Doctorate in Nanotechnology

Name of the program: Doctorate in Nanotechnology
Key DGP: 520619
Normal period to graduate: 8 semesters
Credits: 218
Degree that confers: Doctor in Nanotechnology
Campus where it is offered: Hermosillo

Program description

goals

The curriculum offers its graduates a high level academic education characterized by five central dimensions:

• To develop a multidisciplinary excellence training in the vast field of Nanotechnology and Materials Science and Engineering, which includes the basic studies of the subject, its intimate structure, its atomic configuration, physical, chemical, physicochemical and biophysical properties.
• To generate in the students a deep level of competence in the domain of the diverse analytical, experimental and computational methodologies, for the processing, synthesis and characterization of the nanostructured materials.
• Develop and enrich a training of teaching skills at the level of higher education and postgraduate.
• Link the training of its graduates to the development needs of the productive sector; Y
• To develop researchers of excellence and ethics, with a high level of originality, independence and scientific methodology.

What Will Your Competencies Be When You Finish The Program?

Egress Profile

The graduate of the Doctorate in Nanotechnology will be characterized by the mastery of the following:

Cognitive Competencies

• Mastery of the theories, methodologies and technologies associated with Nanotechnology;
• Methodological capacities for scientific research, with emphasis on the development of heuristic skills;
• Knowledge of the context, structure and technological development of the productive sector;
• Valuation of existing knowledge in the area of Science and Engineering of Nanostructured Materials;
• Generation of basic and applied research, original and independent, that allow the enrichment of knowledge of the Science and Engineering of Nanostructured Materials.

Instrumental skills

• Efficient management of the operation and management of equipment, materials, instruments and laboratories related to Nanotechnology;
• Creation of new techniques and procedures for operation and management of equipment, materials, instruments and laboratories; Y
• Development of teaching skills for the management of higher education and postgraduate learning groups.

Valuation Competences

• Enrichment of the valoral and attitudinal dimensions of scientific knowledge
• Development of an ecological conscience in its tasks of research and service to the productive sector;
• Characterization of the ethical values of scientific and professional work. Leadership capacity in the field of knowledge of Science and Engineering of nanostructured materials and nanotechnology, and
• Ability to participate in the training of high level researchers in the field of nanotechnology.

Curriculum

Curricular map

List of subjects

• Investigative Practice I
• Selected Topics of Nanotechnology
• Investigative Practice II
• Characterization of Materials
• Experimental Development I
• Experimental Development II
• Thesis I
• Thesis II

Optional assignatures

• Electron Microscopy
• Electronic Structure of Materials
• Advanced Ceramics
• Thermal Treatment of Materials
• Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Materials
• Polymers
• Processing of Polymers
• Characterization of catalysts
• Synthesis of catalysts
• Physical chemistry
• Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry
• Advanced Organic Chemistry
• Preparation and Characterization of Thin Films
• Electron spectroscopy
• Electro-Optics
• Photonics
• Selected Topics of Physics and Chemistry
• Crystallography and Diffraction
• Magnetic Properties of the Mater.
• Experimental Techniques of Magnetism
• Non destructive essays
• Continuous Mechanics
• Selected Topics of Physical Metallurgy
• Polymer Chemistry
• Physicochemistry of Polymers
• Rheology and Reometry
• Additive for Polymers
• Molecular Models of Structures and Properties of Polymers
• Chemical Modeling of Atoms to Liquids
• Introduction to Computational Chemistry
• Computational Simulation of Molecular and Supramolecular Materials
• Introduction to Nanotechnology
• Introduction to Bionanotechnology
• Application of Computational Nanotechnology
• Science and Technology of Nanocomposites
• Molecular Nanoelectronics
• Computational Chemistry for Nanotechnology
• Supramolecular Chemistry
• Production of Hydrogen for Fuel Cells
• Fuel Cell Technologies
• Techniques for Selecting Hydrogen Production and Fuel Cells
• Luminescent Characterization of Nanomaterials
• Analysis of Biomolecules
• Molecular biology

Lines of generation and / or application of knowledge of the program.

• Bionanotechnology and Nanomedicine.
• Manufacturing and Evaluation of Devices.
• Nanostructures and Functionalized Nanocomposites.

