Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Education objectives

Objectives

The Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering (PDEQB) aims to be an excellence project at the 3rd Study Cycle level , which is strongly oriented towards research, supported on the proven expertise of teachers and researchers of the Chemical and Biochemistry Engineering Section of FCT- NOVA’s Chemistry Department and the associated R & D Laboratories.

The PDEQB aims to train highly qualified professionals able to play a major role in terms of research, education, entrepreneurship and leadership in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering and horizontally in related fields such as environment, energy and materials.

Main objectives to ensure that the holder of this degree is equipped with the following capabilities:

1. Systematic understanding capacity of new situations or wide multidisciplinary situations in the various fields of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering;
2. Has acquired, through the Doctoral Course, components and developed research work for the preparation of their thesis, competencies, skills and research methods associated with the Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, in its various aspects;
3. Ability to conceive, to design and develop original scientific research in Chemical  and Biochemical Engineering, identifying suitable research methods for solving complex problems with no single solutions, in new situations or contexts, that require the use of multidisciplinary knowledge situations;
4. Have performed a significant number of original and competitive research, in accordance with the internationally accepted requirements and quality standards; at least part of that investigation should have been published or accepted for publication in journals with an independent evaluation system;
5. Be able to communicate with his/her peers  and with the academic comunity and with society in general on the specialization area and to formulate arguments and conclusions in a clear and unambiguous way;
6. Be capable of using their knowledge and / or research results, to illustrate the link between knowledge and technology and to reflect on the relevance of both to social, cultural or technological progress.

The Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering is directed to Master holders (2nd Cycle or equivalent) that have solid training in areas traditionally associated with Chemical and Biochemical Engineering or in border areas that intersect with this, such as the environment, energy and materials.

The preferred recipients of the Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering are motivated candidates for the development of a scientific career, regardless of nationality discrimination:

1. Organizations and companies deprived of employees with advanced skills;
2. Highly qualified young people from around the world, claiming a thorough scientific expertise with the characteristics of a PhD;
3. Teachers and Colleges investigators;
4. Researchers at institutes and research centers.