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The program has outstanding national and international teachers, who today specialize in independent projects from various areas of chemistry, transferring their knowledge through the doctoral program and its 12 laboratories.
Taught by the Faculty of Sciences and the Faculty of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, the plan has been in force for more than 30 years and applications are currently open until November 15 of this year.
Among its main characteristics, its lines of research stand out, which are: Physical Chemistry, Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Materials, Analytical and Environmental Chemistry, Macromolecular Chemistry and Polymers and Theoretical and Computational Chemistry. In addition to an outstanding academic faculty made up of 41 teachers specialized in various areas of science.
To develop the potential of students in all these areas, the doctorate has 12 specialized laboratories with specific teams that facilitate the learning and training of high-level graduates:
- Homogeneous Catalysis Laboratory:
Dr. Susan Lühr: “our interest is in the use of homogeneous catalysts as tools for the functionalization of olefins derived from biomass, through transfer hydroformylation reactions. Likewise, the use of organometallic complexes, ideally 3D metals, is investigated for the reduction of amides, which are present in polyamides or drugs such as paracetamol, in order to achieve the circularity of these wastes. On the other hand, it seeks to reduce carbonyls or functionalize olefins without the use of metals”. - Natural Products Laboratory
By : Dr. Carlos Areche.
Main research line: Green chemistry of natural products and metabolomics of natural products. - Biodynamic Laboratory,
By: Dr Bruce Cassels
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Main research line: Design and synthesis of new organic compounds with possible therapeutic utility or as tools for pharmacological research. Modification of natural products in order to modulate their activities in living systems. - Environmental Chemistry Laboratory
By: Dr. Carlos Manzano.
Main research line: analysis of complex environmental samples, development of analytical techniques for the determination of organic compounds in the environment and potential impacts on public health.
- Laboratory of Supramolecular Chemistry and Nanoscience
By Dr. Nicolás Yutronic: “Some of our lines of research are the synthesis of anisotropic gold nanoparticles coated with cationic cyclodextrin polymers (CCD/P) as a potential nanosystem for drug loading. Using a similar system, we work with nanosponges that are nano-sized polymerized cyclodextrin-based polymers for drug loading, and are subsequently coated with gold nanoparticles as a potential nanosystem for site-directed delivery and disease therapy.”
- Microbiological Chemistry Laboratory
Dr. Immaculate Cow: «In our laboratory we are interested in the study of the secondary metabolism of Antarctic filamentous fungi, from a multidisciplinary perspective. Our ultimate goal is to identify both the chemical structures of secondary metabolites and the biosynthetic clusters used by fungi for their biosynthesis.” - Solid State Chemistry and Crystallography Laboratory:
Dr. Antonio Galdámez.
Main research line: Crystallography of organic and inorganic compounds, structural characterization and magnetic properties of Seleno- and Thio-spinels; Chalcogenides as absorbers for solar cells; Thermoelectric materials and dielectric ceramics. - Inorganic and Electrochemical Synthesis Laboratory
Dr. Guillermo González.
Research lines: Hybrid Organic-Inorganic laminar nanostructures, Conversion of solar energy into chemical energy, Heterogeneous photocatalysis for environmental remediation. - Synthesis and Catalysis Laboratory
Dr. Marcelo Vilches.
Main research line: Synthesis of heterocycles and metal-catalyzed reactions. These may include reduction, hydroformylation, and CH activation reactions. An important part of the work is the development of a sustainable chemistry for which the use of solvents derived from biomass or directly water is studied, as well as the use of modern methodologies such as the use of microwave reaction. - Advanced Center for Chronic Diseases (ACCDiS)
Dr. Marcelo Kogan
Line of research: Nanoscience for the diagnosis and therapy of chronic diseases. In one of his featured posts presented an innovative approach to increase the signal of fluorophores using plasmonic gold nanoparticles (enhanced fluorescence effect on the surface) that improved the detection of Aß aggregates in C. elegans and mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease. Nanomedicine 44 (2022) 102569, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nano.2022.102569
- Polymer Laboratory
Dr. Marcela Urzúa.
Featured Posts:
-Blends based on amino acid functionalized poly (ethylene-alt-maleic anhydride) polyelectrolytes and PEO for nanofiber elaboration: Biocompatible and angiogenic polyelectrolytes EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL, 2022 (Vol 173, 111269)-Inhibiting Pathogen Surface Adherence by Multilayer Polyelectrolyte Films Functionalized with Glucofuranose Derivatives ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 10, 2018 (Vol 33, 28147-28158) - Center for Climate Science and Resilience (CR2)
Dr. Laura Gallardo.
Research line: Chemistry and air pollution, especially in the context of climate change.
Featured publication in Nature Magazine: Daskalakis, N., Gallardo, L., Kanakidou, M., Nüß, JR, Menares, C., Rondanelli, R., … Vrekoussis, M. (2022). Impact of biomass burning and stratospheric intrusions in the remote South Pacific Ocean troposphere. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 22(6), 4075–4099. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-4075-2022
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