Carissimi Soci Società Associate,
su indicazione del Prof. Federico Agliardi (Università di Milano Bicocca), vi segnaliamo la seguente posizione di dottorato in Scienze Chimiche, Geologiche e Ambientali dell'Università di Milano-Bicocca, nell'ambito del progetto MUSA finanziato dal PNRR.
Cordiali saluti,
La Segreteria
University of Milano-Bicocca - PhD Course in Chemical, Geological and Environmental Sciences (a.y. 2022/2023): Call for Applications
We are looking for candidates for the following PhD position, within the 38th PhD Cycle in Chemical, Geological and Environmental Sciences
DEADLINE: 17th October 2022 at noon Italian time
Nature Based Solutions for Urban Regeneration: studying the effects of greening and depaving to reduce the urban heat island
Rising temperature of urban areas in the climate change context has negative impacts on global environmental warming, human well-being, use of open spaces and energy consumption. In this context, Nature Based Solutions (NBS) are increasingly important components of urban development and regeneration, exploiting ecosystem services to bring multiple environmental and social benefits. Nevertheless, quantitative and robust approaches to monitor, simulate and predict the effects of NBS on "urban heat islands" are still missing.
This PhD project, carried out in the framework of the PNRR MUSA (Multilayered Urban Sustainability Action), will use the Bicocca Campus as a full-scale laboratory to develop an innovative methodology to evaluate the effects of urban regeneration measures on "urban heat islands", based on frontier monitoring and modeling solutions.
A multi-scale experimental approach, using both laboratory analyses and field monitoring techniques (Infrared Thermography, wireless sensor networks, ground-based instrumentation and remote sensing), will be developed to characterize thermal material properties and monitor all the environmental parameters relevant to the definition of the heat island. Experimental data will allow training advanced numerical models to simulate the related physical processes. Monitoring and numerical modelling will be exploited to simulate the effects of different intervention scenarios, providing a predictive methodology ready-to-use in other urban settings. The developed methodology will be transferred to the industry as a best practice for reducing the thermal effect of anthropogenic heat island with NBS.
We seek a highly motivated PhD student, with a background in geoscience, environmental science or engineering. The research will be carried out in collaboration with primary industrial partners and foreign researchers, where the PhD student will spend research periods.
Tips for application can be found at the links:
https://www.disat.unimib.it/en/research/phd-course/admission (English)
https://www.disat.unimib.it/it/ricerca/dottorato-scienze-chimiche-geologiche-e-ambientali/ammissione (Italian)
The Call for Applications can be found on the web page:
https://en.unimib.it/education/doctoral-research-phd-programmes/how-apply-phd-programme (English)
https://www.unimib.it/didattica/dottorato-ricerca/accedere-al-dottorato (Italian)
For further information, please contact the Coordinator of the PhD Course, Prof. Marco G. Malusà (marco.malusa@unimib.it) or the Responsible of the Geological Sciences curriculum: Prof. Federico Agliardi – federico.agliardi@unimib.it