Programa de Pós-Graduação em Oceanologia

To enter the Master's or Doctoral Degree Programs of PPGO you need to go through the Admission Process of the Program.

To participate in the Admission Process, you must register online via SIPOSG portal, at the address www.siposg.furg.br.

Two Selection Processes are performed per year for admission to the PPGO, one in the month of November, for admission in March of the following year, and another in the month of May, for admission in August.

Extraordinary Selection Processes can be offered at any time of the year if there are quotas for scholarships in the program. Admission in the PPGO can also occurs through a Continuous Admission Process, if the Program's Professors have quotas for Master's or Doctoral Scholarships through research projects. Stay tuned for opportunities on the Program's website: www.ppgo.furg.br.

The tests can be conducted in several states of the country and abroad. For Doctorate admission process, interviews can be conducted remotely via digital communication.

In short, the Selection Processes of the PPGO consist of:

Master's Degree: English Language Interpretation Test (classificatory) and General and Specific Knowledge Test (eliminatory) in the areas of Physical, Chemical and Geological Oceanography; Analysis of Curriculum Lattes and Letters of Recommendation (classificatory).

Doctoral Degree: English Language interpretation Test (eliminatory); Preparation of Work Plan and Interview (eliminatory); Analysis of Curriculum Lattes and Letters of Recommendation (classificatory).

The amount of scholarships available in each Admission Process depends on the quotas made available by the Funding Agencies. The Program is open to internationalization initiatives and currently participates in the programs OAS (Program of the American States Organization) and PGCD (Science for Development Graduate Program), which have their own quotas of scholarships.

Laboratories

After restructuring FURG's General Statute in 2008, the laboratories associated with Graduate Program in Oceanology are now distributed, mostly, in several Cores of the Institute of Oceanology. The Program's professors are divided in the Physical Oceanography Center ("NOcFis"), Chemical Oceanography Center ("NOcQui"), Geological Oceanography Center ("NOG") and Biological Oceanography Center ("NOB"). In addition, there is a strong interaction with the Coastal Management Center and Renewable Resources Center (Fishery), as well as programs from other Institutes of FURG, such as Geography, Chemistry, Physics, Biology and Engineering. Below, we highlight the laboratories associated with the Graduate Program in Oceanology.

Laboratory of Climate and Ocean Studies ("LEOC"): LEOC, founded in 2010, is located in the building of the Center of Ocean and Climate Studies ("CEOCEAN"), linked to the Institute of Oceanology – FURG. CEOCEAN still hosts the High Latitude Oceanography Group (GOAL – www.goal.furg.br), the Southern Ocean and Marine Ice Study Group linked to the National Institute of Science and Technology of Cryosphere ("INCT" Cryosphere), the Brazilian Ocean Acidification Network (BrOA - www.broa.furg.br), and the Brazilian Coastal Monitoring System (SiMCosta - www.simcosta.furg.br). Researches developed at LEOC are focused on studies of ocean circulation and its role in climate, through the use of observational data, numerical modeling and remote sensing. The main areas of activity developed at LEOC are: Physical Oceanography, Marine Biogeochemistry, and Antarctic Science and Oceanography of High Latitudes, in which highlights the studies of meso to large-scale Oceanic Circulation, Oceanic Vortices, Western Contour Currents Energy, Water Masses Structure and Movement, Validation of Ocean Models and Reanalysis, Remote Sensing, Marine Bio-optics, Carbonate System Biogeochemistry, Anthropogenic Carbon and Ocean pH, and Ocean-atmosphere Interface CO₂ Flux.

Laboratory of Numerical Analysis and Dynamic Systems ("LANSD"): A laboratory from FURG's Institute of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics ("IMEF") that develops research associated with hydrodynamic and morphodynamics processes, and sea state conditions. There's also developed research related to transport of contaminated and non-contaminated properties in seawater, in addition to the study of renewable energies from marine sources and the development of numerical models applied to Engineering and Oceanography (www.lansd.furg.br).

