MSc Advanced Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Objectives:
To provide students with advanced academic training and professional skills to develop new science and products in the areas of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology.

• Official Master (enables to continue with PhD)
• 60 ECTS (1 year). Compulsory attendance.
• Language: English (ECRF B2 or similar)
• Schedule: 3 to 7 pm (mostly)
• From bachelor’s in: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Physics, Chemistry, Biotechnology, Electrical Engineering and related areas.

Centers involved:

• UAB Departments: Physics, Chemistry, Geology, Electrical Engineering. Biochemistry, Microbiology
• Catalan Institut of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2).
• Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC).
• Institute of Microelectronics of Barcelona (IMB – CNM - CSIC).
• ALBA synchrotron.
• Research Park at UAB.

ICMAB researchers involved:

• José Luis García-Muñoz: Material Characterization Techniques (Coordinator: Ignacio Ramón Mata Martínez)
• Martí Gich: Material Characterization Techniques (Coordinator: Ignacio Ramón Mata Martínez)
• Anna Palau: Advanced Physical Properties of Nanomaterials (Coordinator: Javier Rodríguez-Viejo)

For more information about this MSc in Advanced Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, you can contact its cordinator, Javier Rodríguez-Viejo (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

Grau en Nanociència i Nanotecnologia

The bachelor's degree in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at the UAB offers: 

• Interdisciplinary training: physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics.
• Contents focused on the study of phenomena and manipulation of materials at atomic, molecular and macromolecular scale.
• Training of professionals for the new industry and society of knowledge:
  • Communication technologies.
  • Energy production and storage.
  • Creation of new materials.
  • Nanometric scale manufacturing.
  • Development of scientific problem-solving tools.
  • Technology of foods.
  • Water and environmental technologies.
  • Improvements in security.
• Specific training in fundamental concepts, principles, theories and techniques related to nanoscience and nanotechnology.
  • Synthesise and characterise materials at nanometric scale and study its properties.
  • Manipulate tools and materials in testing laboratories with the aim of studying phenomena at nanometric scale.
  • Interpret data obtained through experimental measures.
• Specialisations: Physics and Chemistry of Nanosystems and Bionanotechnology.

ICMAB researchers involved:

• Jordi Faraudo: Simulació de Sistemes Nanomètrics (Coordinator: Miguel Pruneda)
• Josep Fontcuberta: Nanomaterials Avançats (Coordinator: Jordi Hernando)
• Anna Roig: Nanotecnologia en Biomedicina (In-vivo medical imaging techniques) (Coordinator: Júlia Lorenzo)

For more information about the Bachelor’s Degree in Nanotechnology visit its website.

Electric vehicles and other propulsion technologies

Aims

• Analyse the electric and hybrid (combined electric and traditional internal combustion engines) propulsion systems and technologies.
• Study the types and configurations of hybrids according to vehicle type.
• Improve energy storage systems and their internal power management.
• Learn the technical principles of the electric motors currently in use along with their charging systems and their energy storage systems.
• Development of the way the energy distribution network is managed and designed to ensure proper recharging of these vehicles in urban areas.

Who is it for?

• Professionals working in the automotive industry either directly for the automaker or auxiliary companies.
• Industrial Engineers.
• Employees at testing laboratories.
• Professionals from public organisations linked to the technology sector.

ICMAB researchers involved:

• Rosa Palacín: Fundamentos y técnicas básicas de baterías and Diseño y aplicación de baterías en vehículo eléctrico (Coordinator: David Gallegos)

For more information about this Postgraduate Course on Electric Vehicles and Other Propulsion Technologies, please visit its website.