Swansea University 2022 Postgraduate Prospectus

CHEMISTRY SINGLETON PARK CAMPUS

development and healthcare, which is currently unaffordable and needs to benefit more patients. Our areas of postgraduate research and training are in: • Colloid Chemistry • Drug Delivery • Drug Particles • Multi-action Therapeutics • Pharmaceuticals Chemistry of Materials Research areas include: • 2D Materials, Graphene and Electronic Materials • Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering • Imaging • Micro and Nanostructures • Microfluidics • Polymer Synthesis • Recycling of Materials • Smart Scaffolds Semiconductor Chemistry Research areas include: • Chemistry of Thin Films • Optoelectronics and Photonics • Organic Electronics • Photochemistry and Lithography • Plasma Chemistry • Silicon Devices and Processing Surface Chemistry: Imaging and Spectroscopy • Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) • Electron Microscopy (SEM and TEM) • Fluorescence Imaging • NMR • Raman Spectroscopy and FTIR • Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy (STM) • X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)

Surface Chemistry: Bioelectronics and Sensing • Electrochemistry • Organic Electronics • Sensors and Biosensors • Surface Modification

RESEARCH COURSES Entry Requirements Typically a 2:1 honours degree or a master's degree with 'Merit' in chemistry or related subject. English Language Requirement IELTS 6.0 Overall (with no individual component below 5.5) or Swansea University recognised equivalent.

In collaboration with the Biocontrol and Natural Products (BANP) Group in the Department of Biosciences, there are also research opportunities around the characterisation and application of natural products, in particular those derived from fungi and microalgae, to provide therapeutics and nutraceuticals and to act as agents for biocontrol and bioremediation. Further information on our research can be found on our website:  swansea.ac.uk/chemistry/ research-and-impact/

CHEMISTRY MSc By Research/ MPhil/PhD FT PT We invite applications from

well-qualified candidates whose research interest focuses around the themes of Energy Chemistry; Health, Food and Drug Chemistry; Chemistry of Materials; Semiconductor Chemistry and Surface Chemistry: One of the key areas where advances in chemistry will be needed is in providing solutions to the global energy challenge. Research areas include: • Batteries and Supercapacitors • Energy Storage and Generation • Green Chemistry • Oil and Gas Chemistry • Photochemistry, Catalysts and Solar Reforming of Biomass and Spectroscopy. Energy Chemistry Health, Food and Drug Chemistry Chemistry research provides new routes to more effective, cheaper and less toxic therapies and to non-invasive disease detection and diagnosis tools. It will lead to transformation of the entire landscape of drug discovery,

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