Teaching Staff Members

Course Aim and Objectives

Course Aim – to provide students with fundamental knowledge in the field of nanostate chemistry and to develop practical skills in applying this knowledge.

Course Objectives – to present the basic principles and laws of nanochemistry, as well as the main areas of application of nanomaterials, particularly in medicine; to teach the application of these laws in solving specific problems related to the peculiarities of synthesis, regulation of properties, and application of nano-systems.

Course Structure and Summary

Module 1. Introduction. General Information on Nanomaterials. Methods of obtaining and properties of nanomaterials.

Module 2. Areas of Practical Application of Nanomaterials.

Module 3. Carbon Nanomaterials. Carbon materials. Fullerenes. Carbon nanotubes. Graphene.

Module 4. : Nanomaterials for Medicine. Basic concepts of biology and biochemistry. Nanomedicine. Use of nanoparticles as drug carriers: basic principles. Magnetic nanoparticles. Liposomes. Quantum dots. Polymeric nanoparticles. Tissue engineering method. Nanobiochips. Nanotechnologies in various fields of medicine.

After completing the course, students should:

→ Know the functional properties exhibited by nanomaterials, areas of their practical application

→ Know the general principles of obtaining nanomaterials

→ Possess information about the characteristics of commercially available nanomaterials, including carbon and those used in medicine

Course Moderators

Course Aim and Objectives

Course Aim is for students to acquire knowledge of modern approaches and trends in the development of digital twins in the chemical industry through modelling of physico-chemical processes.

Course Objectives – to give students an understanding of methods for computer modelling of physico-chemical processes, digital twins, software packages, and the use of scripting languages.

Course Structure and Summary

Digital twins are always based on mathematical and computer models that require verification and validation, as well as software that implements these models. Digital twins enable the creation of digital test benches and polygons for conducting digital tests. Technological platforms have been created for this purpose. Digital twins of products are widely used, but there are also digital twins of processes, including chemical ones.

After completing the course, students should:

→ Gain a clear understanding of the concept of digital twins and the main approaches to their development

→ Become acquainted with the basics of algorithm theory, principles of organizing data into structures, and development environments

→ As part of the practical work create simple digital twins, assemble a virtual test bench, and conduct virtual testing

Course Moderators

Course goals and objectives

Course Goal – to acquire fundamental knowledge in the field of nanochemistry and develop practical skills in applying this knowledge to the development of innovative materials.

Course Objectives – to involve presenting the main concepts of nanochemistry, starting from basic concepts of nanotechnology and ending with commercially available products, utilizing the basic knowledge acquired by students in previous stages of their education.

Course Structure and Summary

The discipline consists of eight sections (detailed content of the sections is available in the course syllabus). The first seven sections represent lecture materials and are devoted to the analysis of fundamental issues in nanochemistry. Classes are conducted in double sessions (a total of 8 sessions) during the first three weeks from the beginning of the course.

Section 1. Introduction.

Section 2. General Issues of Nanoparticle Synthesis.

Section 3. General Issues of Nanofilm Synthesis.

Section 4. Most Common Methods of Morphology Investigation of Nanoobjects.

Section 5. Basic Functional Properties of Nanoobjects: Practical Aspects.

Section 6. Safety of Nanoobjects and Legal Regulation.

Section 7. Key Achievements of Nanotechnology and Development Prospects.

The eighth part of the course is dedicated to project activities on the topic «Application of Nanotechnologies in Solving Megacity Functioning Problems Using St.Petersburg as an Example». The project activity is carried out step by step throughout the semester after the completion of lecture sessions.

After completing the course, students should:

→ Know the general principles of obtaining nanoobjects (nanoparticles and nanofilms)

→ Possess information about the characteristics of commercially available nanomaterials

→ Understand the functional properties exhibited by nanoobjects

Teaching Staff Members

Gurzhiy Vladislav Viktorovich – Ph.D., Senior Researcher

Course goals and objectives

Course Goal – to grasp fundamental concepts in inorganic chemistry, solution chemistry, and condensed and nano-state chemistry, related to the acquisition and application of inorganic materials, as well as acquainting them with modern research directions in the field of obtaining inorganic materials with specified properties..

