introducing dii - padua

DEPARTMENT OF

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERINGPadova - Italy

• Padua is a city in the north-east of Italy, 30km from Venice (250.000 people – 50.000 students).

• The University foundation year is 1222 (Galileo Galilei was teaching in Padua)

• Now the 792th Academic Year is running!

• 11,000 students are enrolled in the Engineering undergraduate and Graduate courses

• The Department of Industrial Engineering hosts The Laboratory for Electroheat of Padua (LEP)

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University of Padova

Mission

The Department promotes and manages teaching and research, as well as technology transfer in all fields of Industrial Engineering.An interdisciplinary approach and constant co-operation with leading foreign Universities and Research Centres grant high international standards in its activities.

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

Staff

• 108 faculty members• over 100 postdoctoral research

fellows• 80 administrative & technical staff • 48 research labs


Teaching

• 4 First cycle programmes (bachelor degree)• 6 Second cycle programmes (master degree)• 2 PhD Programmes (and participation to 4 external

programmes)• 5 Master Courses (lifelong learning)• 4000 students• over 120 PhD Students



3-years first cycleprogrammes

1. Aerospace Engineering 2. Chemical and Materials Engineering3. Energy Engineering4. Mechanical Engineering

1. Aerospace Engineering2. Chemical and Process Engineering3. Electrical Engineering4. Energy Engineering5. Materials Engineering6. Mechanical Engineering

2-years second cycleprogrammes

PhDProgrammes

1. Chemical, Materials and Mechanical Engineering

2. Energy Engineering3. Space Technologies and

Measures4. Materials Science and

Engineering5. Management Engineering6. Fusion Science and

Engineering

1. Strategic Environmental Management

2. Project Management andInnovation Management

3. Sciences Communication4. Surface Treatments for Industrial

Applications5. Technologies for Solar Energy in

African Countries

Master Courses


InternationalWinter and

SummerSchools in

2012

Summer School in Entrepreneurial Management and Innovation (Desenzano del Garda, 16th-21st September 2012)

Winter School in Sports Engineering (San Vito di Cadore, 4th-9th March 2012) with


Academic Co-operation & Research Agreements with:

Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, U.K.

China, India

Tunisia

U.S.A., Brazil, Mexico


The University of Padova is member of T.I.M.E. (Top Industrial Managers for Europe), a network gathering 55 of the world’s leading Technical Universities and Engineering Schools and offering, through a system of voluntary bilateral agreements between its members, promotion and recognition of academic excellence and relevance to the international labour market in the form of Double Degrees in Engineering and related fields


The Department of Industrial Engineering is also participating in “Ciencia sem

Fronteiras”, the Brazilian Government Study and Research Mobility Programme

International mobility programmes

The Department clusters together all the main expertise in industrial engineering promoting innovation through excellence and competitiveness in research



Reaction and combustion engineering Food and pharmaceutical engineering Biological and biomedical engineering Safety engineering and risk analysis Biomaterials and biomechanics Product design and quality control Process systems engineering Metallurgy and foundry Process modeling and optimization Micro-manufacture and micro-tooling engineering


Environmental engineering Organometallic synthesis and catalysis Platinum based drugs design and synthesis Functional materials synthesis and characterization Environmental impacts of industrial activity Atmospheric pollutant and odour transport Eco-compatibility of hydropower plants Performance of wetlands and natural pollutant receptors


Polymer engineering and processing Particle technology Nanotechnology for sensors and enhanced material performance Surface treatments Materials for energy and optical applications Glass technology and micro- and nano-lithography Ceramic materials Mechanical behaviour of engineering materials


Biofuels and bioenergy Renewable energy sources Energy and buildings Electro-chemical storage Applied acoustics Turbomachinery design and optimization Energy systems design and optimization Techno-economical optimization of hydropower plants Renewable energy electric-generating systems


Canale 8Canale 8

Heating exchangers and cooling systems Motorcycle dynamics and design Characterization of the motorcycle components Electric and hybrid vehicles Structural durability assessment Fatigue design of components and structures Sports engineering


Solar system exploration Mission into earth’s orbit Aerospace plant and systems Aerospace propulsion Industrial and geometrical metrology Measurements-testing on electrical machines Industrial electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)


High voltage technology (innovative transmission lines, energy storage) Computational electromagnetics and multiphysics simulations Appliances of electroheat Electric machines, drives and automation systems Smart grids - Grid connected power converters Photometry and electric lighting techniques Plasma physics and technology Engineering management Entrepreneuship and innovation Performance management

