3 AstroParticle Physics - SISSA

PhD Courses

The PhD courses are organized in three terms. Courses in common with the TPP curriculum will be held in room 137, while those in common with the AP curriculum will be held in room 135 (first floor). The Coordinator will inform you of any room change when necessary. For what regards the schedule, please consult the Timetable. The total number of credits offered is 66.5.

Furthermore SISSA offers some soft skills courses that all students can take.

First Term: October 2 - December 14, 2023

Course Lecturer Credits Date Room
The Standard Model of particle physics Andrea Romanino 9.5 Oct 2 - Dec 14 137
Quantum Field Theory I Francesco Benini, J. van Muiden 6 Oct 2 - Dec 14 137
Early Universe Cosmology Piero Ullio 5 Nov 13 - Dec 14 137
Foundations of Physical Cosmology Matteo Viel 4 Oct 2 - Oct 26 113

Second Term: January 15 - March 28, 2024

Course Lecturer Credits Date Room
Beyond the Standard Model Aleksandr Azatov 8 Feb 5 - Mar 28 137
Advanced GR and QFT in Curved Spacetimes Stefano Liberati 5 Jan 16 - Mar 21 135
Linear Cosmological Perturbations and CMB anisotropies Carlo Baccigalupi 3 Jan 15 - Feb 21 135
Structure Formation Matteo Viel 3 Feb 26 - Mar 28 135
Large Scale Structure Emiliano Sefusatti 3 Feb 26 - Mar 14 113
Gravitational Waves Enrico Barausse 3 Jan 10 - Feb 1 135
Numerical Methods Ilia Musco 2.5 Feb 20+22, March 19+20, April 23+24, May 20(tbc)+21+22+23 113
Stellar Astroparticle Physics Alessandro Bressan 2 Jan 22 - Feb 1 113
Compact Objects Ilia Musco 2 Mar 18 - 21 + Mar 25 - 26 + Apr 22 113

Third Term: April 23 - May 30, 2024

Course Lecturer Credits Date Room
Introduction to Quantum Gravity Roberto Percacci 4.5 Apr 22 - May 28 113
Inflation & Dark Energy Mehrdad Mirbabayi & Paolo Creminelli 4 May 6 - May 30 113
Beyond the Standard Model in the Early Universe Takeshi Kobayashi 4 May 6 - May 30 113
Numerical Methods Ilia Musco 2.5 Feb 20+22, March 19+20, April 23+24, May 20(tbc)+21+22+23 113
Cosmic Ray Physics Piero Ullio 2.5 Apr 22 - May 16 113
Compact Objects Ilia Musco 2 Mar 18 - 21 + Mar 25 - 26 + Apr 22 113