P1417 Chemistry – Inorganic Chemistry
Field of study guarantor: Prof. RNDr. Zdeněk Trávníček, Ph.D.
Guarantor of study: Department of Inorganic Chemistry
Field of study:
The doctoral programme of Inorganic Chemistry is intended for the graduates of the master studies of Inorganic Chemistry or related chemical fields. In connection to the research focus of the Department of Inorganic Chemistry, the prospective students get detailed theoretical knowledge of inorganic, bioinorganic or materials chemistry, and experimentally, they focus particularly on synthesis, isolation and analysis of structure and properties of new transition metal coordination compounds with potential biological activity (compounds exhibiting anticancer, antibacterial, antiviral, antiradical and other effects) or coordination compounds usable in practice in the area of new materials with specific applications (compounds with specific magnetic properties, surface-modified nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery etc.). In their experimental work, the students broaden their experience with a wide range of analytical and physical-chemical techniques (electronic, infrared, Raman, fluorescence and NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, single crystal and powder X-ray diffraction analysis, microscopic techniques, magnetochemical methods etc.), which are in the experimental equipment of the department. The students both perform the measurements and process and interpret the obtained data. Last but not least, the students’ research work also includes participation in publication of results in journals renowned in the research field or patenting of the most significant results, as well as a three-month internship at a foreign institution cooperating with the department.
Graduates' profile and employability:
The graduate of the doctoral studies of Inorganic Chemistry significantly increases their knowledge of chemistry with a focus on coordination chemistry, bioinorganic or materials chemistry. The graduate has extensive experimental skills in both synthetic inorganic/coordination chemistry and organic synthesis. They are independently able to choose suitable techniques for studies of structure and properties of prepared compounds, perform the experiments and process and interpret the obtained experimental data. They are also able to suitably exploit information technologies (theoretical calculations of physical properties) and information database systems. The graduate is able to actively communicate at least in one foreign language. Besides the ability to do research independently, the graduate gains experience in the educational process (teaching laboratory courses and seminars, consultations and supervision of undergraduate theses), which allows them to find employment as a researcher or teacher at universities with chemical specialization, in scientific institutions focused on basic and applied research or in the state or private sector in the Czech Republic or abroad.
Contact:
Professor Zdeněk Trávníček, Ph.D.
Department of Inorganic Chemistry
Faculty of Science
Palacký University in Olomouc
17. listopadu 12
CZ-771 46 Olomouc
Czech Republic
e-mail: zdenek.travnicek@upol.cz
