PhD
Science and Technology
Economics, Engineering, Society and Business Organization - Agricultural and Forestry Sciences
3 years
Inglese
The PhD program in Engineering for Energy and Environment aims to provide a high level of training to a select number of young graduates to make them competitive at a national and international level in high-tech private companies, research centers, and universities. The main objective is to provide an interdisciplinary view of engineering issues in the energy and environment sectors, which are characterized by high technological development. Research activities will focus on the study of engineering solutions, processing technologies, and innovative numerical and experimental investigation methodologies, with particular attention to their technological transfer. Doctoral students will be engaged in training and research activities in the topics covered by the course, with particular reference to technologies for thermonuclear fusion, processes for the conversion and storage of energy in its various forms, environmental protection, innovations in the fields of mechanics, including agricultural mechanics, sensor technology, biosystems, and agricultural issues, with regard to primary production and environmental aspects.
The doctoral program lasts three years and is divided into two curricula:
The Energy and Engineering Systems curriculum addresses research topics specific to energy and environmental engineering, with particular reference to the green energy transition and climate change mitigation. In particular, the main research and teaching topics concern hydrogen production, storage, and utilization systems, renewable energy sources and their integration into national energy grids, CO2 capture, energy efficiency in buildings and industrial activities, thermonuclear fusion, energy harvesting and storage, technologies for sustainable mobility, air quality in domestic and work environments, and materials for energy.
The work of doctoral students will be coordinated by faculty members who are already involved in industrial collaborations and national and international research projects on innovative and important topics.
The Biosystem and Environment curriculum addresses research topics specific to agricultural and forestry biosystems engineering, with particular reference to environmental and energy sustainability. Doctoral students will be involved in training and research activities in the following areas: environmental protection; innovations in agricultural and forestry mechanics and in the agro-industrial sector; sensor technology and mechatronics for precision farming with reference to the technological areas of digital transition applied to biosystems engineering; intelligent analysis systems for complex data; construction and rural areas; agricultural hydraulics and applied hydrology; agricultural and forestry biosystems, on issues related to renewable energy sources and the rational use of energy, with regard to primary production and occupational and environmental health and safety aspects.
The work of the doctoral students will be coordinated by faculty members who are already actively involved in industrial collaborations and national and international research projects on innovative and important topics, such as energy conversion processes, the valorization of by-products, agrivoltaics, occupational health and safety, and the management and monitoring of agricultural and forest biosystems and the environment.
The skills acquired at the end of the training program will enable PhD graduates to fill professional and research positions with particular reference to the energy and environmental fields, in:
professional consulting activities;
The decision to focus the PhD program on the topic of energy responds to the demands of a rapidly expanding market and growing demand in the fields of hydrogen technologies, energy storage systems, renewable energies, and thermonuclear fusion. The latter is a sector in which our country is a world pioneer and involves Italian and European high-tech industries, research centers, and universities, which are already active in this doctoral program through scientific collaborations and the funding of scholarships. Rapid technological development makes the role of the future PhD graduate fundamental for various sectors. To this end, the training program also provides career and research opportunities by creating multidisciplinary contexts in the fields of environmental monitoring and control, biosystems, and agro-environmental issues, given the vocation of the Italian territory, the importance of the sector in the national economic context, and Italy’s leadership position from a scientific and industrial point of view.
The skills acquired at the end of the training program will enable PhD graduates to fill professional and research positions with particular reference to the energy and environmental fields, in:
The decision to focus the doctoral program on energy and environmental issues responds to the demands of a rapidly expanding market and growing demand in the fields of hydrogen technologies, energy storage systems, renewable energies, and thermonuclear fusion. The latter is a sector in which our country is a world pioneer and involves Italian and European high-tech industries, research centers, and universities, which are already active in this doctoral program through scientific collaborations and the funding of scholarships. Rapid technological development makes the role of the future PhD graduate fundamental for various sectors. To this end, the training program also provides career and research opportunities by creating multidisciplinary contexts in the fields of environmental monitoring and control, biosystems, and agro-environmental issues, given the vocation of the Italian territory, the importance of the sector in the national economic context, and Italy’s leadership position from a scientific and industrial point of view.
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The PhD program in Engineering for Energy and Environment at the University of Tuscia places the issues of green energy transition and environmental sustainability, safety, and health at the center of its educational project, offering a multidisciplinary approach to sustainable development.
The PhD program in Engineering for Energy and Environment aims to make a significant contribution in particular by:
The research topics underlying the PhD program in Engineering for Energy and Environment are fully in line with Mission 2, “Green Revolution and Ecological Transition,” of the PNRR. The interdisciplinary nature of the program allows it to contribute significantly to all four components of this mission:
The curriculum in “Energy and Engineering Systems” focuses on components C2 and C3 with research and teaching activities centered on energy transition, such as hydrogen production, storage, and utilization systems, renewable energy sources, CO2 capture, energy efficiency in buildings and industrial activities, thermonuclear fusion, energy harvesting, and storage.
The curriculum in “Biosystems and Environment” focuses on components C1 and C4 with research activities centered on environmental and hydrological monitoring, environmental safety, sustainable agriculture, and the circular economy.
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