Industrial Problem Solving with Physics July 20 - 25, 2015 Trento (Italy)
IPSP2015: a unique sharing opportunity and a great growing experience for young researchers and companies.
Industrial Problem Solving with Physics 2015 (IPSP2015) is a one-week event organized by the Department of Physics, the Doctoral School in Physics and the Research and Technology Transfer Support Division of the University of Trento, in collaboration with Confindustria Trento and Polo Meccatronica - Trentino Sviluppo. The aim of this event is to boost the connection between University and industry. Young and motivated researchers will have the chance to prove their skills, while selected companies will experience the unique opportunity to collaborate with young and talented brains.
The second edition of IPSP (year 2015) will take place from July 20 to July 25, 2015, at the Polo scientifico e tecnologico "Fabio Ferrari" (Povo 2 Building), via Sommarive 9 - Povo, Trento (Italy).
NEWS
| July 31: | a preliminary version of the photogallery has been published, as soon as possible it will be completed with all the photos |
| July 25: | the event closed, the solution found for the company La sportiva won |
How does IPSP work?
3 companies and 30 brains (master course students, PhD students and fellow researchers) will be selected
and will work together to find solutions to practical industrial problems that need to be fixed by the participating companies. Solutions will be achieved through inspiration, resources and facilities available
at the Department of Physics.
IPSP aims at creating a bridge for the transfer of technological knowledge and human resources between the University, in particular the Department of Physics, and companies.
Students and researchers participating in the event will have the opportunity to tackle new practical challenges, crossing more than one area of their scientific
background. Participating companies can obtain a solution to their problems and experience an alternative approach about how to reach their goals. At the same time, they will have the chance to scout young and talented people for future collaborations.
Companies application and registration
The guidelines for companies interested in participating in the event IPSP2015 are described in the Call for application - companies (available in the Download box).
In the Download box are also available some examples of problems and the final report about the previous edition (Solved problems 2014); the report includes a brief description of the participating companies, the problems and the solutions.
The procedure for taking part in IPSP2015 is divided into two distinct phases.
1. Application submission (deadline May 7, 2015)
Companies have to submit their application via e-mail to ipsp2015@unitn.it.
A memorandum summarizing all the documents required to complete the application submission is available in the Download box ("Application notes for companies").
The submission deadline is May 7, 2015 at 13:00 pm. The applications received after the deadline will not be considered valid.
2. Registration and fee payment (deadline June 22, 2015)
The selected companies will receive an e-mail with the instructions to pay the fee and to complete the registration procedure.
The registration fee for companies is set to euro 400,00 and include the participant kit (notebook, pen, badge, etc.), coffee breaks and
social lunches organized for the event.
The deadline for the fee payment and the registration is June 22, 2015.
Selected companies
The selection of the industrial problems is closed and from the 8 industrial applications received, all of high level, this year the partecipants will be:
- COSTER TECNOLOGIE SPECIALI Spa that, in the field of nebulization of chemical products, asks for a scientific approach to correlate the spray pattern to the physical condition and behavior of the dispensed product;
- LA SPORTIVA Spa, that proposes an experimental/simulative analysis of the structural behavior of a mountaineering ski boot with particular aim to find out the critical point of breakage;
- PAMA Spa that requires to design a sensor that must be able to measure the engine torque from the deformation of the coupling joint.
Brains application and registration
The guidelines for students and young researchers interested in participating in the event IPSP2015 are described in the Call for application - brains (available in the Download box).
The procedure for taking part in IPSP2015 is divided into two distinct phases.
1. Application submission (deadline June 29, 2015)
Students and young researchers have to apply via the online form. Once the deadline has expired,
the link to the application form will be automatically disabled.
A memorandum summarizing the application process and the required documents is available in the Download box ("Application notes for brains").
The submission deadline is June 29, 2015, at 13.00 pm (previous deadline Monday, June 15, 2015).
2. Registration and fee payment (deadline July 10, 2015)
The selected applicants will receive an e-mail with the instructions to pay the registration
fee and to complete the registration procedure.
Registration fee for students and young researchers is set to euro 20,00 and include the participant kit (identification badge, notebook, pen, etc.),
coffee breaks and the social lunches organized for the event.
The deadline for the fee payment and the registration is July 10, 2015 (previous deadline Wednesday, July 1, 2015).
Participating brains
The list of the participating brains has been published: please see the Download box.
Committees
Scientific committee
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Martino Bernard, Department of Physics |
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Stefano Tondini, Department of Physics |
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Giuliano Zendri, Department of Physics |
Advisory board
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Lorenzo Pavesi, Department of Physics |
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Giovanni Andrea Prodi, Doctoral School in Physics |
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Vanessa Ravagni, Technology Transfer Support Division |
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Alessandro Santini, Confindustria Trento |
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Paolo Gregori, Polo Meccatronica |
Picture and video shooting disclaimer
During the event, photos and videos will be shot. If for any reason a participant does not want to be filmed, it's upon him/her to inform the organizers in advance.
