Objectives
Physics is a key area of expertise. Along with mathematics, physics is the foundation of all other scientific and technological areas. Physics inherited from ancient philosophy the function to demand the truth, the laws and the overarching concepts that allow us to explain the matter, the universe and even life. In this sense, physics is the scientific area that is at the knowledge frontier.
Its importance for the development has been recognized by the United Nations, which declared 2005 the International Year of Physics.
Fulfilling the objectives of the 3rd cycle to ensure training leading to conceptual or instrumental innovation capabilities, critical analysis and evaluation, promotion of technological progress, skills that result from specialization and systematic understanding of a scientific-technological sub-area and the acquisition of skills and methods of research, this doctoral program aims at training specialists with great capacity for innovation and technological progress to promote the following sub-areas of physics:
Surfaces and Interfaces Physics (thin films, catalysis, interface processes at the molecular level, surface spectroscopies)
Studies in Advanced Materials (nano-structures, insulators, broadband semi-conductor metal oxides, magnetic materials and super-conductors, liquid crystals)
Atomic and Molecular Interactions (Proceedings in environmental and biological molecules, interaction of molecular beams, relativistic self-consistent studies of atoms and molecules)
Nuclear Reactions (nuclear reactions relevant to Nuclear Astrophysics)
Optical (Multi photoionization, nonlinear optics)
Development of materials (written and lab) for Basic and Secondary Education, including teacher training.
These sub-areas, covered topics correspond to areas of high importance (with big international repercussions), not only in fundamental terms, but also in terms of technological application potential.
Structure
Career opportunities
Ensure specialists training with strong capabilities to promote innovation and technological progress in the area of physics. This doctoral program gives career opportunities at university teaching careers and / or research, as well as top places in technical development companies, namely in the above mentioned sub-areas (indicated in the objectives). Among the capabilities with which candidates are provided these include critical thinking, conceptual autonomy and entrepreneurship for the creation of new businesses.
Organization
The program consists of a doctoral program with 60 ECTs and a doctoral thesis with 180 ECTs. The completion of the doctoral program entitles an Advanced Studies Diploma (DEA).
Observations:
The course is unique. As initial preparation, the student may be asked to conduct courses of the 2nd Master cycle in Physics Engineering. Students can obtain 12 ECTS by attending and passing courses belonging to 3rd cycle of any other doctoral program of this University and others with which it will establish a cooperation agreement.
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