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Title: Study of charmed mesons as a probe for Triple Parton Scattering at CMS Topic:
Multi Parton Interactions (MPI) are studied with an eye to the past and one to the future, aiming for a better classification of the processes in hadron interactions and to improve the understanding of the hadron structure. In the overall pictures of MPI studies, my work as a PhD student represents a novel study for both open charmed mesons and charmed quarkonia as a probe for Triple Parton Scattering (TPS) at the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment.
I will analyze the Run II (and possibly Run III) data in search of final states with a double J/Psi plus a D* mesons, aiming to understand if the events have been produced via Single, Double or Triple Parton Scattering (SPS, DPS and TPS). In a second moment, we expect to characterize the events in terms of their kinematics and correlation relationships. These pieces of information might give crucial clues to improve the theory behind the MPIs and the understanding of the mechanisms that govern them.
Maria Lisa Brozzetti
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Title: Evaluation of catalogues completeness in the Virtual Observatory framework to estimate the Hubble constant
The vision of the Universe and the insight of astrophysical phenomena are moving forward significant progress thanks to multi-messenger astronomy, using several "messengers". It is thereby necessary a synergetic work between all the different detectors working for astronomical and cosmological purposes. The first multi-messenger event in "light and gravity", was triggerd by the gravitational wave GW170817 which was the first 'standard siren', getting the Hubble constant value with redshift information from the host galaxy. Indeed, it is possible to derive the cosmological parameters of gravitational events: especially, we will focus on the estimation of rate expansion of the Universe using events without an electromagnetic counterpart. GW events are possible candidates to resolve the discrepancy between results obtained studying the Hubble flow at early-time and late-time Universe with different strategies as known as Hubble tension.
This project will deal with the caracterization of the incompleteness of astronomical catalogues for cosmological applications and to maximize the performance of follow-up campaigns, reducing the number of pointings during the future starting run of LIGO- Virgo-Kagra interferometers.
Claudio Brugnoni
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Title: Study of electron and positron in HERD experiment
The High Energy cosmic-Radiation Detection (HERD) is a developing spaceborne facility for direct measurement of cosmic rays, which is planned to start operating around 2026 for about 10 years. Featuring an unprecedented acceptance (> 1 m2sr) and an advanced 3D segmentated isotrope calorimeter with elevated depth (55 X0) HERD will be able to extend our knowledge of cosmic rays spectra up to 10 times the actual limit for direct detection.
My work in the HERD collaboration will focus on the development of analysis and reconstruction tools for the tracking of events, particle identification and optimization of algorithms. This results will be achieved through implementation and optimization of both traditional and machine learning algorithms. Part of the work will also feature acquisition of experimental data from the beam test on the new hardware in order to accurately calibrate the developing simulation and analysis tool.
Costanza Carrivale
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Title: “Standard Model Effective Field Theory interpretation of Vector Boson Scattering global combination with CMS”
The Standard Model Effective Field Theory (SMEFT) allows for the description of the effects of a variety of theories beyond the Standard Model (SM) that introduce new physics states at a mass scale large compared to the electroweak scale. The theory provides predictions for experimental observables using a set of new operators with an energy dimension greater than 4. Measurements of observables sensitive to the effect of new operators allow setting constraints on SMEFT parameters.
Vector Boson Scattering processes provide an ideal field for studying possible deviations from SM since they present interactions through both triple and quartic vertices and given their close link with the EWBS mechanism. Thanks to the integrated Run II Luminosity, VBS measurements are quickly populating the experimental landscape of SM measurements. Global fits are a powerful tool to enhance SMEFT sensitivity and loosen assumptions: given the high interdependence between channels, it becomes essential to set up a combination of different final states to better constrain EFT parameters that affect VBS processes.
My project aims to provide global constraints on Wilson coefficients in a combined fit of measurements of VBS channels at the CMS experiment. The starting point for this work will be the SM combination of VBS analyses developed in Run II of LHC. Compared to the SM case, the SMEFT model introduces many new parameters, therefore during the project the Combine-based model for the combination of VBS analyses will be integrated: correlations between EFT parameters in different VBS channels will be explored and a prescription for their treatment will be outlined and implemented. In last part of the work will be studied how the combination of different channels improves the constraints on EFT degrees of freedom.
Filippo Fornetti
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Title: OPTIQUAL (OPTImization Quantum Algorithms: from fundamental Physics to applications of general interest)
The aim of the project is to develop quantum computing technologies and to promote their use. In facts, some of these technologies are already applied in commercial devices, in principle accessible to public and private companies, but they are not properly exploited due to lack of information or expertise.
Initially, use will be made of a D-wave quantum annealer, which can read algorithms in the QUBO (Quantum Uncostrained Binary Optimization) form, in order to refine the algorithm for the GEVP (Generalized EigenValue Problem), developed for an international project coordinated in Perugia, approved by Q@TN (INFN-UNITN-FBK-CNR). The algorithm is exploitable for the description of relativistic bound states through the Bethe-Salpeter equation. During my PHD I will study other Quantum Computers, based on different quantum technology (multipurpose QC, gate oriented,...), to solve other problems arising in nuclear and subnuclear physics. Then, in collaboration with the partner company, the algorithms will be adapted in an hybrid conventional-quantum algorithm to solve optimization problems relevant in logistics.
Valentin Daniel Paccoia
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Title: Environmental monitoring by remote sensing and by a network of energetically autonomous ground sensors
Wireless sensor networks play a crucial role in environmental monitoring to prevent catastrophic events. In the last few years, drones have been considered to complement the data traditional ground sensors can obtain. Drones could also reduce the energy cost of data transfer and the system's vulnerability to losing one of the nodes. Therefore, realizing an integrated system combining sensors and drones is fundamental.
The aim of my project is the physical realization of a wireless sensor network model consisting of two elements: a terrestrial node and a drone. The network must have data collection capabilities, effective short-range communication and energy autonomy. Energy harvesting systems connected to the terrestrial node and bidirectional energy transfer between the drone and the land node will guarantee the power supply. Furthermore, I will apply machine learning techniques to analyze the collected data.
I will perform a case study on the use of the system for monitoring volcanic activity. This application's requirements will guide the design choices for the sensors and the energy harvesting devices.
Lucia Salvi
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Title: Radiation Interactions Simulator development and testing for Aerospace and Terrestrial Applications
The aim of MRADSIM project consists in creating an innovative software in order to study the radiation effects in all possible applications. In this project a modern and intuitive graphic interface will be created thanks to which it will be possible to simulate the radiation effects on the electronic and electromechanical devices. MRADSIM-CONV can convert the STEP format into GDML format, in order to automatically transcribe the geometry in the GEANT4. The result can be used to simulate the radiation effects in all parts of the converted geometry. During this project algorithms will be created and optimized for operation through a combination of CPU and GPU, in the management of the MRADSIM software as a whole, with division of the software into modules, management of the different versions and the distribution process of the software, and finally in the creation and management of a cloud system with servers containing the MRADSIM software.
The applications of this software are: aerospace industry; medical centers for radiotherapy; research centers and particle accelerators; sustainable energy plants; study of biological samples (DNA) exposed to radiation.
XXXVII cycle - ongoing
Students and activities
Mattia Bassotti
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Title: Novel two-dimensional materials: growth and characterization of thin films for photovoltaics and ultra-low consumption electronics.
The research project will deal with the physics of two-dimensional materials (2DM), in view of their application in the fields of photovoltaics and ultra-low consumption electronics. A first objective is to optimize the growth parameters for the deposition of thin films of novel 2DMs (such as porphyrin, perovskites or dichalcogenide) through evaporation techniques available at the “Laboratorio Congiunto Superfici e Nanostrutture”, where the experimental chamber ACROSS is present. Structural engineering as well as interactions with the substrates will also be considered as tuning factors in improving the films performance.
Along with this, the research will focus on the characterization of deposited films. Structural and crystal properties of the samples will be investigated by means of Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Low-Energy Electron Diffraction (LEED) and Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES) while the opto-electronic properties will be studied using, for example, Inverse Photoemission Spectroscopy (IPES) and Ultraviolet Photoelectron Spectroscopy (UPS).
The period of internship at the company will be managed in order to identify the materials that appear to be more promising and easily scalable at the industrial level and to optimize the growth processes.
Giulio Bianchini
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Title: "Development of Solutions for Efficient FPGA-based computing architectures generation"
Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) are playing an increasingly important role in the data sampling and processing industry thanks to their highly parallel architecture, low power consumption and the flexibility of using custom algorithms. In particular, in the field of artificial intelligence, for the training and implementation of neural networks and machine learning algorithms, energy-efficient hardware and massive parallel processing capacity are in great demand. At the software level, programming in an FPGA environment is possible thanks to tools that provide a "firmware-agnostic" abstraction layer of multiple backends, from the proprietary Xilinx / Intel ones to the more generic and flexible ones such as BondMachine (BM), a reconfigurable computing system that uses the FPGA to create a highly specialized parallelizable architecture to solve a specific task. The aim of the project is to enable the integration of a neural network (DNN) on FPGA, starting from training up to its production in order to be subsequently used for data processing by developing open source software, for example evolving and extending tools such as the BM. The system will be accessible to the end user through GUI and will support automatic FPGA provisioning according to the cloud paradigm. The expected results include the realization of a system that allows the use of standard neural network models that can be integrated on FPGA using BM and the possibility of using, through cloud services, a registry of neural network models that will be pre-trained to perform a specific task.
