Master in Nanoscience, Materials and Processes:

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1 Master in Nanoscience, Materials Chemical Technology at the Frontier Escola Tècnica Superior d Enginyeria Química, Fòrum Ocupació Campus Sescelades Jordi Riu Tarragona, 22 abril 2015

2 2 NANOSCIENCE, MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING: The fundamentals of research at the frontier Science & Technology Research at the frontier between disciplines Adapted from Univ Purdue Why this master In the limits of science Research at the highest level in the Master Thesis Multicultural environment All lectures in English What do we want Motivated students Love for science

3 3 AT THE FRONTIER. HOW LARGE IS NANO? Science & Technology An Introduction to Nanotechnology diameter: 12,742,000 m Nano means 10-9 diameter: 0.22 m ratio: 57,900,000 diameter: m ratio: 57,900,000 Gold nanoparticle (some 1000s atoms) More info about our research in. Tiny sizes Large advances Huge opportunities

4 4 MASTER ACADEMIC PROGRAMME Internationalization One academic year: 60 ECTS Acquiring new concepts and tools for designing, fabricating, handling, characterizing and applying (nano)materials devices and systems Master academic programme Fundamental subjects (21 ECTS): Nanoscience, Materials and Product and process design What is each area about Research methodology How to conduct experimental research Optional subjects (15 ECTS): Conceptual subjects The principles that explain the new properties Tools and processes subjects Tools and processes to design and obtain nanostructures Materials subjects How to understand and develop nanostructured matter Biotechnology subjects Developing nanotools for biotechnology Master project (24 ECTS): Nearly half the academic year in a university research group or in a chosen company. During the academic course 2014/15 three students will perform the master thesis abroad: NorthEastern University, Boston, USA University of California, Irvine, USA

5 5 STUDENTS: INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT Internationalization International environment Students from all over the world in all the editions of the master

6 6 EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH Excellence Excellence in research URV ranked 66th in the top 100 universities under 50 years old Access to the latest scientific instrumentation (including electron and atomic microscopies, PCR and DNA sequencing, X-ray diffraction, metabolomics, proteomics, transcriptomic, and genomic tools, or clean room)

7 7 EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH Excellence Scientific works from master projects have been published in some of the best scientific journals worldwide Excellence in research

8 8 SCHOLARSHIPS AND PROFESSIONAL CAREER Our students are pioneers in cutting-edge field such as nanotechnology, materials engineering and biomedical technology. Scholarships and professional career Assistents docents : registration fees - around Beca Fundació Catalunya-La Pedrera: All Master students from the last years have found a job: Scolarships PhD studies in different research groups (URV and other universities) academic positions in their countries of origin nanobiotechnology companies around Tarragona and Barcelona URV spin-offs:

9 9 CONTACT Contact Academic Coordinator: Jordi Riu Department of Analytical Chemistry and Organic Chemistry ESCOLA TÈCNICA SUPERIOR D ENGINYERIA QUÍMICA Avinguda Països Catalans, Tarragona. Tel Fax jordi.riu@urv.cat