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Doctoral Program in Science and Chemical Technology
- General Aims
- Doctorate Structure
- Lines of Research
- Doctoral Thesis Directors
- Dissemination of results
- Admission
- Contact
- Department in charge of the management of the doctoral programme
- Participating departments
- Received grants
General Aims of the Doctorate
The doctorate in "Science and Chemical Technology" has the following general objectives:
- To produce doctoral students for high quality and advanced research.
- To broaden their skills so that they can specialize in different aspects of the lines of research set out in the programme.
- To develop scientific research in areas of interest for manufacturing industry by incorporating postgraduate students into a research group.
- To foster general individual and team working abilities, participation in research projects, bibliographical database management, presentation of techno-scientific work through the doctoral thesis and by other means.
- To strengthen students' initiative in developing research projects with a methodology and scientific principles appropriate to their field of research.
- To stimulate research activity in the programme's lines of research.
Doctorate Structure
The doctorate is based on tutor-supported research (for the doctoral thesis itself) which can be supplemented with lectures or seminars in areas linked to the doctorate's lines of research, given by nationally and internationally renowned specialists.
Doctoral students are also encouraged to participate in doctoral training activities such as, for example, the doctoral conferences organized by the Catalan Government. Students are also encouraged to share the results of their research.
The formation period of the doctorate programme is linked to the following Master's degree introduced on the University (in order to the RD 1393/2007):
- Master's Degree in Synthesis and Catalysis
- Master's Degree in Chemistry in Industry
- Master's Degree in Materials Science and Engineering
- Master's Degree in Applied Chromatographic Techniques
- Master's Degree in Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
- Master's Degree in Polymers and Biopolymers
Research Lines and Directors of Doctoral Theses
The Organometallics and Homogeneous Catalysis Group
Lines of Research
- Design and preparation of series of modulatory ligands with different electronic and steric properties
- Preparation, characterisation and study of the reactivity of complexes with transition metals so they can be used as catalysts
- Research into efficient catalytic systems and optimization of the reaction conditions to achieve high conversions and selectivities
- Study of hydrogenation, hydroboration, hydroformylation, hydrocarbonylation, CO/olefin polymerization and conjugated CU-addition reactions
- Recovery of catalysts and use of alternative methods (immobilization, biphasic catalysis, aqueous media, supercritical CO2).
- Characterisation of intermediates and mechanistic studies
- Progress of in situ reactions
- Application of catalytic systems in the transformation of substrates which contain intermediates or products of industrial interest
- Application of metallic nanoparticles stabilized through organometallic complexes with ligands in enantioselective catalysis
Directors (or tutors) responsible for theses (Dept. of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry): María del Carmen Osoria Claver Cabrero, María Aurora Ruiz Manrique, Anna Maria Masdéu Bultó, Núria Ruiz Morillas, María Elena Fernández Gutiérrez, Montserrat Diéguez Fernández, Óscar Pàmies Ollé, Cyril Godard, Ali Aghmiz and Henrik Gulyas.
Heterogeneous Catalysis Group
Lines of Research (Pending translation)
- Aplicació de líquids iònics suportats en síntesi en química fina
- conversió catalítica de metanol en condicions supercrítiques a olefines lleugeres
- conversió selectiva de CFC's a HFC's
- desenvolupament de nous materials catalítics d’aplicació en sensors de VOC's
- deshidrogenació parcial d’olefines; eliminació de nitrats/nitrids/amoni en fase aquosa
- epoxidació d’estirè en fase gas i fase líquida
- epoxidació selectiva d’olefines en fase gas amb aire com oxidant
- epoxidació selectiva d’olefines en fase líquida amb H2O2 com oxidant
- hidrogenació catalítica parcial de poliolefines; hidrodecloració de cloraromàtics, hidrogenació d’òxid d’estirè
- hidrodecloració selectiva de tetraclorur de carboni a cloroform
- hidrogenació selectiva de mono i dinitrils
- isomerització de terpens; nous materials catalítics en química fina
- nous materials tipus hidrotalcites de base controlada
- oxidació catalitzada de matèria orgànica en fase aquosa
- separació de nitrògen-oxígen de l’aire
- síntesi de nous catalitzadors a base de nanopartícules metàl•liques
Directors, tutors and teachers responsible for theses: Jesús Eduardo Sueiras Romero (Dept. of Chemical Engineering), Francisco Medina Cabello (Dept. of Chemical Engineering), Maria Pilar Salagre Carnero (Dept. of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry), Yolanda Cesteros Fernández (Dept. of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry) and Sandra Contreras Iglesias (Dept. of Chemical Engineering).