Course Objectives include presenting the main provisions and laws of inorganic chemistry applicable to the condensed state of matter and processes of solid-phase synthesis and synthesis of nanomaterials, as well as teaching the application of these laws in solving specific tasks of chemical materials science.

Laboratory work and seminars are aimed at gaining practical experience in synthesizing inorganic (including bulk) materials using various methods; studying the composition and structure of materials with a complex of modern physico-chemical methods; studying their functional properties, including using computer modeling.

Course Structure and Summary

Module 1. Introduction.

Module 2. Influence of Crystal Structure Features on the Properties of Inorganic Materials.

Module 3. Electronic Structure and Real Structure of Crystals.

Module 4. Methods of Synthesis and Investigation of the Structure of Inorganic Materials.

Module 5. Phase Behavior of Inorganic Materials.

Module 6. Modeling of Inorganic Materials.

Module 7. Functional Properties of Materials, their Prediction, and Achievement of Specified Characteristics.

After completing the course, students should:

→ Know the principles and approaches to directed synthesis of inorganic materials with specified properties

→ Possess skills in complex data analysis (1) for the characterization of inorganic materials, (2) for the study and modeling of properties of inorganic materials, as well as skills in presenting their results

→ Be able to independently set tasks for creating or practically applying inorganic materials to solve specific problems considering their chemical composition, dimensionality, and morphology

Teaching Staff Members

Порсев Виталий Вениаминович – к.х.н., доцент, v.porsev@spbu.ru

Сизов Владимир Викторович – к.х.н., доцент, v.sizov@spbu.ru

Course goals and objectives

Course Goal – to provide students with fundamental knowledge in the field of nanostate chemistry and to develop practical skills in applying this knowledge.

Course Objectives – to present the basic principles and laws of nanochemistry, as well as the main areas of application of nanomaterials, particularly in medicine; to teach the application of these laws in solving specific problems related to the peculiarities of synthesis, regulation of properties, and application of nano-systems.

Структура и краткое содержание курса

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Модуль 1. Kвaнтoвo-xимичеcкие pacчеты.

Модуль 2. Mетoд мoлекyляpнoй динaмики.

Модуль 3. Стoxacтичеcкие метoды.

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B paмкax тpетьегo мoдyля paccмaтpивaютcя cтoxacтичеcкие метoды кoмпьютеpнoгo мoделиpoвaния, тaкие кaк метoды Moнте-Kapлo в paзличныx aнcaмбляx, метoд aнcaмбля Гиббca, кинетичеcкий метoд Moнте-Kapлo, пoзвoляющий мoделиpoвaть физикo-xимичеcкие пpoцеccы. Пpaктичеcкие зaнятия включaют paбoтy c пpoгpaммными кoдaми, pеaлизyющими cтoxacтичеcкие метoды, aнaлиз и cтaтиcтичеcкyю oбpaбoткy pезyльтaтoв.

After completing the course, students should:

→ Знaть и oриeнтирoвaтьcя в coврeмeнных мeтoдaх и пoдхoдaх вычиcлитeльнoй химии

→ Уметь рaзбираться и пoнимать cyть и рeзyльтaты кoмпьютeрнoгo мoдeлирoвaния, прeдcтaвлeнныe в нayчнoм дoклaдe или oпиcaнныe в нayчнoй рaбoтe (cтaтьe или диcceртaции)

Course Moderators

Course goal

Course Goal – to provide students with practical skills in the basic forms of business communication.

Course Structure and Summary

Topic 0. Concept of Business Communication. Psychology of Business Communication. Business Etiquette. Types and Forms of Business Communication. Personal Communication and Communication Using Communicative Tools. Causes, Types, and Ways of Resolving Business Conflicts.

Topic 1. What is Self-Presentation and Why is it Needed? Types and Forms of Self-Presentation. Features of Self-Presentation Depending on Its Purpose. Concept of Personal Branding.

Topic 2. What is a Resume and Why is it Needed? Resume Formats. Rules for Writing an Effective Resume. Common Mistakes in Resume Writing.

