Call for application 39th cycle

Bando ordinario (expired 22/06/2023)


Educational goals and objectives

AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE ENGINEERING
The PhD program in Aeronautical and Space Engineering represents the highest level of university education in the aerospace sector provided by the University of Rome La Sapienza. The PhD course aims at training the skills necessary to carry out highly qualified research activities in the aerospace field. This is a course mainly aimed at the best graduates in the aeronautical and space engineering sectors, but candidates holding a specialist or master's degree in the engineering and science sectors (or equivalent degrees or qualifications obtained abroad and recognized as suitable).

The training course involves carrying out an original research work to be completed over a three-year period. This path includes an initial phase of completion of the candidate's technical-scientific preparation acquired in the degree courses followed, then the carrying out of the research activity carried out by the candidate under the guidance of one or more of the professors of the doctoral course, and finally the elaboration of the thesis. The aim of the course is to train PhDs able to successfully enter the field of fundamental and applied research, and to develop innovative solutions typical of industrial sectors, such as aeronautics and space, which have always required border.

The educational offer of the PhD course in AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE ENGINEERING aims to train two distinct professional figures: (i) the first oriented mainly but not exclusively to fundamental research in aerospace with a view to entering the academic world and research centres, and (ii) the second mainly oriented towards the acquisition of advanced technology knowledge and skills with a view to entering the world of aerospace companies. These two educational objectives are pursued by organizing the PhD course in AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE ENGINEERING according to two Curricula, the first called Aeronautical and Space Engineering Sciences (C#1) and the second Aeronautical and Space Engineering Technologies (C#2 ).

The common objective of the two curricula is the achievement of scientific excellence, understood both in terms of the production of scientific papers and of application effects in the engineering field. The training offer of the doctorate therefore includes a number of courses common to the two curricula which contribute to the completion of the training of the doctoral student, as well as a large series of seminars, concerning both basic research topics and interventions by leading exponents of the industrial research in the aerospace field in the Italian and European context.

Specifiche economiche

Tipologia 1: DM118
Transizione digitale Generiche Pubblica Amministrazione Patrimonio culturale
2 1 0 0

Tipologia 2: DM117 Tipologia 3: PE/PNC/CN/TP Tipologia 4:Enti terzi
PE/PNC CN/TP
6 0 0 6 (+2)*

Tipologia 5: Sapienza Senza borsa
3 5

* Dopo la pubblicazione del bando sono state finanziate 2 borse da parte del Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica e Aerospaziale

Tematiche, curriculum e competenze specifiche
Themes, curriculum and specific competence

C_PNRR - DM118 GENERICHE - sul curriculum: SCIENZE DELL'INGEGNERIA AERONAUTICA E SPAZIALE

- Processi di produzione innovativi per compositi leggeri e avanzati
Ente finanziatore: PNRR
Competenze richieste: nessuna competenza specifica richiesta
- Innovative manufacturing processes for lightweight and advanced composites
Founded by: PNRR
Required skills: no specific skill required

C_TD - DM118 TRANSIZIONE - sul curriculum: SCIENZE DELL'INGEGNERIA AERONAUTICA E SPAZIALE

- Transizione verde e sostenibile dei settori dell'energia e della propulsione, verso la neutralità climatica: Simulazione numerica di flussi turbolenti reagenti con vettori energetici 'carbon-free'.
Ente finanziatore: PNRR
Competenze richieste: nessuna competenza specifica richiesta
- Green and sustainable transition of the energy and propulsion sectors towards climate neutrality: Numerical simulation of turbulent flows reacting with 'carbon-free' energy carriers.
Founded by: PNRR
Required skills: no specific skill required

C_TD - DM118 TRANSIZIONE - sul curriculum: SCIENZE DELL'INGEGNERIA AERONAUTICA E SPAZIALE

- Sviluppo di un innovativo sistema di aerocattura per missioni interplanetarie
Ente finanziatore: PNRR
Competenze richieste: nessuna competenza specifica richiesta
- Development of an innovative aerocapture system for interplanetary missions
Founded by: PNRR
Required skills: no specific skill required

D - DM117 - sul curriculum: TECNOLOGIE PER L'INGEGNERIA AERONAUTICA E SPAZIALE

- Modellistica ridotta per lo studio dell'instabilità di combustione nei propulsori spaziali
Competenze richieste: nessuna competenza specifica richiesta
- Reduced models for combustion instabilities in space propulsion
Required skills: no specific skill required

