Doctorate in Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology (Ph.D.)

The criteria for assessment of postgraduate candidates are the following:

• Academic background in the appropriate discipline and grades in other related degrees.
• Letters of recommendation.
• Personal interview at the discretion of each department.
• Written examination at the discretion of each department.
• Submission of a preliminary research proposal for a student place in a Phd programme (if this is stated in the departments’ regulations)
• Other criteria set by each department.

Course per Semester

Semester 1

• MME 557 Polymer Nanocomposites
• MME 563 Materials Physics
• MME 566 Advanced Semiconductor Materials and Nanodevices
• MME 840 PhD Research Stage I (AMN)

Semester 2

• MME 553 Surface Engineering
• MME 554 Materials Characterization Techniques
• MME 841 PhD Research Stage II (AMN)

Semester 3

• MME 508 Research Methodology
• MME 855 Research Stage III

Semester 4

• MME 843 PhD Research Stage IV.A (AMN)
• MME 844 PhD Research Stage IV.B (AMN)

Semester 5

• MME 845 PhD Research Stage V.A (AMN)
• MME 846 PhD Research Stage V.B (AMN)
• MME 847 PhD Research Stage V.C (AMN)

Semester 6

• MME 848 PhD Research VI.A (AMN)
• MME 849 PhD Research Stage VI.B (AMN)
• MME 850 PhD Research Stage VI.C (AMN)

Semester 7

• MME 809 PhD Writing Stage Ι
• MME 851 PhD Research Stage VII.A (AMN)
• MME 852 PhD Research Stage VII.B (AMN)

Semester 8

• MME 810 PhD Writing Stage ΙI
• MME 853 PhD Research Stage VIII.A (AMN)
• MME 854 PhD Research Stage VIII.B (AMN)

Our department was one of the first three departments of the Engineering School that was created in 2002. We admitted our first undergraduate students in September 2003 and produced the first graduates in June 2007. Since its creation, the Department has expanded rapidly with the hiring of new faculty and an increasing number of admitted undergraduate and graduate students. Through this development phase, we created the laboratory and information technology infrastructure to support our mission of providing high quality educational and research programmes to students. We continuously strive to improve the undergraduate curriculum, to offer more graduate programmes, and to define our research directions. One of our immediate objectives is to grow our graduate programmes that offer degrees in the various disciplines of Civil and Environmental Engineering in order to attract students to perform their graduate studies with us.

The University of Cyprus is the only Cypriot university that achieves for the fourth consecutive year to be included in the list of Shanghai 2021 and, specifically among the 601-700 top universities in the world (ShanghaiRanking-Univiersities).

The program is designed to produce highly qualified graduates who

• Gain a strong background in the fundamentals of the field, creativity, societal sensitivity, and the independence of thought required for a successful career in Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology.
• Obtain self-motivation and self-evaluation skills to acquire more knowledge in their area of specialization during their future professional career.
• As successful Materials Scientists and Engineers, identify, describe, use, and understand the basic science behind the properties of materials at the nanometer scale and the principles behind advanced experimental and computational techniques for studying advanced materials.
• Systematically solve scientific problems related specifically to advanced and nanotechnological materials using conventional scientific and mathematical notation.
• Integrate new knowledge in their background to design, propose and compose new products and services.
• Apply their acquired knowledge and skills to a research project in the area of their specialization.
• Communicate clearly, precisely, and effectively using conventional scientific language and are able to prepare scientifically.
• Are able to prepare scientific reports and present their work in the scientific community
• Are able to teach in academic institutes and supervise research projects and young scientists
• Are able to lead a team for research and development in the industry
• Develop new knowledge through research projects.

The employment prospects of the program include, among others, the following:

• Industry
• Advanced Materials Analysis
• Materials Development and Processing Sector
• Construction Sector
• Mining and Processing
• Production of Electricity
• Water Desalination
  • Advanced Materials Analysis
  • Materials Development and Processing Sector
  • Construction Sector
  • Mining and Processing
  • Production of Electricity
  • Water Desalination
• Technical Offices
• Design of Materials that impact everyday life
• Thermal Building Performance
• Environmental Impact
  • Design of Materials that impact everyday life
  • Thermal Building Performance
  • Environmental Impact
• Installation and Maintenance of Equipment
• Appointment to the Public Sector of Cyprus
• Appointment in Secondary Education
• Financial Investment Advisers