Bioenergies and Biorefineries

Profession

The Master's Educational Program "Bioenergies and Biorefineries" showcases the diverse research areas within the field of fundamental and applied chemistry. It is designed to prepare chemistry masters with proficiency in modern research methods and synthesis of substances and materials of various nature, enabling them to engage in scientific, practical, and pedagogical activities. The program aims to provide students with the conditions for acquiring a high level of knowledge, skills, and professional experience; developing general, general professional, and professional competencies; and delivering high-quality fundamental and professional training for specialists in chemistry and related fields. Graduates will be competitive in the labor market and adept at successfully solving professional problems within the research field.

The graduates of the program can work as employees in scientific and educational organizations, as well as in laboratories of chemical, biochemical and pharmaceutical industries. They can also work as researchers in scientific and educational organizations. With the competencies and qualifications acquired during the program, graduates can engage in other professional activities such as scientific and technical development and implementation of chemical products for various purposes. Graduates can work in the field of metrology, certification and technical quality control of raw materials, semi-finished products, and finished products, including pharmaceuticals; in the field of chemical and toxicological research, as well as in optimizing existing technologies and development of new methods and techniques for obtaining and analyzing new materials and substances.

Educational Process

The Master's Educational Program "Bioenergies and Biorefineries" aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the main trends in modern chemistry, the latest methods of physicochemical analysis, the nature and the fundamental principles underlying identification and characterization of substances and materials, and also includes scientific research within the framework of the scientific direction of the profile department and the partner university.

Training is carried out by the leading representatives of the Organic Chemistry Department of RUDN University named after Patrice Lumumba and by leading professors of foreign universities, recognized experts in this field.

Form of implementation: full-time.

Lectures and master classes by invited world-class foreign scientists, joint creative projects and conferences are regularly held.

The graduating department for this program is Organic Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science of RUDN university named after Patrice Lumumba and the partner universities.

In accordance with the chosen learning path, special disciplines of the program provide high-quality theoretical and practical training for students in combination with scientific research.

Practical classes and scientific research are carried out in educational and research laboratories of the graduating department, equipped with modern instrumentation and analytical equipment, as well as in leading international and Russian universities.

In the course of the program students study the following special disciplines:

The first academic year:

• Actual problems of modern chemistry»;


• Foreign language in professional activity;


• Russian language in professional activity;


• Higher education pedagogy;


• Psychology of management;


• History and philosophy of science;


• Experimental lab 1: Flow + alternative technologies;


• Experimental lab 2: Biorefineries and Bioproducts;


• Experimental lab 3: Advanced Organic Synthesis;


• Bioenergy
;

• Modern organic synthesis and pharmacology
;

• Alternative / new tools for organic synthesis;


• Bioproducts and Biorefineries;


• Advanced Organic Synthesis;


• Catalyst (nanomaterials) design and applications;


• Catalysis: from Basic principles to applications. Homogeneous, Heterogeneous, PhotoCatalysis, Biocatalysis, Electrocatalysis;


• Artificial intelligence and additive technologies in chemistry.

Variable component:

• Emerging contaminants: from fate to environmental remediation»;


• The method of working with databases.

The second academic year:

Study takes place at a partner university or RUDN. Considerable time is devoted to the student's research activities and work in a team of researchers. The program ends with the defense of a master's thesis.

Practice

Research and pre-diploma internships are real opportunities for students to try themselves as research chemists. Interships included in the curriculum are carried out on the basis of scientific laboratories and centers of the Joint Institute of Chemical Research, as well as in collaboration with leading universities:

• Scientific center «Crystal Chemistry and Structural Analysis;


• Scientific center «Cluster of streamlined synthesis of natural compounds;


• Scientific center «Microwave-assisted Organic Synthesis;


• A.N.Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds of Russian Academy of Sciences (INEOS RAS);


• A.V.Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, RAS (TIPS RAS);


• King Saud University (KSU);


• Xi'an Jiaotong University;


• Federal University of Para;


• L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University.

Students of the Master's program participate in research grants. Cooperation with leading Russian universities in terms of joint research projects is widely used. There is an opportunity for international cooperation and study abroad.

Teaching practice is carried out on the basis of L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University.

Career

Graduates of the master's degree program "Bioenergies and Biorefineries" direction 04.04.01 "Chemistry" are able to solve tasks of scientific activity in the field of chemical and related fields, requiring specialists with higher chemical education. Graduates of the program can work as:

• employees of scientific and educational organizations, laboratories of chemical, biochemical, chemical and pharmaceutical industries;


• researchers in scientific and educational organizations;


• teachers.