D - DM117 - sul curriculum: TECNOLOGIE PER L'INGEGNERIA AERONAUTICA E SPAZIALE

- Studio dei fenomeni di combustione per combustori a propellente criogenico
Competenze richieste: nessuna competenza specifica richiesta
- Study of combustion phenomena for cryogenic propellant combustors
Required skills: no specific skill required

D - DM117 - sul curriculum: TECNOLOGIE PER L'INGEGNERIA AERONAUTICA E SPAZIALE

- Studio dei fenomeni di scambio termico per combustori a propellente criogenico
Competenze richieste: nessuna competenza specifica richiesta
- Study of heat exchange phenomena for cryogenic propellant combustors
Required skills: no specific skill required

D - DM117 - sul curriculum: TECNOLOGIE PER L'INGEGNERIA AERONAUTICA E SPAZIALE

- Digital Twin e framework Signal/Data Processing per applicazioni spaziali
Competenze richieste: nessuna competenza specifica richiesta
- Digital Twin and Signal/Data Processing framework for spacecraft applications
Required skills: no specific skill required

D - DM117 - sul curriculum: TECNOLOGIE PER L'INGEGNERIA AERONAUTICA E SPAZIALE

- Controllo Ottimo Distribuito e Modellazione Multiscala per la gestione delle costellazioni di satelliti
Competenze richieste: nessuna competenza specifica richiesta
- Distributed Optimal Control and Multiscale Modelling for satellite constellations management
Required skills: no specific skill required

D - DM117 - sul curriculum: SCIENZE DELL'INGEGNERIA AERONAUTICA E SPAZIALE

- Sviluppo di modelli avanzati per la propulsione ibrida a base paraffina
Competenze richieste: nessuna competenza specifica richiesta
- Development of advanced models for paraffin-based hybrid propulsion
Required skills: no specific skill required

F - ENTI TERZI - sul curriculum: SCIENZE DELL'INGEGNERIA AERONAUTICA E SPAZIALE

- High Thrust/High Specific Impulse propulsion for human space exploration
Ente finanziatore: AGENZIA SPAZIALE ITALIANA
Competenze richieste: nessuna competenza specifica richiesta
- High Thrust/High Specific Impulse propulsion for human space exploration
Founded by: AGENZIA SPAZIALE ITALIANA
Required skills: no specific skill required

F - ENTI TERZI - sul curriculum: TECNOLOGIE PER L'INGEGNERIA AERONAUTICA E SPAZIALE

- Studio e analisi degli effetti dell’ambiente di radiazione spaziale: modelli, metodi e linee guida per attività di previsione, simulazione e caratterizzazione dei parametri chiave in differenti scenari di missione.
Ente finanziatore: AGENZIA SPAZIALE ITALIANA
Competenze richieste: nessuna competenza specifica richiesta
- Studio e analisi degli effetti dell’ambiente di radiazione spaziale: modelli, metodi e linee guida per attività di previsione, simulazione e caratterizzazione dei parametri chiave in differenti scenari di missione.
Founded by: AGENZIA SPAZIALE ITALIANA
Required skills: no specific skill required

F - ENTI TERZI - sul curriculum: TECNOLOGIE PER L'INGEGNERIA AERONAUTICA E SPAZIALE

- Geodesia Spaziale – Lunar Laser Ranging (LLR) per lo studio del moto e dello stato rotazionale della Luna
Ente finanziatore: AGENZIA SPAZIALE ITALIANA
Competenze richieste: nessuna competenza specifica richiesta
- Geodesia Spaziale – Lunar Laser Ranging (LLR) per lo studio del moto e dello stato rotazionale della Luna
Founded by: AGENZIA SPAZIALE ITALIANA
Required skills: no specific skill required

F - ENTI TERZI - sul curriculum: TECNOLOGIE PER L'INGEGNERIA AERONAUTICA E SPAZIALE

- Fusione dei dati multi-sensore della missione NASA Europa Clipper per studi di geodesia e geofisica
Ente finanziatore: DIMA
Competenze richieste: nessuna competenza specifica richiesta
- Fusione dei dati multi-sensore della missione NASA Europa Clipper per studi di geodesia e geofisica
Founded by: DIMA
Required skills: no specific skill required

F - ENTI TERZI - sul curriculum: TECNOLOGIE PER L'INGEGNERIA AERONAUTICA E SPAZIALE

- Studio della struttura interna di Venere mediante l'analisi dei dati di radio scienza e del radar della missione ESA EnVision
Ente finanziatore: DIMA
Competenze richieste: nessuna competenza specifica richiesta
- Studio della struttura interna di Venere mediante l'analisi dei dati di radio scienza e del radar della missione ESA EnVision
Founded by: DIMA
Required skills: no specific skill required