Laboratory of Coastal and Estuarine Oceanography ("LOCOSTE"): The laboratory aims to study the dynamic processes of waters of estuarine and continental shelf areas and how these processes affect other areas of oceanographic science. These studies mainly cover the Patos Mirim lagoon system and the continental shelf of the Southwestern Atlantic, between Cabo Frio and the northern Argentine shelf. The development of these works uses: (a) data collected at sea from cruises and equipment anchorages; (b) application of numerical models. In addition to the scientific importance, several papers present an applied focus, above all, on environmental issues and the sustainable development of port activities. LOCOSTE has intensive exchanges with laboratories in other national and international institutions, participating in the South Atlantic Climate Change Consortium (SACC) sponsored by the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI); the Long-Term Ecological Research Program ("PELD"); the National Institute of Science and Technology for the Sea (INCT-Sea/Center of Integrated Oceanography-COI) and the Coastal Zones module of the INCT for Climate Changes and the Climate Network. In addition, there's at LOCOSTE the coordination of two national research networks financed by the Funding Authority for Studies and Projects ("FINEP"). The Network for Hydrodynamics, Ecology, Environmental Quality and Monitoring Studies in Aquatic Ecosystems – REHMANSA and; Management and Safety of Navigation and Water Transport: Environmentally Sustainable Development of Marine Fluvial Systems – TRANSAQUA.

Hydrochemistry Laboratory: The Hydrochemistry Laboratory is traditionally active in the investigation of chemical composition of water and sediments, as well as environmental quality of estuarine, coastal, oceanic, groundwater and effluent systems. The assessments are based on the levels of inorganic elements (nutrients, trace elements and their isotopes), in besides chemical speciation. It's recently been developed studies on flows of chemical elements in the water-sediment interface and transport of continental groundwater to the oceanic region, along with biogeochemical processes (production, sedimentation and remineralization of biogenic matter) in coastal and oceanic systems. Among them, we highlight the study of the effect of variability of Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) on aluminum, iron and particulate biogenic matter distribution and cycling in the tropical Atlantic Ocean, developed within the project Prediction and Research Moored Array in the Tropical Atlantic – PIRATA. The group also maintains an effective participation in the GEOTRACES program.

Laboratory of Organic Microcontaminants and Aquatic Ecotoxicology ("CONECO"): Laboratory equipped for the organic microcontaminants study hydrocarbons, chlorinated pesticides, PCBs, polybrominated compounds, fecal steroids and antifouling biocides – TBT, Irgarol, Diuron, etc. – in environmental matrices. Some environmental effects of these contaminants are assessed through toxicity tests (ecotoxicology).

Laboratory of Cyanobacteria and Phycotoxins ("LCF"): This is a laboratory for cultivation and maintenance of strains of cyanobacteria and harmful marine algae, together with the execution of plant physiology experiments and production, determination, and toxicology testing with cyanotoxins and phycotoxins. In addition, it acts in the characterization of cyanobacterial blooms and specific studies of cyanobacteria, cyanotoxins and phycotoxins centered on biotechnology, ecotoxicology, and animal and environmental health, through environmental collections. The laboratory is also focused on oceanic, coastal, and lagoon environmental monitoring in maricultures and fountains. It was created in 1986 and it's intended to provide space for the development of research projects for graduate programs of the Institute of Oceanography (www.cianobacterias.furg.br).

Laboratory of Ichthyoplankton Ecology ("LEI"): The laboratory began its activities in the late 70's and it's used for research and teaching activities. Research activities are centered on ecology of eggs elucidating aspects and fish larvae in the Lagoa dos Patos estuary, in the adjacent coastal area and in the South Atlantic. The laboratory, with 42 m^², has among the installed equipments, some main ones like stereo microscopes and the Image Analysis System. LEI operates several plankton sampling networks.

Laboratory of Geochemistry ("LGeo"): The Laboratory of Geochemistry is a 300 m^² unit of the Laboratory of Geological Oceanography ("LOG") of Institute of Oceanography from FURG. This laboratory supports research and consulting activities in different areas of organic and inorganic geochemistry, such as environmental studies on pollution, geochemistry and heavy metal speciation; sediments quality; organic pollution; Petroleum and organic compounds degradation; molecular biomarkers; marine and aquatic systems' geochemistry; paleo-environmental evolution; atmosphere geochemistry and pollution; environmental quality and population health; environmental monitoring in marine, coastal and continental environments (waters, sediments, soils and biota); and dredging and environmental geochemistry.

