Plastic Electronic Materials

Imperial College Business School

Postgraduate

In London

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  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    London

  • Start date

    Different dates available

The Department of Physics leads a Centre for Doctoral Training in Plastic Electronics that aims to train and prepare doctoral scientists to move directly into this exciting, fast moving and interdisciplinary field.A key part of the training is this 12-month MRes, which provides a thorough foundation in the science and application of plastic electronic materials.

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South Kensington Campus, SW7 2AZ

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About this course

The Department of Physics leads a Centre for Doctoral Training in Plastic Electronics that aims to train and prepare doctoral scientists to move directly into this exciting, fast moving and interdisciplinary field. A key part of the training is this 12-month MRes, which provides a thorough foundation in the science and application of plastic electronic materials. The MRes course also offers practical training in diverse areas including microscopy, printing and processing, device fabrication and molecular modelling. Visiting industrial lecturers will teach advanced courses in the state-of-the-art methods and technology. You also have the option to develop the MRes project as an entrepreneurship exercise. Participating departments are Physics, Chemistry and Materials at Imperial and the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Queen Mary, University of London.

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Subjects

  • IT
  • Materials
  • Project
  • Presentation
  • GCSE Physics

Course programme

Modules shown are for the current academic year, and are subject to change depending on your year of entry.

The MRes programme comprises four core and two advanced modules, to be assessed by written and oral exams, several practical training modules, some of which are organised externally, and a nine-month multidisciplinary research project resulting in a thesis. The bulk of the research project will be carried out in the spring and summer terms.

The course begins in the first term (October-December) with a fixed lecture programme of core modules, which will be followed up in the second term (January-March) with advanced modules and one elective module. You also begin your research project in the laboratory.

Weekly Journal Club meetings commence during the later part of the autumn term. This is an assessed transferable skills module, which aims to develop presentation skills, whilst encouraging scientific debate, and providing the opportunity to broaden scientific knowledge.

At each Journal Club meeting you will work in a group and make a presentation about a high impact paper. This will be followed by a chaired discussion/debate about the paper.

You will be assessed on your ability to organise the presentation in a logical manner, the use of clear PowerPoint slides, the clarity of the presentation and its scientific content.

In term three, you will continue to work on your research project, to be written up as a thesis.

Modules

There are four core compulsory lecture modules in the first term:

  • Molecular and polymer chemistry
  • Materials science applied to macromolecular materials
  • Optoelectronic processes and modelling
  • Device physics and applications of electroactive materials

You will undertake two advanced modules during the second term:

  • Structural, optical and electrical characterisation of molecular materials
  • Design and processing of molecular materials
Practical workshops

A distinctive feature of the MRes are the practical workshops, each one often running over several days. These tailored modules are organised in conjunction with, and frequently hosted by, our industrial partners. The modules currently include:

  • Polymer processing
  • High volume printing
  • Device fabrication
  • Imaging and advanced measurement of molecular electronic materials
  • Molecular modelling

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