Beatrice Caviglia
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Title: Arrest of the Proteome dynamics at the cell death temperature
Proteins can be physically seen as a marginally stable soft-matter entity, meaning that upon thermal stress they partially or completely lose their structure. The unfolding of either the whole proteome or a small set of proteins is thought to be the cause of cell death. The dynamics inside a cell can be studied as a proxy to monitor cell death. For instance, proteins live in a crowded space where the unfolding of a small set of proteins might affect the physical properties of the cytoplasm, impacting on the dynamics of the functional processes. Moreover, proteins perform local structural fluctuations. The excess of vibrational motion might lead to the melting of the proteome, in a like-wise Lindemann-criterion.
The goal of this project is to investigate the link between proteome structure and dynamics and cell death by combining Neutron scattering experiments and Molecular dynamics simulations.Different types of bacteria will be explored to correlate the stability of these microorganisms with the proteome dynamics at different temperatures.The work will investigated whether a small set of proteins triggers cell death and how the unfolding of a limited number of proteins can intact the cell functionality.
Paolo Cristarella Orestano
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Title: "Temporal studies of transient sources in multi-messenger and multi-wavelength Astronomy through the Coloti optical observatory"
The aim of this research project is to develop a strategy for electromagnetic follow-up through the use of the optical telescope located at the observatory of Borgo Coloti, also by making it usable remotely. This will allow the Coloti observatory to follow multi-messenger transient objects, such as the sources of gravitational waves detected by ground interferometers (i.e. LIGO, VIRGO), hence partecipate to GRAWITA, a national scientific network consisting of infrastructures and observatories following multi-messenger events. Furthermore, with the remote control of the observatory we can extend the work of the telescope also for multifrequency observation campaigns of X-ray and gamma-ray sources discovered by satellite instruments.
Francesco Faldi
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Title: Study of the temporal evolution of charged cosmic ray fluxes on the short term scale in relation to solar energetic events
The aim of my project is to investigate the characteristics of transient and energetic phenomena that occasionally occur on the Sun, such as Coronal Mass Ejections and Solar Flares, analysing the charged particles' flux produced in these events. This investigation consists in measuring the main properties of the solar charged radiation, such as the energetic spectrum, chemical composition and temporal variability. The main objectives are:
- characterization of the temporal evolution of cosmic rays fluxes on quiet periods, during solar events and on subsequent phases.
- reconstruction of the solar component of the energetic spectra during such events with the emission of highly energetic solar particles.
- analysis of possible correlations between charged particles' fluxes and other indicators of solar activity or geomagnetic disturbance in correspondence of solar events (e.g solar wind velocity, intensity and polarity of the Interplanetary Magnetic Field, solar irradiance, indexes of geomagnetic disturbance).
All the measurements involved in this study will be retrieved from astroparticle experiments such as AMS-02 and CALET and from solar observatories such as the Wilcox Solar Observatory or the Solar Orbiter.
Lisa Fantini
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Title: Study of rare B mesons decays at LHCb
During my PhD I will work within the LHCb group in Perugia. The main topic of my activity and thesis will be the search for signals of new physics beyond the Standard Model (SM). These signals are searched in the rare decays of B mesons with data collected by LHCb experiment at CERN. I will take an active part in the new LHCb data collection period, starting in 2022. I will participate in data taking shifts and service assignments resulting from the Perugia group responsibilities within the collaboration. I will also take part in the research and development activities for future upgrades of the RICH detectors of LHCb undertaken in Perugia, such as the study of new sensors and related readout electronics.
Jiang Yaozu
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Title: The Tracking System of HERD
The High Energy cosmic-Radiation Detection (HERD) facility is one of several space astronomy payloads of the cosmic light house program onboard China’s Space Station, which is planned for operation starting around 2026 for about 10 years. The main scientific objectives of HERD are indirect dark matter searches with an unprecedented acceptance (> 1 m2sr), precise cosmic ray spectrum and composition measurements up to the knee energy(1 PeV), and gamma-ray monitoring and surveys (from 500 MeV up to 10 TeV). In the prototype phase, the HERD consists of 5 sub-detectors, from inside to outside is : 3-D cubic calorimeter (CALO),scintillating fiber tracker (FIT), microstrip silicon trackers (SCD), plastic scintillator detector (PSD), then a transition radiation detector (TRD) is located on the lateral side.
My work mainly contains those parts : the estimation of CALO and SCD parameters (the acceptance, efficiency, energy resolution, charge resolution and spatial resolution), the optimization of the Monte Carlo, so that the simulation is as close as possible to the data, the definition/implementation of the calibrating procedures and the analysis strategies .
Maria Enrica Mazzella
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Title: "Development of innovative Data Science tools for touristic applications"
A data-science project is proposed in order to develop predictive analysis tools on urban tourist flows. The starting database is represented by georeferenced points of interest that populate the tourist access application developed by the SME Int.Geo.Mod. srl. The system is based on the proprietary By-Way ™ technology platform, which creates multisensor apps (AR-iBeacon-WiFi), already applied by the company in numerous contexts. By crossing the georeferenced data, the frequency of use and the profile data, it will be possible to create the extended reference database for a high-level analysis capable of interpreting tourist flows on a predictive basis. It will therefore be possible to create specific metrics that can direct flows according to external constraints such as, degree of accessibility of the particular point of interest, level of crowding, specificity of the user, events of particular interest or other. Through the semiotic analysis of user profiles with predictive data-science tools (learning models based on neural networks, the so-called "machine learning") we intend to study the unexpressed tourist potential in order to enhance the marketing strategies of a place or a particular point of interest, even on a personalized basis.
Francesco Millucci
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Title: Biophysical route to optimize the function of a novel enzyme for PET degradation
The discovery of a new leaf-branch compost cutinase variant (e-LCC), optimized for the efficient depolymerization of PET, has recently been reported. With a 90% degradation yield of PET waste reached in less than 10 hour, enzymatic recycling might now be regarded as a viable way to meet our sustainability goals.
The aim of the project is to provide the biophysical basis to:
(i) Improve the performances of e-LCC with respect to working temperture, thermal stability and catalytic efficiency
(ii) Develop a novel biosensor for microplastic detection
To these purposes the structural and dynamical properties of the enzyme, along with the interactions established with PET, will be characterized in the presence of variable environment conditions ( i.e. changing cosolvents, pH, ionic strength etc...).
Both computational methods (molecular docking and molecular dynamics, in collaboration with Molecular Horizon srl) and spectroscopic techniques (such as FTIR, Raman, neutron scattering etc...) will be employed.
Gabriele Perna
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Title: Study of Pb-free micro- and nano- structured piezoelectric materials for energy harvesting applications
The micro- and nano- piezoelectric structures are of great interest for the implementation of micro systems of energy harvesting by means of mechanical vibrations. They transform any mechanical stress in electric energy which in turn can be stored in batteries or directly used for the power supply of wireless devices. Among the main materials we find the PZT, or lead zirconate titanate, a piezoelectric ceramic with a high energy conversion gain. However, this material is pollutant, toxic and not biocompatible as it contains lead.
The aim of my PhD research project is to select and synthesize chemically materials which can be a valid alternative to PZT, such as zinc oxide (ZnO), barium titanate (BTO) and KNN, or sodium potassium niobate and which have biocompatible characteristics, good piezoelectric performances and a low cost. They will be also characterized depending on their properties, measuring directly the piezoelectric coefficient of a single crystal, not a simple task but with results of strong relevance for the scientific community, not being present in literature yet.
Finally, will be realized a device based on the use of 10 micron crystals displayed as an array of pillars or ribbons, which potentially will have an energy conversion gain that increases in an order of magnitude, with the possibility of applying this idea and technology to an industrial setting.
Francesca Peverini
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Title "Use a Si-H as a detection material for ionizing radiation for medical and space applications"
The need for radiation-resistant detectors capable of high dynamic range and precise measurement of fluxes of ionizing radiation of different kind (photons, electrons, protons, ions) is growing. Current and new clinical procedures need high fluxes of particles, e.g. IORT and FLASH therapy. The development of new accelerators techniques, such as Reaccelerated Ion Beams (RIBs) and laser driven accelerators motivate the demand for detectors also for beam monitoring in nuclear physics, astrophysics, and medical research accelerators. Hence, the development of news detectors for dosimetry and ionizing radiation flux measurement is desirable. Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon (a:Si-H) is a candidate due to its bandgap wider than c silicon, its intrinsic non-crystalline nature that offers a natural resistance to the radiation damage, the possibility to grow in a very thin layer and wide surfaces in one go, because it has been widely used for solar cells, X-ray flat panels.