Academic Core

The Teaching Staff that integrates the Basic Academic Nucleus (NAB) of the Program is made up of 28 Doctors, of whom 27 belong to the National System of Researchers (SNI), for the time of dedication to the Postgraduate Program in Nanotechnology (Masters and Doctorate) They are classified as full-time teachers and part-time teachers.

The following tables show the breakdown of the Teaching Staff grouped by the Time of dedication to the Graduate Program, indicating the Level in the SNI, as well as the Lines of Generation and Application of Knowledge (LGAC's) that it develops: (1 ) Bionanotechnology and Nanomedicine ; (2) Manufacture and Evaluation of Devices ; and (3) Functionalized Nanostructures and Nanocomposites .

Full Time Teachers

Complementary Academic Nucleus of the Doctorate in Nanotechnology (DEN)

The Teaching Personnel that integrates the Complementary Academic Nucleus of the Program is conformed by 8 Doctors, of which 4 belong to the National System of Researchers (SNI). This group includes teachers who have been assigned to National or Foreign Institutions and who participate part-time in the Program.

The following tables show the breakdown of the Teaching Staff of the Complementary Academic Center of the Graduate Program, indicating the level in the SNI, as well as the assignment and the Lines of Generation and Application of Knowledge ( LGAC's ) that it develops.

Teachers of External Institutions

How to enter this postgraduate course?

Entry requirements

• Application form and letter of presentation of your reasons for admission to study in the area of Nanotechnology.
• Master's Degree or Examination Certificate in any area related to Nanotechnology, such as Materials Science, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, and / or Related Engineering (Chemistry, Biochemistry, Systems, Materials, Mechanics, Electrical, Electronics, etc.) ) and master's certificate of qualifications.
• Minimum average of 8.0 or its equivalent.
• Demonstrate sufficiency of the English language. TOEFL 500 points, or its equivalent assigned by the Department of Foreign Languages of UNISON.
• Present CENEVAL EXANI-III knowledge and aptitude exam and obtain a minimum score of 1000 points.
• Present diagnostic test.
• Proposed thesis and Curriculum Vitae of the director.
• Interview with academic research staff related to your proposal to be evaluated initially. For final acceptance the student must also have a positive evaluation in the interview with the Academic Committee of the Postgraduate.
• Two color children's photos with white background.
• Two letters of academic recommendation from Professor Researchers belonging to the National System of Researchers (SNI).
• Birth certificate (original).
• Unique Code of Population Registration (CURP) for Mexicans; and for foreigners, corresponding student immigration form.
• Voter's credential (both sides) for Mexicans; passport for foreigners (copy).
• Proof of address (copy).

Admission profile

The PhD program in Nanotechnology is aimed at graduates of a Master's Degree in a related area of Nanotechnology such as Materials Science, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, and / or Related Engineering (Chemistry, Industrial, Biochemistry, Systems, Materials, Mechanics , Electrical, Electronics, etc.).

What do you need to get the degree?

Qualification requirements

To obtain a PhD degree, you must:

• Approve the total credits and meet the other requirements established in the corresponding graduate program;
• Proof of understanding a language other than Spanish, as established by the Academic Committee of the Postgraduate Program according to the study program.
• Pass the examination of grade in the written phase and in the oral phase before a jury named ex profeso.
• For the degree of doctor, to pass a general examination of knowledge in the case in which the graduate program contemplates it.
• Comply with the provisions and requirements demanded by the School Services Office for the issuance of the degree.

Titration options

Develop and defend your thesis on an original research project before a jury that will be integrated according to the internal guidelines of the program.

How much does it cost to study this postgraduate course?

Cost of the EXANI-III

The registration cost of applicants to enter the Universidad de Sonora is announced annually along with the first entry notice.

Registration and tuition fees

Students, when enrolling in any of the graduate programs, must cover the corresponding fees according to the current minimum wage in the city of Hermosillo, as established in the Quotas Regulation.

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Dr. Mario Enrique Alvarez Ramos
Program coordinator
Building 3F (Ground Floor), Blvd. Luis Encinas J. and Rosales S / N, Col. Centro, CP 83000. Hermosillo, Sonora.
coordinacion.posgrado@fisica.uson.mx
Tel: 52 (662) 2592108
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