Laboratory of Coastal Morphodynamics ("LMC"): The Laboratory of Coastal Morphodynamics is focused on studies of the transitional coastal zone and its estuaries, surf zones, and adjacent beaches. It covers aspects related to beach morphodynamic modifications, shore face, inner continental shelf, and natural and anthropic coastal water bodies in many time scales. Associated with the LMC is the Sedimentology Laboratory, which in addition to provide support for sedimentary analysis and morphology, it allows the development of research projects focused on Marine Mineral Resources focused on mineral resources associated with marine sediments. Currently, it develops the projects: 1) Risks associated with geological, geomorphological, and oceanographic processes in the Archipelago of São Pedro and São Paulo, on the Island of Trindade and in the Archipelago of Martim Vaz; 2) Morphodynamics of sandy beaches of the Rio Grande do Sul state; 3) Geological and seismic survey of the inner continental shelf of the Rio Grande do Sul state, with emphasis on grain economic deposits (siliciclastic, bioclastic, and heavy minerals); 4) Morphodynamic limits of shoreface and its influence on coastal response to the sea level rise.

Laboratory of Geology and Paleontology ("LGP"): The laboratory works with stratigraphic analysis of the quaternary deposits of the coastal plain of Rio Grande do Sul, and the fossils and trace fossils found in it. It also works with taphonomic, paleoecological and paleoclimatic analyses based on fossils and trace fossils of vertebrates and invertebrates.

Laboratory of Paleoceanography and Palynology ("LPP"): The laboratory is the headquarters of a research group that focuses the study of the South-Brazilian Continental Margin during the late Quaternary. In its offshore portion, micropaleontological and geochemical proxies are used to investigate paleoceanographic and paleoclimatic changes. In the Coastal Plain, Palynology helps to elucidate the influence and chronology of marine transgressions and regressions on the continent.

Laboratory of Cryosphere Monitoring ("LaCrio"): The laboratory is located in the building of the Center of Ocean and Climate Studies ("CEOCEAN"), linked to the Geological Oceanography Center of the Institute of Oceanology – FURG. It acts on the development of methods for monitoring the planet ice sheets. The work is focused on two main advances: (1) Adaptation and development of new meteorological, glaciological and oceanographic instruments for surveys in glaciers, sea ice and fiords of Patagonia and Antarctica and; (2) Use of surveys with drones and images of several types of satellites to obtain dynamic information of these environments.

FURG's Multiuser Centers

In addition to the multi user centers linked to FURG's Pro-Rectory of Research and Graduate Studies highlighted below, new multi user spaces approved by the project funding CT-INFRA Public Call are available to students and researchers of the Program, namely: Radioisotope Laboratory, Multipurpose Laboratory for Screening and Storage of Samples and Numerical Modeling Laboratory, besides the acquisition of new oceanographic instrumentation for the Oceanographic Research Yacht Larus and the Vessel Atlântico Sul.

Southern Center of Electron Microscopy ("CEME-Sul") - https://cemesul.furg.br/

The Southern Center of Electron Microscopy provides equipment for electron microscopy, confocal microscopy, and X-ray diffraction techniques, as well as related ones. Given the multiuser and shared concepts, equipments can be used by researchers from FURG and other institutions upon submission and project approval.

Integrated Analysis Center - CIA – https://cia.furg.br/pt/

The Integrated Analysis Center was created in 2015. Its purpose is to offer conditions of use of equipment for chemical, physical, and biological analysis in activities related to research, teaching, extension and innovation. The center, with 700 m², has a multi user structure with shared use of equipments. There's the equipment for Magnetic Resonance imaging (MRI) analysis, the Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (TGA), the Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) Surface Area Analysis, the equipment for Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS/MS), for Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (IRMS), for High-resolution Continuum Source Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (HR-CS-AAS), and the equipment for Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS).

