The PhD curriculum in Theory and Simulation of Condensed Matter, is addressed to highly motivated students interested in learning how the microscopic constituents of matters self-assemble to bring about the whole complexity of the states of matter, from molecules to complex solids, and in learning how to model fascinating macroscopic phenomena-ranging from friction to superconductivity and superfluidity- that emerge from the collective behavior of those microscopic agents.
During the first year of their PhD, students learn the most advanced tools for modeling and studying states of matter, from ab-initio simulation of real materials and molecules, to quantum simulation of lattice models, from the classical statistical theory of many-body systems to its quantum counterpart, and acquaint themselves with the broad research activity carried on at SISSA through more focused and topical courses. This preliminary stage provides students with a common background and all the information necessary to decide in full autonomy the research topic they intend to pursue for the completion of their PhD.
The subsequent two or three years in the PhD curriculum are devoted to individual research activity under the guidance of supervisors. Discussion of annual project reports ensure timely detection and solution of possible difficulties.
THE MOST RECENT PLACEMENTS AFTER PHD AT SISSA:
Princeton University (Princeton, USA), École Polytechnique (Palaiseau, France), University of California Davis (Davis, USA), Rutgers University (USA), Georgetown University (Washington DC, USA), Laboratoire Charles Fabry de l’Institut d’Optique (Palaiseau, France), Université Paris (Paris, France), Goethe-Universität (Frankfurt am Main, Germany), Universität Ulm (Ulm, Germany), Göteborgs Universitet (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Additional information about the courses and the research activity can be found at http://www.sissa.it/cm
Short fellowships may be awarded to students who will sit the entrance exam. Such fellowships will cover travel and accommodation expenses and will entitle them to stay in the school before the selection. Click here for further information.
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