▁received ▁the ▁Cap es ▁awards ▁for ▁Best ▁Th esis , ▁research ers ▁with ▁the ▁Comm end ation ▁and ▁the ▁Grand ▁Cross ▁of ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁Order ▁of ▁Scient ific ▁Mer it , ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences , ▁and ▁represent atives ▁of ▁national ▁scientific ▁organizations . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁the ▁C AP ES ▁approved ▁ 1 0 ▁of ▁ 1 1 ▁applications ▁for ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁post - grad uate ▁studies ▁( Master ▁and ▁Doctor ate ). ▁The ▁C AP ES ▁on ▁average ▁appro ves ▁only ▁one ▁third ▁of ▁the ▁applications ▁referred ▁to ▁it . ▁ ▁U F ABC ▁particip ates ▁in ▁major ▁research ▁projects ▁world wide , ▁among ▁them ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁the ▁university ▁in ▁the ▁largest ▁scientific ▁project ▁of ▁all ▁time , ▁the ▁Lar ge ▁Had ron ▁Coll ider ▁( L HC ) ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Organ ization ▁for ▁N uc lear ▁Research ▁( C ER N ) ▁that ▁is ▁operating ▁the ▁largest ▁particle ▁acceler ator ▁ever ▁built ▁and ▁also ▁in ▁the ▁D Zero ▁Ex periment ▁of ▁the ▁F erm i ▁National ▁Acc eler ator ▁Labor atory ▁( F erm il ab ) ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁Energy ▁that ▁conduct s ▁research ▁on ▁the ▁basic ▁structure ▁of ▁matter ▁in ▁the ▁second - larg est ▁particle ▁acceler ator ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁The ▁university ▁has ▁a ▁presence ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁Brazil ian ▁space ▁mission ▁to ▁deep ▁space , ▁the ▁Mission ▁A ster ▁( Miss ão ▁A ster ), ▁of ▁the ▁Brazil ian