description of your research interests.