Santa Catarina State University

UDESC Research Groups

The list is organized by major research areas:

Agricultural Sciences

• Additives and Supplements in Animal Nutrition
• ANESTVET/CAV - Animal Anesthesiology, Biomaterials and Veterinary Surgery
• Bioclimatology, Ethology, Environment and Animal Production
• Biology and Conservation of Aquatic and Terrestrial Organisms
• Post-Harvest Biology and Technology
• Biotechnology Applied to Environmental and Food Sciences
• Soil Characterization and Soil–Plant Relationships
• Science, Technology and Engineering of Food Products and Processes
• Veterinary Surgery
• Development of Analytical Methods and Processes
• Temperate Fruit Growing and High-Altitude Viticulture
• Genomics
• Applied Geotechnologies
• Forest Resources Management
• Marine Management, Ecology and Technology
• Aquaculture Research Group  
• Management and Conservation of Subtropical Soils and Water
• Plant Breeding and Molecular Genetics
• Animal Microbiology and Parasitology
• Biosystems Engineering Center
• Animal Nutrition and Pastures
• Veterinary Parasitology
• Animal Pathology
• Veterinary Clinical Pathology
• Research and Development in Veterinary Medicine
• Probiotics and Bioactive Substances
• Animal Production
• Monogastric Animal Production
• Meat Production and Carcass Studies
• Animal Production, Reproduction and Genetic Improvement
• Forest and Environmental Resources Quality and Use
• Animal Reproduction and Neonatology
• Animal Health
• Forestry and Forest Management
• Subtropical Acid Soils
• Soils and Sustainability
• Technology of Animal and Plant-Based Products
• Use and Conservation of Forest Resources
• Agricultural Suitability of the Santa Catarina Plateau

Biological Sciences

• Biodiversity Analysis and Conservation
• Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Applied Phycology
• Cardio-Oncology and Exercise Medicine Center
• Platform for Development of New Human and Veterinary Diagnostic Methods

Health Sciences

• Environment, Development and Human Health
• Motor Learning and Human Development
• Interdisciplinary Care in Women’s Comprehensive Health
• Physical Activity, Health and Aging
• Adapted Motor Activity
• Biomechanics
• Motor Control
• Exercise Physiology and Biochemistry
• Physiotherapy
• Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy
• Neurofunctional Physiotherapy
• Physiotherapy and Pain
• Kinanthropometry
• Human Development
• Pedagogical Practices in Physical Education
• Health and Work
• Technologies and Care Practices in Nursing and Health
• Sport Development and Management
• Instrumentation, Motor Behavior and Health
• Innovation and Technologies for Care Management and Continuing Health Education
• Leisure and Physical Activity
• Human Performance
• Sport Pedagogy and Physical Education
• Research and Innovation in Human Movement Biomechanics
• Sport and Exercise Psychology
• Health, Education, Movement & Evolution
• Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation

Exact and Earth Sciences

• Database and Software Engineering
• Development of Polymeric Materials
• Information Technology Engineering and Development
• Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
• Automation and Communication Networks
• Distributed Networks and Applications
• Applied Cognitive Computing
• Nonlinear Dynamics and Nonlinear Systems
• Optics
• Differential Equations and Mathematics Education
• Foundations of Computing
• Informatics in Education
• Mathematics
• Industrial Informatics
• Analytical Chemistry and Inorganic Nanomaterials
• Synthesis and Catalysis
• Image and Signal Processing
• Visual Applications
• Interdisciplinary Polymer Center
• Mathematics Education and Applied Systems)
• Sustainable Technologies
• Environmental Pollutants
• Relativity, Astrophysics, Particles and Fields

Human Sciences

• Antiquity, Material Culture and Archaeological Heritage: Histories and Contemporary Challenges
• Geographies, Images and Education
• Childhood, Citizenship and Educational Networks
• School Cultures, History and Present Time
• Didactics and Teacher Education
• Education and Cyberculture
• Education, Arts and Inclusion
• Education, Communication and Technology
• Geography Teaching, Teacher Education and Different Languages
• History Teaching, Memory and Cultures
• Postcolonial and Decolonial Studies
• Playfulness and Childhood Studies
• Physics Teaching and Technology
• Human Rights, Citizenship and Diversity
• Teaching and Chemistry
• Science Education
• Structure, Dynamics and Conservation of Abiotic Diversity and Biodiversity
• Distance Education Technologies
• History, Politics and Culture
• Language, Argumentation and Assessment in Science Education
• Languages and Representation
• Social Struggles, Work and Education
• Memory and Identity
• Fashion, Arts, Education and Society
• Nature and Society: Autonomy and Relations
• Educational Technology and Mathematics Education
• Critical Theory and Interdisciplinary Research
• Educommunication
• Curriculum Policies and Inclusive Education
• School Practices
• Inclusive Education and Special Educational Needs
• Interdisciplinary Practices in Sociability and Territories
• Acquisition, Learning and Processing of Oral and Written Language
• Psychology and Education: Contemporary Themes  
• Gender and Family Relations