Topic 3. Business Meetings: Participation, Planning, and Conducting. Types, Structure, and Stages of Business Conversation. Preparation for a Business Conversation. Presentation as an Element of Business Communication. Features of Presentation Design and Oral Presentation Preparation.

Topic 4. Written Forms of Business Communication. Business Letter. Types and Purposes of Business Letters. Rules for Formatting Business Letters and Features of Business Correspondence. Business Communication by Mail, Email, and Messengers.

Topic 5. Oral Forms of Business Communication. Individual and Group Communication. Forms of Communication in Business Communication. Features of Telephone Negotiations, Video Conferences, and Video Calls.

During the course, students complete 9 practical assignments on topics 1-5.

After completing the course, students should:

→ Have the skill to prepare a presentation of their professional level based on a report on completed scientific works

→ Be able to conduct telephone negotiations

→ Have the skill of self-presentation in video format

→ Be able to write a resume or CV

→ Be able to plan the work process in such a way that it takes a certain amount of time

→ Have the skill of conducting business correspondence on various topics

Course Moderators

Course goal and objectives

Course Goal – to familiarize students with the fundamental concepts of solid-state chemistry and inorganic chemistry, as well as contemporary research directions in the field of obtaining inorganic materials with specified properties.

Course objectives: as part of project activities aimed at developing a material with specified properties, students acquire skills in applying the basic principles and laws of inorganic chemistry (applied to the condensed state of substances) in the creation of new compounds and composites.

Course Structure and Summary:

The course consists of the following sections:

Section 1. Introduction includes the basic concepts of inorganic chemistry and solid-state chemistry necessary for describing the properties of inorganic materials, the concept of inorganic material, and the classification of materials based on the functionality of their properties.

Section 2.Transition Metal Chemistry – the basic concepts of element chemistry on which the principles of managing the properties of compounds are based.

Section 3. Condensed State Chemistry – ideal and real crystals, defects, non-stoichiometry.

Section 4. Two-dimensional structures – inorganic compounds in the nanoscale state, thin oxide films, nano-layers, and surface nanostructures.

Section 5. Magnetic and electrical characteristics – general concepts and description of superconductivity as an example of a phenomenon that allows the creation of a new class of functional materials.

Section 6. Principles and approaches to materials synthesis – mechanisms of solid-phase reactions. Transport phenomena. The role of surface state in solid-phase transformations. Self-organization of matter as a driving force for the formation of macro-properties of bulk ceramics.

Section 7. Examples of functional materials – oxide ceramics, magnetically diluted oxides, ferroelectrics, spin glasses, ceramic lasers.

After completing the course, students should:

→ Know and analyze the current state of theoretical and experimental developments in the chosen direction of research

→ Be able to choose the optimal complex of experimental methods and calculation approaches to solve a specific problem of material production

Course Moderators

Course goal

Course Goal – to provide students with knowledge of the main methods of mining big data, basic methods of working with big data, and knowledge of data representation models. 

Course Structure and Summary

The course consists of 3 lectures, 3 seminars, and 9 hours of practical work.
The lectures discuss the concept of big data, the relationship between technological development and the amount of data, especially in the field of chemical sciences. They describe the main methods of mining big data using chemistry as an example, raise issues of information protection, its verification, including through distributed registries.
An overview of the main methods of working with big data is given, starting from statistical processing, basic chemometric methods, and ending with neural networks. A separate lecture is devoted to the structure of neural networks, from an individual artificial neuron to topologies, discussing algorithms for training neural networks and criteria for the quality of training.
Seminar topics include knowledge engineering, methods of storing and representing large amounts of information, and tools for automating data processing.
Practical sessions focus on developing skills in writing scripts. Practical sessions require minimal programming knowledge, providing a general understanding of the syntax principles of scripting languages, with the main emphasis on developing skills in using reference documentation to solve a task without a detailed deep understanding of the language.

После окончания курса обучающиеся должны:

→ Have knowledge of the main methods of mining big data, basic methods of working with big data

→ Know the data representation models

→ Write scripts for automating the processing of experiment results and electronic documents

Course Moderators

Course goals and objectives

Course Goal – to master the fundamental knowledge related to the use of modern methods for investigating nano- and bulk materials and to develop skills in applying this knowledge in the research process.