Oceanographic Research Fleet

The Oceanographic Research Vessel Atlântico Sul is a trawler type of vessel, built in 1976. With 36m long, 8m beam, and 4.3m moulded depth, it has a crew of 12 people and the possibility to house up to 14 researchers. Its maximum draft is 4.5m, reaching a maximum speed of 11 knots, with autonomy of 25 days. Its basement stores up to 50 m³, the oil tank capacity is 120 tons, and the transport capacity of 38 m³ of water. The Oceanographic Research Vessel Atlântico Sul is able to perform several research tasks, with a MWM td 440 motor (8810 hp - 870 rpm), 2 MWM-229-6 auxiliary motors (120 hp) and 2 generators (60 kVA, 220 Vac), being able to operate distinct equipments. The fishing winch, with MWM td 232-12 motor (350 hp), has drum capacity of 2000m of 3/4" wire. The oceanographic winch, with autonomous hydraulic drive, has drum capacity of 4000m 1/4" wire, and speed wire up to 45 m/min with 1,640 kg load. It has electro-hydraulic trawl eye winch, with net drum with hydraulic drive for 3000m of 12 mm (coaxial cable). The ship has a system of 24 GoFlo bottles and Kevlar cable acquired by National Institute of Science and Technology for the Sea/Center of Integrated Oceanography, as recommended by the international program GEOTRACES.

The room for hydroacoustic scientific equipment is about 8m² and houses the Simrad EK 500 scientific 38-kHz and 120-kHz echo sounding system, and the MKT-21 ((Murayama Denky) marine water thermograph. The wet lab has about 16 m², and allows the treatment of samples, filtration and processing of newly collected material. On the other hand, the dry lab has 12 m², and allows the installation of computers and other equipments for data collection. Besides the scientific equipments, the Atlântico Sul has the following fishing equipments: system for trawl eye; EQ 100 Simrad 49 kHz probe; ES 700 Simrad 70 kHz probe; and SL 490 Simrad 49 kHz sonar.

The Oceanographic Research Yacht Larus was built in 1978. This drag and hydrographic yacht has a length of 15.32m, 5.0m beam and 2.5m moulded depth. Its hull is fiberglass, with a maximum draft of 1.40m. It reaches a maximum speed of 14.5 knots and an economical speed of 11 knots, with 300 miles range. The oil tank capacity is 2150 liters, and the water tank holds 1000 liters. Larus has 4 crew members and houses 6 researchers. Its propulsion is electric traction, with 2 Mercedes-Benz engines (240 hp each), and auxiliary Agrale M93 diesel engine (13hp generator) with WEG generators (9hp 110v single phase). Larus has a fishing and oceanographic winch with capacity to lift approximately 2 tones. It has fishing equipment with an echo sounder EX, SIMRAD with dry paper record and echo sounder with color monitor, mod. JFV-60.

Besides RV Atlântico Sul and oceanographic Research Yacht Larus, in 2011, new vessels were incorporated into the fleet of FURG and, consequently, in the Graduation Program. One of 5 m with 90 hp engine to act in the estuarine region and adjacent shallow coastal zone, and two fishing vessels of approximately 22 m in length, which will be adapted to act mainly in research conducted in the coastal zone and the continental shelf.

The ship Ciências do Mar I is a vessel intended for the teaching of Oceanography, built in 2014 at the INACE shipyard in Ceará. With 32 m of length, 7.85 m of beam and 4.3 m of moulded depth, it has a crew of 8 people and may house up to 18 researchers. Its maximum draft is 2.9 m, with autonomy of 25 days. The ship Ciências Do Mar I is able to perform several teaching tasks and it is an initiative to allow the experience of marine science students in the Southern Region of Brazil. More information about the oceanographic fleet provided by FURG for its undergraduate and graduate programs can be obtained at: https://esantarfrota.furg.br/missao.

Libraries

Central Library

In 1975, the construction of Carreiros Campus began. Its activities started in 1978, with the inauguration of the first buildings of the Atlantic Oceanographic Base. In 2009, the project to expand the Central Library building began to be developed. Its construction began at the end of the same year because the previous building no longer had infrastructure to support the growth of the collection, since new courses were implemented and, consequently, the university population increased. Thus, there was a need for expansion of the building to meet this demand. The Central Library is dedicated to the service of all undergraduate and graduate programs, gathering a collection of books, journals, CD-ROMs, DVDs, databases, maps, Braille works, among others, covering the various areas of knowledge.

Through the online catalog, available at the address http://www.argo.furg.br, the ARGO system offers consultations to the collection. Since the end of 2005, FURG began to receive support for the Electronic Theses and Dissertations Program (BDCT) with IBICT resources, from MEC. Today, all the computers of the Program, of professors and students, are connected with the information provided by the agreements of CAPES, mainly by Science Direct through CAPES-Periodicals.

