Info 2024/2025 Degree type DOTTORATO DI RICERCA Duration 3 years Access Admission test Language Italian Head of programme RICCARDO FERRANDO Department DIPARTIMENTO DI FISICA Previous years Info
Admission Admission to the Doctoral Program is subject to passing a competition that is usually announced in the spring and published at the related page. The Notice of Admission contains the list of courses, places and grants available as well as the dates, place, type and content of the tests. Applicants who pass the selection process are placed on a constantly updated merit list that shows the allocation of places. Competitors who are found to be admitted to the doctoral courses must submit or have their applications received by the Higher Education Service of UniGe according to the pre-established deadlines published in the announcement. The PhD program is governed by the rules found at the dedicated page.
The course in brief Presentation The PhD in Physics and Nanoscience is currently structured into three curricula: Physics Bio-Nanosciences Applied Superconductivity Research topics covering all areas of physics are carried out in the Physics curriculum: from elementary particle physics, theoretical physics, nuclear physics, matter physics, applied physics to biology and the environment, and astrophysics. Grants funded by UniGe and INFN flow into this curriculum. In the Bio-Nanosciences curriculum, topics related to biophysics, nanoscience and nanotechnology are carried out. IIT-funded grants flow into this curriculum. In the Applied Superconductivity curriculum, research relating specifically to this topic is carried out, often in collaboration with industrial partners. Grants from various funders flow into this curriculum, so far from CNR, INFN and ENI S.p.A. Training Objectives. The main objective of the course is to provide tools for scientific research to address current problems in physics and related disciplines, and to complement basic education. Interdisciplinary activities and those related to the development of innovative technologies (electronic, computer, computational, materials, nano-technologies) of interest to industry and society are considered qualifying.. PhD students are encouraged to participate in schools, conferences and workshops. They carry out their research in an international context, making visits to foreign universities and laboratories, and are also encouraged to participate in writing research projects, learning about this type of activity in the field. Professional outlets The natural outlet for PhD students in physics and nanoscience is fundamental or applied research. Ph.D.s normally obtain postdoctoral fellowships in international research institutions, which is often a prelude to an academic career. Employment in industry is another frequent outlet followed. As for local industrial realities, an important example is superconducting magnet technology. Also emphasized is the widespread use of numerical techniques and simulations, which are of fundamental importance today even in areas as far from scientific research as finance. Finally, mention should be made of teaching in high schools, often approached with passion by PhDs in physics. Coordinator Image Professor Riccardo Ferrando welcomes you: coordinator of the PhD in Physics and Nanoscience since 2018. Professor of Theoretical Physics of Matter, with research activities in the areas of nanoscience, of statistical physics and physics of surfaces and interfaces. Riccardo Ferrando International Collaborations Contemporary physics normally takes place in the international arena. All the research groups in which doctoral students do their work are involved in international collaborations. A list of all these collaborations would be too long. We mention only a few of them with prestigious universities and labs: CERN Universities of Oxford and Cambridge Princeton University Sorbonne Université EPFL of Lausanne University of California at Berkeley Dedicated site To get more information, visit the site dedicated to this doctorate.