Research Competitions

Race UPThe University of Padova has got its own team in the Formula SAE, a student car design and racing competition organized by SAE International

R3 Project The University of Padova’s Project R3 team takes part in the “Mille e Una Vela per l'Università" (One Thousand and One Sailing Boats for University) race cup

Formula Electric & Hybrid Italy The Laboratory of Electric Systems for Automation and Automotive has taken part in “Formula Electric & Hybrid Italy”, an electric and hybrid vehicle competition


The Department promotes the results of its appliedresearch and their application in innovative entrepreneurial environments:• Patents• Spin-offs• Participation in Start Cup Veneto, a business plan competition

aimed to support economic local development• Participation in Start Cube, the University’s business incubator• Collaborations with Science and Technology Parks• Contracts with companies (108 in 2012)


Technology transfer

Dynamotion - innovative projects in mechanics and mechatronics Galileia - services for new energies HIT09 - advanced solutions for aerospace applications Inova - simulation tools for electromagnetic analysis NanoWebFun - nano solutions for innovation Unifront - demilitarization processes and plants


Spin-offs


Research contracts (2012) BFT SPA Scame s.R.L. GSK FICEP SPA DUCATI MOTOR HOLDING SPA

Rota infissi srl SIPRO SRL SME SRLUniv.Di trento - dip.To ingegneria dei materiali e tecnologie industriali

DE PRETTO INDUSTRIE SRL

Star pennsylvania new flower s.P.A. DE PRETTO INDUSTRIE SRL ACEM SRL REEL SRL Giplanet s.P.A.

Askoll holding s.R.L. Minerali industriali spa Brose fahrzeugteile gmbh & co. Danieli & c. Officine meccaniche spa Newmont usa limited

NUOVA OMPI SRL Ecostile srl Calpeda spa EUROSYSTEMS SPA Panizzolo s.A.S.

VAKUTEST KIMA SRL Ecoenergy srl Fiamm spa MCZ GROUP SPA Q-RAD

NUOVA OMPI SRL Ecogaia srl Piron srl Acque veronesi scarl SYSTEM SERVICE SRL

TERNA PLUS Misapor italia Veneranda arca di s.Antonio CENTRO VENETO SERVIZI SPABim - consorzio dei comuni del bacino imbrifero montano del piave appartenenti alla provincia di belluno

Ilva spa Tipro nano photocatalyst coats SIPA SPA ACQUE VICENTINE SPA FABRIS SRL

O.M.E.R. SPA Siliconature spa Marangoni meccanica spa EUROFIBRE SPA REGIONE VENETO

ENERGY EYES SRL Recla srl ADAPTICA SRL OSMOTECH SRL EMERSON CLIMATE

F.LLI POLI SRL Telea biotech CONSORZIO ETHICSCONSORZION DI BONIFICA ADIGE EUGANEO

Danieli & c. Officine meccaniche spa

Eurapo srl BELFIORE SRL Neptun srlComas costruzioni macchine speciali s.P.A.

SCAM SPA

Bluebox group srl CINETIX SRL Adaptica srl Tamanini hydro s.R.L. ZAITEX SPA

Eurapo srl RONAL STIFTUNG ELECTROLUX ITALIA SPA Aaco manufacturing srlACQUE MINERALI SAN BENEDETTO SPA

Studio tretti MOLEMAB SPA CARRARO DRIVETECH SPA Blizzard sport gmbh COMUNE DI SANDRIGO (VI)

De longhi srl LAGO SPA IP CLEANING SPA Ex-novo studio CORECOM/REGIONE VENETO

STI SRL Enel foundation SAN BENEDETTO SPA INDUSTRIE GUIDO MALVESTIO SPA F.Lli beltrame s.P.A

Brandoni solare spa ANSWER DRIVES Isochemicals s.R.L. Blizzard gmbh Comune di abano terme

Unindustria rovigo ELECTROLUX ITALIA SPA Deriplast spa Selle royal spa PADOVA FIERE SPA


Department of Industrial EngineeringUniversity of PadovaVia G. Gradenigo, 6/A35131 Padova (ITALY)

E-mail: [email protected]: www.dii.unipd.it

introducing dii - padua

Education

energy engineering

materials engineering

management engineering

mechanical engineering

process engineering

engineering schools

aerospace engineering

engineering undergraduate