Phd in CHEMICAL PROCESSES FOR INDUSTRY AND ENVIRONMENT

List of courses / activities for the first year

More information The didactic activity is approved at the beginning of the year by the Teaching Board, taking into consideration the background of the candidates admitted to the doctoral course. During the first year, PhD students follow advanced level lessons on topics relevant to Chemical Engineering in general and on the specific topics of Chemical Processes applied to Industry and the Environment, as well as acquiring credits on research methodologies experimentation design, planning, training on particular instrumentation, writing of international funding requests, technology transfer). Three training credits are earned through participation in seminars held by national and international experts or in doctoral schools recognized by the Teaching Board. In particular, in the AY 2023-24, 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 and 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 academic year within the Teaching Body. The members of the college are invited to propose proposals for modules to be taught as part of the three courses, for which a common thread is identified each year. In particular, during the first year the training plan for the year 2023-2024 includes: 1) for Topics in Chemical Engineering: series of lessons on "From Stokesian dynamics to microfluidic applications": Basic properties of Stokes flows. Effect of constrained geometry. Particle transport at low Reynolds number 2) for Topics in Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Processes: series of lessons on Biobased Packaging for the Food Preservation: Functional properties of packaging, the current state of the art for biobased materials and packaging, and additional perspectives to this field of new biomaterials 3) for Methods for Research and Technology Transfer: series of lessons on "Experimental research in the development of chemical processes • Mathematical models for the analysis of experimental data • Dimensional analysis". The Teaching Board, upon request of the doctoral student approved by the tutor, may also authorize the student to attend other highly specialized courses in relation to his/her curriculum or specific needs (e.g. during periods of stay abroad). Method of choosing the subject of the thesis Each PhD student chooses the subject of the thesis from a list proposed by the professors members of the Teaching Body previously approved by the Teaching Board itself. The choice is made following the final ranking order of the Admission Selection . Admission to the second year The verification for admission to the following year consists of an audition in front of the Teaching Board 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. On this occasion the Board provides further indications and suggestions for the continuation of the activities. The Board, having also consulted the supervisor, formulates an overall evaluation of the activity carried out taking into account the assiduity in the work, the skills demonstrated and the results achieved.

List of courses / activities for the second year

More information The didactic activity is approved at the beginning of the year by the Teaching Board, taking into consideration the background of the candidates admitted to the doctoral course. During the second year, doctoral students continue their training through participation in advanced level lessons on topics relevant to Chemical Engineering and in particular on the topics of chemical and biotechnological processes for industry and the environment, in addition to the acquisition of credits on methodologies for research (experimental design, planning, training on particular instrumentation, writing of international funding requests, technology transfer). Three training credits are earned through participation in seminars held by national and international experts or in doctoral schools recognized by the Teaching Body. In particular, in the AY 2023-24, 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 and 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 academic year within the Teaching Board. The members of the college are invited to propose proposals for modules to be taught as part of the three courses, for which a common thread is identified each year. In particular, during the second year the training plan for the year 2023-2024 includes: 1) as regards to the Topics in Chemical Engineering: series of lessons on Liquid renewable fuels - production processes: Production of bio-diesel by transesterification of exhausted oil, Production of e-fuels, Production of bio-fuels and series of lessons on "Perspectives and challenges in liquid chromatography: a model-based approach": Effective transport in adsorption columns through Brenner's macro-transport approach - application to nano-LC 2) as regards to the Topics in Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Processes: cycle of lessons on "Scaling Up of Biotechnological Processes for Waste Valorization and Site Remediation" 3) as regards to the Methods for Research and Technology Transfer: series of lessons on Experimental Design and data analysis. The Teaching Board, upon request of the doctoral student approved by the tutor, may also authorize the student to attend other highly specialized courses in relation to his/her curriculum or specific needs (e.g. during periods of stay abroad). Method of preparation of the thesis In the second year, the research activity aim at preparing the thesis continues in one of the two Departments or in other research centers, according to specific agreements. The carrying out of part of the research activity internationally is encouraged, even with periods of stay in foreign laboratories. Admission to the third year The verification for admission to the following year consists of an audition in front of the Teaching Board 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. On this occasion the Board provides further indications and suggestions for the continuation of the activities. The Board, having also consulted the supervisor, formulates an overall evaluation of the activity carried out taking into account the assiduity 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 training activity is limited only to participation in specialist seminars to allow the completion of research activities and the preparation of the thesis. Method of admission to the final examination According to Sapienza regulation, the doctoral student's thesis is preliminarily evaluated by two external reviewers selected by the Teaching Body upon proposal of the supervisor/s. Subsequently, during the first week of December, an audition of the PhD student takes place in front of the Teaching Board with presentation and discussion of the research work and teaching activities carried out during the entire PhD course. On this occasion, the Teaching Board, taking into account the opinions of the external reviewers and the tutor, as well as having verified the acquisition of the expected CFU, decides on the admission of the doctoral student to the final exam and formulates an overall opinion on the activity carried out. Final examination The final exam is carried out by a National Board made up of teachers from other universities, appointed by Rectoral Decree upon proposal of the Teaching Body and approval of the Department Council (DICMA). The Board can be integrated by international expert members. The National Board receives the theses of the doctoral students at least one month in advance and the final exam takes place within the deadline set by Sapienza guidelines.