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In Experimental materials physics study track you will study the properties and processing of a wide variety of materials using experimental methods of physics to characterise and process them. In this track the materials range from the thin films used in electronics components, future fusion reactor materials, and energy materials to biological and medical materials. The methods are based on different radiation species, mostly X-rays and ion beams.
MATR302 Materials characterization (5 cr)
MATR364 Seminar in Materials Research (5 cr)
MATR350 Master's thesis (30 cr)
MATR399 Maturity test (0 cr)
MATR310 Laboratory exercises (10 cr)
MATR306 Materials Physics (5 cr)
MATR308 Surface Physics (5 cr)
MATR3031 Solid state physics: crystal structure and atomic dynamics (5 cr)
MATR3032 Solid state physics: electronic structure and properties (5 cr)
MATR346 Polymer Physics (5 cr)
MATR345 Polymer chemistry 1 (5 cr)
MATR358 Inorganic Materials Chemistry (5 cr)
Alternative studies (choose 25 cr)
MATR3101 Physics of semiconductor devices (5 cr)
MATR386 Physics of positrons in solids and defects (5 cr)
MATR311 Synchrotron light in materials science (5 cr)
MATR385 Ion beam methods for materials characterization (5 cr)
MATR3082 Physics of thin films and heterostructures (5 cr)
MATR341 Surface chemistry (5 cr)
MATR343 Microscope techniques in materials characterization (5 cr)
MATR342 Determination of crystal and molecular structures (5 cr)
MATR344 Vacuum technology (5 cr)
Elective advanced studies (0-20 cr)
Other studies can include study modules or individual courses from other programmes as agreed in personal study plan. Also practical training and language studies can be included.
In Computational materials physics study track you will use computer simulations to model the structures, properties and processes of materials, both inorganic materials such as metals and semiconductors, and biological materials such as cell membranes and proteins. You will also study various nanostructures. The methods are mostly atomistic ones where information is obtained with atomic level precision. Supercomputers are often needed for the calculations. Modelling research is closely connected with the experimental work related to the other study lines.
MATR302 Materials characterization (5 cr)
MATR364 Seminar in Materials Research (5 cr)
MATR350 Master's thesis (30 cr)
MATR399 Maturity test (0 cr)
MATR3031 Solid state physics: crystal structure and atomic dynamics (5 cr)
MATR3032 Solid state physics: electronic structure and properties (5 cr)
MATR346 Polymer Physics (5 cr)
MATR345 Polymer chemistry 1 (5 cr)
MATR358 Inorganic Materials Chemistry (5 cr)
Materials physics course package
MATR386 Physics of positrons in solids and defects (5 cr)
MATR3101 Physics of semiconductor devices (5 cr)
Surface science course package
MATR308 Surface physics (5 cr)
MATR3082 Physics of thin films and heterostructures (5 cr)
MATR341 Surface chemistry (5 cr)
Programming and numerical methods course package
MATR3221 Numerical Methods in Scientific Computing I (5 cr)
MATR3222 Numerical Methods in Scientific Computing II (5 cr)
Simulation methods course package
MATR323 Basics of Monte Carlo simulations (5 cr)
MATR324 Monte Carlo simulations in physics (5 cr)
MATR3251 Molecular Dynamics Simulations in Materials Science (5 cr)
MATR3252 Molecular Dynamics Simulations in Atmospheric Science (5 cr)
Specialized courses in computational methods course package
MATR326 Tools for high performance computing (5 cr)
PAP334 Statistical Methods (5 cr)
DATA11002 Introduction to Machine Learning (5 cr)
Biophysics course package
MATR331 Introduction to Biological Physics (5 cr)
MATR332 Physics of Biological Systems (5 cr)
MATR333 Modeling of Biological Systems (5 cr)
MATR382 Methods in Molecular Biophysics (5 cr)
KEM342 Molecular modelling (5 cr)
Mechanics course package
MATR378 Finite element modelling for physicists I (5 cr)
MATR379 Finite element modelling for physicists II (5 cr)
MATR307 Solid State Continuum Mechanics I (5 cr)
MATR318 Solid State Continuum Mechanics II (5 cr)
Personalized course package (0-25 cr)
Courses from other study lines and/or other programmes as agreed in PSP (personal study plan).
Other studies can include study modules or individual courses from other programmes as agreed in personal study plan. Also practical training and language studies can be included.
Medical physics is a branch of applied physics encompassing the concepts, principles and methodology of the physical sciences to medicine in clinics. Primarily, medical physics seeks to develop safe and efficient diagnosis and treatment methods for human diseases with the highest quality assurance protocols. In Finland most medical physicists are licensed hospital physicists (PhD or Phil.Lic).
