Overview: Performing intriguing Master thesis research, conducting co-lab research projects, operating and maintaining instrumental systems, literature search, collecting data, analyzing data, preparing research reports, presenting research results, instructing entry-level students, and writing Master thesis.
The course is designed for the Master students to fully aware of the most up-to-date development in the fields of nanomaterials and surface characterization on theory, on instrument design, on analytical skill, on new analysis methodology, and on novel analytical research results.
Students taking this course are expected to conduct a rigorous research project of his/her own for publication in respectful international journals. He/she should be aware of the novel development in nanomaterials/surface analysis that is related to his/her research project. Students will learn to develop research ideas, to conduct experiments to test the ideas, to organize based on chemical sense the data collected, to analyze the data collected so as to extract important chemical knowledge, to write papers about the research results, to attend professional conferences, and to present his/her research results in professional conferences. In addition, Master students should develop co-lab and teaching skills by getting involved in co-lab projects and by instructing entry-level students to conduct research.