This Friday, 15/11, Francesca Bassani, postdoc researcher at EPFL in the CHANGE LAB, will present her research about "Toward a metabolic theory of catchments: scaling of water and carbon fluxes with size".
We will meet in the Sala Multifunzionale in DIATI3 at 9.15 AM.
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The CAFÉS seminars (Climate And Fluids / Exchange Seminars) began last year and offer a space for in-depth exploration and discussion on topics related to climate and fluids, following an interactive format: 20 minutes of presentation and 20 minutes of discussion.
At this link, you can find the calendar of past events and those scheduled for this academic year.
IEEE and the IEEE Student Branch of Politecnico di Torino are very thrilled to invite you to the Distinguished Lecture titled "Let the Plants do the Talking: Climate-Smart Agriculture by the messages received from Plants and Soil" held by Professor Danilo Demarchi, a true pioneer in agricultural innovation and a distinguished lecturer for the IEEE CAS Society.
The event presents an opportunity for those who wish to delve deeper into the AgriTech and Smart Agriculture topics, as well as for those interested in meeting experts in the field and expanding their professional network. Refreshments will be provided at the end of the event.
We hope to see you on May, 17th in Maxwell Room (DET) at 4:30pm!
For more information, check out our website at the following link: site.ieee.org/sb-polito
The course on “Computational Wind Engineering: fundamentals and applications to civil
and environmental design” will be held by Professor Lorenzo Raffaele (Politecnico di Torino), starting from May 2nd, 2024 at DISEG.
The Course aims at providing a comprehensive overlook on Computational Wind Engineering, with applications devoted to the design and performance assessments of built environment, infrastructures and structures subjected to wind action.
For further information please contact: lorenzo.raffaele@polito.it.
The course on “Exploring Sustainable Future (s) in construction” by prof. Andrea Bocco (Politecnico di Torino) and prof. Guillaume Habert (ETH Zürich) will be held on the 22nd and 23rd of April.
Enrolment is already available: https://didattica.polito.it/pls/portal30/gap.pkg_guide.viewGap?p_cod_ins=01MHFRS&p_a_acc=2024&p_header=S&p_lang=IT&multi=N
The course explores relevant questions regarding a possible paradigm shift in the construction sector towards local and bio-based materials. What would be the size of a territory that is able to self-sustain the demand for such materials, considering both new construction and retrofit? What is the limit for transport distances for a construction to be considered ‘local’?
To answer these questions, the material production cycles should be explored from resource availability to manufacturing and distribution, rethinking supply and demand chains in a circular economy approach. This is to be associated, on one hand, with the assessment of the local knowledge and skills (of the industry, designers, craftspeople, etc.); and, on the other, with analysis of local the building regulations and, if it is the case, with their amendment so to allow the employment of natural and bio-based materials – some of which may have been commonplace in local building traditions.
Schedule:
22 April
Module I: 9:30 – 13:00
Bioregional economy. Regenerative territories. ‘Vegetarian’ architecture and Vernacular architecture of the future.
Module II: 14:30 – 18:30
LCA calculation methods. Carbon storage, economic flow and transport calculation.
Room 6 VM, via Oddino Morgari, 36/b
23 April
Module III: 9:00 – 13:00
Case studies: Strawbale buildings as carbon sinks.
Room 2 VM, via Oddino Morgari, 36/b
For further information please contact: redina.mazelli@polito.it
Premi di qualità 2023
Una rigorosa selezione, condotta da commissione interna nominata dal Collegio dei Docenti, ha portato all'assegnazione dei premi di qualità 2023 per il dottorato ICA, riservati a studenti del ciclo 36. Congratulazioni ai vincitori:
Dottorando, 35o ciclo (2019-2022)
Email: andrea.vergnano@polito.it
Tesi: Multidisciplinary approaches to enhance Ground Penetrating Radar surveys in glacial and proglacial environments
Andrea will discuss his PhD thesis, entitled "Multidisciplinary approaches to enhance Ground Penetrating Radar surveys in glacial and proglacial environments" on 20th December at 10 a.m., in Politecnico di Torino, Diati entrance 2, meeting room at 2nd floor, for a maximum of 30 people.
If you can't attend in person, here's the link to participate online: https://didattica.polito.it/pls/portal30/sviluppo.bbb_corsi.waitingRoom?id=276993&p_tipo=COMM_LAUREA_SCUDO
Dottorando, 35o ciclo (2019-2022), Dottorato concluso nel 2023
Tesi: Promoting the recovery of water through innovative treatment and desalination systems within water-intensive energy production processes: Three case studies (Abstract)
Martedì 23/01/2024
Il webinar (in lingua inglese) è tenuto dall’azienda IMAGES SPA, leader nella vendita di tecnologie e strumenti geomatici. Nelle quattro ore di webinar saranno trattati aspetti teorici e applicazioni relative alle tecnologie iperspettrali e LiDAR per il monitoraggio delle infrastrutture e del territorio.
Programma:
- 10.30-12.30 CET– hyperspectral technologies
- 14.30-16.30 CET – LiDAR technologies
Per partecipare al webinar è necessaria la registrazione tramite il seguente link: https://forms.gle/5WCb6QsMCdAwb2p6A
Next Friday 15/12 at 16:30, Giulia La Porta, research fellow, and Hidayat Ullah, PhD student at DISEG department, will present their work at Aula Albenga, Entrance 1, DISEG.
Giulia La Porta will show her research titled “Triggering and runout analysis of rainfall-induced debris flows: a time-resolving procedure”.
Hidayat will present his work on “The effects of carbon dioxide treatment on hydro-mechanical behavior of caprock materials”.
PhD Day - Dottorato in Ingegneria Civile e Ambientale
Mercoledì 18 ottobre 2023 si è tenuto - presso la Sede Centrale del Politecnico - il Phd Day del Dottorato di Ricerca in Ingegneria Civile e Ambientale del ciclo 36°, 37° e 38°.
Nel corso della giornata le Dottorande e i Dottorandi hanno esposto i poster delle proprie attività di ricerca. L'evento si è svolto negli ambienti circostanti il Punto SMAT (retro del Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell’Ambiente, del Territorio e delle Infrastrutture - DIATI) su due fasce orarie:
- Dalle ore 10,00 alle ore 13,00: Dottorande e Dottorandi 38° ciclo;
- Dalle ore 14,00 alle ore 17,00: Dottorande e Dottorandi 36° e 37° ciclo.
Organizzato dai Dipartimenti DIATI e DISEG del Politecnico