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Research lines
The URJC Doctoral Program in Sciences encompasses three main areas:
- Experimental Sciences (Physics, Chemistry and Geology): Fidel Martín González () CV
- Mathematical Sciences. Coordinator: Prof. Alejandro García del Amo () CV
- Ecology and Biodiversity. Coordinator: Prof. Ana Mª Millanes Romero () CV
The specific research topics that are currently being developed at the URJC within the main lines of the Doctoral Program in Sciences are the following:
EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES
Physical. The research focuses mainly on topics of Nonlinear Dynamics, Chaos Theory and Complex Systems and interdisciplinary applications:
- Fractal Structures and Chaotic Dispersion in Newtonian and Relativistic Systems
- Unpredictability in dynamic systems
- Method of partial control of chaotic systems
- Chaotic Dynamics of Nonlinear Oscillators
- Dynamics and Control of Populations in Ecology
- Discrete Neural Dynamics, Delayed Biological Oscillators
- Modeling and Physics of Cancer
- Vibrational resonance in dynamic systems
- Quantum Chaos and Entanglement
- dynamic systems with delay
Chemistry. The research focuses, above all, on Applied Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry.
Applied Chemistry:
- Study of the catalytic and biological properties of metal complexes and nanostructured materials.
- Development of intelligent controlled drug delivery systems with potential antitumor application “drug-delivery".
- Preparation of new hybrid nanomaterials with catalytic and biological applications
- Development of catalysts and photocatalysts with application in environmental processes and CO capture2
Analytic chemistry:
- Preparation and characterization of mesoporous silicas with application in improving the analysis of emerging and priority contaminants and bioactive compounds: adsorbents, chiral and non-chiral stationary phases, electrochemical sensors, recovery of agri-food waste, encapsulation and controlled release
- Development and validation of analytical methodologies for the analysis of emerging and priority contaminants in food and water and bioactive compounds in food by liquid chromatography (HPLC and UPLC) with tandem mass spectrometry detection.
Geology. The research focuses mainly on the following topics:
- volcanology. Volcano-tectonic processes. Growth and evolution of volcanic buildings. Analog modeling of volcanoes. Petrology and geochemistry of volcanic rocks
- Tectonics, Neotectonics and Active Tectonics. seismotectonics
- Natural Hazards
- Geomorphology of coastal areas. Coastal evolution. Comprehensive management of the coast
- Remote sensing applied to the natural environment and resource management
- Spatial database management applied to geology. Analysis of environmental variables and global change
- Geochemistry and environmental mineralogy. Geophysics applied to the environment.
- Soil contamination by heavy metals
- Water quality and regeneration
- Stratigraphy. Paleoclimatology. Petrology and geochemistry of sedimentary rocks
- Regional geology. Geodynamic evolution of the terrestrial planets
- Astrobiology: geological determinants of planetary habitability
- Meteorites
MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
- Complex Network Analysis
- Numerical methods.
- Numerical simulation.
- Digital Image Processing
- nonlinear systems
- Jordan systems and their application to the study of Lie algebras
- Linear and nonlinear operators between Banach spaces
- Cryptography
- Algebraic geometry
- Time series analysis
- Stochastic Programming
ECOLOGY AND BIODIVERSITY:
- Climate change and ecosystem processes
- Impacts of global change on biodiversity and the functioning of forests
- Biotechnology and global change
- Dynamics of populations and communities
- Evolutionary and reproductive biology
- Macroecology and biogeography
Presentation and competitions
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The need for doctoral training for graduates in science-related degrees is defended both in the academic and professional spheres, where the need to continue researching and advancing in knowledge, techniques and methods is confirmed, and this doctoral training means the main way of training researchers.
The Rey Juan Carlos University proposes the Doctorate Program in Sciences, to provide and offer doctoral training that contributes, on the one hand, to promoting the training of people with competence in research and innovation in Sciences, and on the other, to advance, to through research, in response to the needs of society within the framework of an integrating program, whose structure and organization allow both specialization, updating and diversification of training, research and transfer in the field of the Sciences.
Within the Doctoral Program in Sciences, the different lines of research will be developed, in accordance with the requirements established in the current legislation and in the regulations of the URJC, contrasting the experience and research proficiency, and the existence of competitive projects. The line to which the doctoral student will be assigned will be determined by the access requirements and the subject of the thesis project. Each line of research, in turn, will define, without exclusion, the main topics for the development of the doctoral theses, based on the existing groups and the research experience of the assigned tutors and directors.
The Rey Juan Carlos University proposes with this Doctorate Program:
- Train new researchers and prepare teams that contribute to social, scientific and economic progress.
- Promote the training of new teachers in related disciplines.
- Specialize postgraduates who are interested in their adequate professional, scientific and technical development.
- Promote the creation of research groups and networks, nationally and internationally, and interdisciplinarity.
Objectives
The general objectives of the Doctoral Program of the Rey Juan Carlos University will be, at least the following:
- Encourage and deepen knowledge and professional, scientific and technical development of doctoral students in the field in question.
- Train new researchers capable of joining research teams.
- Promote the teaching career, deepening the research training of future teachers.
- The specialization of the student within the corresponding field, especially in its research aspect.
- Provide methodological instruments from which to approach the analysis of theory and practice from an interdisciplinary perspective, and provide basic criteria from which to face practical questions, in the different areas in which they arise.
- Have an adequate framework for the achievement and transmission of scientific advances.
