Milano, XX mese 20XX. Politecnico di Milano since 1863 The leading University in Italy for Architecture, Design and Engineering

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1 Milano, XX mese 20XX Politecnico di Milano since 1863 The leading University in Italy for Architecture, Design and Engineering

2 POLITECNICO DI MILANO THE LEADING AND LARGEST SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN IN ITALY 3 Schools of Engineering, 2 Schools of Architecture, 1 School of Design. ONE OF THE MOST OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL UNIVERSITIES QS World University Ranking 2015, Engineering & Technology category: 24 th in the World, 7 th in Europe, 1 st in Italy.

3 POLITECNICO DI MILANO: TECHNOLOGY, CREATIVITY, CULTURE Politecnico di Milano has kept in its logo (from Raffaello s painting) an original and creative attitude AY ARCHITECTURE 29% of graduated in Italy 3 out of 10 DESIGN 78% of graduated in Italy 8 out of 10 ENGINEERING 19% of graduated in Italy 1 out of 5 STUDENTS PROFESSORS & RESEARCHERS (perm. staff)

4 The Italian Educational System 3rd level Dottorato Di Ricerca Ph.D. II Level Master 2nd level Laurea Magistrale Master of Science I Level Master 1st level Laurea Bachelor 13-year education

5 POLITECNICO DI MILANO The Strategic vision Be an international university with strong Italian roots Focus education on four pillars Technical skills, Crosscultural skills Crossdisciplinary innovation Social responsibility Support the competitiveness of the Ecosystem Produce qualified Human Capital for export oriented companies Research and innovation dealing with societal challenges Technology, Creativity and Culture MSc International classes, focus on cross-cultural, crossdisciplinary skills BSc National classes, focus on disciplinary skills

6 POLITECNICO DI MILANO A COSMOPOLITAN ATMOSPHERE Many programs taught entirely in English, Specializing Master and Short post-graduation courses. International students coming from more than 100 different countries (@ 2015) 1 Bachelor of Science 3 Master of Science PhD about international students total number students enrolled year

7 The growth of international students Exchange + Double degrees International Students

8 International Co-operation Agreements Effective in December 2015 Framework agreements Student exchange agreements PhD agreements 40 Double degree agreements 94 Total 504

9 Master of Science programmes in English - 1/2 Aeronautical Engineering Architecture Architecture-Architectural Design Automation and Control Engineering Biomedical Engineering Building and Architectural Engineering Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Civil Engineering for Risk Mitigation Computer Science and Engineering Design & Engineering Design for the Fashion System Electrical Engineering Electronics Engineering Energy Engineering

10 Master of Science programmes in English - 2/2 Engineering Physics Environmental and Geomatic Engineering Environmental and Land Planning Engineering Interior Design Management Engineering Management of Built Environment Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology Mathematical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Nuclear Engineering Product Service System Design Space Engineering Telecommunication Engineering Urban Planning and Policy

11 Politecnico di Milano PhD School 18 Programmes new PhD students per year (85% of them with grants or research contracts) ~ 30% International students third-level courses (by Italian and International Experts)

12 Politecnico di Milano - PhD Programmes in ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE and INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ENGINEERING Aerospace Engineering Bioengineering Electrical Engineering Energy and Nuclear Science, and Technology Environmental and Infrastructural Engineering Industrial Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Information Technology Management, Economics, and Industrial Engineering Materials Engineering Mathematical Models and Methods in Engineering Mechanical Engineering Physics Structural, Seismic, and Geotechnical Engineering ARCHITECTURE Architecture, Built Environment, and Construction Engineering Architectural, Urban, and Interior Design Preservation of the Architectural Heritage Urban Planning, Design, and Policy INDUSTRIAL DESIGN Design

13 PhD opportunities: Internationalization and round preparation PhD School provides wide support for spending up to 18 months abroad (50% salary increase) POLIMI is among the leading International Institutions in establishing double/joint doctorate agreements Shorter stays in Europe qualify for the Doctor Europaeus title Travel funds: each grant includes an endowment of to cover short visits / congress participation GTS: the PhD School organizes each year a series of courses to provide Generic & Transferable Skills (GTS)