Applied Social Sciences

• Ethics, Virtues and Moral Dilemmas in Management
• Architecture: Theories, Memories and Histories
• Studies in Organizations, Innovation and Collaboration
• Open Government and Transparency
• Scientific Production, Communication and Memory
• Human-Centered Design: An Interprofessional Approach to Projects
• Fashion Design and Technology
• Teaching in Management and Organizational Learning
• Marketing
• Governance, Regulation and Risk
• Information
• Applied Economics
• Housing Studies
• Public Policy and Development
• Financial Accounting and Corporate Governance
• Public Accounting
• Printed and Digital Culture
• Governance and Risk Management in the Public Sector
• Ergonomic Design
• Management Technologies  
• Education in Organizations, Sustainability and Social Innovation
• Interaction Design
• Information and Communication Technologies
• Architecture, Urbanism and Applied Technology
• Semiotic and Transdisciplinary Studies
• Social Innovation in the Public Sphere
• Computational Economics
• Development of Accounting and Financial Instruments
• Management Control
• Sectoral Technological Observatories of Santa Catarina
• Politeia – Co-production of Public Good: Accountability, Innovation and Sustainability
• Architectural and Urban Design Processes
• Social and Organizational Transformations
• Organizational Dimensions and Processes
• Technology Applied to Architecture, Urbanism and Landscape Design
• Assistive Technology and Human Factors
• Assistive Technology, Science & Technological Innovation
• Territorial Cadaster and Geodesign Development
• Urbi: Cities, Landscapes and Urbanities

Engineering

• Built Environment and Sustainability
• Watersheds
• Materials Science and Technology
• Engineering Concept
• Systems Control
• Development and Application of Numerical Methods to Continuum Problems
• Structures and Sustainability in Construction
• Study of Cavitation Phenomena and Related Topics
• Foundry and Metallurgy
• Organizational Management
• Product, Process and Service Development Management
• Thermal Engineering, Energy and Fluids
• Automation and Robotics Systems
• Biomedical Engineering
• Electrical Bioimpedance
• Applied Electromagnetism
• Fuzzy Logic and Simulation
• Petrophysics and Reservoir
• Water Sciences
• Geoenergy
• Water and Waste Treatment  
• Energy Planning
• Waste Management and Treatment
• Powder Metallurgy and Particulate Materials
• Environmental Monitoring and Sustainability
• Advanced Materials and Manufacturing
• Electrical Energy Processing  
• Supply Chain
• Production Engineering and Systems
• Urban Planning, Design and Infrastructure Networks
• Plasma
• Materials Processing and Products
• Development of Technologies Integrated into Products and Processes, Development and Processing of Polymers, Recycling and Reuse of Polymeric Waste
• Health and Environment
• Sustainability and Technology
• Applied Technology
• Applied Thermophysics
• ThermoPhase – Fluid and Complex Systems

Linguistics, Literature and Arts

• Artistic Creation Processes Studies
• Art and Education in Contemporary Political Processes
• Poetic Articulations
• Music Education and Teacher Training
• Between Landscapes: Creative Process in Art and Education
• Theater and Childhood Studies
• Art History
• Political Images – Poetics of Contemporary Performance
• Theater Reception Studies
• Music Education
• Performativity and Brazilian Studies
• Music, Education and Childhood
• Music, Culture and Society
• Artisticity, Culture and Music Education
• Performing Arts Pedagogy
• Paths of Performativity
• Theatrical Poetics
• Musical-Instrumental Processes
• Contemporary Artistic Propositions and Experimental Processes
• Cultural Projects: Results and Impact

Other Areas

• Climatology and Agro-Environmental Modeling
• Environmental Studies of Aquatic and Terrestrial Systems