MATR302 Materials characterization (5 cr)
MATR364 Seminar in Materials Research (5 cr)
MATR350 Master's thesis (30 cr)
MATR399 Maturity test (0 cr)
Medical Physics (25-30 cr)
MATR310 Laboratory Exercises (10 cr)
MATR309 Radiation Protection (5 cr)
MATR315 Radiation Dosimetry (5 cr) (Lectures in Finnish)
MATR319 Medical Physics (5 cr) (Lectures in Finnish)
Biophysics (0-30 cr)
MATR331 Introduction to Biological Physics (5 cr)
MATR332 Physics of Biological Systems (5 cr)
MATR333 Modeling of Biological Systems (5 cr)
MATR382 Methods in Molecular Biophysics (5 cr)
KEM342 Molecular modelling (5 cr)
MATR346 Polymer Physics (5 cr)
MATR345 Polymer chemistry 1 (5 cr)
MATR358 Inorganic Materials Chemistry (5 cr)
Radiation detectors course package
PAP338 Gaseous radiation detectors and scintillators (5 cr)
PAP339 Semiconductor radiation detectors (5 cr)
Computational methods course package
MATR3221 Numerical Methods in Scientific Computing I (5 cr)
MATR3222 Numerical Methods in Scientific Computing II (5 cr)
MATR323 Basics of Monte Carlo simulations (5 cr)
MATR324 Monte Carlo simulations in physics (5 cr)
Biophysics course package
MATR331 Introduction to Biological Physics (5 cr)
MATR332 Physics of Biological Systems (5 cr)
MATR333 Modeling of Biological Systems (5 cr)
MATR382 Methods in Molecular Biophysics (5 cr)
KEM342 Molecular modelling (5 cr)
Personalized course package (0-25 cr)
Courses from other study lines and/or other programmes as agreed in PSP (personal study plan).
Other studies can include study modules or individual courses from other programmes as agreed in personal study plan. Also practical training and language studies can be included.
In Polymer materials chemistry study track you will study polymer synthesis and characterisation methods. One of the central questions in polymer chemistry is how the properties of large molecules depend on the chemical structure and on the size and shape of the polymer. The number of applications of synthetic polymers is constantly increasing, due to the development of polymerisation processes as well as to better comprehension of the physical properties of polymers.
MATR302 Materials characterization (5 cr)
MATR364 Seminar in Materials Research (5 cr)
MATR350 Master's thesis (30 cr)
MATR399 Maturity test (0 cr)
MATR345 Basics of Polymer Chemistry (5 cr)
MATR346 Polymer Physics (5 cr)
MATR347 Synthesis of Polymers; Polymer Materials (5cr)
MATR348 Laboratory Practicum (5 cr)
MATR334 Research Project in Polymer Materials Chemistry (15 cr)
MATR306 Materials Physics (5 cr)
MATR307 Solid State Continuum Mechanics I (5 cr)
MATR331 Introduction to Biological Physics (5 cr)
You can select courses from a curated list of courses.
Personalized course package (0-25 cr)
Courses from other study lines and/or other programmes as agreed in PSP (personal study plan).
Other studies can include study modules or individual courses from other programmes as agreed in personal study plan. Also practical training and language studies can be included.
Thin films form the most important research topic in inorganic materials chemistry. Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) is the most widely studied deposition method. The ALD research covers virtually all areas related to ALD: precursor synthesis and characterisation, film growth and characterisation, reaction mechanism studies, and the first steps of taking the processes toward applications. The emphasis has been on thin film materials needed in future generation integrated circuits, but applications of ALD in energy technologies, optics, surface engineering and biomaterials are also being studied. Other thin film deposition techniques studied include electrodeposition, SILAR (successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction) and sol-gel. Nanostructured materials are prepared either directly (fibres by electrospinning and porous materials by anodisation) or by combining these or other templates with thin film deposition techniques.
MATR302 Materials characterization (5 cr)
MATR364 Seminar in Materials Research (5 cr)
MATR350 Master's thesis (30 cr)
MATR399 Maturity test (0 cr)
MATR358 Inorganic materials chemistry (5 cr)
MATR306 Materials Physics (5 cr)
MATR307 Solid State Continuum Mechanics I (5 cr)
MATR331 Introduction to Biological Physics (5 cr)
MATR308 Surface Physics
MATR341 Surface chemistry (5 cr)
MATR342 Determination of crystal and molecular structures (5 cr)
MATR343 Microscope techniques in materials characterization (5 cr)
MATR344 Vacuum technology (5 cr)
MATR359 Solid state chemistry (5 cr)
MATR361 Thin films (10 cr)
MATR362 Workshop on X-ray diffraction and thermoanalytical methods (5 cr)
MATR363 Research project in Inorganic Materials Chemistry (15 cr)
MATR372 Nanocatalysis (5 cr)
MATR373 Atomic layer deposition and etching (5 cr)
MATR381 Electrochemistry in materials science (5 cr)
Materials physics course package
MATR306 Materials physics (5 cr)
MATR386 Physics of positrons in solids and defects (5 cr)
MATR3101 Physics of semiconductor devices (5 cr)
MATR3031 Solid state physics: crystal structure and atomic dynamics (5 cr)
MATR3032 Solid state physics: electronic structure and properties (5 cr)
Experimental techniques course package
MATR311 Synchrotron light in materials science (5 cr)
MATR385 Ion beam methods for materials characterization (5 cr)
MATR342 Determination of crystal and molecular structures (5 cr)
MATR343 Microscope techniques in materials characterization (5 cr)
MATR344 Vacuum technology (5 cr)
Personalized course package (0-25 cr)
Courses from other study lines and/or other programmes – especially from the UH Chemistry and Molecular Sciences and from Aalto university, as agreed in HOPS (personal study plan).
