TThe research areas of the Ph.D. program in Physical and Chemical Sciences can be described as following

ASTROPHYSICS

•    physics of solar plasmas
•    space weather
•    stellar physics
•    exoplanets
•    evolution of supernova remnants and acceleration of cosmic rays
•    accretion physics and outflows  in compact objects (black hole and neutron stars)
•    visible astrophysics
•    high and very-high energy astrophysics (X and gamma rays)
•    instrumentation for astrophysics

PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND ASTROPARTICLES

•    indirect study of cosmic rays (Extensive Air Showers: AUGER, CTA ...)
•    direct study of cosmic rays (Detectors in space: DAMPE, HERD, ...)
•    particle detectors for the study of cosmic rays and elementary particles
•    DAQ systems for particle physics experiments
•    neutrino physics (KM3NET, DUNE ...)
•    distributed sensor networks for different applications

QUANTUM MECHANICS

•    quantum technologies
•    quantum information theory
•    coherent dynamics of mesoscopic systems
•    dynamics of open quantum systems
•    quantum optics
•    fundamentals of quantum mechanics
•    quantum electrodynamics
•    quantum vacuum fluctuations and Casimir effect
•    cosmological axions
•    quantum field theory in curved space-times and in non-inertial frames
•    quantum metrology and quantum phase transitions


PHYSICS OF COMPLEX SYSTEMS

•    econophysics
•    complex networks
•    stochastic processes
•    stochastic modeling for the dynamics of short and long Josephson junctions
•    agent models
•    analysis of physical, biological, biomedical and socio-technical systems with statistical physics methodologies
•    data mining of physical, biological, biomedical and socio-technical systems with unconventional techniques based on complex networks
 
NANOMATERIALS FOR ELECTRONICS AND PHOTONICS

•    fundamental properties of advanced materials: electronic, structural, morphological, spectroscopic
•    nanomaterials and nanocomposites for applications in electronics, photonics and optoelectronics
•    nanophysics and spectroscopy of nanosystems
•    0D, 1D, 2D, 3D nanomaterials
•    thermal and radiation effects in condensed matter

 DIDACTICS OF PHYSICS

•    methodologies based on scientific inquiry
•    simulation systems and learning environments

CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS AND NANOTECHNOLOGIES

•    hybrid organic-inorganic nanoarchitectures
•    materials for fuel cells and electrolysers
•    thermoelectric materials
•    photovoltaic materials and devices
•    functional molecular surfaces
•    biopolymers and bioplastics
•    natural inorganic nanoparticles
•    functional nanocomposites for cultural heritage
•    conservation and restoration of cultural heritage
•    sensors and biosensors
•    transport and delivery of drugs

ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

•    speciation in natural fluids
•    composite and bio-absorbent materials for water decontamination