Oceanography Sectoral Library

In 1991, at the request of the Department of Oceanography of FURG (current Institute of Oceanography), the organization of a sectoral library began with focus on the area of Oceanography and Marine Sciences. Thus, on May 10, 1992, the Sectoral Library was inaugurated. Through an agreement with the Secretariat of the Inter-ministerial Commission for the Resources of the Sea (SECIRM), signed in 1997, it was guaranteed the signing of several titles of journals, which around 2001 began to be accessed electronically through the portal of CAPES Periodicals. New titles and materials on other media (CDs, DVDs, etc.) were added to the initial collection, resulting in a rich and very important selection, to the point of characterizing this sectoral library as a reference center in the area of Marine Sciences for the entire southern region of Brazil.

This library currently has a collection of approximately 3000 books, Theses, Dissertations and Monographs. In addition, it has 300 subscriptions to national and international scientific and informative journals. Also, the library has several computers that are directly connected to the FURG Information Technology core (NTI/FURG), allowing access to the Internet. The sectorial library also has a bibliographic consultation system that allows access to the “Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA)" and "Life Science Abstracts" indexes, as well as to the CAPES Periodicals Portal.

Currently, the collection of the Sectoral Library concentrates materials from the PPG in Biological Oceanography, PPG in Oceanology; PPG in Aquaculture and PPG in Environmental Management, as well as materials from the Master's Course in Ocean Engineering, Aquatic Ecology, Geography and others. In a complementary way, much of the library collection is also consulted by students of other PPG from FURG, such as Environmental Education, Geography, Ocean Engineering, Aquatic Ecology, Biology of Continental Aquatic Environments, etc. Annually the library collection is updated based on the demands indicated on the ARGO portal by the professors.

Sectoral Library of the Oceanographic Museum

The Oceanographic Museum was founded on September 8, 1953, and was donated to FURG in 1973, four years after the University's official foundation. It is part of the Complex of Museums and associated centers of FURG, which include the Nautical Museum, The Eco-Museum of Ilha da Pólvora, the Antarctic Museum and The CRAM - Recovery Center of Marine Animals. Inserted in this context is the Sectoral Library of the Oceanographic Museum Prof. Eliezer de Carvalho Rios, which is linked to the System of Libraries - SiB. It was created in 1973 and, until 2012, it occupied an area of 33.75 m². Then, it underwent a major renovation and obtained a gain of 22.32 m². Today, it occupies an area of 56.07 m². Due to the expansion of its physical space, it was possible to redistribute its collection with the disposal of books and other materials in the first room of the library and, in the old part, the collection of journals was kept. The library has a rich collection specialized in Malacology (shellfish) and also serves some of the other areas of knowledge, making it available only for local consultation. The Sectoral Library of the Oceanographic Museum Professor Eliezer De Carvalho Rios is one of the 8 libraries of the system of libraries - SiB from FURG. Specialized in the area of Malacology, it serves the researchers of the museum and the university community in general. The collection consists of 4678 works resulting in a total of 5283 copies, with the following highlights: a collection of 1647 titles of books and 514 titles of periodicals.

O Programa de Pós Graduação em Oceanologia (PPGO) da Universidade Federal de Rio Grande (FURG) divulga* o resultado final do Processo Seletivo ordinário para Mestrado e Doutorado número 003 de 2021:

resultado_final_doutorado_03-2021.pdf

resultado_fina_mestrado_03-2021.pdf

*Os documentos originais encontram-se devidamente assinados pelo Prof. Dr. José H. Muelbert, presidente da COMSEL do PPGO.

Rio Grande, 20 de julho de 2021.

Prof José H. Muelbert
Presidente da Comissão de Seleção (COMSEL) do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Oceanologia

Prorrogação do período de Avaliação do Docente pelo Discente. Para participar da avaliação dos professores do PPGO os alunos devem acessar sistemas.furg até o dia 29/11.

• The Graduate Program in Oceanography presents an academic cycle based on semesters: 4 for Master's Degree and 8 for Doctorate. Therefore, subject registrations are semiannually. Students must register themselves in Mandatory and Elective Subjects (Basic, Advanced and Specific), and Special Topics (Electives) are also available.

