Phd in CHEMICAL PROCESSES FOR INDUSTRY AND ENVIRONMENT

List of courses / activities for the first year

More information During the first year, PhD students attend advanced level lessons on topics related to Chemical Engineering in general and on specific topics of Chemical Processes applied to Industry and the Environment, as well as acquiring credits on research methodologies ( experiment design, planning, training in particular instrumentation, drafting of international funding requests, technology transfer). Three training credits are accrued through participation in seminars held by national and international experts or in doctoral schools recognized by the Academic Board. In particular, in the AY 2022-23 participation in the H2 Summer School: Technology innovation for a profitable hydrogen economy organized by ENEA in collaboration with AIDIC and the Department of Chemical Engineering Materials Environment is encouraged. The Topics in Chemical Engineering, Topics in Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Processes and Methods for Research and Technology Transfer courses are organized into modules whose content is defined in general at the beginning of the doctoral cycle and in detail at the beginning of the PhD cycle. academic year within the Teachers College. The Academic Board, at the request of the doctoral student approved by the tutor, may also authorize the student to attend other highly specialized courses in relation to his curriculum or specific needs (for example during periods of stay abroad). In particular, during the first year, the training plan for the year 2022-2023 includes: 1) for Topics in Chemical Engineering: ciclo di lezioni su Energy storage "Facing the intermittency problem of renewable energies: a chemical engineering perspective". 2) for Topics in Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Processes: cycle of lectures on "Chemical and biochemical transformations: novel strategies to obtain polymer based based materials for industrial applications". 3) for Methods for Research and Technology Transfer: cycle of lessons on Analysis and processing of experimental data and mathematical models. Method of choosing the subject of the thesis The PhD student chooses the subject of the Thesis from a list proposed by the members of the Board and approved by the Academic Board. The choice takes place in order of final ranking. Admission to the second year The evaluation for the admission to the following year consists of an audition in front of the PhD Board (organized during the second week of October) with presentation and discussion of the research work and teaching activities carried out in the first year and check of the acquisition of the credits. The PhD Board, also on the basis of tutor evaluation, formulates an overall evaluation of the activity carried out taking into account the diligence in the work, the skills demonstrated and the results achieved.

List of courses / activities for the second year

More information During the second year, the PhD students continue their training through participation in advanced level lessons on topics related to Chemical Engineering and in particular on the issues of chemical and biotechnological processes for industry and the environment, as well as acquiring credits on methodologies for research (experimental design, planning, training in particular instrumentation, drafting of international funding requests, technology transfer). Three training credits are accrued through participation in seminars held by national and international experts or in doctoral schools recognized by the Academic Board. In particular, in the AY 2022-23 participation in the H2 Summer School: Technology innovation for a profitable hydrogen economy organized by ENEA in collaboration with AIDIC and the Department of Chemical Engineering Materials Environment is encouraged. The Topics in Chemical Engineering, Topics in Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Processes and Methods for Research and Technology Transfer courses are organized into modules whose content is defined in general at the beginning of the doctoral cycle and in detail at the beginning of the PhD cycle. academic year within the Teachers College. The Academic Board, at the request of the doctoral student approved by the tutor, may also authorize the student to attend other highly specialized courses in relation to his curriculum or specific needs (for example during periods of stay abroad). In particular, during the second year, the training plan for the year 2022-23 includes: 1) for Topics in Chemical Engineering: cycle of lessons on Energy storage (common for this year to first and second year students given the multidisciplinary and highly innovative nature of the course) 2) for Topics in Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Processes: cycle of lessons on cycle of lessons on Chemical and biochemical transformations: novel strategies to obtain polymer based materials for industrial applications (common for this year to first and second year students given the multidisciplinary and highly innovative nature of the course) 3) for Methods for Research and Technology Transfer: cycle of lessons on "Writing a research project, from the identification of the funding entity to the definition of objectives, methodology, indicators, time schedule and budget". Method of preparation of the thesis In the second year, the research activity aimed at preparing the thesis continues in one of the two Departments or in other research centre, according to specific agreements. Carrying out of part of the research activity in an international context is encouraged, even with periods of permanence in foreign laboratories. Admission to the third year The exam for the admission to the following year consists of an audition in front of the teaching staff with presentation and discussion of the research work and teaching activities carried out in the second year and verification of the acquisition of the required training credits. The PhD Board, also on the basis of the evaluation by the tutor, formulates an overall evaluation of the activity carried out taking into account the diligence in the work, the skills demonstrated and the results achieved.

List of courses / activities for the third year

More information In the third year of the course, the educational activity is limited to participation in specialized seminars to allow the completion of the research activities and the elaboration of the thesis. Method of admission to the final examination As per the Sapienza regulation, the doctoral student's thesis will be preliminarily evaluated by two external reviewers chosen by the Academic Board on the proposal of the supervising professor. Subsequently, an audition of the PhD student will take place in front of the teaching staff with presentation and discussion of the research work and teaching activities carried out throughout the PhD course. During the first week of December, the PhD student discusses a draft of the thesis with the Academic Board, which formulates indications and suggestions for completing the work, taking into account the opinions of external reviewers. On the basis of the above, having verified the acquisition of the required credits, the Board decides on admission and formulates an overall judgment on the activity carried out. Final examination The final exam is conducted by a National Commission made up of professors from other universities, appointed by Rectoral Decree on proposal of the Academic Board and approval of the Department Council (DICMA). The National Commission receives the doctoral theses at least one month in advance and the final exam usually takes place in the second half of February (or second half of September in case of option for the second session).