Doctoral School in Materials Science and Engineering

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School coordinator: prof. Alessandro Pegoretti
Vice coordinator: prof. Massimo Pellizzari
 

Aims:
To train professionals with the knowledge and skills to undertake responsibilities in research and production in technologically advanced sectors. This is achieved through:

• developing innovative, technically and economically achievable solutions to problems related to the production and the use of materials;
• assimilation of practical and theoretical knowledge to design, develop, produce, modify and apply materials that have specific qualities;
• evaluation and definition of the behaviour and reliability of the materials in relation to the relevant uses.

On the whole, the activity adds up to 180 credits, 120 of which attributed to research  and 60 to educational activities.
Research credits are awarded by completing the dissertation, whereas classroom credits can be obtained by attending:

• courses of the Manifesto of Studies;
• courses taken at other institutions;
• schools, workshops and seminars held by the Doctoral Programme or by other institutions.

Such activities must be certified, based on actual attendance and achievement of specific educational objectives.
It is also possible to earn credits by attending courses included in the list of subjects of the degree courses in Industrial Engineering and Materials Engineering.
This can be specifically requested to students admitted to the Doctoral School with an insufficient number of credits in some of the main engineering subjects.
The purpose of  classroom work is to provide students with an advanced background about the main topics of materials science and technology, placing emphasis on engineering expertise which is the basis for a Doctor in Materials Engineering.
All in all, the target of the Doctoral Programme is to produce professionals with a solid qualification in engineering, to apply to research or technology, working in research centres as well as in companies.
One of the aims of the Doctoral Programme is that students achieve a complete maturity and autonomy in planning, programming, developing and reporting their research activity.

Scientific Areas:
Organic Chemistry
Chemical Basis of Technologies
Material Physics
Stratigraphic and Sedimentological Geology
Machine Design
Metallurgy
Materials Science and Technology
Applied Physical Chemistry
Chemical Plants
Industrial Bioengineering
Mathematical physics

Duration: 3 years