Calendar 2005–06

Postgraduate Studies • Science 351 16. Microbial Physiology/Biodegradation 17. Molecular Biology/Genetic Engineering 18. Molecular Endocrinology/Reproductive Physiology 19. Molecular Haematology/Molecular Genetics 20. Molecular Immunology/Cancer Research 21 Plant Molecular Biology/Plant Biotechnology 22. Plant Systematics/Pharmacognosy of Chinese Medicines 23. Plant Physiology/Plant Hormones 24. Plant Biochemistry/Metabolism/Enzymology 25. Protein/Peptide Biochemistry 26. Toxicology/Pharmacology of Chinese Medicines MPhil Programme Fields of Specialization Same as those for the PhD programme. Division of Chemistry PhD Programme Fields of Specialization (A) Analytical Chemistry 1. Trace Analysis Using Atom-absorption, UV-VIS Absorption, Gas- chromatography, High-performance Liquid Chromatography, and Polarographic Methods 2. X-ray Fluorescence Methods in Chemical Analysis 3. Surface Characterizations of Electronic Packaging Materials 4. Development of New Surface Analysis Techniques (B) Inorganic Chemistry 1. Syntheses, Properties and Structures of Organometallic Compounds of Main Group, Transition and Rare Earth Metals 2. Metalloporphyrins Chemistry in Carbon-carbon and Carbon-hydrogen Bond Activation 3. Sandwich-type Phthalocyaninato and Porphyrinato Rare Earth Complexes 4. Use of Organometallic Reagents in Organic Synthesis 5. Catalytic Properties of Early Transition and Rare Earth Metal Compounds 6. Metallacarboranes and Carboranes 7. Inorganic Polymers 8. Syntheses and Structures of Transition Metal Complexes as Models of the Active Site of Metalloenzymes (C) Organic Chemistry 1. Synthesis and Property Investigations of Macromolecules 2. New Synthetic Methodologies 3. Functional Materials Based on Tetrapyrrole Derivatives 4. Development of Phthalocyanine-based Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy