Sustainable and Circular Chemistry

Are you eager to learn how chemistry can contribute to a more sustainable future? How chemistry is essential to the energy, resource and material transition? Or how your ideas and creativity can translate to sustainable, safe and circular processes? Then the Sustainable and Circular Chemistry program from Utrecht University is for you.

Redesigning chemistry for a sustainable future

With this Sustainable and Circular Chemistry program from Utrecht University , we aim to train the chemists of the future, who are able to contribute to broader sustainability issues with a strong molecular chemistry basis and a broadened view on the more systemic challenges of sustainability.

You will learn theoretical and practical aspects of molecular and materials chemistry, e.g. for catalysis or environmental science. At the same time, you will develop a systems thinking mindset and apply it to the design of new, safer chemical products and synthesis routes. This highly relevant knowledge and future-proof skill set will allow you to make an impactful contribution to the transitions towards a more sustainable and circular society.

Make the difference

The transitions cannot be solved by chemists alone. The program actively prepares you for a research-based career in a multidisciplinary environment, either in academia or industry. We cater for a tailored and flexible study program to fit the sustainable chemistry interests of the student. Our courses offer a strong foundation in chemistry, connected to the real world by crossing disciplinary boundaries and including aspects of systems thinking, 'safe and sustainable-by-design', environmental science, data analysis, life-cycle analysis, and circularity and sustainability. Our research develops new fundamental science, but also has a strong application part based in industrial collaborations, which offers many possibilities for internships.

Courses included:

• Sustainability and Circularity for the Chemist

• Refinery of the future

• Modern Data Science

• Organometallic Chemistry and Homogeneous Catalysis

• Principles of Heterogeneous Catalyst Design

• Advanced Spectroscopy

• Advanced (Heterogeneous) Catalysis