Corso di laurea: Chemical Nano-Engineering A.A. 2022/2023

Informazioni generali del corso

Primo anno

Primo semestre

Insegnamento	CFU	SSD	Ore Lezione	Ore Eserc.	Ore Lab	Ore Studio	Attività	Lingua
8039939 - NANO-ELECTROCHEMISTRY	3	CHIM/01	23	-	4	-	Attività formative caratterizzanti	ENG
8039944 - SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY AND NANO-MATERIALS	7	ING-IND/21	54	-	9	-	Attività formative caratterizzanti	ENG
8039937 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY OF NANO-MATERIALS	3	CHIM/06	27	-	-	-	Attività formative caratterizzanti	ENG
8039936 - BASIC QUANTUM CHEMISTRY MODELING	3	CHIM/02	27	-	-	-	Attività formative caratterizzanti	ENG
8039938 - COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF NANO-SYSTEMS	7	CHIM/02	51	-	12	-	Attività formative caratterizzanti	ENG
8039943 - THERMODYNAMICS OF MATERIALS, INTERACTIONS AND SURFACE FORCES	3	ING-IND/22	23	-	4	-	Attività formative caratterizzanti	ENG
8039726 - NANO-ENGINEERING SEMINAR + PROJECT 1	2		9	-	9	-	Ulteriori attività formative (art.10, comma 5, lettera d)	ENG
8039857 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE LABORATORY 1	2	L-LIN/12	18	-	-	-	Ulteriori attività formative (art.10, comma 5, lettera d)	ENG

Secondo semestre

Insegnamento	CFU	SSD	Ore Lezione	Ore Eserc.	Ore Lab	Ore Studio	Attività	Lingua
8039724 - STRUCTURE AND CRYSTALLOGRAPHY OF SOLIDS	3	CHIM/01	23	-	4	-	Attività formative caratterizzanti	ENG
8039947 - SYNTHESIS AND FABRICATION OF NANO-ENGINEERING SYSTEMS	3	ING-IND/14	23	-	4	-	Attività formative affini ed integrative	ENG
8039945 - FABRICATION OF SMART POLYMERS	3	CHIM/05	23	-	4	-	Attività formative caratterizzanti	ENG
8039941 - ENGINEERING OF NANO-MACHINES	2	ING-IND/26	16	-	4	-	Attività formative caratterizzanti	ENG
8039946 - BIO-PHOTONICS	2	FIS/07	18	-	-	-	Attività formative affini ed integrative	ENG
8039948 - BIOMATERIALS - BIOMEDICAL DEVICES	3	ING-IND/34	23	-	4	-	Attività formative affini ed integrative	ENG
8039942 - NANOSTRUCTURES IN INDUSTRIAL AND NUMERICAL APPLICATIONS	5	ING-IND/23	38	-	9	-	Attività formative caratterizzanti	ENG
8039940 - ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT	5	SECS-P/08	41	-	-	-	Attività formative caratterizzanti	ENG
- - OPTIONAL COURSES	4		36	-	-	-	Attività formative a scelta dello studente (art.10, comma 5, lettera a)	ENG

Secondo anno

Primo semestre

Insegnamento

CFU

SSD

Ore Lezione

Ore Eserc.

Ore Lab

Ore Studio

Attività

Lingua

8039881 - CHARACTERIZATION OF NANO-ENGINEERING SYSTEMS (obiettivi)

LEARNING OUTCOMES
The course aims to provide students with the fundamental notions of physical and chemical characterizations of nanomaterials and nanostructures. Different analysis techniques are highlighted such as optical microscopèy, electronic and contact microscopies, optical and infrared spectroscopies, XPS, Auger, SIMS, etc. A general overview of the radiation-matter interaction is also given. Students will also acquire practical skills thanks to some laboratories that will be carried out during the course.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
It is required to be able to read and understand scientific publications for dissemination or research, usually in English. To be able to connect the different topics (interrelated between them) discussed during the course. To apply theoretically and practically, the concepts acquired during the course.

