Chemistry in Groningen is the home of 2016 Nobel Prize winner Ben Feringa, who has won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his research on a light-driven rotary molecular motor.
How can I make a flexible solar cell out of organic molecules? Can I build a car engine on a molecular level? Can I synthesize life? Can I cure tuberculosis? You will encounter such questions in the Master's degree programme in Chemistry at the University of Groningen.
The 2-year programme is fully taught in English and embedded in an internationally leading research environment. The programme offers a great deal of freedom in topics and has a strong focus on research; students spend 50% of their time in research labs. It is organized along three main specializations:
› Advanced Materials
Focus of this specialization lies the chemistry of functional
materials, including aspects like material synthesis and
self-assembly, supramolecular chemistry, structural
characterization techniques and functional properties.
› Catalysis and Green Chemistry
This specialization focuses on different aspects of catalysis by
enzymes as well as synthetic homogeneous and heterogeneous
catalysts and key industrially relevant transformations.
› Chemical Biology (also offers an honours
programme)
This specialization studies biology and the processes of life using
the tools of chemistry and deals with topics ranging from
understanding how biochemistry works, to protein engineering and
the engineering of biological systems.
› Science, Business and Policy
This profile emphasizes the societal aspects of Science. You will
learn to implement your chemistry knowledge in companies and policy
organisations.
The Chemistry research project takes place in a research group
within or across one of these specialisations. These groups are
associated with three main research institutes that focus on
chemistry: the Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, the Zernike
Institute of Advanced Materials and the Groningen Biomolecular
Science & Biotechnology Institute. The programme also offers
the opportunity to do research in a lab abroad or in industry.
Apart from general subjects including reaction mechanism and spectroscopic methods, we teach and offer research projects across the entire spectrum of Chemistry, including: (in)organic synthesis, stereochemistry, polymer chemistry, supramolecular chemistry, homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis, biocatalysis & protein engineering, organometallic chemistry, molecular dynamic, quantum mechanics, green chemistry, synthetic biology and systems chemistry.
Road to the 2016 Nobel Prize
Study Chemistry at the University of Groningen
