Main Research Activities in the MSc in Chemistry

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.

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