Il candidato sceglierà una tematica in fase di presentazione della candidatura on line

Admission Procedure

Qualifications assessment Evaluation of CV

1.1 Curriculum studiorum (max 32 points)
1.1.1 For students who have already graduated, at the time of assessment of qualifications, the degree grade (master's, specialist or single-cycle) is considered
1.1.2 For students who will discuss their thesis after the assessment of qualifications, the arithmetic mean of the marks achieved in the courses taken in the master's degree will be taken into consideration
1.2. Other Titles (max 12 points)
• Path of Excellence or equivalent qualification issued by other universities (2 points)
• Experience relevant to the educational objectives of the doctorate such as diplomas and training or specialization courses, collaboration grants, research grants and the like, and other activities related to the topics of the doctorate, but carried out outside the training courses of the CdS followed by the candidate (max 6 points).
• Publications (max 4 points)

Evaluation of research project

For the purposes of selection for the research doctorate, the candidate must present a project that allows assessing the candidate's propensity for research and his or her ability to organize the various phases independently. The project must have a maximum length of less than 12,000 characters (including spaces), under penalty of exclusion from the admission procedure. However, the project presented for competition purposes does not constitute a constraint in carrying out the research activity during the PhD course.
Elements of specific evaluation will constitute:
• Knowledge of the state of the art (4 points)
• Originality and innovative content (4 points)
• Clarity and completeness of the presentation of the objectives, methodologies and potential results (4 points)
• Relevance of the project to the educational objectives of the PhD (4 points)

Oral interview Candidates who have obtained a vote of at least 32/60 in the overall assessment of qualifications and the project are admitted to the oral test.
During the oral exam, the basic knowledge and two disciplinary sectors chosen by the candidate among the five proposed (see syllabus) (max 40 points) will be verified.
The Commission will also evaluate the motivations, interests and aptitude for research, through discussion of previous activity and presentation of up to 3 illustrative slides relating to the research project (max 20 points).
The oral test is considered passed if the candidate has obtained the vote of 42/60.
The minimum overall score for admission to the research doctorate is 74/120.
language ITALIANO
INGLESE

contacts and info I candidati possano far riferimento per informazioni o richieste specifiche a: Paola Grasso, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica e Aerospaziale, posta elettronica: paola.grasso@uniroma1.it, telefono: 06 44585248 Applicants may refer for specific information or requests to: Paola Grasso, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; e-mail: paola.grasso@uniroma1.it ; phone: 06 44585248

Curriculum studiorum

Graduation date and grade of the Master's degree
detailed list of exams including completion dates and scores of Masters's degree
Graduation date and grade of the Bachelor’s degree
History of Scholarships, Research Grants (or similar)
Certificates of Foreign Languages
Certificates of participation in post-graduate university courses
certificates of Participation in research groups
certificates of Participation in internships
Other University Awards/Degrees (e.g.: awards in competition, second degree)
Computer skills

Required documentation

§ degree thesis abstract
mandatory, the file must be uploaded within 22/06/2023 ore 14:00 (ora italiana)
§ research project
mandatory, the file must be uploaded within 22/06/2023 ore 14:00 (ora italiana)
§ List of publications
optional, the file must be uploaded within 22/06/2023 ore 14:00 (ora italiana)
§ letter of motivation (by the candidate)
optional, the file must be uploaded within 22/06/2023 ore 14:00 (ora italiana)
§ publications (a single pdf for each publication)
optional, the file must be uploaded within 22/06/2023 ore 14:00 (ora italiana)
§ Curriculum Vitae et Studiorum
mandatory, the file must be uploaded within 22/06/2023 ore 14:00 (ora italiana)

Language Skills

the candidate must know the following languages
ENGLISH

Exam Schedule

Qualifications assessment
day21/07/2023
notesnone
publication on notice boardNO
publication on the web siteYes
web sitehttps://phd.uniroma1.it/web/INGEGNERIA-AERONAUTICA-E-SPAZIALE_nD3556_IT.aspx
date of publication24/07/2023
contactspaola.grasso@uniroma1.it

Oral interview
day28/07/2023
notesnone
time09:00
classroomAula Didattica Palazzina E
addressFacoltà di Ingegneria Civile e Industriale - Via Eudossiana 18, 00184 Roma
publication on notice boardNO
publication on the web siteYes
web sitehttps://phd.uniroma1.it/web/INGEGNERIA-AERONAUTICA-E-SPAZIALE_nD3556_IT.aspx
date of publication31/07/2023
contactspaola.grasso@uniroma1.it

Evaluation scale

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