The Earth and Planets Studied by the University of Sao Paulo
Institute of Astronomy, Geophysics and Atmospheric Sciences
The Institute of Astronomy, Geophysics and Atmospheric Sciences (IAG) is one of the leading academic and research centers in Brazil. Its teaching staff of 72 Lecturers published 216 articles in periodicals and international conference proceedings in 2014.
Currently, IAG is organized into three departments installed at USP Main Campus: Astronomy, Geophysics, and Atmospheric Sciences; moreover, the Institute keeps two other facilities: the Meteorological Station, located at the Ipiranga Springs State Park, and the Abrahao de Moraes Observatory, in the town of Valinhos. The three IAG Graduate Programs have trained more than 650 Masters and 380 PhDs since the 1970s. Every year, IAG receives around 75 new undergraduate students in its three courses.