The project wants to explore the possibility to use a:Si-H as a detection material for ionizing radiation of different types (photons, electrons, protons, ions, neutrons). A:Si-H sensor has already been used to monitor therapeutic beam at CNAO [37], and we have already carried out some preliminary studies exposing some non-optimized structures either to photon beams, both clinical and laboratory X-rays, and electron clinical beams.
The preliminary results look encouraging. In order to reach the goals of the project, several steps need to be accomplished: fabrication and optimization of detectors, where sensors will be fabricated using different deposition technologies to characterize their basic physical, electrical and charge collection performances and optimize the quality and reproducibility.
Daniele Pica
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Title: Effective one-body description of binary black holes and its extensions.
Since the first detection of gravitational waves in 2015 from the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaboration, the study of the physics and of the dynamics of binary systems in General Relativity has become of paramount importance. At the same time, technological progress is making enormous steps forward and soon there will be available detectors of third generation with extreme high sensitivity. This requires also an improvement of the analytical understanding of the physics that the experiments will be able to detect. In view of this, the aim of this research project is to develop a systematic method for investigating how a 2-body system is modified by an external influence, such as a curved geometry or a third body. Assuming R < < L, where R is the length/time scale of the 2-body system and L the length/time scale of the external influence, we plan to develop an analytical method that captures the dynamics up to some desired order in an expansion in R/L. The methodology we plan to use will take inspiration from the powerful “blackfold” approach, which has been successfully used to describe black brane solutions in higher-dimensional spacetimes, and the Matched Asymptotic Expansions method. For the 2-body system, we will develop a modification of the Effective One Body approach, which is the most accurate and powerful method currently used to describe the dynamics of a binary system in General Relativity, to include the modification for the metric due to the presence of an external influence.
XXXVI Cycle - Ongoing
Students and activities
Sehar Ajmal
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Title: Searching for New Physics at LHC and Future Colliders.
Topic: The research project will focus on signals of physics beyond the Standard Model (BSM) at the LHC, as well as its High Luminosity option (HL-LHC) and future colliders. We plan to study specific signatures of a composite fermion scenario where excited (heavy) states interact with SM ordinary fermions with both gauge and contact interactions. This model has been recently the object of detailed phenomenological studies in close synergy with two experimental analyses by the CMS Collaboration in the di-lepton and di-jet channel. Other final states should be studied in order to address the mass reach of other exotic particles, like for instance charge 5/3 quarks, at different collider options.
Luca Bertini
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Title: Role of fast dynamics for complexation of M-pro from SARS-COV-2 with inhibitors
Topic:
The aim of this project is to provide a framework for the optimization of the interaction between the Main Protease (M-pro) from SARS-COV-2 with its putative inhibitors by means of a multi-technique approach.
Structure and dynamics of M-pro will be investigated both in its unbound state and following complexation with several inhibitors, including the alpha-ketoamides 13a and 13b, in order to provide a basis for the development of broad-spectrum anticoronaviral drugs.
Following the preparation of the samples, in-house spectroscopic techniques (such as UV-VIS absorption and circular dichroism) will be deployed, along with neutron scattering measurements performed at European large scale facilities like ILL in Grenoble (France) and MLZ in Munich (Germany).
Diletta Borselli
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Title: Study of muon radiography applied to the civil engineering, geology and mining fields for the development of a non-invasive survey methodology for the securing of touristic sites and edifices of cultural and historical interest.
Topic: The work for the doctoral project is dedicated to the application of the muon radiography technique in the geological-mining field for the safety of some areas inside the Temperino mine and the Collins mine located in the San Silvestro Park in Campiglia Marittima (LI). The muon radiography technique allows, through muon absorption measurements, to create two-dimensional and three-dimensional images of the internal structure of the target. The project, in collaboration with the INFN of Florence and the Parchi Val di Cornia spa company, provides for a series of on-site measurements and the development and optimization of algorithms for the three-dimensional reconstruction of cavities and tunnels in still unexplored areas of the mine. In part, I will also work on the assembly of new detectors for muographic applications in various fields: geophysical, archaeological, civil and nuclear safety.
Publications:
G.Baccani et al., The MIMA project. Design, construction and performances of a compact hodoscope for muon radiography applications in the context of archaeology and geophysical prospections, JINST volume 13 (2018), P11001
Matteo Magherini
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Title: Vector boson scattering with tau leptons hadronic decays in the final state at proton-proton collision in CMS at LHC.
Topic:
The observation of the Higgs boson from ATLAS and CMS collaborations confirmed the standard model (SM) of elementary interactions. The presence of the Higgs boson, with couplings compatible with those predicted by the SM, provides evidence that contributions from the exchange of this boson may be responsible for preserving unitarity at high energies. However, new phenomena may be present in the electroweak symmetry breaking sector, where a probe of new physics is naturally given by the study of the scattering of massive electroweak bosons, know as vector boson scattering, at high energies, which cross section doesn’t diverge due to a cancellation provided from the exact SM coupling of the Higgs boson with the gauge bosons.
In my research project, we are planning to analyze a particular scattering of two gauge vector bosons: the one between two same-sign W bosons. In this framework, the goal of this research project is to include the hadronic decays of tau leptons as a probe for the final state, which have never been considered before. Thanks to the correlation between different final states and the inclusion of hadronic tau leptons decay, we plan to enhance the sensitivity to discrepancies from the Standard Model over the current results.
Gabriele Martelli
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Title: Study of the rare decay Σ^+→pμ^+ μ^- at LHCb
Topic:
This PhD work will focus on the analysis of the LHC Run2 data for the study of decay in dimuonic final states at LHCb. The decay can be described as proceeding through an s d quark flavor changing neutral current (FCNC) interaction, allowed only at loop level in the Standard Model, and by internal conversion. This decay is of interest since it also allows a direct search for a new scalar or vector particle, which could contribute an s d transition at the tree level. The results of this work will be compared with those of the previous analysis and with those obtained from the HyperCP experiment, which hypothesizes to have found a new vector boson that would open the way for new physics beyond the Standard Model.
Stefano Moneta
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Title: Precision electroweak measurements at the Belle II experiment
Topic:
Belle II is currently the leading particle physics experiment at the luminosity frontier. Located at the SuperKEKB electron-positron collider, it plans to collect 50/ab integrated luminosity by 2030, looking for hints of new physics beyond the Standard Model.
My doctoral research project takes place within the Belle II Perugia group. The main activities include precise measurement of tau-lepton lifetime and analysis of rare B-meson decays. Furthermore, the group plays an important role in electromagnetic calorimeter operations. In particular, it is involved in background monitoring, leakage corrections, and studies for the full luminosity upgrade.
The Ph.D. in Physics - introduction
Organization
PhD Board and activities
PhD Coordinator - Livio Fanò This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Members of the PhD Board
Giuseppina Anzivino - Università degli Studi di Perugia
Mateusz Bawaj - Università degli Studi di Perugia
Bruna Bertucci - Università degli Studi di Perugia
Giovanni Carlotti - Università degli Studi di Perugia
Claudia Cecchi - Università degli Studi di Perugia
Silvia Corezzi - Università degli Studi di Perugia
Suchandra Dutta - Saha Iinstitute for Nuclear Physics
Emanuele Fiandrini - Università degli Studi di Perugia
Luca Gammaitoni - Università degli Studi di Perugia
Gianluca Grignani - Università degli Studi di Perugia
Troels Harmark - Niels Bohr Institute - University of Copenaghen, DK
Pasquale Lubrano - INFN
Marco Madami - Università degli Studi di Perugia
Maurizio Mattarelli - Università degli Studi di Perugia
Andrea Orecchini - Università degli Studi di Perugia
Simone Pacetti - Università degli Studi di Perugia
Alessandro Paciaroni - Università degli Studi di Perugia
Orlando Panella - INFN
Monica Pepe - INFN
Michele Punturo - INFN
Alessandro Rossi - Università degli Studi di Perugia
Attilio Santocchia - Università degli Studi di Perugia
Sergio Scopetta - Università degli Studi di Perugia
Leonello Servoli - INFN
Daniele Spiga - INFN
Silvia Tacchi - CNR-IoM
Nicola Tomassetti - Università degli Studi di Perugia
Gino Tosti - Università degli Studi di Perugia
Helios Vocca - Università degli Studi di Perugia
Xin Wu - University of Geneve, CH
Working groups and contact persons
Teaching Claudia Cecchi - contact person This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Gino Tosti Alessandro Paciaroni Marco Madami Simone Pacetti Daniele Spiga
Communication Monica Pepe - contact person This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Alessandro Rossi Monica Pepe Sara Palmerini Simone Pacetti Silvia Tacchi
Agreements and networks Marta Orselli - contact person This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Giuseppina Anzivino Bruna Bertucci Sergio Scopetta Andrea Orecchini Leonello Servoli
General description
The new PhD course in Physics of the University of Perugia has been active since the XXXVI cycle. It joins the previous PhD course in "Sciences and Technologies for Physics and Geology" born in 2014 from the merging of the Physics and Geology areas of the Department of Physics and Geology.
