Valid for: Single courses at LTH autumn 2023
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering, LTH
Decided by: PLED C/D
Date of Decision: 2023-02-27
Main field: Nanoscience. Depth of study relative to the degree requirements: First cycle, has only upper-secondary level entry requirements.
Language of instruction: The course will be given in English
Students should acquire a basic knowledge about aerosols; systems in which particles are suspended in gas. The course should give an overview of the physics and chemistry of airborne particles, the measurement techniques used to characterize them, and their effects on the environment and human health. Our students should learn to discuss these topics as well as technological applications of aerosols. Aerosol science has clear and direct impacts on our efforts to reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Especially
Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must
Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must
Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must
Aerosol physics, aerosol chemistry, emergence and occurrence of aerosols in indoor and outdoor environments, lung deposition, particle size distributions, sampling and measurement techniques. Aerosol properties and typical particle pollution in indoor and working environments as well as in ambient air. Overview of particle effects on human health and environment. Application of aerosol technology in nanotechnology and pharmaceuticals. Laboratories are compulsory as they provide opportunity to observe aerosol physical properties as well as give practical experience in measuring particles with various instruments, including data analysis. The lectures are given by researchers with different expertise areas, to ensure that given facts and discussed topics are up to date. During the course students will collect source material and make independent, critical interpretations of it.
Grading scale: TH - (U,3,4,5) - (Fail, Three, Four, Five)
Assessment: Individual written examination, which counts towards 50% of the course grade. Laboratory exercises with written reports, carried out in groups (10% of course grade). Calculation exercises handed in individually (15%). Project with written and oral report, carried out in groups (25%). For passed course, the student needs to pass each assessment.
The examiner, in consultation with Disability Support Services, may deviate from the regular form of examination in order to provide a permanently disabled student with a form of examination equivalent to that of a student without a disability.
Examinator: Christina Isaxon, christina.isaxon@design.lth.se
Course coordinator: Axel Eriksson, axel.eriksson@design.lth.se
Course homepage: https://www.design.lth.se/english/education/freestanding-courses/aerosol-technology/
Further information: Good knowledge of natural science subjects is relevant for the course.