Category: Professional Development
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Physics Talks VIII: the Academic Journey
Physics Talks is a series of events aimed at connecting the students of Engineering Physics with Physics Engineers, who will share their professional and personal life experiences, and inspire the students for their future careers! Wondering what are the ways a physics engineer can follow toward ways a ? The guests of Physics Talks 8th edition were three Engineering Physics alumni who perform scientific
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Physics Talks VII: Industry Tech Carreers
Physics Talks is a series of events aimed at connecting the students of Engineering Physics with Physics Engineers, who will share their professional and personal life experiences, and inspire the students for their future careers! Wondering what are possible industrial occupations for physics (and not only) engineers ? In the 7th edition of Physics Talks Student Chapters of Politecnico di Milano are happy to
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How to navigate work-life balance in Academia
On November 21st we supported Chiara Trovatello, 2024 Optica Ambassador, in the organization of a workshop addressing one of the aspects that is more concerning in nowadays society: people well-being in their workplace. The workshop represented a safe place where PhD students, Postdocs and researchers of Politecnico Physics Department could share their considerations on the
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International Day of Light 2024
Register at the link! 💥 Dear all, we are so thrilled to host Prof. Dr. Ileana-Cristina Benea Chelmus from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) to celebrate the International Day of Light with us this year! 🌟 Prof. Benea Chelmus holds a truly impressive scientific track record: she did her PhD in quantum optics at
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Physics Talks VI. the Path to Industry
Physics Talks is a series of events aimed at connecting the students of Engineering Physics with Physics Engineers, who will share their professional and personal life experiences, and inspire the students for their future careers! Wondering what is the path that brings physics engineers to work for national and international companies? The guests of this 6th Physics Talks event are Andrea Comi, Erika Mogni
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Our founder and former president elected Optica Ambassador
Chiara Trovatello, Ph.D. in Physics at PoliMi under the supervision of Prof. Giulio Cerullo and Prof. Stefano Dal Conte, and now Marie Curie Global Fellow at Columbia University in the city of New York, has been awarded with the prestigious lifetime title of Optica Ambassador. Optica Ambassadors provide career advice, technical knowledge and mentorship with
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Physics Talks V. Academia
Wondering what is the path that transforms a curious student into a distinguished professor? Physics Talks is a series of events aimed at connecting the students of Engineering Physics with Physics Engineers, who will share their professional and personal life experiences, and inspire the students for their future careers! The guests of this 5th Physics Talks event were two very familiar faces to most
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Scientific entrepreneurship: bridging gaps between Academia and business for fun and profit
On September 20th, 2023, we had the pleasure of hosting Simone de Liberato, a professor at the University of Southampton, a senior researcher at CNR-IFN, and a co-founder of multiple startups. During his presentation, Simone provided a meticulous and comprehensive overview of the intricacies involved in initiating a business venture, particularly from the perspective of
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‘Lighten up 2023
In the context of the International Day of Light, and always keeping an eye on the need to bridge the gap between PhD students and their possible future in industry, we organized the event Lighten Up! It consisted of half-day event with a double objective. On the one hand, we aimed to present a line
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Physics Talks IV: Research Analyst and Consultancy
In collaboration with the Physics Department, the Optica, EPS and SPIE Chapters of Milan created “Physics Talks“: a new format to connect the students of Engineering Physics with Physics Engineers, who share their professional and personal life experiences and inspire the students for their future careers! During this 4th event, Pietro Camisa (Bain & Company) and Beatrice Goretti (Osservatorio Quantum Computing), alumni of
Student Chapters of Politecnico di Milano 