Nanotechnologies and Nanosciences
Cycle
Terceiro ciclo
Degree
Doutor
Coordinator
Elvira Maria Correia Fortunato
Opening date
October
Fees
2750,00 Euros/year for all students.
Schedule
It depends on the working method of each training course. The working time for the classes will be agreed with each PhD student, or when there are more than 10 students in each year, it will be agreed with all students of the programme.
Education objectives
Goals
Nanotechnology and nanoscience are recent scientific areas that have as main objective the ability to successfully control and manipulate matter at nanoscale, which generally lies between 1 and 100 nm (1 nm = 10-9 m). This new "dimension"the matter has completely different properties which will enable the understanding of new phenomena as well as creating new features that may be used in applications completely disruptive. Summarized in terms we can say that nanotechnology and nanoscience act essentially in the areas of: nanoelectronics, nanobiotechnology and nanomaterials.
A PhD in Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies FCT-UNL has the main aim to enable students with the tools needed in the areas of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology and its applications. This is achieved by the faculty responsible for this plan as well as through doctoral research laboratories that support all research excellence, internationally renowned in this area.
This Programme aims to meet a critical need in the market in terms of engineering professionals and researchers specialized in an area of broad international recognition, considered central to the sustained development of knowledge-based industry and disruptive innovation.
More information about the areas of ongoing research in the Department of Materials Science, doctoral framed this plan, can be found at: www.cenimat.fct.unl.pt
Careers
Emerging markets associated with the Micro and Nanotechnology where the processes of integration of materials and devices are crucial:
- Life Sciences;
- Information Technology and Communication;
- Energy, Transport, Environment and Renewable Energies.
Access conditions
Application Requirements:
- Holder of a master degree in any area pertaining to the Exact Sciences or Engineering, or recognized equivalent;
- Holder of a master degree from a foreign institution;
- Holder of a higher education degree from a foreign institution in any one of the above mentioned areas, considered by the Scientific Council of the School of Sciences and Technology of the New University of Lisbon to satisfy the prerequisites for an undergraduate degree;
- Holder of academic, scientific or professional qualifications considered by the Scientific Council of the School of Sciences and Technology of the New University of Lisbon duly to attest to the candidate´s ability to undertake a corresponding cycle of studies.
Criteria for the ranking of candidates:
- Overall grade-point average of undergraduate course
- Scientific and professional qualifications (curriculum vitae)
- Successful interview, when required
Structure
| 1.º Semester | ||
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 8917 | Media, Science and Technology | 3.0 |
| 8918 | Nanostructured Materials | 6.0 |
| 8920 | Nanoelectronics | 6.0 |
| 8919 | Nanofabrication and Characterization Techniques | 6.0 |
| 8916 | Seminar in Nanotechnology and Nanoscience I | 3.0 |
| 1.º Semester - Opção 1 | ||
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 5340 | Biomaterials | 6.0 |
| 5324 | Biosensors | 6.0 |
| 7227 | Digital Systems Design | 6.0 |
| 8546 | Cell and Tissue Engineering | 6.0 |
| 7459 | Foams and Cellular Materials | 6.0 |
| 1606 | Quality Management | 6.5 |
| 7462 | Electroactive Materials and Devices | 6.0 |
| 7369 | Quantum Mechanics A | 6.0 |
| 8921 | Nanocompósitos | 6.0 |
| 7823 | Computer Simulation of Materials | 6.0 |
O aluno deverá obter 6.0 créditos nesta opção. |
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| 2.º Semester | ||
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 8923 | Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Nanotechnology and Nanosciences | 6.0 |
| 8922 | Project in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology | 15.0 |
| 8915 | Seminar on Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies II | 3.0 |
| 2.º Semester - Opção 2 | ||
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| Options | ||
| 1116 | Molecular Biology B | 6.0 |
| 3866 | General Biochemistry C | 6.0 |
| 7854 | Mechanical Behavior of Micro and Nanomaterials | 6.0 |
| 7304 | Design of Analog Integrated Circuits and Systems | 6.0 |
| 8924 | Materials Mesomorphs | 6.0 |
| 1994 | Optoelectronics | 6.0 |
| 7494 | Surfaces and Interfaces | 6.0 |
| 8925 | Technology of Thin Films | 6.0 |
O aluno deverá obter 6.0 créditos nesta opção. |
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| 2.º Year | ||
| Code | Name | ECTS |
| 9335 | Thesis | 180.0 |
| 3.º Year | ||
| Code | Name | ECTS |