Applications are invited for the admission to PhD Programs and PhD fellowships at Università del Salento, Lecce, Italy in collaboration with the Center of Biomolecular Nanotechnologies (CBN) of Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (http://cbn.iit.it) in the areas indicated below. Before applying, candidates are strongly encouraged to visit the CBN website to find more information on members and research activities.
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DEADLINE 8 JULY 2021
Positions are available in the follow departments:
- Department of Innovation’s Engineering: School in "Engineering of materials, structures and nanotechnology"
- Department of Physics: School in “Physics and Nanoscience”
School in "Engineering of materials, structures and nanotechnology"
Department of Innovation’s Engineering
| PHD TOPIC | Qualifying Degree: | Reference for information and supervision: | Positions: |
|---|---|---|---|
| - Piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducers (pMUT) for wearable technologies and underwater communications; - Piezoelectric MEMS for marine energy harvesting; - Energy harvesting for implantable biomedical devices; - Optoacoustic probes for in-vivo imaging; - Wearable flexible piezoelectric MEMS for monitoring and sensing of vital parameters; - MEMS flow sensors for automotive and underwater applications; - Development of models for simulation and prediction of wearable microsystems. |
- Electronic Engineering; - Physical Engineering; - Materials Engineering; - TLC Engineering; - Mechatronics Engineering - Biomedical Engineering - Physics - Nanotechnologies |
Prof. Massimo De Vittorio (https://www.iit.it/web/guest/people-details/-/people/massimo-devittorio) e-mail: massimo.devittorio@iit.it |
No. 5 |
| Useful Research links: Nanotechnologies for Humans and Biosystems https://www.iit.it/research/lines/nanotechnologies-for-humans-and-biosystems Wearable Technology: http://cbn.iit.it/research/wearable-technology Soft MEMS: http://cbn.iit.it/research/soft-mems-for-sensors,-actuators-and-energy |
| PHD TOPIC | Qualifying Degree: | Reference for information and supervision: | Positions: |
|---|---|---|---|
- Neurophotonics - Neuroplasmonics - Optogenetics |
- Physics - Biomedical Engineering - Physical Engineering - TLC Engineering - Neurosciences |
Dr. Ferruccio Pisanello (https://www.iit.it/web/guest/people-details/-/people/ferruccio-pisanello) e-mail: ferruccio.pisanello@iit.it |
No. 1 |
| Useful Research links: Multifunctional Neural Interfaces: https://cbn.iit.it/research/new-technologies-for-neuroscience-research https://www.iit.it/research/lines/multifunctional-neural-interfaces-with-deep-brain-regions |
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Application Procedure:
Bando per l'ammissione al Corso di dottorato in “Ingegneria dei Materiali e delle Strutture e Nanotecnologie” – 37° ciclo
Call for applications for the competitive selection procedure for admission for Ph.D. Research Course in “Material, Structure and Nanotechnology engineering” - 37th Cycle
School in “Physics and Nanoscience”
Department of Physics
| PHD TOPIC | Qualifying Degree: | Reference for information and supervision: | Positions: |
|---|---|---|---|
| - Modeling of photonic/plasmonic systems for deep-learning and compress imaging applications - Development and application of microscopic models for plasmonics and nonlinear optics |
- Physical Engineering; - Physics - Nanotechnologies |
Dr. Cristian Ciracì (https://www.iit.it/web/guest/people-details/-/people/cristian-ciraci ) e-mail: cristian.ciraci@iit.it |
No. 1 |
| Useful Research links: Computational Nanoplasmonics https://cbn.iit.it/research/researchareas/computational-nanoplasmonics https://www.iit.it/web/computational-nanoplasmonics |
| PHD TOPIC | Qualifying Degree: | Reference for information and supervision: | Positions: |
|---|---|---|---|
| - Development of orbital-free density functional theory methods - Development of exchange-correlation functionals based on the adiabatic connection method; - Ab-initio modeling of two-dimensional topological insulators - Ab-initio modeling of the optical properties of plasmonics semiconductor nanoparticles |
- Physical Engineering; - Physics - Nanotechnologies |
Dr. Fabio Della Sala (http://cbn.iit.it/people/fabio-dellasala ) e-mail: fabio.dellasala@iit.it |
No. 1 |
| Useful Research links: Density Functional Theory http://cbn.iit.it/research/density-functional-theory |