The three-year course aims to provide high-level education and research skills in Physics as required by both the academic world and the job market.
Thanks to the internationalization of the PhD school and the outstanding research activities carried out in both theoretical and experimental Physics in our Department, the course may provide a double PhD degree through international agreements with several organizations among the most prestigious universities and research institutes in the world.
Research fields
The student activities are coordinated by a supervisor, which is assigned according to the research field chosen by the student for his/her thesis among those active in the Department: Applied Physics, Astrophysics and Astroparticle Physics, Biophysics, Gravitational Waves and Multimessenger Astronomy, Medical Physics, Nuclear and Subnuclear Physics, Particle Physics, Soft Matter Physics, Solid State Physics and Theoretical Physics.
The supervisor is responsible for guiding the student through the training courses and her/his research project by integrating the student activity in the local group, as well as by ensuring her/him wide visibility in the international context.
Educational and Training Activities
During the first year of the course, the students are required to consolidate their knowledge by attending advanced courses and training activities selected by the student according to the needs of the research area of her/his interest. The minimum number of 18 credits (CFU/ECTS) has to be collected to access the second year. To customize her/his training course each student has several tools at own disposal.
First year - Mandatory courses
Doctoral program courses of Cycle XXXVIII
General information about the courses is available here:
Module II - Onde gravitazionali (Michele Punturo - INFN Perugia).
Module III (Dott. Giuseppe Greco - Univ. di Urbino).
5) Physics at LHC
Module I - (Dott. Michele Gallinaro - Lip Lisbona).
6) Introduction to Atmospheric Physics, Climate and COPERNICUS DATA STORE (CDS).
Module I - (Dott.ssa Paolina Cerlini - Univ. Perugia).
7) Teaching and Learning Physics at University.
Module I - (Dott. Giovanni Organtini - INFN Roma1).
Total: 18 CFU.
Second year - Electives
External courses (from 1.5 CFU) 1) Advanced topics in current and future researches in experimental particle physics - experimental particle physics 2) Advanced topics in current and future researches in theoretical particle physics - theoretical particle physics 3) Future High-Energy Colliders - experimental and theoretical particle physics 4) Thematic Seminar Cycle: Future experiment and facilities (gravity, space, ESS, low energy searches…) - experimental physics 5) Thematic Seminar Cycle: New technologies for future experiments - experimental physics 6) Near Edge X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy for the study of surfaces and nanostructured materials - soft matter and solid-state physics - (M. Pedio) 7) Sources for Ultrafast Spectroscopy - soft matter and solid-state physics
Internal courses (from 1.5 CFU)
8) Advanced Particle Physics - particle physics 9) Flavour Physics (K+B) - particle physics 10) Nuclear Astrophysics - astrophysics 11) Advanced low-energy experimental physics - soft matter and solid-state physics 12) Spintronics - soft matter and solid-state physics 13) Fundamental physical limits in computing - soft matter and solid-state physics 14) Ionizing Radiation and Space Weather - astroparticle physics 15) Photoelectron Spectroscopy - soft matter and solid-state physics
At least 6 CFU.
Selected Schools
1) Italian School of Magnetism - (POC Giovanni Carlotti).
2) International Doctorate School in Nuclear Physics, “Frontiers in Nuclear and Hadronic Physics, Galileo Galilei Institute (GGI) in Florence - (POC Sergio Scopetta).
3) European School of Instrumentation in Particle & Astroparticle Physics, Technologies and Applications - (POC Bruna Bertucci).
4) Winter School in Biotechnology - (POC Daniele Fioretto).
5) LACES School, Galileo Galilei Institute (GGI) for Theoretical Physics di Arcetri (Firenze) - (POC Gianluca Grignani).
6) International School of Pure and Applied Biophysics on Quantitative analysis of optical imaging for Medicine and Biophysics: foundations, applications and perspectives - (POC Silvia Caponi).
7) Detectors and Electronics for High Energy Physics - (POC Bruna Bertucci / Alessandro Rossi).
8) Seminar on Software for Nuclear, Subnuclear and Applied Physics - (POC Bruna Bertucci).
9) Conference and Course on Frontiers in Water Biophysics (FWB), Erice - (POC Lucia Comez).
10) SOSC - International School on Open Science Cloud (POC Daniele Spiga)
11) SAPP school - Dark Matter, from theory to detection, Vienna (POC Livio Fanò).
Seminar cycles
Seminars on topics that are not strictly related to the student research projects offer top-level training aimed at broadening the skills and increasing the awareness of PhD students.
In addition to the general seminars proposed by the Department and the partner research institutions (CNR and INFN), the Doctoral Advisory Committee organizes lectures given by external experts, members of the committee and former PhD students.
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The doctoral program includes visiting periods in other Italian universities or research institutes (average research stay of 3 months). Research stay periods will be possible as well abroad, either in one of the cooperating partner institutions involved in this PhD program (average research stay of 12 months) or in other high-level foreign institutions (average research stay of 6 months).
The PhD course benefits of several contracts of cooperation with the most prestigious universities and the most important research institutions. A collaboration agreement is established with CNR-IOM and INFN funding agencies that offer scholarship grants and the opportunity of participating in international research projects of excellence conducted at the most important large scale facilities in the field.
An international degree program is implemented jointly with other universities: an enduring relationship of cooperation has been established with the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen, while the collaboration agreement with the Universities of Geneva, Ghent and Uppsala is being finalized. The double PhD doctoral degree will be awarded after spending a visiting period of at least 6 months, with the attribution of 5 CFU/ECTS per month.
The PhD course is being accredited to the International Doctorate Network in Particle Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology (IDPASC).
Further training activities
The doctoral training program comprises joint activities with other doctoral curricula of the University of Perugia, as described in the following.
Disciplinary and interdisciplinary training, advanced linguistic and computing training: - Foreign language courses at CLA (Centro Linguistico d'Ateneo/University Language Center) according to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR), of six-month (10 CFU/ECTS) or annual (13 CFU/ECTS) duration; - Specific training to deepen the knowledge of PhD students with specialized workshops in collaboration with the Italian Association of Physics Students. The workshops consist of several teaching units, with a final exam of 1 CFU/ECTS each, concerning data analysis (ROOT, Mathematica, TensorFlow, R) and word processing (LaTeX).
Research management and knowledge of funding systems. Four courses of 1 CFU/ECTS each concerning: - Research planning and development; - Preparation and management of research project budgets; - Project management for work schedule and budget report; - Managing relationships with funding partners.
The exploitation of research results and intellectual property. Six courses of 1 CFU/ECTS each concerning: - The transition from basic to applied research; - Techniques for research exploitation; - Funding for applied research; - Protection of intellectual property; - University support for patent application; - Industry and research spin-off.
All courses described in the present section will be concluded by a final exam.
Postdoctoral job opportunities
The main professional opportunities for a PhD in physics are the scientific activities in national and international research institutions: universities, laboratories, large scale facilities and centers of excellence.
Our graduates easily find positions in the institutions they collaborated with and they visited during the PhD, thanks to the consolidated credits that the members of the Department of Physics and Geology have in the international research circuits.
The doctoral program gives students the opportunity to spend periods of the research stay, within the framework of the main European and non-European mobility programs, in the most important and prestigious large scale facilities and research centers (CERN, ASI, VIRGO / EGO and ILL, to name the major ones), and in many universities all over the world.
Furthermore, basic research carried out in collaboration with other research institutions (CNR and INFN), such as those related to space exploration, energy physics and functional characterization of materials, has often led to important business activities, stimulating and favoring the creation of innovative companies.
Last but not least, teaching and dissemination of scientific results towards society offer further job opportunities being fundamental feedback in our society.
Research Facilities
An open space workstation is available for each student. In addition, the student has access to other spaces and laboratories managed by the research groups which she/he is in collaboration with. The research groups can offer further funds, in addition to the ones guaranteed by the scholarships, in order to support students’ research and education.
Key Facilities and laboratories
There are several laboratories equipped with experimental facilities and data acquisition systems; among them, the principal are: Cleanroom, semiconductor and detector development laboratory, astrophysics and astronomical observatory; cryogenics and interferometry laboratory; optical and dielectric spectroscopic; X-ray fluorescence and diffractometry; electronic microscopy; SERMS - space-related technology; NiPS - Energy Harvesting; ICT - Simulation and Data Analysis.
Library resources
A wide range of books and reference texts for students is available at the Mathematics, Physics and Geology Library. Access to the other libraries of the University of Perugia and online databases are available as well. Moreover, the main international journals and periodicals related to the fields of interest of the PhD course are available in electronic and print formats. Finally, thanks to the association with the main worldwide laboratories, all databases necessary to the research activities can be consulted.
e-resources
Databases: the main international public databases, relevant for the research activities, are available online. Software: software licenses necessary to the doctoral research activities, such as Mathematica, LabView, Ansys and many others are made available by university, INFN or by research groups.
