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ECOBIOTECHNOLOGY

Chemistry and Biotechnology

Head of the programme: Vladimir V. Volkhin, Doctor of Chemical Sciences, Professor at Chemistry and Biotechnology Department

Academic degree: Master’s degree.

Area of study (qualification):
240700.68. Biotechnology.

Priority development areas of PNRPU:
Urban Development

Target of the programme:
training of all-round specialists in the field of ecological problems of productions and metropolises from the standpoint of modern biotechnology, purification and remediation of ambient natural objects by biotechnological and complex chemical and biological methods.

Programme characteristics:
involves mastering of quickly developing methods of solving environmental problems and waste processing with the use of living organisms and systems, remediation of environmental objects damaged by technogenic actions, determination of techniques for replacing packing materials and home appliances with quickly decomposing polymers, expansion of the range of “environmentally friendly” construction materials and detergents, and stimulation of interest in “green” technologies. The programme gives prominence to pro-active training in resources and energy saving in the field of processing of municipal and domestic waste, change to renewable sources of raw materials, technologies of complete processing of biomass, incidental production of energy source materials (biogas, pellets, etc.) and recovery of low potential energy and carbon dioxide effluents in technologies of biomass cultivation. The programme provides participation of students in research work throughout the period of study, systematic work with information sources, including periodic English publications and reports at conferences based on the results of research work.

Target group:
Bachelors in the following areas: 240700.62 Biotechnology.

Major clients:
OOO Novogor-Prikamie, OOO NPO Ecostroiproekt, ZAO Sibur-Ural-Orgsintez, OAO Perm Lubricants Plant, Branch of FSUE NPO Microgen of Russian Ministry of Healthcare in Perm Permskoe NPO Biomed, Institute of Ecology and Genetics of Microorganisms of Russian Academy of Sciences, Ural branch, Institute of Technical Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences, Ural branch.

Possible places of work for the programme graduates:
analytical departments and innovative services of enterprises and organizations, project offices and organizations, research laboratories.

Cooperation with research and development institutes and enterprises within the programme:
the Master’s programme is supported by Institute of Ecology and Genetics of Microorganisms of the Ural Department of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and Boimed Research-and-Production Association which is Perm branch of Microgen Research-and-Production Association of the Russian Ministry of Healthcare and Social Development which organize practical and research work of students and assist in Master’s theses work.

List of main subjects:
- Present-day problems of biotechnology. - Principles of simulation of biotechnological processes. - Methodological principles of biotechnological investigations. - Molecular genetics. - Nanobiotechnology. - Scientific aspects of biological stability and degradability of materials. - Ecobiotechnology. - Principles of industrial biotechnology and production of primary and secondary metabolites. - Principles of biological waste processing. - Principles of design and equipment for enterprises of biotechnical industry.

Facilities:
there is Laboratory of Instrumental Analytical Methods equipped with iCE-3000 atomic absorption spectrometer (Thermo Scientific, USA), iCAP 6000 inductively coupled plasma emission spectrometer (Thermo Scientific, USA), Nicolet 380 Fourier-transform spectrometer (Thermo Scientific, USA), and Kristall-5000.2 gas chromatograph (ZAO SKB Khromatek, Russia).

Competitive advantages of graduates:
graduates of the Master’s programme earn such unique Professional competencies as methods of chemical and microbiological experiments; research work from the definition of problem to preparation of materials to be published; work in information networks; search and processing of information in English.

Academic staff:
V.V.Volkhin, Doctor of Chemical Sciences, Professor, G.V.Leontievа, Doctor of Chemical Sciences, Professor, N.B.Khodyashev, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor, О N.Оktyabrsky, Doctor of Biological Sciences (Institute of Ecology and Genetics of Microorganisms of the Ural Department of the Russian Academy of Sciences), V.N.Basov, Doctor of Chemical Sciences, Professor, А.V.Vinogradova, PhD in Biological Sciences, Associate Professor, D А.Kazakov, PhD in Chemical Sciences, Associate Professor, А.V.Portnova, PhD in Chemical Sciences, Associate Professor.