PhD Course in Physics, Astrophysics and Applied Physics for International Students, Italy

August 23, 2010

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Ph.D. Course in Physics, Astrophysics and Applied Physics for International Students, University of Milan, Italy

The 2010-2011 Ph.D. Course in Physics, Astrophysics and Applied Physics is established at the University of Milan (XXVI cycle). It includes Departments and Institutes of three Faculties of the Milano University and one of the Brescia University.

The School aims at providing the students with high-level scientific, technological and professional training to research in Physics. The students obtaining the Ph.D. title will be able to spend their careers in
different areas of research and development, in public and private institutions, in Italy, in the European Union, or in any other Country.
The School offers courses and seminars given by a high level academic staff, as well as by international visiting professors and researchers, known for their qualification in fundamental, applied and echnological research. The School also encourages the student attendance to International Schools within the research area of their interest.

The School has state-of-the-art scientific structures and is connected to a number of high quality scientific groups, institutions and industries, with the purpose of facilitating subsequent postgraduate employment.
Stages at world-class research Laboratories, public and private structures and enterprises are envisaged.

The training activity of the School will be evaluated following the method of European Credits, in order to facilitate the acknowledgment of the Ph.D. Title in other European Countries. Agreements with European Universities and high level Research Institutions have been established and more are expected to be soon approved, for activities of common formation, with acknowledgment of the Title from both sides (see the web page

http://phd.fisica.unimi.it/international-network/).

These agreements will encourage the possibility of shared programs (“Cotutelage Thesis”) with EU and non-EU Ph.D. Schools. In case of Cotutelage another activities planned by formal agreements with other Universities, the student will receive the Doctorate Title by both the University of Milan and by the partner University.
The School’s programme lasts 3 years and is directed by Prof. Marco Bersanelli, full professor of the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Natural Sciences.

The Ph.D. School includes the following Curricula:
1. Condensed Matter;
2. Nuclear and Elementary Particle Physics;
3. Theoretical Physics;
4. Astrophysics;
5. Applied Physics.
Students that will pass the admission selection will be addressed to one of the above curricula by the School Directive Council, based on the student’s research plans.

The number of available positions is 34, out of which 17 are supported financially by a scholarship. Positions are distributed among two different groups listed below, each with its own ranking.

At most 3 scholarships out of the 17 available ones can be awarded to non-EU citizens who are not Italian residents.
One out of the scholarships is reserved for a non-EU citizen who is not an Italian resident. In order to qualify for this scholarship, the applicant must be ranked within the first 32 places of the “General”
ranking list.
The scholarships are distributed as follows:
12 Università degli Studi di Milano (one of which restricted to non–EU citizens, resident abroad and with condition that he will rank within the first 32 places of
the “General” ranking list);
1 Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR)
1 Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore-Sede di Brescia;
2 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN).
1 additional scholarship for the research topics “New applications of the biomedical industry” supported by Ministero dell’Università e Ricerca Scientifica. The activities of this program include four main research lines:
a) Development of new optical technologies for the measurment of
biomolecular interactions;
b) Development of new optical technologies for the study of the dynamic properties of prokaryotes and/or eukaryotes microorganisms and of the correlation between their dynamics and health state;
c) New applications of magnetic nanoparticles under consideration of proteins and relative biological systems;
d) Advanced imaging techniques with LaBr3:Ce/LaCl3:Ce scintillators for biomedical applications.

The available positions and scholarships are divided between the following groups, each with its separate ranking:
1. General: 32 positions on a free subject, 16 of which are financially supported by the University of Milan, in collaboration with the Catholic University of Brescia, with the CNR and the INFN;
2. New applications of the biomedical industry: 2 positions, 1 of which with scholarship on a definite subject, granted by the “Young People Funds” 2009.
The number of scholarships will be increased whether there will be other financings available before the deadline for applications to the Selection.

Application Deadline : 26 October 2010

Further scholarship details:

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