Computing: a medium-size (~500 cores) computing center is available at the Physics and Geology Department providing suitable resources in terms of computing power and storage.
Infrastructures
General services, organized and managed in collaboration with the local divisions of CNR and INFN are also available, such as mechanical and electronic workshops, chemistry and microanalysis laboratory.
The PhD Board of Advisors is composed of: (1) Coordinator, (2) PhD Quality Manager; (3) a member of the Board, identified among those with the greatest experience; (4) a representative of INGV; (5) a representative of CNR-IRPI; (6) a representative of ENI; (7) a representative of the technical services (geology) of the Umbria Region. The Board of Advisors meets at least once a year, in the months of September-October (i.e., at the end of each Cycle).
• Thu 29 Sep (2:00 pm) – 2nd Earth Sciences webinar cycle – Lorenzo Bonechi (INFN Florence) – Muon radiography: an innovative geophysical prospecting technique. Introduction and discussion of real cases
• Thu 20 Oct (2:00 pm) – 2nd Earth Sciences webinar cycle – Michele Cenci (Regione Umbria) – Energy policy, burden sharing and renewable energies: Umbria’s hard trek. Challenge for the next future. Are renewable electric energies enough?
• Thu 01 Dec (2:00 pm) – 2nd Earth Sciences webinar cycle – Bernard Shmitt (IPAG Univ. Grenoble Alpes / CNRS) – The SSHADE European database infrastructure in spectroscopy of solids: its spectral and band list databases on ices, organics and minerals for astrophysics and geosciences
• Thu 15 Dec (2:00 pm) – 2nd Earth Sciences webinar cycle – Antonia Elia (University of Perugia) – Microalgae as multifaceted environmental tool for assessing freshwater ecosystem health
• Thu 10 Jan (2:00 pm) – 2nd Earth Sciences webinar cycle – Giovanni Boschian (University of Pisa) – South African hominins and caves under a microscope. New geological approaches to an old problem
• Tue 17 Jan (3:00 pm) – Andrea Villa (Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont) – To juggle frogs: ectothermic tetrapods as palaeoenvironmental and palaeoclimatic proxies
• Tue 2 Feb (3:00 pm) – Walter Dragoni (University of Perugia) – Climate changes and impacts on the environment
Doctoral Courses
• Dr. Maurizio Ercoli (University of Perugia) Title: Ground Penetrating Radar in geosciences: principles and applications Dates: mid-June Hours: 16 h Credits: 3 ECTS credits Syllabus: The course will provide a theoretical introduction to the near-surface geophysical method known as GPR, with a particular focus on geoscience applications, and will include practical activities (collection and analysis of experimental data). Course schedule: 2h - Introduction to geophysical methods 2h - Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), theoretical principles 2h - Equipment and data acquisition 2h - Data analysis and processing 4h - Conventional and advanced tools for data interpretation, examples of applications 4h - Practical demonstration of data acquisition, processing and reporting Info: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• Dr. Paolina Bongioannini Cerlini (University of Perugia) Title: Introduction to Atmospheric Physics, Climate and COPERNICUS DATA STORE (CDS) Dates: 29 March – 28 April 2023 (Wed-Fri 15:00-17:00) Hours: 20 h Credits: 3 ECTS credits Syllabus: This course serves as an introduction to the atmosphere and ocean dynamics. Its purpose is to introduce students of different backgrounds to atmospheric sciences and physical oceanography and basic knowledge of climate system making them familiar with some fundamental aspects of dynamics applied to geophysical fluids. Some basic knowledge of phyton programming language may be used to analyze climate data contained in the COPERNICUS CDS. Info: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• Prof. Maurizio Petrelli (University of Perugia), Dr. Alessandro Mondini (CNR-IRPI) Title: Machine learning for data analysis, and image classification in the Earth Sciences Dates: 10-11-12 of January 2023 Hours: 18 h Credits: 3 ECTS credits Syllabus: - Info: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• Dr. Filippo Carboni (University of Freiburg) Title: From Seismic Interpretation to Balancing and Restoration using Move Dates: beginning of March Hours: 24 h Credits: 4 CFU Syllabus: The course is aimed at improving the skills of the participants in the balancing and restoration techniques applied to compressional folds and faults, with the use of 3D Move software. The participants will mainly work with the NW Borneo dataset, whose interpretation is already published in the Journal of Structural Geology, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsg.2018.10.011. This training is aimed at appealing to doctoral and early-career scientists. Due to the limited available workstations and licenses, a maximum of 20 participants is allowed, thus a first-come-first served policy, based on the subscription date, is applied. Course schedule: 2h - Introduction to deep-water fold-and-thrust belts 1.5h - Introduction to seismic and seismic interpretation 1.5h - Introduction to balancing and restoration techniques 1h - Introduction to Move software 6h – Seismic interpretation 6h – Application of balancing techniques 6h – Restoration of the obtained sections Info: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• Dr. Andrea Sorci (University of Perugia) Title: Sedimentary petrology applied to reservoir characterization Dates: second half of April-beginning of May Hours: 20-21 h Credits: 3 ECTS credits Syllabus: Reservoir rocks constitute relatively voluminous sedimentary bodies characterized by high porosity and permeability. These petrophysical features make reservoir rocks very important from an economic point of view, favouring the long-term storage of energy resources (e.g., hydrocarbons and geothermal hot water) and, from a new perspective, greenhouse gases (i.e., carbon dioxide and methane) and hydrogen. In this view, sedimentary petrology represents an essential tool to characterize reservoir rocks, permitting to define their paragenetic history from deposition through diagenesis. This short course aims to provide knowledge and skills about siliciclastic and carbonate rock petrology to assess their petrophysical properties and reservoir quality. The students will be trained to: 1. Recognize and classify siliciclastic, carbonate and hybrid reservoir-prone rocks; 2. Analyse the controlling factors on compositions, textures, structures and primary porosity distribution; 3. Define the provenance of extrabasinal particles and their stability under diagenetic processes; 4. Assess porosity and permeability evolution under diagenesis; 5. Learn the use of laboratory techniques (i.e., optical and electronical microscopes, cathodoluminescence, Raman-spectroscopy, clumped isotopes, image analysis) also throughout several case histories. Practical exercises (both on the field and at the laboratory) will complement theoretical lectures. Info: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• Dr. Alessandro Pisello (University of Perugia), Dr. Maximiliano Fastelli (University of Perugia), Dr. Mickael Baquè (DLR) Title: Frontiers in Solar System Studies and Exploration Dates: 3-5 April 2023 Hours: 16-21 h Credits: 3 ECTS credits Syllabus: The history of the Solar System can be investigated through the observation of its solid bodies: the planets and the asteroids. Planetary studies represent a great branch in nowadays scientific research, which is able to connect astrophysicists, geologists, chemists, engineers, biologists, and more through intense interdisciplinary collaboration. We are proposing a 3-day course that will provide the knowledge on how data from telescopes and satellites were used to interpret the nature of celestial bodies to understand what elements, rocks, and minerals compose the surface of the planets, moons, asteroids, and comets of the Solar System. These topics will be carried on by describing the state of the art from spectroscopic, petro-mineralogical, and geochemical techniques used to analyse the surfaces of such bodies. Moreover, it is important that modern PhD and Master students which are interested in the study of planetary science develop the capacity to network and understand presentations by scientists from different fields. For this reason, during the course it will also be possible to get in touch with different internationally known speakers who will present seminars that will give a glance at cutting-edge science on their field of work. Finally, the course will comprise practical sessions that will focus on the retrieval and interpretation of spectral data. Program structure: Day 1 - 09:00-11:00 - Lecture: Geological history of Terrestrial Planets (A. Pisello) Day 1 - 11:00-13:00 - “Frontiers” seminars convened by A. Pisello Day 1 - 14:30-17:30 - Lab: exp-petro lab + data retrieval (A. Pisello) Day 2 - 09:00-11:00 - Lecture: Icy Bodies and Asteroids (M. Fastelli) Day 2 - 11:00-13:00 - “Frontiers” seminars convened by M. Fastelli Day 2 - 14:30-17:30 - Lab: Detecting bio and geo signature on Origin (M. Fastelli) Day 3 - 09:00-11:00 - Lecture: Traces of life beyond Earth (M. Baquè) Day 3 - 11:00-13:00 - “Frontiers” seminars convened by M. Baquè Info: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Schools
• Scuola Pialli 2023 6 ETCS credits Perugia October 2-5 2023 - notice • School of Paleoanthropology 6 ECTS credits 13-18 February 2023 • International Short Course on Application of Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry to Earth Sciences Lyon, 8 and 9 of July. Find more details
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Seminars
Thu 27 Jan (4:30 pm) Giorgio Basilici (Universidade Estadual de Campinas) Variations from dry to aquic conditions in vertisols: a late Paleocene climate change (Esplugafreda Formation, eastern Pyrenees, Spain)
Thu 03 Feb (4:30 pm) Alex Sendrós (Universitat de Barcelona) Hydrogeophysical characterization of the Critical Zone using ERT (Electrical resistivity tomography)
Thu 10 Feb (4:30 pm) Giorgio Minelli (Università degli Studi di Perugia) Hydrogen underground storage in salt
Thu 17 Feb (4:30 pm) Marta Della Seta (Sapienza Università di Roma) “Aging” and “Lifting” in the morphoevolution of tectonically active areas
Thu 24 Feb (4:30 pm) Nicola De Paola (Durham University) What controls the spectrum of slip behaviour of (laboratory) earthquakes?