- Train doctoral students so that they can play an essential role in public or private institutions involved in innovation and research, so that they can lead the transfer from knowledge to the welfare of society.
In short, this Doctorate Program at the Rey Juan Carlos University aims to train doctors endowed with a critical scientific spirit, capacity for research and teamwork, through teaching organized in two areas: one general (techniques and research methods, tools and resources for the same) and another of specialization, typical of the different lines of consolidated specialization that are developed in it.
Competences
Basic skills
- Systematic understanding of a field of study and mastery of research skills and methods related to that field.
- Ability to conceive, design or create, put into practice and adopt a substantial research or creation process.
- Ability to contribute to expanding the frontiers of knowledge through original research.
- Ability to carry out a critical analysis and evaluation and synthesis of new and complex ideas.
- Ability to communicate with the academic and scientific community and with society in general about their fields of knowledge in the modes and languages commonly used in their international scientific community.
- Ability to promote, in academic and professional contexts, scientific, technological, social, artistic or cultural progress within a knowledge-based society.
Personal abilities and skills
- Get along in contexts in which there is little specific information.
- Find the key questions that must be answered to solve a complex problem.
- Design, create, develop and undertake new and innovative projects in their field of knowledge.
- Work both as a team and autonomously in an international or multidisciplinary context.
- Integrate knowledge, deal with complexity and make judgments with limited information.
- The criticism and intellectual defense of solutions.
Other Competencies
- Knowledge of the scientific method, its principles, stages of the process and typologies.
- Ability to integrate scientific knowledge, analyze it and make decisions to solve a problem with social and ethical responsibility and applying professional ethics.
- Ability to plan experiments, using the most suitable design in each case, to test the hypotheses proposed.
- Know in detail the frontier of knowledge in the scientific field of the Doctoral Thesis, be able to identify the main research challenges within it, and contribute to its methodological and conceptual development.
- Ability to handle bibliographical and documentary sources and the tools of field work related to each line of research.
- Ability to write publications and communications, structuring them according to the typical schemes used in scientific journals and prestigious conferences or congresses, both national and international.
academic staff
- Aedo Perez, Carlos
- Arsuaga Ferreras, Jesus Maria
- Catala Rodriguez, Myriam
- Blacksmith Servant, Regino
- Escudero Alcantara, Adrian
- Fernandez Sanjuan, Miguel Angel
- Fitze, Patrick S.
- Garcia Gonzalez, Esther
- Gomez Ruiz, Santiago
- Gonzalez Vasco, Maria Isabel
- Herrera Espada, Rachel
- Iron Morales, Maria Isabel del
- Lopez Munoz, Maria Jose
- Lozano-Mendoza, Jorge
- Malpica Gonzalez, Norberto Antonio
- Marquez Gonzalez, Alvaro
- Martin Gonzalez, Fidel
- Mendez Iglesias, Marcos
- Molina Cobos, Maria Carmen
- Perez Cortes, Yolanda
- Perez Quintanilla, Damian
- Pickering, Andrew
- Quintana Ascencio, Pedro
- Rams Ramos, Joaquin
- Rienda Gomez, Juan Jose
- Fernandez Delgado, Rogelio
- Rodriguez Gude, Maria
- Romance of the River, Miguel
- Ruiz Gordoa, Maria Pilar
- Sabuco Larrosa, Juan
- Schiavi., Emanuele
- Seoane Sepulveda, Jesus Miguel
- Sierra Alonso, Maria Isabel
- Suarez Chacon, Juan Pablo
- Torres Barreiro, Belen
- Urena Fernandez, Alejandro
- Valcarcel Rivera, Yolanda
- Vanhille., Christian
- Virgos Cantalapiedra, Emilio Javier
- Wagemakers, Alexandre
Access and admission
Instructions and recommendations for the format of doctoral thesis reports
Instructions for thesis by compendium of articles and by chapters
Quality guarantee
Verification Resolution Council of Universities
Results report
Once the follow-up of the Doctorate Program has been carried out, the most relevant quantitative information is shown on the results obtained in the follow-up of said Degree, differentiated by academic year.
Report by academic year:
General information collection plan
Within the quality assurance system of the Rey Juan Carlos University, the following surveys are being carried out as part of the general information collection plan:
- Survey addressed to new students of doctoral programs
- Doctoral student satisfaction survey with the doctoral program
- Satisfaction surveys of the doctoral student with the training activities of the doctoral program
- Assessment surveys of supervisors and thesis tutors
- Faculty satisfaction survey with the doctoral program
Survey results
Renewal of accreditation
The renewal of the accreditation represents the culmination of the implementation process of the official Bachelor's and Master's degrees registered in the Register of Universities, Centers and Degrees (RUCT). The renewal of the accreditation of official bachelor's and master's degrees is organized in three phases: self-assessment report, external visit and final assessment.
In the first phase, the university describes and assesses the status of the degree with respect to the established criteria and guidelines. The result is the Self-Assessment Report (IA) that is presented. The second and third phases are carried out by a group of evaluators external to the evaluated title.”
Collaboration agreements
- Collaboration Agreement with the State Agency Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC).
- Collaboration Agreement with the Center for Energy, Environmental and Technological Research (CIEMAT)
- Collaboration Agreement with the Carlos III Health Institute.
- Specific Educational Cooperation Agreement with the Carolina Foundation.
- General Academic Collaboration Agreement with the University of Central Florida Board of Trustees.