Doctoral Program in Industrial Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

The Doctoral Program in Industrial Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (CII) is designed for students aiming to get a deep expertise on chemical processes and on material processing either as the inherent research or in the process design and development activities. The program is the ideal extension of the Laurea Magistrale degrees in Chemical Engineering, Safety and Prevention Engineering, Materials Science, Material Engineering, Industrial Chemistry and Chemistry, but it is also open to graduated in other scientific disciplines. The general topic for the doctoral program in Industrial Chemistry and Chemical Engineering is the application of the chemical and physical knowledge to all the activities related to the synthesis, design, production and transformation of chemical substances and materials (like advanced inorganic, polymers and biomaterials). These studies involve not only the synthesis processes but also the related plants, here analyzed starting from the laboratory tests and the pilot plant experiments up to the industrial size ones, always including the exam of the related energetic, safety and environmental issues. The final goal is to provide to the Research Doctor the tools and the skills: (1) to design and manage industrial processes at any size scale; (2) to develop new technical applications and (3) to create and to characterize new products and services. The CII program covers three years for an overall amounts of 180 credits. The responsibility of the organization and of the contents of the doctoral program is attributed to the Professor Committee (PC). At the beginning of the Doctoral program, a tutor and a thesis advisor is assigned to each student. The tutor has a supervisor function during the whole doctoral program, whereas the thesis advisor is responsible for the thesis work. The PC defines a specific curriculum for each student, on the basis of the tutor suggestions. The curriculum has to be designed in order to both cover deficiencies in the student scientific formation and to give a high-quality technical and scientific preparation. Since 2001 (XVI cycle) the CII program graduates 88 students, being the 80% now working in industry and the remaining in the university or government research centers. This point demonstrate the great link existing between the performed researches and the industrial environment. In fact, more than 70% of the research topics were directly supported by industrial companies, like ENEL, LPE Epitaxial Technology, Bracco, Flamma, Mapei Solvay Solexis. 1. Structure simulation of Nitrogenase enzyme for N2 conversion to NH3 3. Simulation of a chemical vapor deposition reaction for silicon films deposition 2. Hazardous gas dispersion simulation from an industrial accident