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
At the end of the course it is required to be able to illustrate the relevant points of the program in a concise and analytical manner with appropriate language. The use of a technical language appropriate to the subject is required. It is necessary to know how to analyze a problem / question and to know how to organize an adequate response justifying it. It is necessary to know how to reorganize and develop the experiments performed in the laboratory.

MAKING JUDGEMENTS
Students will be asked to motivate the tools and methodologies used for certain scientific experiences and be able to describe them and implement them even in different forms with respect to those described during the course. They have to be able to integrate explanations also with references to everyday life and they have to be able to provide links with what described and analyzed during the lessons. They are required to be able to abstract general concepts from particular cases.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
They are required to be able to describe the topics covered during the course in a professional manner and with adequate language. They are required to be able to extract the important concepts and to illustrate them in a synthetic and punctual way by providing examples.

LEARNING SKILLS
It is required to be able to read scientific texts in English. To understand graphs and scientific figures. To know how to select and correlate topics.

M-5871 - FUNDAMENTALS OF CHARACTERIZATION OF NANO SYSTEMS (MODULE 1)

FIS/07

Attività formative affini ed integrative

ENG

M-5870 - CHARACTERIZATION OF NANO-ENGINEERING SYSTEMS (MODULE 2)

ING-IND/23

Attività formative caratterizzanti

ENG

8039882 - NANOSCALE SYNTHESIS METHODS (obiettivi)

LEARNING OUTCOMES
Knowledge to design the material properties starting from atomic and molecular structures. The main goal of this course is to to provide a comprehensive picture of the synthesis of inorganic and organic nanoparticles.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Ability to design the properties of materials starting from the atomic and molecular structures;
Knowledge of advanced materials (polymeric, metallic, ceramic, composite and nanostructured) in terms of microstructure;
Knowledge and understanding of the most modern methods of organic and inorganic synthesis applied to nano-science;
Knowledge and understanding of the chemical and physical characteristics of the main materials.

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Structure property correlations for materials.
Ability to select the most appropriate material for a specific application.
Ability to predict the degradation of a material in relation to the environment to which it is exposed.
Choice of the most suitable materials for the realization of a product in relation to its characteristics and the required application.

MAKING JUDGEMENTS
The ability to obtain and describe data resulting from experiments and analysis, in order to arrive at the formulation of an interpretative judgment on the results acquired;
The ability to collect and process technical and safety information, taking into account the chemical and physical properties of the material, including any specific risk.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
The international environment in which the Master will take place will result in an increase in communication skills. Teaching includes oral exams (in English) and will train students to effectively support scientific discussions by improving their skills.

LEARNING SKILLS
This part of the training will be achieved through lectures supported by laboratory exercises. As part of the Master’s Degree program, the experimental laboratory activity is developed in order to provide a clear knowledge of implementation and application problems.Learning skills will be achieved throughout the course, with particular regard to the planned individual study and the activity carried out for the preparation of the final exam.

CHIM/07

Attività formative affini ed integrative

ENG

8039951 - MACROMOLECULAR AND SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY (obiettivi)

CHIM/02

Attività formative caratterizzanti

ENG

8039884 - NANOSCALE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY, NANO-SENSORS AND MICRO-FLUIDICS (obiettivi)

LEARNING OUTCOMES
The course provides an introduction to recent application of nanotechnologies to energy and sensors. The selected examples will mainly focus on nanotechnology for solar energy (photovoltaics) and the employment of nanofluidic systems for single molecule sensing and nanoporous membrane for energy harvesting from salinity gradients (blue-energy).

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
For what concern the energy module, at the end of the course, the student will know the main features of a photovoltaic systems and the most modern technology for new generation photovoltaics. Concerning the nanofluidics module, the student will be able to understand the main phenomena related to the transport of mass and ions in electrolyte solutions.

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
The student will be able to recognize the range of validity of the various models proposed for the description of fluids at nanoscale. The student will be able to design and characterize a new generation solar cells. She/He will also be able to apply the knowledge and understanding developed during the course to study and understand recent literature.