Course Objectives: presentation of the basics of modern research methods and their peculiarities of use in the case of nano- or bulk materials; training in the application of acquired knowledge in solving specific tasks.

Course Structure and Summary

The course includes the following sections:

Section 1. Interaction of electromagnetic radiation with matter.

Section 2. Types of interaction of substances with the external environment.

Section 3. Resonance methods.

Section 4. Magnetic methods.

Section 5. Electrical properties.

Section 6. Thermal methods.

Section 7. Adsorption methods.

Section 8. Electron microscopy.

Methodological support is provided through the Blackboard system

After completing the course, students should:

→ Be able to use the basic concepts of chemistry when choosing the optimal set of physical research methods for studying the properties of nano- and bulk materials using modern high-tech equipment, calculation approaches, and scientific databases

→ Know the latest physical methods of substance research, and be able to navigate freely in their application

Teaching Staff

Course goals and objectives

Course Goal – to provide students with fundamental knowledge in the field of nanostate chemistry and to develop practical skills in applying this knowledge.

Course Objectives: mastery of modern concepts and laws of inorganic chemistry related to the structure of oxides, training in the application of these laws in research to solve specific problems.

Course Structure and Summary

The course includes a discussion of the main concepts of inorganic chemistry about the structure of solid oxides, a complex of methods confirming the structure, the relationship of properties with the structure, and features of the properties of ultrafine oxides.
The course covers the following topics:

1. Diversity of oxide forms. Oxide precursors. Thermodynamic approach to oxides.
2. Ultrafine systems, heteroepitaxy.
3. Oxides of variable composition.
4. Diversity of methods for obtaining and practical application of oxides.
5. Methods for studying inorganic oxides.

As part of the laboratory work, students acquire skills in the synthesis, characterization, and study of the properties of industrially significant oxide systems.

Methodological support is provided through the Blackboard system.

After completing the course, students should:

→ Based on the fundamental knowledge of oxide chemistry, be able to choose the optimal approach to the synthesis and study of complex oxide systems using modern high-tech equipment and calculation approaches

→ Have the skill to practically apply modern scientific equipment to solve specific problems arising in the synthesis, study of properties, and application areas of oxide systems

Course Moderators

Course goal

Course Goal – to introduce to the sources, methods of mining, and working with big data; to study of data security and data integrity control issues.

Course Structure and Summary

The course consists of 4 lectures, where students are introduced to the sources, methods of mining, and working with big data, especially with chemical databases and ways to supplement them. The main methods of chemometric processing, statistical processing, and machine learning methods are discussed. Data security issues and control of their integrity are addressed. The principles underlying the operation of distributed ledgers and the principles underlying the construction and training of neural networks are discussed.
During seminars students present reports based on materials from scientific publications. Students are invited to choose an article that discusses the application of big data approach in their scientific activities as part of their thesis work. The main task of the report is to explain the problem statement, the specifics of applying the approach, and describe the results obtained.

After completing the course, students should:

→ Have knowledge of the basic methods of mining big data, basic methods of working with big data

→Have knowledge of data representation models

Course Moderators

Course goal

Course Goal – to acquire theoretical knowledge related to the methods of obtaining and characterizing various types of organic and inorganic nanoparticles in the context of regulating their sizes and shapes.

Course Structure and Summary

The course includes the following blocks:

Block 1. Definitions. Types of nanoparticles. Parameters of nanoparticles.

Block 2. Classification of methods for synthesizing nanoparticles. Nucleation, growth, and stabilization of nanoparticles.

Block 3. Methods for synthesizing various types of nanoparticles.

Block 4. Properties and application of nanoparticles.

Block 5. Development of a methodology for synthesizing nanoparticles with specified properties (project task).

The course is structured into pairs of lectures followed by seminars. During seminars, students, together with the instructor, analyze relevant publications on the lecture topic. After each session, students are offered a small test to reinforce the material covered.

