Slide1 : Where is Bristol?
The City of Bristol : The City of Bristol One of the most attractive cities in England
Famous for its high quality of life
Population 400,000
90 minutes from London
Airport with daily flights to Europe
A centre for high technology industries
Aerospace (Concorde)
IT
The University of Bristol : The University of Bristol On a campus within the city
9,500 undergraduates and 2,100 postgraduates
Six Faculties
Science, Medicine, Engineering, Arts, Law, Social Sciences
Science Faculty
Rated number 2 in the UK
Six of the 9 departments are rated 5* for research
The School of Chemistry : The School of Chemistry One of largest chemistry departments in UK
52 Faculty
18 Full professors
80+ Postdoctoral researchers
180+ Research students taking PhD
130 new undergraduates each year
Research assessment grade: 5* (Internationally Excellent )
Only six chemistry departments have this top grade
Bristol, Cambridge, Durham, Imperial College, Oxford, University College London
Teaching assessment grade: “Excellent”
Only 13 chemistry departments have this top grade
Three Sections : Bristol Colloid Centre
Centre for Organized Matter Chemistry
Centre for Organometallic Catalysis
Centre for Computational Chemistry
Three Sections Research Centres Inorganic & Materials Chemistry
18 Faculty
Organic & Biological Chemistry
16 Faculty
Physical & Theoretical Chemistry
18 Faculty
Recruitment 2002 : Recruitment 2002 60 PhD
25% with Bristol degrees
35% from rest of UK
40% from overseas: Thailand, Ireland, France, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Croatia, Bulgaria, Greece, Egypt, Venezuela, South Africa, India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Brunei, China, Pakistan, Portugal
30 Postdoctoral Researchers
55% from overseas
An International Department
Excellent Facilities : Excellent Facilities New £17 million Synthetic Chemistry building
World class laboratories
Pharmaceutical industry standard
200 fume hoods
NMR, X-Ray, Mass Spectrometry, Electron Microscopy and Microanalytical Services
In-house Library
Electronic, Computing, Glass, Mechanical and Photographic Workshops
New Investment of £10 million in 2001/02
Refurbishment of research laboratories
New equipment, e.g. 600 MHz NMR
The Bristol PhD : The Bristol PhD A 3 to 4 year programme
Supervisor and second assessor
Year 1: Research project and graduate lecture courses (no exams!)
Year 2: Research project
Year 3/4: Research project, thesis and oral examination
Funds for personal computer and conference travel
School of Chemistry Contacts : School of Chemistry Contacts Professor Christine Willis
Director of the Graduate School chris.willis@bristol.ac.uk
http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/ Chemistry/Bristol_Chemistry.html
School of Chemistry University of Bristol Bristol BS8 1TS UK
University Requirements and Services : University Requirements and Services University fees
Standard UK level
English qualification
IELTS 6.0
TOEFL 550
Courses available
Accommodation Office
Student Health Service
Overseas Student Office
Inorganic Chemistry : Inorganic Chemistry Organometallic chemistry
Catalysis
Synthesis
Coordination chemistry
Supramolecular chemistry
Optical and electronic materials
Main group chemistry
Synthesis
Structure
Slide13 : Structural Chemistry Molecular structures
X-ray crystallography
Database studies
Crystal structures
Magnetics, non-linear optics
Crystal engineering
Organic Chemistry : Organic Chemistry Novel molecules and materials
Supramolecular chemistry and molecular recognition
New polymers and unusual molecules
Synthesis and methods
Natural products synthesis
Biosynthesis
Pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals
Asymmetric catalysis
Biological Chemistry : Biological Chemistry Polyketide antibiotics
Enzyme mechanisms
Biotransformations and enzyme-mediated synthesis
Carbohydrate chemistry
Analytical Chemistry : Analytical Chemistry Chemometrics
Biogeochemistry
Analytical food chemistry
Industrial forensic science
Materials Chemistry : Materials Chemistry Organized matter
Porous solids
Biomimetic materials
Fibres and composites
Smart colloids
Nano-structures and nano-particles Coccosphere of a marine alga Magnetic spider silk
Physical Chemistry : Colloids and interfaces
Polymers: drug release, electrical conduction, novel surfactants
Semi-conductors on electrode surfaces
Fullerenes and liquid crystals
NMR and neutron scattering
Rheology
Physical Chemistry Aggregating latex particles
Physical Chemistry : Laser chemistry
Photochemistry
Radical spectroscopy
Analytical applications Atmospheric chemistry
Monitoring HFCs and hydrocarbons
Modelling transport, pollutant removal, climate Diamond films
Chemical vapour deposition
Diamond-like carbon films
Industrial applications Physical Chemistry A diamond film
Slide20 : Quantum chemistry
Reaction rates
Atmospheric chemistry and astrophysics
Catalysis Biological chemistry
Enzyme mechanisms
Modelling protein structure
Drug design Solid state and materials
Ceramics and minerals, surfaces, defect chemistry
Electronic structure and magnetism Theoretical Chemistry