PhD in Science mention in Physics

Highlights of the program:

We highlight from the PhD in Science mention in Physics program, the following points:

• The consortium program between three regional state universities entails scientific diversity in the discipline and cultural plurality.
• This program is essentially theoretical and tends to contribute to frontier knowledge in the discipline from the declared lines of research. In the future, it is expected to develop applied and experimental physics. However, currently, Experimental Particle Physics is included.
• The doctoral program, with its students, is a pillar for implementing the subatomic physics laboratory that is expected to be developed at ULS and for developing the group of Experimental and Theoretical Physics of High Energy Particles at UTA. Collaboration agreements exist between these Universities with the ATLAS (CERN), BESIII, STAR (BNL), LAGO experiments, the future ANDES underground laboratory in the Coquimbo region, and others. Students in the doctoral program can participate in one or more of these experiments. This will allow preferential access for students and academics to establish collaborations with these groups.
• It is a national and international offer to which foreign students may apply, particularly from neighboring countries: Peru, Bolivia, and northern Argentina. Also, from the San Juan region of Argentina, due to its proximity and government agreements with the Coquimbo region.
• This program considers four lines of research: (a) Complex Systems, (b) Condensed Matter, (c) Particle Physics, and (d) Cosmology and Gravitation. These lines, in addition to being a significant number of research topics, develop different topics compared to the doctoral programs in physics in the northern and central macrozone.
• The program contributes to decentralizing the offer of doctoral programs in physics.
• The program offers training and interaction for students of different cultural origins.
• The program has a faculty with many academics who contribute to each research line. This ensures a greater diversity of collegiate training courses, research topics, and thesis directions.
•  National and international collaboration networks related to the work links of the members of the Senate.
• The geographical breadth addressed by the current Consortium will increase the range of influence and broaden the perspectives with which our students will address their challenges of scientific insertion in society. All this considering the territorial diversity in which this program is developed.