Unit name | Aerosol Science: Thematic Broadening Sabbatical |
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Unit code | CHEMM0019 |
Credit points | 60 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
Unit director | Professor. Reid |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
Core Aerosol Science I and II |
School/department | School of Chemistry |
Faculty | Faculty of Science |
Aerosols are particles dispersed in a gas phase with sizes ranging from molecular clusters (>1 nm) to large droplets (>100 um). Aerosol science is core to a broad range of disciplines extending from drug delivery to the lungs, to disease transmission, aerosol routes to the manufacture of new materials, combustion, environmental science, and the delivery of consumer and agricultural products.
Each student will be supported by a mentoring team of two academics and one industrial partner; the lead academic and the academic co-supervisor will work in complementary areas of aerosol science. The mentoring team will define the Research and Mentoring Plan before studentships are advertised, defining clearly the PhD project, the Thematic Broadening Sabbatical and the placement in industry (in Year 2 or 3) from the outset.
This unit will provide training in an area of aerosol science complementary to the final PhD project undertaken by the student. This 3 month project, the Thematic Broadening Sabbatical, will be hosted by the academic co-supervisor who may be based either at the same institution hosting the final PhD or any one of the other partnering academic institutions. The student will prepare a final written report on the outcomes of their project.
Upon completion of the course students should be able to:
Breakdown of contributing activity:
Research work – 3 months, 450 hours
For MRes Exit Award:
The student will submit a written dissertation (15,000 words equivalent maximum). The written dissertation (60 % of assessment) will be assessed by the mentoring team and a representative of the CDT. One member of the mentoring team and a representative of the CDT will also assess the student’s performance during a 30 minute interview (40 %).
Text-books covering most aspects of the course:
Aerosol Science: Technology and Applications by Colbeck and Lazaridis, Wiley-Blackwell, 1st edition (2014).
Aerosol Technology: Properties, Behavior, and Measurement of Airborne Particles by Hinds, Wiley-Blackwell, 2nd edition (1999).
Specialist text-books for thematic areas:
Aerosol Measurement: Principles, Techniques, and Applications by Kulkarni, Baron and Willeke, Wiley-Blackwell, 3rd edition (2011).
The Mechanics of Inhaled Pharmaceutical Aerosols: An Introduction by Finlay, Academic Press, 2nd edition (2019).
Analytical Chemistry of Aerosols: Science and Technology by Spurny, CRC Press (2000).
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics: From Air Pollution to Climate Change by Seinfeld and Pandis, Wiley-Blackwell, 3rd edition (2016).