MAKING JUDGEMENTS
The transversal preparation provided by the course implies: 1) the student’s capability to integrate knowledge and manage complexity, 2) the student ability to deal with new and emerging areas in nanotechnology application to energy and sensing and 3) an understanding of the models suited for a given context and their limitations.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
The student will be able to communicate the contents of the course to specialists in a clear and unambiguous way. It will also be able to communicate the main features of the models used and their limits to specialists in other related disciplines (example: other engineers, physicists, chemists).

LEARNING SKILLS
The structure of the course contents, characterized by various topics apparently separated but connected by a multi-scale and multi-physics vision, will contribute to developing a systemic learning capacity that will allow the student to approach in a self-directed or autonomous way to other frontier problems on nanotechnology application to energy and sensing. Furthermore, the student will be able to read and understand recent scientific literature.

ING-IND/08

Attività formative affini ed integrative

ENG

Gruppo opzionale: OPTIONAL COURSES: 2 exams (5 CFU). Option A "Chemistry" or option B "Modelling". Option A: STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF BIOPOLYMERS and NMR OF NANO-SYSTEMS; Option B: NANOSCALE STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATIONS AND KINETICS and PROBABILITY AND STATISTICAL METHODS FOR MODELLING ENGINEERS. - (visualizza)

8039853 - STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF BIOPOLYMERS (obiettivi) LEARNING OUTCOMES Ability to include the main structural and functional properties of biopolymer. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING Understanding of the chemical and physical principles that underlie structural motifs in biopolymers, as well as important techniques for their study. APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING Ability to apply the different knowledge learned during the lessons, as well as ability to discriminate between the best strategy to follow for a study project. MAKING JUDGEMENTS Ability to be independent in a scientific project by acquiring information from other related sectors. COMMUNICATION SKILLS Ability in the relationship with sectors of genetics, biochemistry and molecular biology to apply for suitable experiments. LEARNING SKILLS Ability to autonomously extend one’s own knowledge by using the suitable literature and to know how to move in sectors related to one’s own.	3	CHIM/07	23	-	4	-	Attività formative affini ed integrative	ENG
8039854 - NMR OF NANO-SYSTEMS (obiettivi) LEARNING OUTCOMES Ability to understand the relevant scientific literature and to extract information from spectra of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING Understanding of the necessary NMR experiments of utility in the field of nanosystems and of the basic theory behind each of them. APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING Ability to apply the different methodologies used during the lesson, as well as the ability to discriminate between the best strategy to follow. MAKING JUDGEMENTS Ability to be independent in a scientific project by acquiring information deriving from other related sectors. COMMUNICATION SKILLS Ability to relate to other sectors to establish appropriate experiments LEARNING SKILLS Ability to extend their own knowledge for the use of other experiments and to know how to move in sectors related to their own.	2	BIO/10	15	-	3	-	Attività formative affini ed integrative	ENG
8039855 - NANOSCALE STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATIONS AND KINETICS (obiettivi) LEARNING OUTCOMES The course aims to provide the basic knowledge about the diffusion based phase transformation occurring in the solid state with particular attention to thermodynamics and kinetics. The chemical distribution on nano- and micro-scale and the microstructure of materials will be presented. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING The students should understand how the microstructure of metallic materials can be modified through heat treatments which induce the formation of different phases. APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING The content of the course is useful for determining the fundamental process parameters (temperature, time, atmosphere) of heat treatments to induce the suitable microstructural transformations in metal alloys and achieve the desired mechanical properties for a given engineering application. MAKING JUDGEMENTS The students will be able to understand how to perform the right heat treatments on metal alloys to get the desired mechanical properties. COMMUNICATION SKILLS Description of the microstructure of metallic materials in terms of type and fraction of different phases, and their effect on the mechanical properties. LEARNING SKILLS Understanding the relations between microstructural features and mechanical properties of the main families of metal alloys for engineering applications.	2	FIS/03	15	-	3	-	Attività formative affini ed integrative	ENG
