There are 8 programmes at 4 faculties. More about doctoral double degree programmes at UCT Prague.
FCT – Faculty of Chemical Technology
Chemistry
Contact person:
- Prof. David Sedmidubský, email: sedmidub@vscht.cz
Examples of recent dissertations:
- New chiral materials
- Flavin-based reductive photocatalysis
- Development highly accurate electronic structure methods with application to organometallics
- Innovative Pressure Assisted Sintering Methods for Producing Highly Transparent Ceramics for Optical Applications
- Polymers from renewable sources
Partner universities:
Chemistry and Technology of Materials
Contact persons:
- ENSC Lille a UNIVPM Ancona: Assoc. Prof. Pavel Novák, email: panovak@vscht.cz
- CNRS Caen: Ing., Ladislav Nádherný, PhD., email: nadherny@vscht.cz
Examples of recent dissertations:
- Fatigue and tribo-corrosion properties of new beta-titanium alloys for medical implants
- Design of tool materials with minimized use of critical raw materials
- Development of microstructure of alloys during ultra-high energy mechanical alloying
- Innovative Pressure Assisted Sintering Methods for Producing Highly Transparent Ceramics for Optical Applications
- Structural, Magnetic and Thermoelectric Properties of TM in ZnO / ZnS: Effects of Nano-sizing
Partner universities:
Chemistry and Chemical Technologies
Contact person:
- Prof. Vlastimil Fíla, email: vlastimil.fila@vscht.cz
Examples of recent dissertations:
- Degradation of pollutants in waste waters
- Study of binary effects on compaction of particulate solid mixtures
- Hydrogenation of aromates for fine chemicals preparation
- Mixed matrix membranes for gas separation
- Drug release from the solid dosage form depending on its formulation and structure
Partner Universities:
FET – Faculty of Environmental Technology
Environmental Chemistry and Technology
Contact person:
- Assoc. Prof. Jan Bartáček, email: jan.bartacek@vscht.cz
Examples of recent dissertations:
- Small-scale organic solid waste digesters
- Reuse of grey water in water centric communities
- Antibiotic resistence genes in anaerobic digesters
- Use of membrane separation processes for the treatment of industrial and contaminated water
- Inovative remediation technologies for the removal of POPs from contaminated soil
Partner Universities:
FBT – Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology
Biochemistry and Bioorganic Chemistry
Contact person:
- ENSCR Rennes: Assoc. Prof. Petra Lipovová, email: Lipovova@vscht.cz
- UI Tromso: Prof. Olga Valentová, email: valentoo@vscht.cz
Examples of recent dissertations:
- Rational design and screening of compounds/peptides blocking HIV assembly or uncoating
- Screening of compounds from marine organisms as resources for inhibition of beta-amyloid production in neuronal cells
- Bacterial expression system for production and modulation of antibacterial peptide arasin from marine organisms
- The role of hydroxyprolin-rich proteins in plant protection
- Chemical and enzymatic synthesis of S- and N-glycosides
Partner Universities:
Biotechnology
Contact person:
- Prof. Pavel Dostálek, email: Pavel.Dostalek@vscht.cz
Examples of recent dissertations:
- Recombinant preparation of pharmaceutically important proteins and peptides
- Biotransformation of waste oils under semi-dry cultivation conditions
- Antibiotic resistence genes in anaerobic digesters
- The use of bioremediation and nanotechnology for the environmental decontamination of polychlorinated biphenyls
- Possibilities of increasing the colloidal stability of beer and the method of its prediction
Partner Universities:
FCE – Faculty of Chemical Engineering
Analytical and Physical Chemistry
Contact person:
- Prof. Karel Friess, email: karel.friess@vscht.cz
Examples of recent dissertations:
- Supramolecular assemblies and gels from helicene-polypeptide conjugates: synthesis and chiroptical properties
- Multi-scale modeling of molecular spectroscopic properties
- Quantum mechanical insight into structure and activity of organometallic complexes
- Monte-Carlo and Molecular-Dynamics simulations of biomacromolecules and biomacromolecule-based materials
- Computer Simulations of Soft Matter in bulk and at interfaces
Partner Universities:
- University of Tromso - The Artic university of Norway
- University of Regensburg
- University of Burgundy
- National School of Chemistry of Lille
- Rennes Graduate School of Chemistry
Chemical and Process Engineering
Contact person:
- Prof. František Štěpánek, email: frantisek.stepanek@vscht.cz
Examples of recent dissertations:
- Tailoring of nanostructure in mixed matrix membranes for gas and vapour separation
- New effective separation membranes for water and wastewater treatment
- Development of membrane materials for effective desalination
- Effective membrane materials for water vapour separation
- Solvent resistant polymeric membranes for pervaporation and nanofiltration
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