Professional Master's in
Materials Processing

Applied innovation to transform industry
The Professional Master’s Program in Materials Processing at Universidade do Vale do Paraíba is designed for professionals and researchers seeking to enhance their technical and scientific skills in the development and application of advanced materials. For over a decade, the program has fostered a strong connection with the productive sector in the pursuit of solutions to real-world challenges faced by industries across various sectors, such as metallurgy, aerospace, automotive, oil and gas, chemical, electronics, civil construction, biomedical, among others.

Why choose our Professional Master’s Program?
✔ Curriculum structure: Courses provide a solid foundation in materials science fundamentals, scientific research methods, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
✔ Industry focus: Research projects are guided by real demands from the productive sector.
✔ State-of-the-art infrastructure: Well-equipped laboratories for advanced experimentation.
✔ Highly qualified faculty: Professors with both academic and industry experience.
✔ Industry connections: Strategic partnerships with leading companies, startups, and innovation clusters.
✔ Flexibility: Class schedules compatible with working professionals.

THE PROGRAM TRAINS PROFESSIONALS TO THRIVE IN A MARKET FACING A GROWING SHORTAGE OF QUALIFIED LABOR, WHILE DEMANDING INCREASINGLY HIGHER LEVELS OF TRAINING!

Application Areas
Throughout its existence, the PPGPM has graduated professionals through the development of projects aimed at diagnosing problems and proposing solutions in the following areas, among others:
🔹 Automotive Sector: Diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings for fuel tanks to reduce or eliminate corrosion, microbial growth, and adhesion.
🔹 Oil & Gas Sector: Synthesis of the conductive polymer polypyrrole on carbon steel surfaces using the electrochemical method in acetonitrile organic solvent with various dopants and assessment of its anticorrosive performance.
🔹 Civil Construction: Mortar using ground glass waste as a substitute for fine aggregate.
🔹 Aeronautics and Aerospace: Electrodeposition of polypyrrole films on aluminum alloy surfaces to prevent corrosion.
🔹 Electronics Industry: Application of graphene to optimize the electrical conductivity of aluminum conductor bars in busway systems.
🔹 Biomedical Engineering: Production and characterization of hybrid PDLLA/bioactive glass scaffolds.
🔹 Numerical Computing: Development of numerical simulations for plastic waste reuse.

Market Connection
Our master’s program partners with national and multinational companies to develop applied projects in technological innovation. Students have the opportunity to conduct research aligned with the needs of the productive sector, expand their professional network both in quality and quantity, develop patents, foster innovation within companies, and even build the innovative core of their own startup.
Univap hosts its own Technology Park, home to more than 50 technology-based companies in diverse fields such as structural engineering, aerospace, aeronautics, robotics, cosmetics, solar energy, logistics, and more. This proximity allows incoming students without a predefined research project to align their studies with one of the partner companies.
The institution also houses a Business Incubator, where innovative and entrepreneurial ideas developed during the master’s program can be solidified and matured to compete in the market as active economic players, generating innovation, income, and employment.

Target Audience
This program is designed for engineers of all specialties, physicists, chemists, technologists, and other professionals from the industrial and health/biological sectors who seek to deepen their knowledge of materials, manufacturing processes, and their effects on properties and industrial applications.