MPhil Stream

• Coursework: 12 units
• Thesis Research: 6 units each term

In the final year of study, the student must submit a thesis to the Division and pass an oral examination defending his/her thesis.
 

PhD Stream

Students must pass the candidacy examination within 24 months from first entry.

• Coursework: 12 units
• Guided Study: 1 unit each term
• Thesis Research: 6 units each term during pre-candidacy period and 12 units each term during post-candidacy period
• For students entering with a research master's degree, the normative study period is 36 months

In the final year of study, students must submit a thesis to the Division and pass an oral examination defending his/her thesis.
 

Fields of Specialization

Synthesis, characterization and properties of semiconductor and metal nanostructures, ceramic-metal composites, undercooled metal liquids, nanostructured metal composites, biomorphic materials, surface science, nanoplasmonics, nanophotonics, nonlinear optical properties of organic materials, applications of nanoparticles in biology and medicine, nano-bio interface and nanoplatforms for theranostics, solar energy materials, energy storage materials, computational biophysics, computational materials physics.

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