1. The Faculty of Science http://www.um.edu.mt/science Professor C V Sammut Dean University of Malta

2. Faculty of Science Origins of the Faculty First meeting of the Faculty Board was on the 17 th Sep 1915 Dean was Sir Themistocles Zammit, Professor of Chemistry - specialised in bacteriology in London and Paris, received knighthood for his discovery of the vector for transmission to humans of Brucellosis melitensis (undulent fever), and made significant contributions to archaeology in Malta

3. University of Malta Faculty of Science Departments 6 Departments –Physics –Biology –Chemistry –Mathematics –Statistics & Operations Research –Geophysical Sciences

4. University of Malta Faculty of Science Units GAW Atmospheric Research Station Seismic Monitoring and Research Unit Physical Oceanography Unit Metamaterials Unit

5. University of Malta Faculty of Science Programmes and student population Undergraduate programmes: BSc(Hons) – Joint Honours in two subject areas – 4 years BSc(Hons) – Chemistry or Chemistry with Materials – 3 years BSc(Hons) – Computational Physics – 3 years BSc(Hons) – Biology – 3 years Postgraduate programmes: MSc (taught and research) and PhD Undergraduate student population: 350 Postgraduate students: 70 (MSc and MPhil/PhD)

6. University of Malta Faculty of Science Joint-Honours programmes

7. University of Malta Faculty of Science The four-year Joint Honours BSc Principal areas in Science Biology Chemistry Physics Mathematics SOR Principal areas in other faculties Comp. Science Banking & Finance

8. University of Malta Faculty of Science The four-year Joint Honours BSc Part I: 180 ECTS (3 years) Year I: 26 ECTS in each study area + 8 ECTS in elective study units Years II & III: 30 ECTS in each study area → may opt out as BSc at end of year III Part II: 60 ECTS (1 year) 40 ECTS in one study area (18 for project) 20 ECTS in other study area → graduate BSc (Hons)

9. University of Malta Faculty of Science Postgraduate programmes

10. University of Malta Faculty of Science Postgraduate programmes All departments offer postgraduate degree programmes: –MSc by research (including a taught component of between 5 and 30 ECTS) (entry requirement: BSc with Second Class Hons) - Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Statistics –MPhil with possible transfer to PhD (research) (entry requirement: MSc or BSc (Hons) 1 st Class or 2 nd Upper) Taught Masters (at least 60 ECTS taught and 30 ECTS dissertaton): –MSc in Applied Chemistry –MSc in Applied Oceanography –MSc in Mathematics (October 2015) –MSc in Petroleum Studies (October 2015)

11. University of Malta Faculty of Science Departments

12. University of Malta Faculty of Science Department of Biology Head of Department: –Dr Joseph A Borg Main research fields: Fisheries biology and marine aquaculture Marine pollution and environmental quality Local flora, fauna and ecology Population genetics Biodiversity and bioconservation

13. University of Malta Faculty of Science Department of Biology The Department is responsible for the Argotti Botanical Gardens in Floriana

14. University of Malta Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry Head of Department: –Professor Emanuel Sinagra (Deputy Dean) Main research fields: Chemical Metrology Environmental chemistry Photochemically-induced electron transfer reactions in organic chemistry Polymers, Colloids and Interfaces Molecular and materials (esp. auxetic meterials) modelling Transition metal and lanthanide complexes Homogeneous catalysis

15. University of Malta Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics Head of Department: –Professor David Buhagiar Main research fields: Graph theory & combinatorics Mathematical physics and applications Bio-informatics

16. University of Malta Faculty of Science Department of Statistics & Operations Research Head of Department: –Professor Liberato Camilleri Main research fields: Stochastic processes Structural equation modelling Discrete- and continuous-time models General linear models Actuarial science Financial modelling

17. University of Malta Faculty of Science Department of Geosciences Head of Department: –(to be appointed soon) Main research fields: Seismology: real time monitoring; earthquake source analysis; seismic site effects; data processing Geophysics for oil exploration Physical oceanography Atmospheric science: monitoring of background trace gases; indoor & outdoor air quality; regional climate modelling; biomonitoring techniques applied to pollutant exposure Bathymetry and geomorphology

18. University of Malta Faculty of Science Department of Physics Head of Department: –Professor Charles V Sammut (Dean) Main research fields: Electromagnetics: dielectric spectroscopy of biological tissues; MW & RF applications in medicine; monitoring & measurement of non-ionising radiation in the environment; field simulation; antenna design; EMC & EMI Computational physics Astrophysics and cosmology (in collaboration with ISSA) Quantum optics

19. University of Malta Faculty of Science Thank you