8039883 - PROBABILITY AND STATISTICAL METHODS FOR MODELLING ENGINEERS (obiettivi) LEARNING OUTCOMES After a careful study during the course the students should be able to: 1. Identify the role of statistics in engineering problems. 2. Discuss the methods used by engineers to collect data. 3. Explain the differences between mechanistic and empirical models. 4. Understand and describe sample spaces and events of random experiments with graphs, tables, lists or tree diagrams. 5. Interpret and use the probability of the results to calculate the probabilities of the events. Calculate the probability of joint events and interpret / calculate the conditional probabilities of events. 6. Apply the Bayes theorem. 7. Understand the meanings of a random variable. 8. Select an appropriate discrete / continuous probability distribution. Determine probability, mean, and variance for the presented discrete / continuous probability distributions. 9. Calculate and interpret mean, variance, standard deviation, median and sample interval. 10. Build and interpret normal probability diagrams. 11. Know the general concepts of estimating the parameters of a population or a probability distribution. 12. Explain the properties of point estimators (bias, variance, mean square error). 13. Construct point estimators with moments method and maximum likelihood method. 14. Calculate and explain the precision of the estimation of a parameter. 15. Understand the central limit theorem. 16. Explain the role of normal distribution as a sampling distribution. 17. Build confidence intervals, forecast intervals, tolerance intervals. 18. Structure engineering decision problems as hypothesis tests. 19. Check the hypotheses on the average of a normal distribution using a Z-test or t-test procedure. 20. Test the hypotheses on variance or standard deviation of a normal distribution. Check the hypotheses on a population. 21. Use the P value approach to make decisions in hypothesis tests. 22. Select a sample size for tests on averages, variances and proportions. 23. Explain and use the relationship between confidence intervals and hypothesis testing. 24. Use the chi-square test to test hypotheses about the distribution. 25. Use simple linear regression to build empirical models of technical and scientific data. 26. Understand the use of the least squares method to estimate parameters in a linear regression model. 27. Analyze the residuals to determine if the regression model fits the data or to see if there are violations of the initial hypotheses. 28. Test the statistical hypotheses and construct confidence intervals on the parameters of the regression model. 29. Use the regression model for the prediction of a future observation and construct an appropriate prediction interval on future observation. 30. Use simple transformations to obtain a linear regression model. 31. Apply the correlation model. 32. Finally, discuss how probabilities and probability models are used in engineering and science in general. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING Students acquire understanding and knowledge of: 1) fundamental statistical techniques (summary statistics, normal distribution, interval estimation, regression analysis, modelling) and how they relate to the baseline discipline; 2) software statistical techniques; 3) process monitoring by control charts; 4) process optimization by response surface methodology; 5) determining important factors by hypothesis testing; 6) process modelling by, e.g., regression analysis; 7) design of experiments and laboratory recommendation. The teaching approach provides the foundation for this understanding, in such a way that at the end of the course students have assimilated a complete knowledge of the basic themes. APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING The goals of the course are to help the students to: i) model and simulate basic engineering problems, ii) collect, analyze and present numerical data in general and simulation results in particular, iii) interpret simulation results by means of statistical methods, iv) use statistical principles and concepts, v) develop software for reporting and for graphical presentation, vi) be familiar with basic probability theory and perform estimation, hypothesis testing, simple correlation-/regression analysis, vii) identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems. Such applications of statistics are widespread in all branches of engineering. MAKING JUDGEMENTS The training provided for students of the course is hallmarked by the acquisition of a flexible mentality that helps them to extend the knowledge learned to new concepts, enabling them to introduce elements of innovation. These activities encourage students to develop: critical thinking and problem solving; critical analysis; independence of judgement. At the end of the course, students are therefore able to pose, refine and evaluate scientific questions, this being a fundamental objective both educational and cognitive. COMMUNICATION SKILLS Students develop the ability to present clearly what they have learned during the course and, in the same way, the additional knowledge gained from practical exercises, classroom exercises and textbooks. They are expected to present their knowledge effectively. These skills, which concern both oral and written presentations, are based on the ability to analyze and integrate the knowledge areas acquired during the course. Students are also encouraged to develop a positive attitude towards teamwork. The evaluation of the achievement of written and oral communication skills is verified during classroom exercises, practical exercises, tutoring and through written and oral exams at the end of the course. LEARNING SKILLS Students, through the introduction of a range of fundamental statistical techniques, learn how to: analyse data, apply statistics in engineering contexts, use appropriate statistical sofware. Furthermore they acquire: numeracy skills, effective Information retrieval and research skills, computer literacy. On these bases they will be able to connect and relate knowledge across various scales, concepts, and representations “in” and “across” domains.	3	FIS/01	23	-	4	-	Attività formative affini ed integrative	ENG