Chromatography group. Environmental Applications
Lines of Research
- Application of hyphenated techniques to determining trace levels of pollutants
- Development of polymeric sorbents for solid-phase extraction of organic pollutants in water
- Application of capillary electrophoresis to determine compounds of pharmacological interest
- Studies on environmental radioactivity
- Atmospheric pollution: determination by means of GC-MS of contaminates in the atmosphere
- Determination of organic compounds persistent in aqueous samples
- Evaluation of the efficiency of the water treatment plants in the removal of emerging contaminates
Directors tutors and teachers responsible for theses (Dept. of Analytical Chemistry and Organic Chemistry): María del Carmen Aguilar Anguera, Francesc Borrull Ballarín, Marta Calull Blanch, Rosa Maria Marcé Recasens, Eva Pocurull Aixalà and Núria Fontanals Torroja
Quantum Chemistry Group
Lines of Research
- Modelling the surface phenomena and mechanisms of heterogeneous catalysis
- Modelling of the homogeneous catalysis
- Study of structural and electronic properties of transition metal cluster compounds, polyoxometalates and metallofullerenes
- Study of properties of fullerenes and carbon nanotubes
- Study of the magnetic interaction in molecular and stretched materials
- Study of spectroscopic properties in stretched materials
- Rationalization of outstanding fotochemistry processes in molecular devices
Directors, tutors and teachers responsible for theses (Dept. of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry): Josep Manel Ricart Pla, Josep Maria Poblet Rius, Rosa Caballol Lorenzo, María del Mar Reguero de la Poza, Anna Maria Clotet Romeu, Antonio Rodríguez Fortea, Jorge Juan Carbó Martín, Cornelis de Graaf, Javier López Fernández and Maria Àngels Carvajal Barba.
Group of Chemometrics, Qualimetrics and Nanosensors
Lines of Research
- Validation of analytic methods
- Selection and optimisation of experimental conditions
- Conversion of analytical data into useful information
- Extraction of information "on line" and in real time on the qualitative and quantitative composition of systems in continuous evolution (industrial chemical processes, biological and environmental problems)
- Analytic systems based on carbon nanotube sensors
Directors, tutors and teachers responsible for theses (Dept. of Analytical Chemistry and Organic Chemistry): Ricard Boqué Martí, Joan Ferré Baldrich, María Pilar Callao Lasmarias, Maria Soledad Larrechi García and María Itziar Ruisánchez Capelastegui.
Group of Stereoselective Organic Synthesis. Carbohydrate Chemistry
Lines of Research
- Carbohydrates, nucleosides and fluorinated lipids
- Stereoselective synthesis of carbohydrates, nucleosides and lipids
- New synthesis methods
- Design of ligands for asymmetric catalysis
- Catalysis with transition metals
- Organocatalysis
Directors, tutors and teachers responsible for theses (Dept. of Analytical Chemistry and Organic Chemistry): Sergio Castillón Miranda, Maria Isabel Matheu Malpartida, María Yolanda Díaz Giménez and Omar Boutureira Martín.
Group of Physics and Crystallography of Materials
Lines of Research
- Obtaining and characterising laser materials
- Obtaining and characterising non-linear optical materials
- Development of new solid-state lasers
- Design and fabrication of structures and devices at nano and micro levels for photonic applications
- Structural analysis and synchrotron light
- Nanoceramics with photonic applications
- Bidimensional photonic structures and coatings
- Thermohydrodynamics and microgravity applied to obtaining crystalline materials
Directors, tutors and teachers responsible for theses (Dept. of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry): Francisco Manuel Díaz González, Magdalena Aguiló Díaz, Jaume Massons Bosch, Josefa Gavaldà Martínez, Josep Xavier Ruiz Martí, Rosa Maria Solé Cartañà, Maria Cinta Pujol Baiges, Joan Josep Carvajal Martí and Xavier Mateos Ferré.