Subjects

Mandatory Subjects: They aim to assist students' graduation regarding the preparation of presentations and scientific projects, as well as developing their didactics in the classroom.

Note 1: It is recommended that all new students take Subject 11245P - Scientific Methodology during the 1st year semester of the course.

Note 2: Discipline 11186P - Seminar I must be taken on the 2nd semester of the course.

Note 3: Teaching Internship Subjects can be taken in any semester of the course.

Basic Oceanography Elective Subjects: They aim to level students' knowledges in Oceanography. These subjects will be offered annually in their respective semesters. The student, in contact with his/her mentor, must attend at least one of these two subjects for MSc. candidates, while both are mandatory for PhD candidates:

Descriptive Oceanography (offer in the 1st semester, 3 credits) and Integrated Oceanographic Processes (offer in the 2nd semester, 3 credits).

Advanced Oceanography Elective Subjects: They aim to provide the Program students with advanced knowledge in the main areas of Oceanography addressed in their research theme. These subjects will be offered annually in their respective semesters. The student, in contact with his/her mentor, must attend at least one of these two subjects:

Marine Biogeochemistry (offer in the 2nd semester, 3 credits), Geophysical Fluids Dynamics (offer in the 2nd semester, 3 credits), and Coastal and Marine Geology (offer in the 2nd semester, 3 credits).

Specific Elective Subjects: They aim to provide an expanded and integrated graduation in Oceanography, as well as enrich students' training in their respective areas of interest. These subjects will be offered according to the students' demand.

Special Topics: They are temporary and may exist for two years at most. After this period, a Special Topic (ST) is either extinguished or will become an Elective Course after the formalities, which, in general, depends on the demand.

Workload

Minimum workload required to obtain a degree in the Graduate Program in Oceanology:

Master's Degree: 20 credits, distributed in 8 (six) mandatory credits (Mandatory Subjects of Seminars I and II, Graduate Teaching Internship I and Scientific Methodology), plus at least 3 (three) credits in the Elective Subjects of Basic Oceanography and at least 3 (three) credits in the Elective Subjects of Advanced Oceanography. Missing credits may be completed with credits from: (I) Elective Subjects of this program, (II) subjects studied in other Graduate Programs, and (II) Scientific Production of the student. For cases (II) and (III), the criteria established in the Program Internal Rules will be followed.

Doctorate: 36 credits distributed in 10 (ten) mandatory credits (Mandatory Subjects of Seminars I and II, Teaching Internship at Graduate I, Teaching Internship at Graduate II and Scientific Methodology), plus at least 6 (six) credits in the Elective Subjects of Basic Oceanography and at least 3 (three) credits in the Elective Subjects of Advanced Oceanography. In the same way as the Master's Degree, missing credits may be completed with credits from: (I) Elective Subjects of this program, (II) subjects studied in other Graduate Programs and (III) Scientific Production of the student. For cases (II) and (III), the criteria established in the Program Internal Rules will be followed.

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Docentes

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Laboratórios

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Permanent Professors (Master and PhD supervisors)

Collaborating Professors (Master supervisors)

Visiting or Collaborating Professors

Researchers lecturer

Pos-Doctoral Researchers

Curriculum Structure

The PPGO Curriculum Structure offers (i) Mandatory and (ii) Elective Courses. The current PPGO Disciplinary Framework aims to: (i) strengthen and expand the training of the Master and Doctoral Students of the Program in view of the international demands of Oceanography; (ii) encourage the renewal and updating of the syllabus of the subjects, encouraging classes with orientative methods instead of the classic expository format; (iii) better distribute the offer of subjects in the two semesters of the year; (iv) promote the leveling of students in oceanography.

Mandatory Courses

- Seminar I and II

- Undergraduate Teaching  Lectures I and II

- Scientific Methodology

Elective Courses - General Oceanography

- Descriptive Oceanography

- Integrated Oceanographic Processes

Obs: Both disciplines are mandatory for PhD. candidates. MSc. candidates can choose of of them.