After completing the course, students should:

→ Know the general principles of obtaining nanoparticles, modern methods of their synthesis and characterization, approaches to regulating their sizes and shapes

→ Be able to analyze the dependencies of nanoparticle sizes and shapes on the conditions of their synthesis in order to obtain nanoparticles with specified parameters

→ Have the skills to choose specific synthesis conditions to obtain nanoparticles with specified parameters

Course Moderators

Course goals and objectives

Course Goal – to master general knowledge related to the methods of obtaining and characterizing various types of nanoparticles in the context of regulating their sizes and shapes.

Course Objectives – the course is aimed at the experimental mastering of:

• modern methods of synthesizing nanoparticles, their isolation, concentration, and purification;
• modern methods of studying the morphology of nanoparticles;
• approaches to regulating the morphology of nanoparticles, as well as analyzing the obtained data on their characterization and establishing the relationship between the particle morphology and the conditions of their synthesis.

Course Structure and Summary

The course consists of four stages.
In the 1st stage students acquire skills in synthesizing nanoparticles, washing, and drying them. The choice of objects for synthesis is due to the high practical value of the materials based on them.
In the 2nd stage using modern equipment, students master the basic theoretical principles and practical skills of studying the morphology of nanoparticles, as well as processing the obtained data and acquiring skills in presenting them in a generally accepted form.
In the 3rd stage students acquire skills in analyzing the obtained results, learn to identify and explain the relationship between the morphology of nanoparticles and the conditions of their synthesis.
In the 4th stage students independently develop a methodology for obtaining a specific compound chosen by them and implement it in practice.

Methodological support is provided through the MS Teams system.

After completing the course, students should:

→ Have the skill to choose an adequate way to regulate the size and shape of nanoparticles depending on the initial conditions of the task (nature of nanoparticles, planned area of their use, equipment and materials available to the experimenter, etc.)

→ Be able to choose methods for characterizing the obtained product, process and analyze the results, calculate and analyze the characterization results

→ Master the skill of choosing specific synthesis conditions to obtain nanoparticles with specified parameters, as well as conducting synthesis following a general methodology

Course Moderators

Course goals and objectives

Course Goal – to master the fundamental knowledge in the field of magnetochemistry and develop practical skills in the application of the magnetochemical method of research, as well as familiarize with modern magnetic materials.

Course Structure and Summary

The course consists of the following sections:

Section 1. Introduction.

Section 2. Diamagnetism and paramagnetism.

Section 3. Long-range order effects.

Section 4. Methods of measuring magnetic susceptibility.

Section 5. Magnetic properties of transition metal oxides.

Section 6. Exchange interactions.

Section 7. Magnetic dilution method.

Section 7. Modern magnetic materials.

During seminars, students practice applying models to describe the magnetic properties of molecules and crystalline solids and determining the energetic parameters of the electronic structure of substances.

After completing the course, students should:

→ Know the concepts of the nature of magnetic properties of substances and materials and the general theoretical principles and approaches to describing magnetic properties

→ Be able to navigate the wide range of modern magnetic materials and their areas of application, have an understanding of the features of the structure and physico-chemical mechanisms of manifestation of functional properties in these magnetic materials

→ Have the skills to use existing models to describe the magnetic properties of molecules and solid crystalline bodies, as well as to obtain information about the structure of a substance from data on its magnetic properties

Course Moderators

Course goals and objectives

Course Goal – to master fundamental knowledge related to the emergence of functional properties of materials and develop skills in applying this knowledge in research.

Course Objectives – to present the basic principles of forming properties of functional materials, their areas of application, and teaching the application of the acquired knowledge to solve specific problems.

Course Structure and Summary

The course includes the following sections:

Section 1. Magnetic materials. Manifestation and application of magnetism in modern materials. Features of magnetic materials and their use.

Section 2. Electrophysical properties. Solid electrolytes. Superconductors.

Section 3. Optical functional materials. Solar batteries.

Section 4. Biomedical materials.

Section 5. Heterogeneous catalysts.

After completing the course, students should:

→ Based on the basic concepts of chemistry, be able to choose the optimal set of experimental studies of the properties of nano- and bulk materials using modern high-tech equipment, computational approaches to solve a specific problem of obtaining a functional material

→ Have the practical skill of applying modern research methods to solve problems arising in the process of optimizing functional properties