Polymers Group
Lines of Research
- Polymers liquid cristal
Directors, tutors and teachers responsible for theses: Jose Antonio Reina Lozano (Dept. of Analytical Chemistry and Organic Chemistry) and Marta Giamberini (Dept. of Chemical Engineering).
Lines of Research
- Epoxidic thermostables modified with hyperramified polymers
- Polymers from vegetable oils as a renewable sources
- Synthesis and characterization of new polymeric materials
Directors, tutors and teachers responsible for theses (Dept. of Analytical Chemistry and Organic Chemistry): María Virginia Cádiz Deleito, Maria Àngels Serra Albet, Ana María Mantecón Arranz, Marina Teresa Galià Clua, Jose Antonio Reina Lozano, Joan Carles Ronda Bargalló and Gerard Lligadas Puig.
ICIQ (Catalan Institute for Chemical Research)
Lines of Research
- Catalysis of chemical processes (homogeneous and heterogeneous, racemic and enantioselective, and synthesis of new ligands, development of new catalytic processes, development of multifunctional materials, design and simulation of catalytic reactors, development of new methods for mass evaluation)
- Supramolecular chemistry (design of molecular receptors, design and synthesis of self-assembling and self-replicating molecules, supramolecular catalysis, design of molecular aggregates or discrete chemical entities with the ability to execute predetermined functions)
- Renevable energy resources and environmental research: discovery of catalytic converters for generating clean energies and development of organic solar cells alternative to the current silicon devices.
Directors tutors and teachers responsible for thesis: Miquel Pericàs, Piet Van Leeuwen, Javier de Mendoza, Antonio Echavarren, Pau Ballester, Carles Bo, Feliu Maseras, Anton Vidal, Núria López, Emilio Palomares, Arjan W. Kleij, Antoni Llobet, Sonia Sayalero Sanz, Paolo Melchiorre, Ruben Francisco Martin Romo, José Ramón Galán Mascarós, Kilian Muñiz Klein, Atsushi Urakawa, Maria Besora Bonet and Carles Ayats Rius.
Thesis co-directors from other URV groups
Lluís Marsal ("Nanoelectronics and Photonic Systems (NEPHOs)", Dept. of Electronic, Electric and Automatic Engineering)
Josep Valls (Nutrigenomics group, Dept. of Biochemistry and Biotechnology) who also belongs to the research line "Functional compunds"
Marta Giamberini (SYSTEMIC; Structured engineering for energy, materials and chemistry, Dept. of Chemical Engineering)
Thesis' co-directors from other universities and research centres
Xavier Ramis Juan (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya)
Georg Becher (Norwegian Institute of Public Health)
Pablo de la Iglesia González (Institute of Research and Food and Agriculture Technology (IRTA))
Carmen Jiménez Calzado (University of Sevilla)
Cathrine Thomsen (Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH))
Pau Gorostiza Langa (Senior ICREA researcher of the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC))
Dissemination of results
Admission
- Criteria for admission and selection:
The fulfilment of the established conditions, as a requirement of admission in the 19th article and 4th addicional order of the RD 1393/2007, is necessary to be able to entry at the Doctorate Program while its research mode.
The specific criteria of admission and selection for this official doctoral programme are the following:
- Personal motivation letter.
- Academic transcript, if the student is from another university.
- Curriculum vitae, with supporting documentation.
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Dr. María Itziar Ruisánchez Capalastegui
Department of Analitic and Organic Chemistry (Faculty of Chemistry)
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Department of Analytic Chemistry and Organic ChemistryParticipating departments
Department of Analytical Chemistry and Organic Chemistry
Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry
Received grants
Ministry of Education
- Mobility scholarship for members of the examining committee of thesis awarded the European Distinction, 2010-11 (call 2011-12)
- Mobility scholarship for students to obtain the European Distinction,2010-11 (call 2011-12)
- Mobility grants for visiting lecturers within the framework of institutional strategies of Universities in doctoral training and consolidation of doctoral programs with Mention to the Excellence, 2011-12
- Mobility grants for students within the framework of institutional strategies of Universities in doctoral training and consolidation of doctoral programs with Mention to the Excellence, 2011-12
Further information
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- On-line pre-registration
- Administrative procedure
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Official Postgraduate Programme: Science and Chemical Technology