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FAME Master

Functionalized Advanced Materials and Engineering FAME partner presentation University of Aveiro February 2019

Local Coordinator: Ana Barros anabarros@ua.pt

Universidade de Aveiro

Here a list of advantageous points for Aveiro/Portugal:

• 1. The classes are absolutely great,

you get to mix with PhD students.

• 2. Stress free town; people work hard

but they are generally relaxed

• 3. Easy access to research labs and

profs

• 4. The English level of the average

person in town is fantastic as compared to Bordeaux or Grenoble

• 5. Low prices (rent, food,

commodities, entertainment) If they want to realize how low they should consider that minimum wage is about 600 €/ month

• 6. Very active ESN in other words:

International Students Partying and Travelling

• 7. Easy to travel to other cities and
• ther cultural regions
• 8. All cities are very historic and

untouched by modern warfare (as is the case with Germany, France and Belgium)

What FAME students had to say:

Information for international students

General Information: www.ua.pt/gri/students Erasmus +  International Office: Marta Oliveira Accommodation: Mainly

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Campus in student

• apartments. Average monthly cost < € 250. No pre-

booking. Support provided upon arrival (“erasmus buddies”). International Office also coordinates accommodation for international students. Cost of living: Supermarket prices similar to France and

• Germany. Socializing and eating out are still cheaper than

most European countries. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcP6xX uPJmI https://vimeo.com/134220534

Year 2 specialization details Nanomaterials and Hybrids

Courses and local practices

Courses and local practices

3rd Semester study plan (30ECTS)

Compulsory courses ECTS

Project/thesis* 12 (ca 2 days/week) Nanochemistry 6

Spectroscopic Techniques

6

Electives

Quantum Technologies

6

Macromolecular Chemistry

6

Individual research project research interests

*students registered at UAV - Project Work is part of Master thesis.

http://www.ua.pt/guiaonline/default.aspx?lg=en Pre requisites:

• Maximum 6 ECTS, i.e. only 1 of subject in arrears from first year

Exams practices:

• Two calls for exams: beginning of January and end of January
• Type of exams/ assessment varies:
• may be standard written exam combined

(or not) with essays/ oral presentation.

• Project work: written report with thesis layout.

+ informal discussion with supervisor & another member of academic staff with expertise in the field.

Courses and local practices

specific course and subject sites; prerequisites and exam practices

University specific rules Duration: minimum 6 months; Dates: final presentation normally in July Documents required: proof of passing all subjects of semesters 1, 2 & 3 and payment of fees. Jury: one external academic expert in the field; supervisor + president of the jury

Master Thesis

Supervisors will be members of EMMI network and of CICECO- Aveiro Institute of Materials

Areas of research to carry out Project work and/or thesis

http://www.ciceco.ua.pt

Consult also “Research Highlights” and “report & plan”

CICECO –Aveiro Institue of Materials

(CICECO - Centre for Research in Ceramics and Composite Materials)

EMMI Partner

• The largest Portuguese research unit in Materials Sci. & Eng.:
• 46 academic staff
• 30 full-time researchers
• 96 post-doctoral associates
• 108 PhD students
• 81 other students;
• One of the most productive research institutes in the country
• ca. 6 SCI papers/year/academic staff or full-time researcher
• 4937 SCI papers
• 118 patents
• 271 Ph.D. theses terminated;
• International research centre:
• 40 % of full-time researchers
• 31 % of post-docs are not Portuguese
• 22 different nationalities;
• active collaborations with 45 countries;
• part of the main stream materials research in Europe:

– Networks (EMMI, MNAA) – European Projects – Portuguese Marie Curie Training sites, ‘Advanced Ceramic Materials: Synthesis & Structure’ – Erasmus Mundus – Erasmus +

Smart Green Homes Bosch - University of Aveiro Project

Various distinct projects involving multidisciplinary teams

Example: Electric water heaters: Preparation & characterization of composite materials; Numerical simulations: Enhanced Heat Storage Capacity Prevent/minimize corrosion Improved efficiency

ImpacTus Navigator- University of Aveiro Project

Example: Use of subproducts of paper industry such as lignin: Preparation & characterization of foams, adhesives and functional composite materials;

• Reduce waste environmental

impact;

• Add value to residues;
• Replace at least partially non

renweable raw materials

• Contribute to sustainability

Various distinct projects involving multidisciplinary teams

Polymeric electrolytes for fuel cells

• Fuel cells are a central technology on the

emerging hydrogen economy paradigm.

• The

project evaluates the potential

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renewable nanocomposite electrolytes based bio-based electrolytes for fuel cells.

• Characterization of structure-microstructure-

conductivity relationships.

• Filipe Figueiredo, lebre@ua.pt
• Ana Barros, anabarros@ua.pt

Bombyx mori silkworm cocoons

Bio-printing of natural-based hydrogels for tissue engineering

João F. Mano, jmano@ua.pt

This project will focus on the development of a technology for 3D bioprinting of hydrogels obtained from components of blood, with high resolution and under cytocompatible conditions. Investigation

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the fabrication of the basic 3D building block: the filament. The best conditions to obtain a photo-crosslinkable hydrogels from authologous source will be optimised. Multiple structured designs will be developed through the use of computer aided design software and the influence of parameters such as velocity of extruded filament and the movement velocity of the nozzle will be investigated. The project will include analysis of the 3D printed biomaterials, including the use of electron microscopy and mechanical analysis. The research will progress to develop complex structures, and the incorporation of cells and basic biological characterization studies Physiochemical, mechanical and biological characterization.

Organic-inorganic hybrids for green photonics

http://hybrids.web.ua.pt Integrated optics

low-cost optical devices based

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inorganic hybrids for the new generation of

• ptical networks

(couplers, Mach-Zehnder interferometers, thermal- actuated polarization control devices)

M Rute Ferreira, rfereira@ua.pt Luis Carlos, lcarlos@ua.pt

LUMINESCENT SOLAR CONCENTRATOR

• rganic dyes and

lanthanide-based lightweight and mechanically flexible high-performance waveguiding photovoltaics

WHITE LIGHT LEDs

development

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efficient and low-cost downconverting photoluminescent phosphors based

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nanoparticles for ultraviolet/blue to white light conversion

MOLECULAR THERMOMETRY

accurate luminescent thermometers working at micrometric and nanometric scales, involving advanced Ln3+-based functional

• rganic–inorganic

hybrid materials.

Bio-hybrid Magnetic Nanosorbents for Water Quality

Ana Daniel-da-Silva, ana.luisa@ua.pt Tito Trindade, tito@ua.pt

This research involves the development of environmentally friendly nanosorbents composed of magnetic nanoparticles functionalized with biopolymer and siliceous shells. These nanomaterials have found great potential in magnetically assisted technologies for the removal of emerging pollutants (e.g. pharmaceutics, pesticides) present in contaminated water. Bio‐hybrids Magnetic Bio‐hybrids

Fe3O4 Hybrid shell

Magnetic Separation

Magnet

Adsorption of the pollutant

Universidade de Aveiro Thank you for your attention! Look forward to seeing you in Aveiro!

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