On 21 October Evgenii Strugovshchikov defended his PhD thesis „First-principles studies on rare-earth metal-hydride-based smart materials“ („Haruldaste muldmetallide hüdriididel rajanevate nutimaterjalide esmaste printsiipide uuringud“). Supervisors: Dr. Aleksandr Pishtsev (University of Tartu), Prof. dr. Smagul Karazhanov, Institute for Energy Technology (Norway). Oponents: Prof. dr. Peter Kratzer, University of Duisburg-Essen (Germany), Dr. habil. phys. Juris Purans, University of Latvia (Latvia).
On 26 August 2021 Helina Seemen defended his PhD thesis "Atomic layer deposition and microscopic analysis of magnetically and electrically polarizable thin solid films". Supervisors: dr Aile Tamm ja prof Kaupo Kukli. Oponents: professor emeritus Jyrki Räisänen (Helsingi Ülikooli füüsikaosakonnast) and dr Olga Volobujeva (Tallinna Tehnikaülikool).
On 27 August 2021 Ekaterina Vagapova defended his PhD thesis "Fluorescence quenching in inorganic cristalline solids activated by neodymium ions; from bulk to micro- and nanocrystals", Supervisors: dr Yury Orlovskiy, dr Valter Kiisk and dr Viktor Peet. Oponents: dr Sergey K. Sekatskiii (Laboratoire de Physique de la Matière Vivante, Institut de Physique, BSP-408, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland) and profToomas Rõõm (National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics).
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MSc in Materials Science and Technology is a Master’s programme with a focus on developing and commercialising new materials and their applications. Studies of materials science are combined with acquiring of the basics of entrepreneurship. The deadline of applications is 15 March 2021.