Elective Courses - Advanced Oceanography

- Marine Biogeochemistry

- Coastal and Marine Geology

- Geophysical Fluids Dynamics

Elective Courses - Specifics

- Estuarine And Coastal Hydrodynamics

- Satellite Oceanography

- Numerical Modelling

- Data Analysis Methods in Oceanography

- Water Mass Analysis

- Fluid Dynamics applied to river plumes

- Modelling of Turbulence

- Introduction to Submesoscale Dynamics

- Southern Ocean Integrated Oceanographic Processes

- Ocean Eddies

- Ocean and Climate

- Toxic Algae Bloom Compounds

- Organic Contaminant Processes

- Ecotoxicology as an Environmental Assessment Instrument

- Metal Pollutant Dynamics

- Toxicological Aspects of Phytotoxins Produced by Harmful Algae Blooms

- Morphodynamics of Coastal Evolution

- Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology

- Coastal Depositional Environments

- Marine Diagenesis

Concentration Areas (AC) and Research Lines (LP)

AC1 - Ocean Physics and Climate:

LP1 - Dynamics of Oceans and Coastal Zones
LP2 - Antarctic Science and High Latitude Oceanography
LP3 - Oceans and Climate Change
LP4 - Applied Technologies: Instrumentation, Numerical Modeling and Remote Sensing

AC2 - Marine Biogeochemistry, Pollution and Ecosystems:

LP1 - Seawater Chemistry, Carbonate System and Ocean Acidification
LP2 - Physical-biological and biogeochemical interactions
LP3 - Aquatic Contamination and Ecotoxicology

AC3 - Marine and Coastal Geology:

LP1 - Environmental and Marine Geochemistry
LP2 - Evolution and Morphodynamics of Coastal Depositional Environments
LP3 - Paleontology, Paleoclimatology and Paleoceanography

Goals and objectives

The excellence of the Graduate Program in Oceanology - PPGO is due to the performance and dedication of its faculty, who coordinates and/or participates in important research projects with national and international scope, which consolidated a stable infrastructure and significant collaborations that strengthen the training of the Program students.

The main goal of the Graduate Program in Oceanology is:

*Training qualified professionals for academic-scientific and applied work in Oceanology.

The specific objectives of the Program are:

*Expanding and disseminating knowledge on Oceanography in its physical, chemical, geological, and biological processes in marine and coastal environments and their interactions with global ocean;

*Promoting scientific and operational integration among Marine Science's professionals at FURG in Brazil and the international community, therefore inserting our country in international forums in the area;

*Contributing to regional, national and international development and integration between Educational Institutions for the Integration of Marine Science;

*Training professionals with high-level skills for the increasing market demand for Marine Science specialists;

*Preparing professionals graduated in the Program to contribute and/or lead in decision-making related to the development and management of the coastal and marine zone.

• Coordination 04/2023-03/2025

Program Coordination ("COMCUR")

Coordinator: Profa. Grasiela L. L. Pinho (AC2)

Assistant Coordinator: Profa. Elisa H. L. Fernandes (AC1)

Members of the Program Coordination: Mauricio M. Mata (AC1), Gilberto Fillmann (AC2), Elisa H. L. Fernandes (AC1), Jorge Arigony Neto (AC3), Rodrigo Kerr (AC1).

Student Representatives: MSc. Carolina De-Zotti (full member), MSc. Brendon Yuri Damini (alternate member)

Admission Committee ("COMSEL")

Director: Prof. José Henrique Muelbert

Full members: Profs. Jeferson P. Machado  (AC1), Mônica Wallner-Kersanach (AC2), Paula Dentzien Dias Francischini  (AC3)

Alternate members: Profs. Elisa Helena Fernandes (suplente AC1), Prof. Rodrigo Kerr (AC2), Carlos Francisco Andrade (suplente AC2)

 Assistant members: Postdoctoral researches with fellowships.

Dissemination Committee ("COMDIV")

Director: Prof. Rodrigo Kerr

Assistant members: Postdoctoral researches with fellowships.

