On December 2nd 2022, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi visited the L54 nuclear research reactor at Politecnico di Milano. Politecnico di Milano was the first university to offer a degree program in Nuclear Engineering, started experimentally as early as the 1950s and opened definitively since 1960. Under license from 1960 to 1980, Politecnico also operated…
Honorary Master of Science awarded to Rafael Mariano Grossi for his fundamental work in promoting the peaceful use of nuclear science Today, December 2nd, the Politecnico di Milano has awarded Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of IAEA – International Atomic Energy Agency since 2019, an Honorary Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) degree in Nuclear Engineering; it is…
In October, researchers from the SESAM (Sustainable Energy Systems Analysis and Modelling) group of the Department of Energy of Politecnico di Milano held a seminar in Tunis entitled “Science Diplomacy and Evidence-Based Policymaking” and a three-day technical training for members of a Tunisian consortium for economic and energy analysis and modelling, as well as for lecturers and students from ENIT, the National Engineering School of Tunis.
Silver Medal to Francesco Cruz Torres of the SESAM (Sustainable Energy Systems Analysis and Modelling) research group of the Department of Energy The fourth edition of Mediazioni a Verona, the master edition of the Italian Mediation Competition, took place on 6-8 October 2022. In such competition, students from universities across the entire country competed as…
The prestigious award bestowed by the Italian Chemical Society “For contributions of particular scientific importance in the field of multiscale analysis of catalytic processes”. With this justification Prof. Matteo Maestri – Department of Energy of the Politecnico di Milano – was awarded the 2022 Gian Paolo Chiusoli Gold Medal.The prestigious award, established by the Italian…
European Agency Euratom-funded project kicks off Politecnico di Milano is one of the partners in ANSELMUS (Advanced Nuclear Safety Evaluation of Liquid Metal Using Systems), a four-year project funded by the European Atomic Energy Community’s EURATOM research and training programme. The project aims to make a significant contribution to the safety evaluation of nuclear systems…
Three students of the Master’s degree in Energy Engineering of the Politecnico di Milano have won the Thesis Prize 2022 awarded by AiCARR, Cultura e Tecnica per Energia Uomo e Ambiente for the best theses focused on issues related to energy efficiency and sustainable well-being. Alessia Banfi is the author of the thesis “A methodology to…
Politecnico di Milano is a partner in the Horizon-Euratom funded project Politecnico di Milano is a partner in the ECOSENS (Economic and Social Considerations for the Future of Nuclear Energy in Society) project, funded by the European Community under the HORIZON-EURATOM research and training programme. The project aims to analyse citizens’ opinions and perceptions of…
In October this year, the Minister for Universities and Research, Prof. Maria Cristina Messa, appointed Carlo Enrico Bottani, formerly Professor of Physics of Matter at the Department of Energy of Politecnico di Milano, as Professor Emeritus. Prof. Carlo Enrico Bottani is an expert in nanomaterials and light scattering. He is the author or co-author of…
For the YouTube programme #ilPOLIMIrisponde, Carlo Spartaco Casari, Professor of Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology, answers this question. What is #ilPOLIMIrisponde? Have you read a news item that does not convince you? Do you want more clarity on a technical issue or a scientific curiosity? #ilPOLIMIrisponde is the video column designed to dispel your doubts: send…