Faculty of Science and Technology

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Faculty of Science and Technology The faculty in numbers 3000 full time students 300 PhD students 800 employees 10 departments 3 institutes 707 million SEK in revenues

Faculty of Science and Technology Education Master of Science Programmes in Engineering Bachelor of Science Programmes in Engineering Bachelor of Science Programmes University Diploma Programmes Pharmacist education programmes Design programmes Architecture programmes Master programmes

Faculty of Science and Technology Institute of Technology 2000 students 7 Master of Science Programmes in Engineering 5 Bachelor of Science Programmes in Engineering 3 University Diploma Programmes Intense cooperation with trade and industry

Faculty of Science and Technology Master of Science Programmes in Engineering, 5 years Biotechnology Engineering Energy Engineering Engineering and Management Interaction Technology and Design Engineering Computing Science and Engineering Engineering Physics Engineering Chemistry

Faculty of Science and Technology Bachelor of Science Programmes in Engineering, 3 years Civil Engineering Energy Engineering ”Engineering Education Online” Mechanical Engineering Applied Electronic Engineering

Faculty of Science and Technology University Diploma Programmes, 2 years Media Production Computer Networks and Communication Technology Process Operators Nature Guiding

Faculty of Science and Technology Bachelor of Science Programmes, 3 years Biology and Earth Science Computing Science Life Science Physics and Applied Mathematics Environmental Health

Faculty of Science and Technology Pharmacist education Bachelor’s programme, 3 years - given on Internet and at a number of places in Sweden and Norway Master’s programme in Pharmacy, 2 years - starts autumn 2010!

Faculty of Science and Technology Institute of Design Named one the best design schools in the world by BusinessWeek magazine. Awarded as ”Centre of Excellence in Higher Education” by the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education. More than 60 % international master students Educational programmes with distinctive professional ties.

Faculty of Science and Technology Industrial design programmes Bachelor programmes, 3 years Industrial Design Master programmes, 2 years Advanced product design Interaction design Transport design

Faculty of Science and Technology Umeå School of Architecture Inaugurated autumn 2009 A five year Architectural programme with an artistic inclination Master programme in Sustainable Architecture Production International profile

Faculty of Science and Technology Master programmes in Science & Technology Maths, Computing Science, Physics & Technology: Computational Science and Engineering Computing Science Robotics and Control Physics Biology, biotechnology: & chemistry Ecocatch Ecology Geoecology Molecular Biology Plant and Forest Biotechnology Chemistry Environmental Chemistry

Faculty of Science and Technology Doctoral studies 300 doctoral students 39 doctoral degrees 9 licentiate degrees

Faculty of Science and Technology Cooperation with the business community Degree projects & project courses Placements Guest lectures Educational visits at companies Teachers & reserchers at companies Industry-based doctoral students Industrial Graduate School Example cooperation – education

Faculty of Science and Technology Students solve corporate problems Students from different engineering programmes cooperate. They develop a technical solution which is sought after by the business community. Both students and the business community establish valuable contacts. Example cooperation – education

Faculty of Science and Technology Staff 80 professors 130 senior lectures 83 subject teachers 33 postdoctoral research fellows 89 other teachers 222 doctoral students 71 administrators 130 technicians Total: 815 employees Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede, received the Göran Gustafsson- prize in chemistry 2009, the highest national award for scientific research.

Faculty of Science and Technology Prioritized research areas of excellence The Faculty has prioritized three research areas of excellence: Biological Chemistry Ecosystem Dynamics Plant and Forest Biotechnology Umeå University has also designated Applied IT as a strategic area of development.

Faculty of Science and Technology Antibiotics from the Norwegian Sea Umeå University and the University of Troms Ø cooperate in the search for new antibiotics. They study extreme organisms from the Norwegian Sea to see if they contain molecules which can be used for new medicines. Example of prioritized research area of excellence: Biological Chemistry

Faculty of Science and Technology LEREC is a research area which gives a comprehensive view of the dynamics in lakes. The researchers develop models for the ways in which environmental changes affect lakes. Research of the flow of phosphorus, nitrogen and organic carbon is combined with for instance studies of the effect of size variations in fish populations. Environmental changes affect lakes Example of prioritized research area of excellence: Ecosystem Dynamics

Faculty of Science and Technology Mapping the genes of Swedish spruce Spruce is ecologically and economically the most important plant in Sweden. This project will for instance give opportunities to develop gene tests on different characteristics of trees, such as fuel value, frost and disease resistance. Example of prioritized research area of excellence: Plant and Forest Biotechnology

Faculty of Science and Technology Applied IT The area includes more than 150 talented researchers and doctoral candidates. Example of research areas: industrial IT robotics and control systems health care media signal processing interaction design Strategic area of development

Faculty of Science and Technology Strategic research areas supported by the Government The faculty has the main responsibiltiy for two projects: Bio4Energy – Energy research Climate effects of the Baltic Sea – Marine Environment research Researchers at the faculty are also part of the following areas: Sustainable use of natural resources E-science

Faculty of Science and Technology Engineering science recruitment Umeå University has granted 60 million SEK to develop engineering science. 32 young researchers will be recruited to strengthen the quality of the Master of Science Programmes in Engineering.

Faculty of Science and Technology Distinguished Young Researchers Umeå University is supporting young researchers with promising careers in their fields. 26 out of 70 researchers who was granted the award work at the Faculty of Science and Technology. The Department of Physics was notable in receiving a total number of eight grants.

Faculty of Science and Technology Splendid cooperation The Department of Physics and the company Siemens cooperate to develop laser-based measuring instruments. The sensitive instruments can measure low percentage of pollutants in discharge emissions and exhaust gases. Example cooperation – research

Faculty of Science and Technology Technologies for future vehicles IFOR – Intelligent Off-Road Vehicles – has the goal to create intelligent off- road vehicles for forestry, mining and agriculture. It’s a cooperation beteween SLU – the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, and a number of companies, for instance Komatsu Forest, BAE Systems Hägglunds and LKAB. Example cooperation – research

Faculty of Science and Technology Organization

Faculty of Science and Technology Departments Applied Physics and Electronics Chemistry Computing Science Ecology and Environmental Science Institute of Design Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics Molecular Biology Physics Plant Physiology Science and Mathematics Education

Faculty of Science and Technology Research centres Centre for Biomedical Engineering and Physics Centre for Fish and Wildlife research Chemical Biological Centre European CBRNE Centre High Performance Computing Center North Intelligent Vehicles for Off-Road Umeå Centre for Interaction Technology Umeå Marine Sciences Centre Umeå Mathematics Education Research Centre Umeå Plant Science Centre UMIT

Faculty of Science and Technology Revenues EducationResearch Direct government founding Funding/contract5182 Other20 Total253 Mkr454 Mkr Total revenues: 707 million SEK

Faculty of Science and Technology Costs Total costs: 706 million SEK