| Qualifications assessment |
Curriculum studiorum.
For students who have already graduated at the time of their qualifications' assessment, the Final Mark of the Master in Science Degree is considered, while for students who will discuss their thesis after the assessment of their qualifications, the Grade Point Average (GPA) obtained in the courses in the master's degree will be taken into consideration.
Other titles.
Based on the submitted documentation and the CV, the Examination Committee will evaluate other valid qualifications and titles (e.g. second Master's Degree or Specialization or Professional Course, each year of research grants or documented research experiences, internships, publications, documented participation in conferences, computer skills, certificates of professional courses, certifications of foreign language knowledge – different from the mother tongue -, etc.) .
Research project.
The submitted project by the applicant must demonstrate her/his propensity to carry out research and her/his ability to organize the various phases of the project independently. The project document shall not exceed a length of 15,000 characters (including spaces, but the list of references and pictures excluded, about 35 text rows on each page, Arial 12, sheets A4, standard margins). This project, which must be submitted by candidates in order to take part in the call, will not be considered compulsory for the research activity of the participants. The Examination Committee will evaluate: knowledge of the state of the art; originality and innovative content; clarity and completeness of the presentation of the objectives, methodologies and potential results; coherence of the project with the training objectives of the PhD. |
| Oral interview |
The Examination Committee will evaluate:
- Presentation of the applicant (5 minutes, slides allowed) to evaluate motivations (also considering the motivation letter), interests and aptitude for research (also considering the eventual support letter), as well as knowledge of the English language.
- Description and discussion of the submitted project.
- Basic knowledge with two questions on topics chosen by the candidate among the following eleven proposals.
Syllabus:
1- Principles of Thermodynamics (thermodynamic systems, thermodynamic transformations, properties of pure substances, heat and work, the first law of thermodynamics, the second law of thermodynamics, entropy, thermodynamic potentials).
2- Heat transmission (conduction; natural, forced and mixed convection; radiation);
3- Thermo-hygrometric, visual and acoustic comfort in the built environment;
4- Thermodynamic modeling of energy conversion processes and critical evaluation of the performance of different systems (steam power plants, reciprocating internal combustion engines, gas turbines, combined cycles, cogeneration plants, turbomachinery);
5- Production of energy from renewable sources (solar, wind and ocean, bioenergy);
6- Applications of nuclear energy for a secure and sustainable future (non-power applications, medical or industrial applications, cogeneration);
7- Power production systems based on nuclear energy;
8- Distributed micro-generation, micro-generation plants for buildings, intelligent energy grids and storage systems;
9- Energy efficiency of buildings, near Zero Energy Buildings, BACS;
10- Design of orbits for missions dedicated to energy and the environment (satellite constellations, minimum energy transfers, satellite monitoring, space environment and perturbations);
11- Remote sensing, image analysis, positioning and navigation applied to energy and environmental monitoring (Earth observation, image processing, GNSS, navigation techniques). |