- - OPTIONAL COURSES

Attività formative a scelta dello studente (art.10, comma 5, lettera a)

ENG

Secondo semestre

Insegnamento	CFU	SSD	Ore Lezione	Ore Eserc.	Ore Lab	Ore Studio	Attività	Lingua
8039732 - FINAL EXAM	30		-	-	-	-	Per la prova finale e la lingua straniera (art.10, comma 5, lettera c)	ENG

TOTALE

120

Insegnamenti extracurriculari: (nascondi)

8039727 - NANO-ENGINEERING SEMINAR + PROJECT 2	2		18	-	-	-	ENG
8039728 - NANO-ENGINEERING SEMINAR + PROJECT 3	Erogato in altro semestre o anno
8039858 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE LABORATORY 2	2	L-LIN/12	18	-	-	-	ENG
8039859 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE LABORATORY 3	Erogato in altro semestre o anno

Insegnamenti extracurriculari: (nascondi)

8039727 - NANO-ENGINEERING SEMINAR + PROJECT 2	Erogato in altro semestre o anno
8039728 - NANO-ENGINEERING SEMINAR + PROJECT 3 (obiettivi) LEARNING OUTCOMES The course “Nano-engineering Seminar + Project” is conceived as a forum of exchange for new ideas emerging from the literature and lectures. The goal is to teach students to work on project, to present its outcome correctly and to be able to defend it. In addition a revision session, where students can express their potential problems and discuss them with other students, under the professor/tutor guidance is planned. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING To integrate knowledge and handle complexity, and formulate judgments in situations characterized by incomplete or limited information, To reflect on social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments; To acquire the learning skills which allow them to continue to study in a manner that may be largely self-directed or autonomous. APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING To apply their knowledge and understanding, in new or unfamiliar environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their field of study; To communicate their conclusions, the knowledge and rationale underpinning these, to specialist and non-specialist audiences clearly and unambiguously. MAKING JUDGEMENTS The ability to obtain and describe results from literature data, in order to arrive at the formulation of an interpretative judgment on the results acquired; The ability to collect and process technical and safety information, taking into account the properties of the subject including any specific risk. COMMUNICATION SKILLS Direct interaction between researchers and students coming from different countries, with different cultural background will improve the communication skills and increase tolerance. Their understanding of the foreign cultures and history will allow them for easier contact with people having different cultural background. The necessity to cooperate with students and professors from different countries and cultures will increase their tolerance and politeness towards strangers. LEARNING SKILLS Assure an interdisciplinary training in the field of nano-engineering, which includes a profound understanding of the chemistry and the methods of synthesis and characterization of nano-materials and nano-systems. Capacity to promote and to develop scientific and technological innovation. Possibility of making a critical analysis of scientific information. Capacity of technical and economic evaluation of a project of innovation and research. Capacity to work effectively in a team project.	2		18	-	-	-	ENG
8039858 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE LABORATORY 2	Erogato in altro semestre o anno
8039859 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE LABORATORY 3	2	L-LIN/12	18	-	-	-	ENG

Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata"

Informazioni generali del corso

Conoscenza e capacità di comprensione

Capacità di applicare conoscenza e comprensione

Autonomia di giudizio

Abilità comunicative

Capacità di apprendimento

Requisiti di ammissione

Prova finale

Orientamento in ingresso

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