Kick-off event of the TFPA PhD course - (10th-11th July 2024)

10 Jul 2024, 14:00 → 11 Jul 2024, 19:35 Europe/Rome

INFN Padova, RFX and LNL laboratories

The 2-day kick-off event is open to all PhD students of the course of national interest "Technologies for fundamental research in physics and astrophysics". 

This meeting allows students to:

• get to know each other and the teaching staff;
• understand the mission, structure, organisation and services of INFN and INAF;
• know the main scientific and technological challenges that motivate the research of the two institutions and the tools used to carry it out;
• visit the scientific and technological infrastructures of the RFX and INFN Legnaro National Laboratories.

(The timetable shown here is subject to change)

Zoom link to attend the event remotely: https://infn-it.zoom.us/j/99503082595

                                    

Wednesday, 10 July

14:00 → 14:30 Session I: Welcome and Presentations

Convener: Mose' Mariotti (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

14:00 Welcome and the kick-off introduction

Speaker: Prof. Mosè Mariotti

Kick-off_meeting_2024.pdf

14:10 Presentation of the doctoral school: structure and organization

Speaker: Mauro Morandin (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

Phd_Program_MM.pdf

14:25 Presentation of the Mediator

Speaker: Sabine Elisabeth Hemmer (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

The role of the mediator.pdf

14:30 → 16:00 Session II: Presentation of the Curricula and the PhD students

Convener: Mose' Mariotti (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

14:30 Mechanics

Speaker: Irene Calliari

Francesca Valentini presentation kick off meeting.pdf

Mehrdad Faraji-kick-off meeting.pdf

PresentationMechanics.pptx

Self-introduction_SCLAFANI.pdf

14:46 Electronics

Speaker: Angelo Rivetti

DN_Presentation_Electronics.pptx.pdf

15:08 Computing

Speaker: Matteo Simioni (INAF Osservatorio di Padova)

Curriculum_Computing_and_IT_20240710.pdf

15:24 Electrotechnics

Speaker: Giovanni Bisoffi

PhD tecnologie - Elettrotecnica - 10-07-2024.pptx

15:36 Detectors

Speakers: Andrea Bianco (INAF), Salvatore My (Università degli Studi di Bari and INFN)

kickoff_PhD_TFPA_Detectors.pdf

slides_combined.pdf

16:00 → 16:20 Coffee Break

16:20 → 17:35 Session III: The mission of INAF and INFN: to explore current key scientific questions in physics and astrophysics.

Convener: Mauro Morandin (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

16:20 The fundamental building blocks

Speaker: Antonio Masiero

Padova_PhD Tech-FPA_10-07-2024.pdf

17:00 The grand scenery of the Universe

Speaker: Simone Zaggia (INAF Osservatorio di Padova)

ASTROFISICA_INAF.pdf

17:35 → 18:35 Session IV: INAF's and INFN's experimental program: ingenuity at work

Convener: Mauro Morandin (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

17:35 Research activities in INFN: facilities and experiments

Speaker: Mauro Mezzetto (INFN-PD)

INFN-kickoff-phd.pdf

18:05 What the signals coming from the depths of space tell us

Speaker: Andrea Bianco (INAF)

INAF_Facilities.pptx

18:35 → 18:40 Logistical Information

18:35 Logistical Information

Speaker: Laura Zanovello (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

Logistical information for Thursday 11th July.pdf

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20:00 → 22:00 Social dinner

Thursday, 11 July

09:00 → 13:15 Session V: Visits

09:00 Visit at RFX

11:00 Transfer to LNL

11:30 Visit at LNL

13:15 → 14:15 Lunch at LNL canteen

14:15 → 15:45 Session VI: Technologies for the scientific research: the upcoming challenges ...

Convener: Mauro Morandin (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

14:15 INFN

Speaker: Giorgio Keppel

TT_PhD_LNL-Keppel.pdf

14:40 INAF

Speaker: Andrea Bianco (INAF)

INAF_tech.pptx

15:05 Round Table: the role of industry in the PhD programs: opportunities and challenges

Speakers: Ambra Alessia Gresele (Ambra Gresele - Zanon Research & Innovation Srl), Franco Vivaldi (CAEN SpA), Luca Stevanato (Finapp), Nicola Paoli (CAEN)

15:45 → 16:15 Session VIII: Students' feedback, conclusions and outlook

Convener: Roberto Carlin (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

15:45 Conclusion of the kick-off event

Survey.pdf

16:15 → 16:30 Coffee break