Qualification Committee ("COMQUAL")

Director: Prof. José L. L. De Azevedo

Members:Profs. Eunice da C. Machado (AC2), Salette Figueiredo (AC3), Carlos Augusto Schettini (AC1)

History of the PPGO

The development of the Oceanography area at the Federal University of Rio Grande (FURG) began in 1971 with the creation of the Undergraduate Course in Oceanology, recognized by the MEC in 1975, the first of its kind in Brazil. In parallel, the Atlantic Oceanographic Base was created with the creation of laboratory infrastructure and floating resources (the Oceanographic Ship Atlântico Sul and the Oceanographic Boat Larus, in addition to smaller vessels), with funding from FINEP. This structure enabled the main objective of this project to be fulfilled, which was to promote the development of Marine Sciences in the estuarine and coastal zone in the southern region of Brazil, at the time the region with the greatest fishing potential on the entire Brazilian coast. In 1979, FURG already had a faculty of renowned qualifications, justifying the creation of a Postgraduate Course (Master's level) in Biological Oceanography. FURG University Council Resolution no. 1487, dated 11/20/1987, determined FURG's vocation as “a university focused on coastal and oceanic ecosystems”, expressing its socio-environmental commitment and its alignment with local, regional, national development and global, and involving all areas of knowledge. In 1992, the PhD course in Biological Oceanography began.

Since then, countless researchers from different areas of Oceanography have complemented and enriched the Institution's human potential. Demand increased considerably at FURG. To meet the growing demand for Postgraduate Programs in Oceanography, the Master's course in Physical, Chemical and Geological Oceanography (PPGOFQG) was created in 1997, with CAPES concept 3. The PPGOFQG concept increased to 4 in 2001. The Program's growing indicators pointed to its clear evolution, which culminated in the CTC/CAPES recommendation for the creation of the Program at the Doctorate level with CAPES Concept 4 in December 2003. Doctorate in Physical, Chemical and Geological Oceanography was approved by the Research and Extension Teaching Council (COEPE) of FURG on January 23, 2004. In the three-year evaluation (2007 – 2009) CTC/CAPES recognized the excellence of the PPGOFQG, awarding the Concept Program 5. This concept was maintained in the triennial evaluation of 2010 – 2012. The actions implemented at PPGOFQG throughout the 2015 – 2016 biennium created a reinvigorated group spirit among the Program's teachers, motivating practically everyone to actively participate in meetings held with the entire Body Professor, the Committees that advise the Coordination (COMSEL, COMDIV, COMQUAL), as well as specific demands related to Seminar Disciplines, specific selection processes (Sandwich Doctorate Abroad, PNPD scholarship quotas, etc.), dissemination initiatives and internationalization of activities and collaborations, among others.

In the Quadrennial Assessment (2013 – 2016) carried out by CAPES we received Concept 6, concomitantly with the consolidation of the Program by strengthening the Oceanography area after (i) the creation of the Institute of Oceanography in 2008; (ii) the implementation of human resources training programs in the area of environmental studies applied to the oil industry; (iii) the consolidation of IO – FURG as a center of excellence in Antarctic and High Latitude Oceanography; (iv) the institution’s vocation for studying coastal and estuarine dynamics; (v) the growing demand for studies focused on the impact of climate change and extreme events; (vi) the growing concern about marine contamination and ecotoxicology; among others. Furthermore, the excellence of the Faculty is remarkable when it is seen that, through coordination and participation in important national and international research projects, it was possible to materialize a solid infrastructure and important collaborations and work networks that strengthen the training of students in the program. .

Based on CAPES recommendations in the quadrennial evaluation (2013-2016) and, due to the strong interdisciplinarity of the Program, the program was restructured from 2017 onwards. Among the main changes we highlight: (i) the change of the name of the PPG for Postgraduate Program in Oceanology (PPGO), approved at FURG in December 2018; (ii) changes to the PPGO's areas of concentration and lines of research, which allowed even more value to be given to all aspects of scientific research, considering both the integration of the sub-areas of Oceanography with each other and with other related areas, as well as the search for research of excellence and innovation in emerging subareas in Marine Sciences. The new areas of concentration (AC) of the PPGO are: AC1 – Ocean Physics and Climate, AC2 – Biogeochemistry, Pollution and Coastal Ecosystems and AC3 – Marine and Coastal Geology; (iii) the review of PPGO standards in response to Student and Teaching demands; and (iv) structural reform in the framework of disciplines offered, further benefiting the integrated training of students in the area of Oceanography, training them both for academic-scientific performance and for the execution of applied actions that indicate problem-solving directions, as well as to dialogue with society. The changes made resulted in Concept 7 in the Quadrennial Assessment (2017 – 2020) carried out by CAPES, reinforcing the role of the PPG in Oceanology in leading scientific research and excellent professional training, at an international standard.