Dissertation in Chemical Engineering

Recommended Prerequisites

The knowledge acquired during the previous curricular units of the Chemical Engineering Integrated Master program.

Teaching Methods

A list of topics is made available to the students between July and September. The topics are proposed by the faculty and/or industrial companies, in line with scientific research works carried out at the Research Center for the Chemical Processes and Forest Products or withing the scope of collaborative projects with industrial companies. It is also possible to develop the Dissertation work in the context of stage in a company. The thesis work requires as well a scientific literature search, the lecture and study of scientific articles, under the guidande of the advisor(s).

Learning Outcomes

The objective is to develop a technical-scientific work, with an original contribution, in the domain of Chemical Engineering. It involves the preparation and writing of a thesis, with rigorous technical and scientific standards. The thesis will be subject to public final examination at the end of the semester. The thesis's subject, content and organization will be defined under the supervision of the thesis advisor(s).Capability of information management; Capability of planification and organization; Ability to understand the language of experts from other fields; Ability to communicate with persons that are not experts in the field; Ability of doing research work; Ability in analysis and synthesis; Ability to formulate and solve problems; Capability of critical thinking; Capability of autonomous learning, of doing research, of oral communication and writing. Capability of innovative entrepreneurship; Capability to adapt to new situations.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

The syllabus will be established by the advisor(s) of the dissertation in function of the topic in the area of Chemical Engineering that will be investigated.

Head Lecturer(s)

Lino de Oliveira Santos

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Public defense of the dissertation under a committee: 100.0%

Bibliography

Livros e artigos científicos de revistas, conferências, etc., em função do tema da tese.

Scientific books and papers from journals, conferences, etc., depending on the thesis topic.