PhD in Energy and Bioenergy - PDEB
Management
Departamento de Ciências e Tecnologia da Biomassa – DCTB
Coordination
Professor Benilde Mendes (bm@fct.unl.pt)
Secretariat
Secretary: Lurdes Carvalho (Mrs)
Email: dctb.secretariado@fct.unl.pt
Phone: (+351) 212 948 543
Teaching
Departamento de Ciências e Tecnologia da Biomassa – DCTB (www.dctb.fct.unl.pt)
Departamento de Ciência dos Materiais – DCM (www.dcm.fct.unl.pt)
Other Departaments of FCT/UNL
Aim
Formation of researchers and professionals with high skills, able to integrate teams of recognized merit at national, european and world levels, and to work at company, universities and research centers in thefollowing fields:
- Biomass to energy (production of forest biomass and energetic crops)
- Waste to energy (anaerobic digestion and fermentation processes - bioethanol)
- Thermal processes (combustion, pyrolysis and gasification)
- Solid and liquid biofuels (production and quality)
- Hydrogen (production routes and use)
- Classic renewable energies (solar photovoltaic and thermal)
- Management tools in renewable energy sector (GIS; Project Assessment; Entrepreneurship)
- Consulting services in energy and bionergy
- Promotion of the technological, social and cultural progress
Course Structure
General issue: Energy and Bioenergy
Type: PhD course (3rd cycle)
Credits: 180 ECTS
Diplomas: PhD Degree (180 ECTS - 6 semesters) or Advanced Studies Diploma (60 ECTS - 2 semesters)
Duration: 6 schoolar semesters (classes - 2 semesters; thesis - 4 semesters)
1st semester
Research Methodologies (3.0 ECTS)
Thesis Project I (12.0 ECTS
Option I* (6.0 ECTS)
Option II* (3.0 ECTS)
Biomass Production for Energy** (6.0 ECTS)
Renewable Energies** (6.0 ECTS)
(*Free choice; **Compulsory choice of one of them)
2nd semester
Research Seminars (3.0 ECTS)
Thesis Project II (15.0 ECTS)
Option III* (6.0 ECTS)
Energy and Environmental Sustainability** (6.0 ECTS)
Process of Energy Production** (6.0 ECTS)
(*Free choice; **Compulsory choice of one of them)
3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th semester
Thesis (120,0 ECTS)
Timetable of Classes
Tutorial system
Applicants
EU and non-EU citizens with a Master Degree (or legal equivalent) or a Graduation in Engineering (Chemistry, Mechanics, Industrial Production, Environment, Electricity, Physics), or Basic Sciences (Chemistry, Biology, Physics), or a legal equivalent, with a minimum of 240 ECTS.
Holders of an academic, scientific or professional CV, recognized by the Scientific Commission of the Doctoral Program, as demonstrating ability to undertake the study cycle.
Schedule of Applications
Please, contact the Coordinator (Professor Benilde Mendes; email: bm@fct.unl.pt ; or consult the following address:
http://www.fct.unl.pt/candidato/candidaturas-aos-3o-ciclos
http://www.fct.unl.pt/candidato/candidaturas-aos-3o-ciclos/doutoramento-em-energia-e-bio-energia
Additional Information
http://www.fct.unl.pt/candidato/candidaturas-aos-3o-ciclos/doutoramento-em-energia-e-bio-energia or contact, please, Professor Benilde Mendes (bm@fct.unl.pt)