PHD IN MATERIALS SCIENCE

CONTACT INFORMATION

WEBSITE PhD in Materials Science

Academic Commission

Coordinator: Diego Cazorla Amorós

Secretary: Emilia Morallón Núñez

Quality Commission

Coordinator: Diego Cazorla Amorós

Proposing body:

University Institute of Materials

iuma@ua.es ciencia.materiales@ua.es

Doctoral School:

EIDUA-University of Alicante International Doctoral School

Location: Multipurpose Building II (Codi SIGUA 0022PB001)

Telephone number 965 90 3466

Contact EIDUA

BASIC AND GENERAL COMPETENCES

BASIC

CB11 - Systematic comprehension of a field of study and mastery of the skills and research methods related to said field.

CB12 - Ability to conceive, design or create, put into practice and adopt a substantial research or creation process.

CB13 - Ability to contribute to the expansion of knowledge barriers through original research.

CB14 - Ability to carry out a critical and evaluative analysis and synthesize new and complex ideas.

CB15 - Ability to communicate with the academic and scientific community as well as society in general regarding your fields of knowledge in the modes and languages used normally in your international scientific community.

CB16 - Ability to foment scientific, technological, social, artistic or cultural advances within a knowledge-based society in academic and professional contexts.

PERSONAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES

CA01 - To cope with contexts in which there is little specific information.

CA02 - To find the key questions that must be answered to solve a complex problem.

CA03 - To design, create, develop and carry out innovating projects in your field of knowledge.

CA04 - To be able to work as a team and as an individual in an international and multidisciplinary context.

CA05 - To process knowledge, cope with complexity and formulate judgements with limited information.

CA06 - To criticise and defend solutions intellectually.

Common compulsory transversal training activities

All students will have to do a series of transversal activities; some are common to all doctoral programs whereas others are specific to each individual program.

Classes are structured into two sessions and will be taught in a computer room (indicated when necessary) during the afternoon schedule with the goal of making it easier for both, full-time and part-time students to attend.

The vehicular languages will be Spanish and Valencian.

The activities are the following:

ACTIVITY 1: Tools for the management and recovery of information.

ACTIVITY 2: Goals and objectives of research

ACTIVITY 3: Scientific communication models

ACTIVITY 4: Transfer of knowledge models

For more information check the University of Alicante International Doctoral SchooL (Website)

Specific compulsory training activities

The activities are the following:

ACTIVITY 1: Seminars related to the doctoral programme's topic

ACTIVITY 2: Seminars for doctoral students

ACTIVITY 3: Attendance to scientific meetings

ACTIVITY 4: Mobility

Optional specific training activity

The activities are the following:

ACTIVITY 1: Stays at Universities and Higher Research Centres.

For more information contact the proposing body. University Institute of Materials.

Research areas

Teams

RESEARCH AREAS

1. Adhesives, Rubbers and Adhesion Phenomena

2. Heterogeneous Catalysis

3. Environmental Decontamination

4. Electrochemistry: New Materials

5. Semiconductor Electrochemistry

6. Surfaces Electrochemistry and Electrocatalysis

7. Spectrumelectrochemistry and Modelling

9. Statistical Physics and Physics of Condensed Matter

10. Interaction of Particles Charged With Matter

11. Carbon Materials

12. Composite Materials

13. Polymeric Materials

14. Novel Nanoparticle-based Analytical Techniques

15. Electrochemical Processes

16. Quantum and Computational Chemistry

17. Adsorbent Solids

18. Analytical Techniques for Materials Characterization

19. Intelligent Polymeric Materials

20. Adhesives and Polymers for Medical Use

21. Electronics and Organics Photonics

TEAMS

Team 1: Advanced Materials Research

Areas: 2, 3, 11, 12, 13 y 17

Members:

Antonio Sepúlveda Escribano

Mercedes Pastor Blas

Francisco Javier Narciso Romero

Manuel Martínez Escandell

Joaquín Silvestre Albero

José Miguel Molina Jordá

Enrique Ramos Fernandez

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Team 2: Carbon Materials and Environment Research

Areas: 2, 3, 11, 12 y 17

Members:

Diego Cazorla Amorós

Mª José Illán Gómez

Mª Carmen Román Martínez

Avelina García García

Juan Alcañiz Monge

Dolores Lozano Castelló

Agustín Bueno López

Mª Ángeles Lillo Ródenas

Ángel Berenguer Murcia

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Team 3: Electrochemistry Research

Línies: 4, 5, 6, 7 y 15

Members:

Antonio Rodes García

José Manuel Orts Mateo

Roberto Gómez Torregrosa

Juan Manuel Pérez Martínez

Vicente Montiel Leguey

Enrique Herrero Rodríguez

Víctor Climent Payá

Jesús Iniesta Valcárcel

Teresa Lana Villareal

Pedro Bonete Ferrández

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Team 4: Functional Materials, Surfaces, and Analysis Research

Areas: 1, 19, 20, 4, 6, 14, 15 y 18

Members:

José Miguel Martín Martínez

Antonio Canals Hernández

Emilia Morallón Núñez

Francisco Montilla Jiménez

Lorena Vidal Martínez

Montserrat Hidalgo Núñez

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Team 5: Condensed Matter Physics and Quantum Chemistry Research

Areas: 9, 10, 16 y 21

Members:

Emilio San Fabián Maroto

Isabel Abril Sánchez

María Ángeles Díaz García

Pedro Boj Giménez

José Moises Villalvilla Soria

Joaquín Ignacio Fernández Rossier

Carlos Untiedt Lecuona

Mª José Caturla Terol

Guillermo Chiappe

Juan Carlos Sancho García

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ADMISSION PROCEDURE

1. To be admitted in a doctoral program at the University of Alicante, it is necessary to fill in an electronic pre-registration form, available annually on the EIDUA website.

2. Before starting the pre-registration process, it is advisable to consult the website of the chosen doctoral program in order to know the admission requirements demanded by the program.

3. The Academic Commissions (AC) are in charge of the admission process in the different doctoral programs.

4. The academic commissions decide annually the offer of places in every doctoral program according to the preconditions established in its Verified Memory. The commission may determine not to offer places when not having directors or tutors at any research line.

5. If the resolution is of “no admission”, in the computer application the reasons for the same will be detailed, having a calendar month to formulate an appeal before the AC; from the date of the resolution.

ACCESS PROCEDURE

1. In parallel with the admission process carried out by the AC, the Doctoral School (EDUA) verifies that the documentation provided is the one requested in the pre-registration form.

2. Applicants with higher studies attained in countries different from the EHEA*, at the moment of pre-registration process should pay an administrative fee for the study of their documentation, (equivalence study). The price of the rate is fixed annually by the Government of the Generalitat Valencia, by Decree.

3. People who do not provide the documentation in the terms required in the access process, may rectify this incident within 15 calendar days, from EDUA communication or, exceptionally, within the period determined by EDUA according to the concurrent circumstances.

4. When the incidents detected have not been resolved in the form and time determined by EDUA, the originated file academic record will be closed, without further processing.

5. The Doctorate School will proceed to open academic records to those who have been admitted by the AC and have correctly provided the required documentation, sending them an email with instructions to complete the enrolment process.

When the result is "no admission" it is possible to consult the grounds in the available electronic application. It is possible to raise administrative appeal (recurso de alzada) against AC resolution, within a month since resolution date.

*EHEA: European High Education Area

Registered in the Record of Universities, Centres and Degrees (RUCT)

Authorization Comunidad Valenciana: 28/03/2014

Published BOE 12/06/2014