Transcript The Faculty of Science

The Faculty of Science
http://www.um.edu.mt/science
Professor C V Sammut
Dean
University of Malta
University of
Malta
Origins of the Faculty
Faculty of Science
First meeting of the Faculty Board
was on the 17th Sep 1915
Dean was Sir Themistocles Zammit,
Professor of Chemistry specialised in bacteriology in London
and Paris, received knighthood for his
discovery of the vector for
transmission to humans of
Brucellosis melitensis (undulent
fever) , and made significant
contributions to archaeology in Malta
University of
Malta
Faculty of Science
Departments
• 6 Departments
– Physics
– Biology
– Chemistry
– Mathematics
– Statistics & Operations Research
– Geophysical Sciences
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Units
• GAW Atmospheric Research Station
• Seismic Monitoring and Research
Unit
• Physical Oceanography Unit
• Metamaterials Unit
Programmes and student population
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Faculty of Science
Undergraduate programmes:
BSc(Hons) – Joint Honours in two subject areas – 4
years
BSc(Hons) – Chemistry or Chemistry with Materials – 3
years
BSc(Hons) – Computational Physics – 3 years
BSc(Hons) – Biology – 3 years
Postgraduate programmes: MSc (taught and research) and
PhD
Undergraduate student population: 350
Postgraduate students: 70 (MSc and MPhil/PhD)
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Joint-Honours programmes
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The four-year Joint Honours BSc
Faculty of Science
Principal areas in
Science
Principal areas in
other faculties
Biology
Comp. Science
Chemistry
Physics
Mathematics
SOR
Banking & Finance
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The four-year Joint Honours BSc
Faculty of Science
Part I:
180 ECTS (3 years)
Year I: 26 ECTS in each study area + 8 ECTS
in elective study units
Years II & III: 30 ECTS in each study area
→ may opt out as BSc at end of year III
Part II:
60 ECTS (1 year)
40 ECTS in one study area (18 for project)
20 ECTS in other study area
→ graduate BSc (Hons)
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Postgraduate programmes
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Postgraduate programmes
• All departments offer postgraduate degree
programmes:
– MSc by research (including a taught component of between 5
and 30 ECTS) (entry requirement: BSc with Second Class
Hons) - Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Statistics
– MPhil with possible transfer to PhD (research) (entry
requirement: MSc or BSc (Hons) 1st Class or 2nd Upper)
Taught Masters (at least 60 ECTS taught and 30
ECTS dissertaton):
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MSc in Applied Chemistry
MSc in Applied Oceanography
MSc in Mathematics (October 2015)
MSc in Petroleum Studies (October 2015)
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Departments
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Faculty of Science
Department of Biology
• Head of Department:
– Dr Joseph A Borg
• Main research fields:
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Fisheries biology and marine aquaculture
Marine pollution and environmental quality
Local flora, fauna and ecology
Population genetics
Biodiversity and bioconservation
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Malta
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Department of Biology
• The Department is
responsible for the
Argotti Botanical
Gardens in
Floriana
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Department of Chemistry
• Head of Department:
– Professor Emanuel Sinagra (Deputy Dean)
• Main research fields:
• Chemical Metrology
• Environmental chemistry
• Photochemically-induced electron transfer
reactions in organic chemistry
• Polymers, Colloids and Interfaces
• Molecular and materials (esp. auxetic meterials)
modelling
• Transition metal and lanthanide complexes
• Homogeneous catalysis
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Department of Mathematics
Faculty of Science
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Head of Department:
– Professor David Buhagiar
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Main research fields:
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Graph theory & combinatorics
Mathematical physics and applications
Bio-informatics
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Department of Statistics &
Operations Research
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Head of Department:
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Professor Liberato Camilleri
Main research fields:
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Stochastic processes
Structural equation modelling
Discrete- and continuous-time models
General linear models
Actuarial science
Financial modelling
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Department of Geosciences
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Head of Department:
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(to be appointed soon)
Main research fields:
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Seismology: real time monitoring; earthquake source
analysis; seismic site effects; data processing
Geophysics for oil exploration
Physical oceanography
Atmospheric science: monitoring of background trace
gases; indoor & outdoor air quality; regional climate
modelling; biomonitoring techniques applied to
pollutant exposure
Bathymetry and geomorphology
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Department of Physics
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Head of Department:
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Professor Charles V Sammut (Dean)
Main research fields:
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Electromagnetics: dielectric spectroscopy of biological
tissues; MW & RF applications in medicine; monitoring
& measurement of non-ionising radiation in the
environment; field simulation; antenna design; EMC &
EMI
Computational physics
Astrophysics and cosmology (in collaboration with
ISSA)
Quantum optics
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