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T h e f a C u l T Y o f Science & Agriculture DeParTmenT of PhYSiCS The Department of Physics offers opportunities for postgraduate studies leading to M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees by research and thesis. The research in progress, or research areas where activity is planned include: The Physics and Technology of materials The humidity characterisation and stabilisation of local timber. • Ceramics and Refractories: Synthesis of ceramics and refractories for a wide range of applications using regional non-metal materials. Current research includes characterisation of raw materials, compositional studies, Micro-structure/property relationship. • Fuel Cells & Lithium Batteries: Development of new and novel electrolyte materials for applications in fuel cells & lithium batteries. Current research includes development of nanocomposites, ternary systems, ionic liquids, acid-base systems. Characterisation of develop materials using differential thermal analysis (DTA), thermal gravimeteric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), x-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), electrochemical impendence spectroscopy (EIS) and fuel testing. medical Physics and Bioengineering • Recordings of mass potentials as well as signals from neurons to determine the manner in which the brain with its neural network functions. • EEG Studies. • Blood flow studies for photoplethysmography. • Magnetocardiography using a superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID). • Nuclear medicine studies using radio pharmaceuticals. • Human motion analysis • Ergonomics astronomy • Theoretical Astronomy • Statistical analysers and model building in areas of large scale structure of the universe and studies of quasars. observational astronomy • This project utilises the 40-cm Meade Telescope on the Natural Sciences Building Rooftop. It is in conjunction with Tuorla Observatory in Finland. Studies involve monitoring the variability of BL Lac objects. astrobiology • Astrobiology with investigations at the mud volcanoes and pitch lake. Solar energy Studies The design, construction and testing of low and high temperature flat plate collectors for use with: • Solar crop dryers, solar cookers, solar water heaters and solar distillation units. • Solar air-conditioners, refrigerators and solar powered heat engines • Solar timber dryers (This area of research is conducted jointly with other departments) • Quantium Dots and Materials for the Photovoltaic • Solar water disinfection • Geothermal Energy Studies earth materials Studies • Various aspects of Mineralogy and Petrology of Trinidad & Tobago including resources of the continental shelf. • Investigation of Electrical Resistivity and other properties of Geothermal Rocks. environmental Physics • Environmental monitoring with respect to sound and aerosols in certain work environments. • Use of sea surface temperatures for the Caribbean region in environmental studies. • Climate change studies. quantum optics • Theoretical modelling of entangled states of light, optical parametric oscillators, squeezed states. • Applications of entangled states in quantum imaging, quantum communication and quantum computing. fibre-optics, optoelectronics • Development of fibre optic sensors sensitive to diverse environmental and other measurands such as temperature, strain, seismic, and chemical • Transceivers for use in photoplethysmography • Steelpan analysis via optoelectronic. • Fibre Optic Lasers • Communications Signal Processing and VlSi (Very large Scale integration) • Communication Signals Processing. • VLSI solutions for speech recognition and ultra wide band (UWB) communication systems. • Data communication. The M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes are essentially research degrees., but nine credits of M.Sc. level taught courses are also required. Students with a B.Sc. degree normally register for an M.Phil. programme and may, if progress is satisfactory, be considered for upgrade to the Ph.D. level after about two years. Students may select the topic for their project from one of the research areas of interest in the Department. These include materials science, medical physics, environmental physics, solar energy, quantum optics, astronomy, acoustics and electronics. Dr. Shirin haque (head) mrs. C. Charles (administrative assistant) mrs. V. Sadd-nagim (Secretary) Tel: 1 (868) 662-2002 ext 2051, 2050, 3846 Fax: 1 (868) 662-9904 Email: shirin.haque@sta.uwi.edu www.sta.uwi.edu t h e u n i v e r s i t y o f t h e w e s t i n d i e s – s t . a u g u s t i n e c a m p u s > page 55
T h e f a C u l T Y o f Social Sciences message from the dean of the faculty of social sciences Dr. hamid Ghany Dean, faculty of Social Sciences page 56 > t h e u n i v e r s i t y o f t h e w e s t i n d i e s – s t . a u g u s t i n e c a m p u s The Faculty of Social Sciences has a long tradition in graduate training and education. Given the challenges of the current world environment, the Faculty has responded by upgrading and revising its taught postgraduate programmes that are reflective of the needs of our society. Recently, new programmes were introduced in Public Sector Management, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Mediation, Aviation Management, Strategic Leadership and Management, Tourism Development and Management and Sport Management. Research degrees in the Faculty have placed some focus on topics like poverty alleviation, sustainable development, crime and criminal justice, the economic costs of HIV/AIDS, business ethics, economic modelling, public policy, governance issues and many other areas. The Faculty now offers a Ph.D. in Business Administration which is modelled along the North American line involving a significant level of taught courses and a comprehensive examination. Graduate enrolment in both taught master’s and research degree programmes continues to increase. In 2008-2009, 433 students were registered in taught master’s programmes and 66 students in research degree programmes in the Faculty. Recently, the Faculty sought to enhance student learning effectiveness by establishing new computer laboratory facilities at Campus House and the Faculty Lounge for graduate students and upgrading a Graduate Students Common Room in Management Studies. We also created, developed and implemented a Graduate Writing Programme. The Faculty continued to build research capacity and create an enabling environment for growth in research activity and dissemination of research results by establishing two online journals, “The Caribbean Journal of Social Sciences” and “Business, Finance and Economics in Emerging Economies”. Editorial and Advisory Boards have been constituted for the former journal and articles are being reviewed for the first issue on Governance. The latter was created through the collaborative efforts of the Departments of Economics and Management Studies, Sir Arthur Lewis Institute for Social and Economic Studies and the Caribbean Centre for Money and Finance. The Faculty has introduced a research component in most of the courses offered in taught master’s programmes and is working towards developing research clusters in all of its disciplines so as to build research capacity within the Faculty. The Faculty will continue to develop academic programmes that will satisfy societal needs, engage in meaningful dialogue with the public and private sectors and further explore intra- and inter- institutional collaboration to build research capacity and enhance graduate studies and research. www.sta.uwi.edu
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