Thu 03 Mar (4:30 pm) Alessandro Di Michele (Università degli Studi di Perugia) Nanomaterials for CO2 conversion and valorisation
Thu 10 Mar (4:30 pm) Andrea Schito (University of Aberdeen) Organic matter Thermal maturity and Raman spectroscopy. State of the art and new perspective
Doctoral Courses
Title: Ground Penetrating Radar in geosciences: principles and applications ETCS and Scheduling: 16 h, 3 ECTS credits, mid May Teachers: Dr. Maurizio Ercoli (University of Perugia) Syllabus: The course will provide a theoretical introduction to the near-surface geophysical method known as GPR, with a particular focus on the geoscience applications, and will include practical activities (collection and analysis of experimental data).
Title: Environmental implications of integrated hydrogeological and geophysical studies of soils ETCS and Scheduling: 6 h, 1 ECTS credits, end of April-beginning of May Teachers: Prof. Lucio Di Matteo, Dr. Cristina Pauselli, Dr. Maurizio Ercoli (University of Perugia) Syllabus: The course will provide theoretical and practical concepts for understanding different processes in soils having environmental implications (managing water consumption and soil erosion, surveying geothermal characteristics, etc.). Different methods will be illustrated, highlighting how the integration of applied geology and applied geophysics approaches can provide extensive and accurate information on different soil types.
Title: Introduction to Atmospheric Physics, Climate and COPERNICUS DATA STORE (CDS) ETCS and Scheduling: 5 ECTS credits, 1-24 March 2022, Wed-Fri 15:00-17:00 Teachers: Dr. Paolina Bongioannini Cerlini (University of Perugia) Syllabus:
Title: Machine learning for data analysis, and image classification in the Earth Sciences(CDS) ETCS and Scheduling: 15 h, 3 ECTS credits, 27-28-29 April 2022 Teachers: Prof. Maurizio Petrelli (University of Perugia), Dr. Alessandro Mondini (CNR-IRPI)
Schools
Title: Scuola Pialli 20200: Geothermics and Geothermal Energy ETCS and Scheduling: 6 ETCS credits, June 2022
Title: School of Paleoanthropology ETCS and Scheduling: 6 ECTS credits, Tentatively in June-July 2022
Title: International Short Course on Application of Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry to Earth Sciences ETCS and Scheduling: 3 ECTS credits), 14-16 September 2022
Courses offered by the MSc in Geology, University of Perugia
Title and MsC: Mathematical methods for Geosciences, MsC in Geosciences for Risks and Environment Management Teacher: Dr. Maurizio Petrelli ETCS and Scheduling: 6 ECTS credits, possibly in presence, first semester
Title and MsC: Environmental geochemistry, MsC in Geosciences for Risks and Environment Management Teacher: Prof. Francesco Frondini ETCS and Scheduling: 6 ECTS credits, possibly in presence, second semester
Further training activities
The doctoral training program also comprises further activities, shared with other University of Perugia PhD programs, as described in the following. Disciplinary and interdisciplinary training, advanced linguistic and computing training: - Foreign language courses at CLA (Centro Linguistico d'Ateneo/University Language Center) according to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR), of six-month (10 CFU/ECTS) or annual (13 CFU/ECTS) duration; - Computer lab courses or specific modules (1-2 CFU/ECTS) related to software for data analysis (R, Stata, GIS), word processing programs (LaTeX), specialized software, dedicated to geological data processing; - Research management, knowledge of research systems and funding systems (1 CFU/ECTS); - Enhancement of research results and intellectual property (6 courses, each 1 CFU/ECTS each). Each course is focused on the transition from basic research to applied research; research enhancement techniques; the funding of applied research; the protection of intellectual property; the university's actions to promote patents; business creation and research spin-offs. All the courses and modules described in this section require a final check.
AA2020-2021
Seminars
Seminars and Lectures, on topics not strictly related to the student research projects, will be organized, usually in the period between November 1st and May 31st, aimed at broadening the skills and increasing the awareness of PhD students. The lectures will be given by Italian and foreign qualified experts, by members of the PhD Board, as well as by former PhD students.
Jan 20, 17.00 Tonci Balic-Zunic (Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen) Diffraction, a basic method in Geosciences
Jan 27, 17.00 Massimiliano Alvioli (CNR-IRPI, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Ricerca per la Protezione Idrogeologica) Optimization of geomorphological slope units
Feb 03, 17.00 Hemin A. Koyi (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Uppsala) How safe is the “safe”; salt structures as repositories for radioactive waste disposal
Feb 10, 17.00 Anne Pommier (UCSD-SIO, University of California San Diego, USA) Experimental investigation of planetary interiors using electrical measurements
Feb 17, 17.00 - link to the seminar https://bit.ly/3r1QMUP Andrea Chiuri (ENEA, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development) Analytical techniques for geological sites characterization
Feb 24, 17.00 Giovanni Chiodini (INGV, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione di Bologna) Carbon dioxide Earth degassing, heat flux and earthquakes: the case of the Apennines
Mar 03, 17.00 Francesco Salese (CSIC-INTA, Centro de Astrobiologia, Madrid) Sedimentary Mars
Doctoral Courses
Title: Inverse Problems in Geophysics Teacher: Prof. Rick Bennett Introduction to Atmospheric Physics and Climate ETCS and Scheduling: 3 ECTS credits, Online, second semester
Title: Introduction to Atmospheric Physics and Climate Teacher: Dr. Paolina Bongioannini Cerlini ETCS and Scheduling: 6 ECTS credits, possibly in presence, second semester
Title: Combining GIS, Machine Learning, and Remote Sensing: how the spatial analysis could improve your research. Teachers: Dr. Laura Melelli, Dr. Alessandro Mondini, Dr. Maurizio Petrelli ETCS and Scheduling: 3 ECTS credits, possibly in presence, second semester
Schools
Title: School in Structural Geology “G. Pialli” ETCS and Scheduling: 6 ETCS credits, possibly in presence, second semester (tentatively in September)
Title: School of Paleoanthropology ETCS and Scheduling: 6 ECTS credits, possibly in presence, second semester (tentatively in June)
Title: International Short Course on Application of Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry to Earth Sciences ETCS and Scheduling: 3 ECTS credits), possibly in presence, 25-25 June 2021
Courses offered by the MSc in Geology, University of Perugia
Title and MsC: Earth System Science, MsC in Geosciences for Risks and Environment Management Teacher: Prof. Diego Perugini 6 ECTS credits, possibly in presence, first semester
Title and MsC: Mathematical methods for Geosciences, MsC in Geosciences for Risks and Environment Management Teacher: Dr. Maurizio Petrelli ETCS and Scheduling: 6 ECTS credits, possibly in presence, first semester
Title and MsC: Environmental geochemistry, MsC in Geosciences for Risks and Environment Management Teacher: Prof. Francesco Frondini ETCS and Scheduling: 6 ECTS credits, possibly in presence, second semester
Further training activities
The doctoral training program also comprises further activities, shared with other University of Perugia PhD programs, as described in the following. Disciplinary and interdisciplinary training, advanced linguistic and computing training: - Foreign language courses at CLA (Centro Linguistico d'Ateneo/University Language Center) according to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR), of six-month (10 CFU/ECTS) or annual (13 CFU/ECTS) duration; - Computer lab courses or specific modules (1-2 CFU/ECTS) related to software for data analysis (R, Stata, GIS), word processing programs (LaTeX), specialized software, dedicated to geological data processing; - Research management, knowledge of research systems and funding systems (1 CFU/ECTS); - Enhancement of research results and intellectual property (6 courses, each 1 CFU/ECTS each). Each course is focused on the transition from basic research to applied research; research enhancement techniques; the funding of applied research; the protection of intellectual property; the university's actions to promote patents; business creation and research spin-offs. All the courses and modules described in this section require a final check.
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38th Cycle
Giulia FISAULI
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Title: Tephra characterization from different natural archives for the study of the impacts of explosive eruptions and past atmospheric circulation paths
Description: The PhD project is focused on the study and characterization of tephra (i.e. unconsolidated clastic material produced by a volcanic eruption) from different geological records, such as ice cores and marine sediments, for the study of the impact of explosive eruptions.
