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Chemistry for Specific Materials of Interest to Industry and Research
Code: 42428Credits: 6
| Degree programme | Type | Course |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial Chemistry and Introduction to Chemical Research | OB | 1 |
Contact lecturer
- Name :
- Jordi Hernando Campos
- Email :
- jordi.hernando@uab.cat
Teaching staff
- Albert Granados Toda
- Jordi Hernando Campos
- Maria Jose de Montserrat Esplandiu Egido
- Xavier Sala Roman
- Roberto Boada Romero
- Maria del Mar Puyol Bosch
Teaching staff (external to UAB)
- Inhar Imaz Gabilondo
Group languages
You can consult this information at the end of the document.
Prerequisites
Teaching, including teaching materials handed over to students, will be in English, hence good communication skills in English are necessary.
The course assumes that the student has a solid chemical background (that typically shown by graduate students in Chemistry).
Objectives
This focus of this subject is the study of the chemical properties of specific materials that are currently of interest for either research or Industry. The couse will cover selected examples of molecular, supramolecular, nanostructured and bulk materials, their corresponding applications in different fields and relevant techniques for their characterization.
Learning outcomes
- Students should know how to communicate their conclusions, knowledge and final reasoning that they hold in front of specialist and non-specialist audiences clearly and unambiguously
- Identify information in the scientific literature using the appropriate channels and integrating said information to approach and contextualise a research issue.
- Use scientific terminology in the English language to defend experimental results in the context of the chemistry profession.
- Correctly apply new information capture and organisation technologies to solve problems in professional activity.
- Evaluate the human, economic, legal and ethical dimension of professional practice, as well as the environmental implications of one's work.
- Possess and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity for originality in the development and/or application of ideas, often in a research context
- Student should possess an ability to learn that enables them to continue studying in a manner which is largely self-supervised or independent
- Define the properties of specific materials.
- Describe the properties of liquid interphases and their applications.
- Propose advanced applications for supra-molecular materials and nanomaterials.
- Interpret the properties of gels and identify their applications.
- Analyse biomaterials and apply them.
- Innovate in the synthesis and analysis methods of specific materials.
- Encourage innovation in the field of materials and their applications.
Contents
- Solids, Supramolecular materials, nanomaterials, biomaterials and liquid interphases. Molecular recognition: cationic or anionic species. Neutral molecules. Self-assembly. Molecular devices and molecular machines. Liquid interphases: Langmuir-Blodgett films, micelles, vesicles. Jordi Hernando (8 h).
- Metal-Organic Frameworks: from molecules and metal ions to crystals and superstructures. Inhar Imaz (4 h).
- Metal nanoparticles, quantum dots, nanotubes, graphenes, fullerenes, liquid crystals. Mª José Esplandiu (7 h).
- Materials for Sustainable Energy: sustainable energy, solar fuels, water splitting, hydrogen, CO2 reduction. Xavier Sala (4 h).
- Advanced materials characterization using synchrotron radiation light. Roberto Boada (6 h)
- Materials and microfabrication technologies for miniaturized systems. Mar Puyol (6 h)
- Nanoparticles and applications in catalysis. Albert Granados (3 h)
Learning activities and methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal Work and Study | 92 | 3.68 | 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 |
| Theory Lectures | 38 | 1.52 | 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 |
Theory Lectures
The lecturer will explain the syllabus to the classroom using blackboard and multimedia material, which will be made available to the students in the \"Campus Virtual\" in Moodle environment. These expositive sessions will conform most of the theory lecturing of the syllabus.
Personal Study
Personal work by the student is a very important, almost indispensible aspect of the students' attitude towards passing the topic. Besides the most obvious areas (like readying and studying notes and books, preparing exercises, etc.) specific, well delimited areas of the theory syllabus will be left to the students to work out by themselves. In these cases, personal consultation hours will be made available to help coalescing the knowledge gained by the students.
Assessment
Continuous assessment activities
| Title | Weight | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written Exams | 82% | 15 | 0.6 | 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 |
| Turned-In Exercises | 2% | 1 | 0.04 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10 |
| Oral Presentations | 16% | 4 | 0.16 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14 |
- Every professor decides the number and typology of evaluation activities: oral presentations, written exams, delivery of discussed articles, tests.
- The final mark of the module will be the sum of the marks of every professor multiplied by the percentage of his classes in the total teaching of the module.
- To pass a module, it is mandatory a mark over 3.5 in a 75% of all the activities in order to average with other marks of module.
- There will be a period in January to repeat written exams with marks under 5. In the case of exams under 3.5, it will be mandatory to the student. In the case of exams between 3.5 and 5 it would be optional.
- The marks of other evaluations activities (i. e. oral presentations) will average with the rest of the marks of the professor/module independently of the value. There will be not option of repeating these evaluation activities.
- If a student participates in less than 1/3 of the evaluation activities, he/she will be graded as \"No evaluable\".
Use of Artificial Intelligence – Permitted Use: In this course, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is allowed as an integral part of the development of the assignment, provided that the final outcome reflects a significant contribution by the student in terms of analysis and personal reflection. The student must clearly identify which parts have been generated using this technology, specify the tools used, and include a critical reflection on how these have influenced both the process and the final outcome of the activity. Lack of transparency in the use of AI will be considered a breach of academic integrity and may result in a penalty in the grade of the assignment, or more severe sanctions in serious cases.
Academic Misconduct: The commission of any irregularity in an assessment activity (academic misconduct, plagiarism, or improper use of AI, unless such use is explicitly authorized in the course syllabus) that may lead to a significant alteration of the grade will result in that activity being graded as 0. If the course syllabus establishes that obtaining a minimum grade in this assessment activity is an essential requirement to pass the course, or if multiple irregularities occur in assessment activities within the same course, the final grade for the course will be 0. In addition, disciplinary proceedings may be initiated against the student who commits any of these irregularities.
Bibliography
Every lecturer will provide the students with a list of appropriate references (scientific papers, books, links, etc...) for each part of the syllabus.
Software
No specific software is employed in this module.
Course groups and languages
The information provided is provisional until November 30. After this date, you will be able to consult the language of each group through this link. To access the information, you will need to enter the course CODE
| Type of teaching | Group | Language | Semester | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (TEm) Theory (master) | 1 | English | first semester | morning-mixed |