Universität Wien

270285 PR Research Example: Estimation of Materials Properties (2025W)

6.00 ECTS (6.00 SWS), SPL 27 - Chemie
Continuous assessment of course work

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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 15 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes

Currently no class schedule is known.

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The course offers individual, supervised experiments in the laboratories of the Institute of Materials Chemistry & Research, the Institute of Functional Materials and Catalysis or the Institute of Physical Chemistry. The aim is to use theoretical principles and concepts taught in the Master's lectures of the involved institutes in the experiments in order to gain a deeper understanding of the lecture material. The course covers the entire scientific process: conducting experiments, analysing data and writing a report. The format of the report is specified by the supervisor (e.g. as a ‘communication letter’). The focus of the experiments is on one of the following topics (by personal arrangement):
Particle interactions
Particle kinetics
Interfaces
Surfactants
Foams, Emulsions and Suspensions
Rheology of dispersed media
Elastoviscosity of polymers
Polymer solutions
Glass transition
Electron transport/single molecule electronics
Phase diagrams (experiments and/or thermodynamic modelling)
X-ray powder diffractometry
Calorimetry and thermal analysis

Assessment and permitted materials

- discussion concerning the preparation
- assessment of laboratory work
- protocol/report

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Students are expected to prepare the experiments based on the literature specified by the supervisor. The working time in the laboratory is 3 weeks (120 hours). A comprehensive data analysis with error calculation/error estimation must be carried out. A laboratory report must be submitted within 2 weeks after completion of the practical part.

The weighting for the assessment is 10% for preparation, 30% for practical implementation, 25% for evaluation, and 35% for the lab report. After an initial correction, the lab report may be revised and resubmitted within two weeks, but no later than March 31, 2026. If no literature was specified for preparation, the other aspects will be scaled accordingly.

The minimum requirement is careful execution of the lab work in accordance with the lab rules and a satisfactory lab report.

Examination topics

Reading list

Will be provided by the supervisor when defining the individual experiment.

Association in the course directory

CH-MAT-02, CH-TPA-06, WC5, Processes and Utilization, Green Chemistry 2

Last modified: Mo 06.10.2025 17:47