Syllabus and Teaching staff

Master coordinator: Maria Isabel Pividori Gurgo

M1: Industry and Research in Chemistry: Specialized Topics in Theory and Practice 

Coord. Fina Pons

• Introduction to photochemistry and photoredox. 3 h. Albert Granados
• Regulations. 4 h. Cristina Palet
• Patents. 4 h.
• Experimental design. 6 h. Manel Alcalá
• CV and presentations preparation. 4 h. Rosa Mª Sebastián
• Introduction to computational chemistry. 4 h. Agustí Lledós
• NMR (theory + problem resolution). 7 h. Roger Bofill, Ona Illa.
• Resource optimization and environmental assessment of chemical processes. 7 h. José Peral 
• Risk and safety in chemical facilities. 4 h. Manel del Valle
• Laboratory instrumental techniques and chemical analysis. 14 h
  • ICP-Mass. 4 h Montserrat Lopez Mesas / Monserrat Resina
• • X-Ray. 3 h. Francesc Piniella / Ángel Álvarez (Servei RX)
  • Laboratory advanced techniques. 7h Jordi García-Antón / Josefina Pons

M2: Chemistry for Specific Materials of Interest in Industry and Research

Coord. Jordi Hernando

• 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. (8 h) Jordi Hernando. 
• 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, CO₂reduction. 4 h. Xavier Sala (4h).
• Advanced materials characterization using synchrotron radiation light. Roberto Boada (6 h)
• Materials and microfabrication technologies for miniaturized systems. (6 h). Mar Puyol 
• Nanoparticles and applications in catalysis. Roser Pleixats. (3 h) 

M3: Chemistry in Industry.

Coord. José Peral 

• Project management and production cost assessment. 6 h. David del Moral
• Entrepreneurship. 4 h. Jofre Ferrer-Dalmau
• Wastewater and residue treatment. 10 h. M. González (5 h), Sergi Ponsà (5 h) 
• Biotechnology procedures. 4 h. Xavier Garcia Ortega
• Chemical and biochemical process control. 3 h. Joan Baeza
• Green Chemistry. 6 h. Gonzalo Guirado (3 h), José Peral (3 h) 
• Micro- and nano-capsules for controlled delivery of functional molecules. (3 h). Claudio Roscini.
• Special topics in chemical products of industrial interest (66 h) :
  • Bulk chemicals (Top ten). 10 h. Fernando Novio (5 h), Roser Pleixats (5 h), Jesús Santamaria (1 h) Polymers. 12 h. Fernando Novio (6 h) / Jesús Santamaria (2 h) / Romina Marín (2 h) y Josep Gimeno (2 h). Pharmaceuticals. 16 h. Francesc Cabré (6 h) / Joan Guasch (4 h) / Marius Valls (4 h) / Montse Closa (2 h). Surfactants. Miquel Osset (4 h). Flavours and fragances. Amadeo Triviño (4 h). Food products. 8 h. Manuel Valiente (3 h), Jordi Saldó (5 h). Diagnostics. (4 h). Xavi Ceto
  • Asymmetric synthesis and catalysis in industrial processes. (4 h) Pau Bayón.

M4: Advanced Chemistry

Coord. Montserrat López Mesas 

• Chemical speciation, non destructive analysis, miniaturization. 6 h. I. Henríquez Valido (3 h), Mar Puyol (3 h)
• Chemometrics. 6 h. Manel Alcalà 
• Surface chemistry (heterogeneous catalysis, self-assembled monolayers). 3 h. José Peral
• Conventional and non-conventional solvents. 2 h. Gonzalo Guirado. 
• Applications of computational techniques in chemistry. 4 h. Agustí Lledós/ Gregori Ujaque
• Structure determination in chemistry. 13 h
  • NMR: 1D, 2D, multinuclear, solid state. Miriam Pérez (6 h). Roger Bofill (2 h). EPR. José Vidal (2 h)
  • Microscopy: TEM, SEM, AFM, STSM. 3 h. Mª José Esplandiu. 
• Synthesis and catalysis. 20 h. 
• Homogeneous catalysis. 6 h. Laia Francàs.
• Basic principles and strategies in the design of organic synthesis. 1 h. Marta Figueredo
• Non-aromatic and aromatic heterocycles. 6 h. Marta Figueredo
• Chirality: general concepts, molecular and supramolecular structures. 3 h. Pau Bayón
• Stereoselective synthesis. 4 h. Ona Illa.

M5: Biomolecular Chemistry

Coord. Adelina Vallribera

• Biomolecules & Biomimetics. Structure, function and biorecognition. 6 h. María Isabel Pividori (3 h), Xavier Ceto (3 h)
• Structure and function of biomolecules and mimetics. 6 h. Oscar Palacios.
• Modeling of biomolecular processes: recognition mechanisms and dockings, dynamical behaviours. 3 h. Jean Didier Maréchal
• Chemistry and biomedicine: Radiopharmaceuticals, contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging. 3 h. Joan Suades 
• Natural products: biosynthesis and properties. 8 h. Adelina Vallribera (4 h), Ramon Alibés (4 h)
• Biomolecule production, separation, modification and determination. 9 h. María Isabel Pividori (6 h), Xavier Ceto (3 h)
• Nanomaterials in biosciences. María Isabel Pividori (3 h).

M6: From Small Molecules to Nanomaterials

Coord. Maria Del Mar Puyol

• Small molecules: synthesis and applications in molecular biology and medicine. 13 h. Ramon Alibés (7 h), Félix Busqué (6 h).
• Dendrimers and hyperbranched molecules: preparation and applications. (5 h). Rosa María Sebastián.
• Computational chemistry in small molecules. Jean Didier Maréchal (4h)
• Soft materials: polymeric coatings and gelators, Supramolecular structures. (5 h). Carolina Gimbert
• Organofluorinated compounds: synthesis and applications. (4 h) Adelina Vallribera
• Nanoparticle and applications in catalysis. (3 h) Mar Puyol.
• Introduction to EDA complexes. Applications in organic synthesis. (3 h) Albert Granados
• Applications of small molecules, soft materials and nanoparticles in drug and biomolecule delivery. (1 h). Ona Illa. 

M7: Internship. 

M8: Master’s Degree Dissertation

Coord. Félix Busqué

• In the specialty “Advanced chemical research”, these practices will be carried out in a research laboratory of the Department of Chemistry of the UAB under the supervision of a professor who will act as tutor or in a Research Institute under the supervision of a member researcher of staff with recognized experience. The supervisors will issue a report at the end of the stay that will be used by the Coordination Committee for the evaluation of students. The tasks that will be carried out by the students will be the learning and the practice of analysis and synthesis techniques in a research laboratory.
• In the specialty “Chemistry in industry” these practices will be carried out in laboratories of chemical companies. Each student will have a supervisor at the company who will guarantee the progress and quality of their work and issue a report at the end of their stay. This report will be used by the Coordination Committee for the evaluation of students. Also the student will have a university supervisor who will guarantee the quality of the final written report. The tasks that the students will be carried out will be the learning and the practice of analysis and synthesis techniques in an industrial chemical laboratory. Students have guaranteed up to a minimum of three interviews with different possible companies interested in hosting the student during the development of the experimental credits of the master’s degree; from this moment on, if the student has not managed to be admitted by a company, he will be also responsible for finding a company where develop these credits.