14 PhD opportunities: Strong Integration with Industrial Partners ~ 50% of the PhD Grants are funded by research contracts and/or Industrial Partners Private investors enjoy tax credits whenever they support academic research and/or PhD scholarships Executive PhD : Industry employees may follow a specifically designed PhD path, jointly agreed between their Central Office and Polimi

15 The 12 Departments of Politecnico di Milano Aerospace Science and Technology Architecture and Urban Studies Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering Chemistry, Materials And Chemical Engineering Giulio Natta Civil and Environmental Engineering Design Electronics, Information and Bioengineering Energy Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering Mathematics Mechanics Physics

16 POLITECNICO DI MILANO Large research infrastructures WIND TUNNEL One of the most advanced laboratories in the world for tests on aerospace system aerodynamics and wind effects structures La.S.T. Laboratory for the Safety of Transport L.P.M Experimental activities on materials and structures PoliFAB (clean room) Micro-nano fabrication facility micro- and nano technologies, Silicon photonics, Biosensors, MEMS, advanced materials Building B18: Energy Department new Labs. Chemical and Nuclear Division: Advanced integrated labs for catalyisis and catalytic processes and nuclear engineering

17 POLITECNICO DI MILANO Large research centers MOX Mathematical modelling and scientific computing. Application to several academics and industrial sectors Center for Nano Science and Technology Artificial retina/eye, Carbon nanocomposites, Hybrid solar cells EIT ICT Satellite Node Smart spaces Cloud, networking Security, privacy Smart energy

18 COMPETITION & COLLABORATION: POLIMI NETWORKS IN EU

19 Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering developing engineering solutions in vital areas that address societal needs for welldesigned, well-operated, sustainable and resilient buildings, energy, transportation, water and environmental protection systems.. DICA activities addressed to research, training and technology transfer in the following areas: land survey, geology, geotechnics, hydraulics, hydrology, water resources management, air, water and soil quality evaluation, modelling and treatment technologies, waste prevention, recovery, recycling and treatment, transportation networks, analysis and design of structures and infrastructures, earthquake engineering, safety of heritage buildings, bridges and coastal infrastructures.

20 About us The Department employs: - 57 Professors - 45 Researchers - 69 Fellowships - 85 Ph.D. Students - 44 Staff

21 About us International Commitment In 2014/ Teaching visiting professors: 9 (Argentina, France, UK, Greece, Spain, Poland); - Visiting professors short stays: 11 (Spain, Poland, China, Brazil, France, Germany); - Politecnico International Fellowship: 1 (China); - Visiting Ph.D. students: 30 (Brazil, Colombia, Spain, Algeria, Latvia, India) Ongoing research agreements - Institute for Thermal Power Engineering Zhejiang University, China; - Engineering School for Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences Florida University, USA; - School of Civil Engineering Shenyang Jianzhu University, China; - Department of History, Society and Human Studies - Salento University, Institute of History Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawla II, Institute of History Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland.

22 Organization/1 Chair - Prof. Gianpaolo Rosati Vice Chair - Prof. Laura Scesi - Mechanics of Materials and Structures - Environmental Engineering - Geodesy and Geomatics - Transport Infrastructures and Geosciences - Structures and Environment - Design, Diagnosis and Structural Rehabilitation - Water Science and Engineering - Hydraulic Engineering Laboratories Schools Ph.D. Courses

23 Organization/2 Laboratories Testing Materials Environmental Engineering Hydraulics «Gaudenzio Fantoli» Geodetic Measurements Road Research Laboratory Petrography Materials, Processes and Geotechnical Models Microsystems and Micromechanics Applied Geophysics Measurements Computational Mechanics Diagnosis and Analysis on Building Materials Shock tube A. Rozzi Laboratory (Cremona) Testing Materials and Structures (Lecco) Schools ICAT Civil, Environmental and Land Management Engineering Design Architecture Building Engineering Industrial and information technologies engineering Ph.D. Courses Environmental and Infrastructures Engineering Structural, Seismic and Geotechnical Engineering 23

24 DICA Environmental Section Advanced treatment technologies (physical, chemical and biological) of urban and industrial wastewater, modelling and control systems; Water reuse (industrial and irrigation); Energy and material recovery from liquid and solid wastes Surface water quality management and planning, scenario analyses; Air quality analysis and modelling emission inventories; Control technologies for gaseous and particulate atmospheric pollutants; Environmental impact assessment of industrial sites and civil infrastructures; Analysis and evaluation of integrated system options for solid wastes management and treatment; Human health risk assessment of toxic pollutants; Treatment technologies for reclamation of contaminated soils and sediments; Reclamation of contaminated groundwater; Environmental management and certification systems: management systems (ISO 14001, EMAS), life cycle analysis (LCA), ecological labelling (ISO Ecolabel); indicators and indexes (ISO 14031).