Other studies can include study modules or individual courses from other programmes as agreed in personal study plan. Also practical training and language studies can be included.
Sound and light are used both to sense and to actuate across a broad spectrum of disciplines employing samples ranging from red hot steel to smooth muscle fibres. Particular interest is in exploiting the link between the structure and mechanics of the samples. The main emphasis is on developing quantitative methods suitable for the needs of industry. To support these goals, research concentrates on several applied physics disciplines, the main areas being ultrasonics, photoacoustics, fibre optics and confocal microscopy.
MATR302 Materials characterization (5 cr)
MATR364 Seminar in Materials Research (5 cr)
MATR350 Master's thesis (30 cr)
MATR399 Maturity test (0 cr)
MATR310 Laboratory exercises (10 cr)
MATR335 Electronics II (10 cr) OR MATR338 Ultrasonics (10 cr)
Alternative course package (choose one set, 10 cr)
MATR307 Solid State Continuum Mechanics I (5 cr) AND MATR318 Solid State Continuum Mechanics II (5 cr)
MATR378 Finite element modelling for physicists I (5 cr) AND MATR379
Finite element modelling for physicists II (5 cr)
MATR346 Polymer Physics (5 cr)
MATR345 Polymer chemistry 1 (5 cr)
MATR358 Inorganic Materials Chemistry (5 cr)
Electronics course package
MATR335 Electronics II (10 cr)
Ultrasonics course package
MATR338 Ultrasonics (10 cr)
MATR320 Nanoacoustics I (5 cr)
MATR321 Nanoacoustics II (5 cr)
Optics and photonics course package
MATR329 Optics (10 cr)
MATR339 Photonics (10 cr)
Numerical material testing course package
MATR333 Modeling of biological systems (5 cr)
Solid state continuum mechanics module
MATR307 Solid state continuum mechanics I (5 cr)
MATR318 Solid state continuum mechanics II (5 cr)
Mechanics course package
MATR378 Finite element modelling for physicists I (5 cr)
MATR379 Finite element modelling for physicists II (5 cr)
MATR307 Solid State Continuum Mechanics I (5 cr)
MATR318 Solid State Continuum Mechanics II (5 cr)
Personalized course package (0-25 cr)
Courses from other study lines and/or other programmes as agreed in HOPS (personal study plan).
Other studies can include study modules or individual courses from other programmes as agreed in personal study plan. Also practical training and language studies can be included.
MATR302 Materials characterization (5 cr)
MATR364 Seminar in Materials Research (5 cr)
MATR350 Master's thesis (30 cr)
MATR399 Maturity test (0 cr)
MATR387 Materials Chemistry and Physics for Sustainability (5 cr)
MATR358 Inorganic Materials Chemistry (5 cr)
MATR345 Polymer chemistry 1 (5 cr)
MATR346 Polymer Physics (5 cr)
MATR306 Materials Physics (5 cr)
MATR380 Optional Research Project in Materials Chemistry (10 cr)
Alternative course in sustainability (choose min. 5 cr)
ATM373 Leadership for Sustainable Change (5 cr)
ATM378 Sustainable.now (5 cr)
ATM380 Solutions.now (5 cr)
Advances courses in physics (choose min. 5 cr)
MATR3031 Solid state physics: crystal structure and atomic dynamics (5 cr)
MATR3032 Solid state physics: electronic structure and properties (5 cr)
MATR307 Solid State Continuum Mechanics I (5 cr)
MATR308 Surface Physics (5 cr)
MATR3082 Physics of thin films and heterostructures (5 cr)
Specialisation (choose 1)
Polymer materials (15 cr)
Inorganic materials (15 cr)
Elective courses in chemistry (min. 0 cr)
Other studies can include study modules or individual courses from other programmes as agreed in personal study plan. Also practical training and language studies can be included.