By analyzing and characterizing the tephra and their dispersion it will be possible to obtain important volcanological information such as the age, the volcanic source, the chemical evolution of the magma, the eruptive dynamics and the intensity and magnitude of the eruptions. Tephra also provide time-stratigraphic constraints both for geological and environmental events useful both for paleoclimatic and paleoenvironmental reconstructions. In addition, studying the tephra dispersion will provide important information on the study of past atmospheric circulation paths.
I’ll carry out geochemical analyses both for major and trace elements (EPMA and LA-ICP-MS respectively) and 40Ar/39Ar dating techniques.
Elia PANDOLFI BALBI
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Title: Reuse of industrial and domestic waste in the construction of road pavements Description: Recent international commitments are promoting the use of renewable energy sources to making possible the recycle of waste and to reducing use of fossil fuels for lower carbon dioxide emissions. Following these aims biomass-fueled thermal power plants should be increase, generating many waste of ashes need to be recycled. My project is to develop of strategies to reuse industrial and domestic biomass ashes waste in road building as stabilizing agents and filler. My phd will be founded half by Pavi company which is performer of pavements roads. The project will be followed by the collaboration between the Physics and Geology Department, where I will carry out chemical-mineralogical analysis, to check the formations of cement compounds within treated lands, and Pavi Company, where I will perform structural engineering analysis to verify the improvements of geotechnical properties within treated lands provided by the company. Additional analyses will be carried out at Viaria laboratory, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, and dedicated to the characterization of materials used in road pavements. This way the chemical-physical processes occurring with the addition of biomass wastes, in the different layers of road pavements will be
Elpiniki Maria PARPAROUSI
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Project title: Research and conservation strategies for the paleontological heritage: case studies from Umbria
Abstract: Umbria represents an area of extreme interest for paleontological studies, especially with regard to marine and continental vertebrates of the Pliocene and Pleistocene (last 3 million years approximately). In spite of the great abundance of fossils, also of international scientific importance, the study of some collections is still at a preliminary stage. At the same time, the problem of the conservation of this important heritage has never been addressed, especially considering the multifaceted range of taphonomic contexts from which the fossils come. Through the identification of case studies from heterogeneous stratigraphic and taphonomic contexts, this project aims to provide on the one hand unpublished scientific data fundamental to the knowledge of the Umbrian paleontological heritage, on the other crucial information for its conservation, which can also be exported for other collections in Italy and abroad.
Haidra SALEH
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Project title: Assessing large scale ecological responses to climatic change of Central Mediterranean area in the last 2000 years.
Project Description: This project will investigate the ecological dynamics across Central Mediterranean area in the last 2000 years. The semi-enclosed configuration of the Mediterranean Sea makes this a vulnerable region to modern, and also to past climate changes. Archaeological and historic studies and paleoclimatic data make this area a perfect case study to investigate the potential influence of climate on civilisations. The focus will consist in the reconstruction of paleo-floral dynamics. This approach will enable relationships within and between ecosystems, as well as periods of stability and periods of change. The method will mainly consist in the traditional – to reconstruct the vegetational paleo-community - and chemical palynology - to reconstruct past solar irradiance, specifically ultraviolet radiation at the local, habitat scale. Stable isotope analysis of C and O will establish the precipitation regime, the atmospheric CO2 concentration as well as nutrient supply and ecosystem productivity
37th Cycle
Alessandra ARIANO
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PhD project
Title: Geochemical-environmental monitoring of soil gases and gases dissolved in groundwater
The research, in collaboration with Thearen srl, consists in testing a network of mobile sensors for monitoring the concentration and fluxes of gases from soil ad natural waters. The analysis will be done on Greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane and also on indirect greenhouse gases with high global warming potential including volatile organic compounds (VOC). We will use low energy consumption sensors for the concentration of CO2 and CH4 and also the new accumulation chamber under developement in Thearen srl for the fluxes of CO2, CH4 and VOC. The research has three main phases of which the first is a. choice and testing of sensors and the accumulation chambers, b. monitoring network design, geostatistical and machine learning software developement and c. to experiment the network in different geological-environmental contexts. The geological-environmental contexts could be anthropogenic contexts like potentially contaminated sites, landfills and clean-up areas or natural contexts like large-degassing processes areas like geothermal, volcanic and seismic regions.
Alessandro SABATINI
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PhD project
Title: Mapping the thermophysical properties of Appennines rocks: implications for the geothermal potential
Description: Nonostante l'esistenza di un elevato numero di misure del flusso di calore nel mondo, l'andamento della temperatura all'interno della Terra è molto incerto. Con questo progetto mi propongo di effettuare un'ampia raccolta di campioni sulla quale condurre misure di proprietà termofisiche quali conducibilità termica, diffusività termica, capacità termica specifica, densità, porosità e composizione mineralogica, con lo scopo di mappare la conducibilità termica dei campioni analizzati e ricavare delle relazioni teoriche tra le proprietà, che possano essere applicate anche per rocce presenti in altri parti del mondo. Tutto ciò potrebbe avere implicazioni sulla stima del potenziale geotermico delle aree di studio.
Title: TERRA - geodiversiTy and biodivERsity in uRban Areas
Description: The current Climate Emergency calls for political actions and research aimed at building a more sustainable future for all. As stated by the World Urbanization Prospects of 2018 (ONU), within the 2050 the urban areas will host more than the 70% of population. Thus, the need for more sustainable cities is a really urgent issue too. Hence, In my PhD project I would like to define a new quantitative and scale-independent model of geomorphodiversity (GM), as a starting point for the life support on Earth and as and index of the geomorphological variety in urban areas. The analysis of the correlation between the GM index and the biodiversity index will create a potential new indicator for the safeguard of green spaces in the city. This indicator will be then tested in three different urban context. A final step will foreseen a larger map analysis in Italy through the use of the geomorphodiversity index. All the PhD project will be carried out with the collaboration of many researchers and Institute: the CNR IRPI of Perugia, the Department of Physics and Geology and the Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences of Unipg , the University of Lousanne and the Sapienza University in Rome.
Marco URBANI
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PhD project
Title: CO2 Capture & Storage (CCS): Structurally controlled reservoirs
Description: Geological storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) represents an immediately (and realistic) applicable technology to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions responsible of global warming. In this context, even structurally controlled reservoirs can be deployed to achieve the goal of contrasting the climate change. The aims of this project are to obtain a structural characterization for the components (reservoir and caprock) of a CO2 storage site, to have a site characterization for geological storage of CO2 by studying representative areas and to define the variations of stress and strain in the rocks subjected to injection of CO2.
Sofia ORTENZI
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PhD project
Title: Analysis of infiltration and runoff processes in small hill basins: from laboratory to site scale
Description: The project intends to analyse both at laboratory and site scale, the problem of runoff and its consequences (e.g. runoff, soil loss, etc.). The research aims to develop a procedure for defining runoff activation thresholds on slopes with medium-low permeability. An integrated approach of ground-based data with satellite observations (rainfall and soil moisture data) will be used to optimise the analysis and reduce the cost and time of data acquisition.
Pubblicazioni
1. Di Matteo et al., 2021. Processes in the Unsaturated Zone by Reliable Soil Water Content Estimation: Indications for Soil Water Management from a Sandy Soil Experimental Field in Central Italy. Sustainability 2021, 13, 227. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13010227
Fabio SILVANI
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PhD project
Title: Geomorphological evidence of active tectonics and relationships with Quaternary deformation from case studies in central Italy
Description: This PhD project focuses on geological mapping and the morphotectonic study of post orogenetic intermountain basins of central Italy. The goal is to propose a morphotectonic evolution of the area by analysing the geomorphological evidences (landscape evolution and drainage network) and the Quaternary continental deposits in the context of recent and active tectonics. The project is funded by the CARG project (Geological and geomatic CARtography), with the collaboration of ISPRA and the Umbria Region.
Pubblicazioni
1.Silvani, F. (2021). The key role of anthropic underground cavities in the urban geology: the Etruscan Well in Perugia's upper town (Umbria, central Italy). Atti del 90° Congresso della Società Geologica Italiana. 14-16 Settembre 2021. Trieste. https://doi.org/10.3301/ABSGI.2021.03 2.Melelli L., Silvani F., Ercoli M., Pauselli C., Tosi G., & Radicioni F. (2021). Urban Geology for the Enhancement of the Hypogean Geosites: the Perugia Underground (Central Italy). Geoheritage, 13(1), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12371-021-00545-z 3.Ercoli M., Melelli L., Pauselli C., Silvani F. (2019). Geophysics and Geomorphology for archaeo-geosites in urban area: the Etruscan Well in Perugia (Umbria, central Italy). Atti del 38° Convegno GNGTS - Gruppo Nazionale di Geofisica della Terra Solida. 12-14 Novembre 2019. ISBN: 978-88-940442-9-4.