25 Environmental Engineering Labs: LIA - Milan Leonardo Campus Chemical and physical analysis on (natural and polluted) water, wastewater, soils, air, solid waste, sludges,..(icp-as, GC-MS, HPLC, XRF, PSD, UV-VIS, ) Anoxic and aerobic biodegradability evaluation by means of respirometry, manometry and titration devices Sampling devices (fine, ultrafine and nano-particles in the atmosphere and flue gas; flux chambers) Lab and pilot scales batch and continuous reactors to test biological, chemical, physical and thermal (< 140 C) and membranes treatments

26 Environmental Engineering Labs: A.ROZZI - Cremona Campus Entirely focused on anaerobic technologies (increasing biodegradability, sustainable feeding, biogas upgrade, dark fermentation, Anammox, BMPs) Lab/pilot scale AD reactors and photobioreactors (batch, CSTR, PF, membrane) Instrumentation for biogas production potential measure and characterization

27 Environmental/Energy Engineering Labs: LEAP Piacenza Campus 1. Heat_Box: Performance tests of small size boilers (up to 120 kw). 2. Wind_Box: Thermo-fluid-dynamic test on stacks of small and medium size boilers; 3. CO2_Box: Evaluation of thermodynamic properties of CO 2 -based mixtures. Tests and measurements on industrial plants and in the atmosphere 1. Temperature measurements inside large size heat generators (particularly wasteto-energy plants and biomass-fired plants) 2. Evaluation of pollutant concentrations in flue gas 3. Measurements of ultra-fine particles in flue gas, as well as in indoor and outdoor environments.

28 Further infos on the Web general web site of Politecnico di Milano web site of DICA web site of Cremona A.Rozzi lab facilities web site of LEAP lab

29 RESEARCH FIELDS Water quality management/remediation Quality analysis/evaluation "bottom up" approach: factor analysis of water quality data for source reconciliation/identification "top down" approach: sources impact identification/evaluation through water quality modeling Scenario analysis analysis of different remediation strategies expected improvement

30 RESEARCH FIELDS Water treatment technologies Optimization/upgrading of treatment plants with advanced options Upgrading treated water quality for reutilization MBR, BAC, advanced UV photocatalysis with nanostructured TiO 2 supports chelated/adsorbing hydrogel and nanostructured resins for trace pollutants removal Byproducts reduction (sludge) for improving sustainability Development of sustainable environmental plant options biotechnologies for nutrient removal within anaerobic biogas production from organic wastes optimization of biogas production from anaerobic treatment technologies

31 RESEARCH FIELDS Soil quality remediation Biobarriers for on/site remediation of soil/ground water systems contaminated with petroleum compounds Laboratory analyses 3D numerical modeling Chemical treatment for remediation of organic contaminated sediments Soil remediation strategies Soil remediation methods efficiency Risk analysis of atmospheric soil release of volatile pollutants Transport models of harmful vapors in soils On site measurements of pollutants release Assessment of analytical protocols contaminanti Flusso idrico naturale composti non pericolosi Zona insatura Zona satura Materiale di riempimento (mezzo permeabile) inoculato

32 RESEARCH FIELDS Air quality management and remediation Atmospheric levels of fine and ultrafine particles field measurements of concentrations, size distributions, chemical speciation emissions evaluation from stationary sources (industrial, residential, power production, waste to energy,..) air quality levels in different areas (urban, traffic influenced, industrial, rural, remote,..) personal exposure (outdoor, residential and industrial indoors) Air quality impacts of emission sources identification/evaluation of source impacts health risk assessment of trace toxics evaluation of gas treatment systems configuration Engineering evaluation of gas treatment technologies Ca' Tripoli Marano Purano Canzago Il Gazzo M. Santoccio Ca' Cornocchio Fumane Banchette