Main Research Activities in the MSc in Chemistry

Synthesis of single-molecule magnets with applications in quantum computing and memory storage devices.
Synthesis of molecular multiferroic materials for applications in high-tech devices.
Synthesis and characterization of magnetic materials with photo-switchable properties as quantum bits (qubits).
Structural and catalytic analogues of compounds found in the active site of Photosystem II.
Magnetochemistry of polynuclear 3d transition metal complexes focused on single-molecule magnets as potential qubits for quantum computing, and their physicochemical characterization using SQUID magnetometers and Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR).
Magnetochemistry of polymeric low-dimensional magnetic materials with applications in nanowires.
Deposition of molecular magnetic materials into thin films.
Study of nanoporous molecular materials.
Use of Monte Carlo Simulations (classical and quantum) to study the magnetic behavior of molecular magnetic materials.
Synthesis and characterization of new microporous metal-organic compounds of the type {M₁(C₄H₄N₂)[M₂(CN)₄]} where M₁ = transition metals, M₂ = Pt(II), Pd(II) with magnetic hysteresis at room temperature.
Incorporation of molecular magnetic materials into multi-wall carbon nanotubes and study of their hybrid properties.
Development of new polymer membranes for advanced energy technologies, such as fuel cells and lithium batteries.
Synthesis and study of new optoelectronic copolymers and their blends for application in photovoltaic cells.
Development of hybrid nanomaterials based on modified carbon nanostructures with semiconducting polymers.
Synthesis and physicochemical study of copolymers exhibiting biostatic properties.
Development of new analytical methods for detecting and studying biomolecules (DNA, RNA, and proteins).
Construction of biosensors using nano- and micro-technology.
Use of cutting-edge technology for the fabrication of analytical microdevices and biosensors.
Development of analytical methods based on photoluminescence phenomena (fluorescence, chemiluminescence, and bioluminescence).
Natural attenuation (via sorption, biodegradation, and diffusion) of organic pollutants in aquatic systems.
The effect of salinity on the sorption process of organic water pollutants.
Study and monitoring of water system pollution.
New technologies for water purification and wastewater treatment.
Synthesis, characterization, and evaluation of the catalytic activity of solid catalysts.
Environmental catalysis.
Catalytic processes for the production of clean energy.
Responsive/functional polymeric materials and hydrogels.
Polymeric materials/nanoparticles as optical sensors.
Hybrid organic/inorganic nanostructured "soft" materials.
Synthesis and characterization of polymer membranes for use in fuel cells.
Design and development of polymer membranes for use as separators/polymer electrolytes in lithium batteries.
Heterogeneous catalysis with applications in environmental catalysis, energy carrier production from renewable sources, and Green Chemistry.
Design, synthesis, physicochemical characterization, and catalytic evaluation of heterogeneous catalysts for biogas and natural gas reforming processes.
Development of analytical methods for the detection of DNA/RNA and proteins.
Development of microdevices (chips) for genomic and proteomic analysis (instrumentation and applications).
Nanotechnology in the development of new analytical methods with applications in molecular diagnostics.
Nanotechnology in the development of new analytical methods, microdevices, and biosensors with applications in food authenticity testing.
Development of analytical methods, microdevices, and biosensors for the detection of biomarkers with health-related applications.
Preparation of new tracers (nanospheres, nanomaterials, and photoproteins) for use in analytical methods and biosensors.
Crystal Engineering.
Structural analysis of small molecules and biological macromolecules using X-ray crystallography.
Software development for use in Structural Chemistry.
Chemistry and technology of fermented foods (wine, beer, baked goods, dairy products, probiotics).
Immobilized cell technology in food and beverage production – Continuous processes – Fermentation at very low temperatures – Cryo-tolerant yeasts.
Single-cell protein – Starter cultures – Drying techniques for cultures.
Biotechnological utilization of agro-industrial waste and by-products for the production of new foods and value-added products (bioethanol, organic acids, microbial oil, bacterial cellulose, food components, etc.) – Biorefineries.
Industrial processes – Scale-up.
Microwave spectroscopy for van der Waals complexes, IR/Raman/UV/VIS/NMR spectroscopy of biological molecules (nitrosyl complexes and dyes).
Laser-induced fluorescence, polarizability spectroscopy, neutron scattering.
Molecular astrophysics, transport and spectroscopic properties of supercritical fluids.
Ab initio calculations for van der Waals complexes, Density Functional Theory (DFT) computations, molecular dynamics simulations, semi-classical and quantum mechanical calculations of inelastic and elastic collisions, reaction mechanisms.
Development of New Materials, Ceramics, Porous Materials, Colloid Chemistry, Biomaterials, Conductive Polymers.

Main Research Activities in the MSc in Chemistry

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