Martina OCCHIPINTI
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PhD project
Title: Multispectral data analysis for detection of environmental effects induced by large earthquakes
Description: Large earthquakes produce important effects on the natural and anthropic environment which can last for several years or decades. These earthquakes are able to perturb the environment in terms of important ground deformation, hydrologic crises and dangerous landslides. The monitoring of these effects is a challenging task that is impossible to carry out only with field observations. For this reason, a wide remote sensing observation repeated during time allows us to have an integrated view of the environmental evolution after large magnitude earthquakes. The aim of this PhD project is to develop an automatic remote sensing technique for detecting the temporal evolution of physical parameters at the surface (e.g., displacement, temperature, humidity) before and after a large earthquake. To this aim, multispectral data from satellites of the Copernicus Program will be used. The ultimate goal is to mitigate the hazard associated with the environmental effects induced by large earthquakes. The case study will be the 2016 central Italy earthquake, where a large amount of data is available. The industrial partner is the “Eagleprojects” company, which is specialized in remote sensing and big data analysis.
Monica Agreda LOPEZ
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PhD project
Title: Data Driven Approach to investigate pre-eruptive magma storage conditions and trigger mechanisms of volcanic eruptions
Description: During this PhD project we aim to improve the estimate of P-T conditions of volcanic plumbing systems and magma dynamics by modeling compositional variations in melts and crystals using machine learning algorithms. We also aim to define the evolution of crystal-melt partitioning and modeling the diffusion of chemical elements along with 1D profiles and 2D maps for determining the time elapsed between magma refilling and eruption by modelling their temporal evolution.
Luca PASQUALONE
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PhD project
Title: Depositional evolution of a space-time migrating foredeep through a multidisciplinary/multiscale approach: an example from the Marnoso-Arenacea basin (Northern Apennines, Italy)
Description: In the Umbria pre-Apennines a comprehensive and updated synthesis of the depositional architecture and the structural setting of the Miocene foredeep succession is still lacking. Also the deformation times have been only roughly defined, except for some limited sectors. Another important but underdeveloped issue regards the values of sedimentation ratios over time and under the influence of the emplacement of the Tuscan-Ligurian allochthon and the activity of possible syn-sedimentary normal faults active in the foreland. Defining the relationships between the different tectono-stratigraphic units, and integrating them with literature biostratigraphic data, will allow to constrain the sedimentary evolution, the physiography of the basin and the timing of the deformations. Further aims of this work are to provide constraints to the burial history of the Miocene foredeep. The final synthesis of the project will be an attempt to apply methods of basin-analysis to the entire Marnoso-Arenacea foredeep. This objective will be pursued through a multidisciplinary approach, integrating field mapping, detailed stratigraphic and structural analysis, and the interpretation of any available seismic reflection line that crosses the study area also aided by three-dimensional modeling techniques.
36th Cycle
Matteo BISOLFATI
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PhD Project Title: Constraining the geochemical composition of lavas erupted on extraterrestrial planets by spectral analysis of experimental samples. (Petrology, Planetary Geology)
Topic: This PhD work will focus on the analysis of the spectral response in the infrared range of samples rocks made in the laboratory by melting natural material. Gained results will be comparate with the cosmic radiometry measurements, in collaboration with the Italian Space Agency (ASI). In parallel we will analyze the fractal geometric characteristics through the analysis of Digital Elevation Models of natural surfaces with the purpose to extrapolate chemical, geometric and geomorphological information of geological environments.
Publications
Pisello et al., 2019. Retrieving magma composition from TIR spectra: implications for terrestrial planets investigations. Scientific Reports, doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-51543-9
Maria Chiara CACIOLLI
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PhD project
Title: A multi-technique geological and geophysical approach for characterization of soils in Appennine intermountain basins of Central Italy in seismic microzonation perspective.
Topic: The aim is to test a method based on indirect techniques to investigate the subsoil: stratigraphic sequences and buried geometries are fundamental factors for the local site response.
Publications
1. Mancini M., Stigliano F., Moscatelli M., Caciolli M.C., Fortunato C., Giallini S., Pennica F., Sirianni P. Caratterizzazione geologica dei terreni di copertura per la valutazione dei geohazard (2020) IGAG DAYS, Roma 2020
2. Gaudiosi I., Caciolli M.C., Fortunato C., Giallini S., Polpetta F., Razzano R., Sirianni P., Simionato M., Tarquini E. Il contributo degli effetti di sito alla stima della pericolosità sismica: best practices e prospettive future (2020) IGAG DAYS, Roma 2020
3. Alleanza G.A., d’Onofrio A., Gargiulo F., Silvestri F., Mancini M., Gaudiosi I., Caciolli M., Cavuoto G., Di Fiore V., Milana G., Vassallo M. (2020) Valutazione della risposta sismica locale di alcune aree dell’Isola di Ischia per la pianificazione di interventi di mitigazione del Rischio Sismico. XXVII CNG
4. M. Mancini,I. Gaudiosi,M.C. Caciolli, G. Cavuoto, V. Di Fiore, G. Milana, M. Vassallo, F. Silvestri, A. d’Onofrio, G. A. Alleanza, P. Pompa, M. Coltella, G. Cosentino, A. Pietrosante, E. Tarquini (2019) Assessment of site effects in volcanic areas: results from Seismic Microzonation studies in the Island of Ischia (Naples, Italy). GNGTS, Roma, 2019. pp 1-3
PhD Project Title: Characterization of CO2 Geological Reservoir Storage Topic: Mostly of carbonates reservoirs have been used for oil and gas production for their favorable characteristics like porosity and permeability, but only recently researchers understood the potential value of these formations as tools in addressing climate change. From this point of view, carbonate reservoirs, which are known to be much more chemically reactive when interacting with CO2, were poorly investigated. For this reason, the aims of the PhD will be to fully understand the behavior and interaction between the injected CO2 and the hosting rock from a petrophysical, mineralogical and geochemical point of view.
References 1. Zucchini A. et al, 2019. The influence of the dolomitization process on texture and porosity of carbonates. Congresso congiunto SIMP-SGI SOGEI – Il tempo del pianeta Terra e il tempo dell'uomo: Le geoscienze fra passato e futuro (Parma, Italia)
Lisa RICCI
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PhD Project Title: Tectonic and volcanic Earth degassing along the European Cenozoic Rift System (ECRIS): Origin of the fluids and quantification of the process.
Topic: My current project is focuses on the study of Earth degassing along the passive rift named European Cenozoic Rift System (ECRIS). The aims of the project are the quantitative estimation of the CO2 flux and the study of the chemical and isotopic composition of fluids discharged to the surface along the ECRIS system. The quantification of the total CO2 discharged to the atmosphere from rift areas is crucial for the correct definition of the present-day global Earth degassing.
References 1. Mancini et al., 2020. Geogenic CO2 flux calculations from the Late Pleistocene Tivoli travertines (Acque Albule Basin, Tivoli, Central Italy). DOI: 10.3301/IJG.2020.10
2. Ricci et al., 2018. Oxygen isotopic analysis of Mineo (Sicily, Italy) pallasite. Plinius, doi: 10.19276/plinius.2018.03016
3. Ricci et al., 2017. Oxygen isotopic analysis of Mineo (Sicily, Italy) pallasite. Geoscience: a tool in a changing world. Abstract book. Congresso SIMP-SGI-SOGEI-AIV 2017, doi: 10.3301/ABSGI/2017.01
The fields of Physics and Geology share several methodologies and research themes, such as the application of physical, numerical, experimental, and computer technology methods. Particularly relevant are the studies on the cosmic radiation and astroparticles, nuclear and elementary particle physics, the properties of condensed matter, cosmochemistry and geochemistry of the solar system bodies, the nuclear dating of meteorites and rocks, tectonics and geodynamics, the exploration of mineral and hydrocarbon resources, and the dynamics of earthquakes, landslides, and volcanic eruptions. The interdisciplinary teaching and research training approach is aimed at forming specialists with an outstanding scientific profile, who are able to develop their future career in both basic and applied research and the industry. Agreements with foreign high level Universities (such as the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenaghen) have been signed to insure the possibility of co-tutorship of the PhD Thesis and of achieving the title of Doctor Europaeus.
The integration between physical and geological disciplines occurs through the development of two interacting curricula: Physics and Geology.
The curriculum in Physics includes theoretical and experimental research carried out in collaboration with international organizations, such as CERN, ESA, ESO and NASA. It focuses on fundamental interactions, particle and astroparticle physics, and nuclear interactions. Moreover, the curriculum comprises education and research training in condensed matter and solid state physics, as well as in biophysics and nanoscience research, also in collaboration with international facilities such as Elettra, ILL and ESS.
The curriculum in Geology includes field and experimental research on the main constituents of the earth (minerals, rocks, fossils), on the magmatic, geomorphologic, sedimentologic and tectonic processes. Moreover, it includes research training aimed at localizing and exploiting geologic resources such as geomaterials, water and hydrocarbon resources. Specific lines of research are developed in the context of engineering geology, hydrogeological, seismological, and volcanic risks.
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