“Unconventional Digital Talks” is a series of interviews with our Alumni with an "unconventional" role with respect to their academic degree.
Live on our social channels, we show to the community the possible evolution of professional paths interconnecting different sectors.
From graduate in Architecture, to Head of Digital Marketing for Danone. Alessandro Mambrini, Alumnus Civil Engineering 2018, interview Elisabetta Corazza, Alumna Architecture 1999.
It's been more than 6 anni that Philae has landed on comet 67P (also known as Churyumov-Gerasimenko, from the name of the scientists who found it). It reached its destination in 2014, after a long journey with space probe Rosetta, who left the earth in 2004. On the 12th of november 2014, Philae descended on the comet with a rocky landing, recoiled from its original site of landing, Agilkia and went on a 2 hour journey, then crashing in an unknown site. Philae then landed in a protected corner of the comet (read more about the journey of Philae ).
The second landing site has been long uknown for the scientist, that have just got the information after years of research. Philae has been under 25 cm of ice in the slope of a crevass, leaving traces of the passage of its components. For the scientists is an important discovery, which will allow us to study pure ice, never been exposed to the sunlight.
Philae has a DNA made in Politecnico. In its center of control there is the work of many Alumni of the Politecnico di Milano and many components have been made by italian companies in collaboration with the Politecnico, such as the electric drill and the solar panels. To learn more about it read the interview that we made in 2014 to Andrea Accomazzo, Alumnus of Areaonatical Engineering in 1995 and Flight Director ESA for mission Rosetta, taken during the landing phase of Philae.
"Philae is saying he has found ice" says Professor Amalia Ercoli Finzi the "mother" of the mission Rosetta, in an interview to the Sole 24 Ore (see the video interview). “We knew already that comets are made of ice, but we have found a special, ancient ice from 4 billion years ago, when the comet has formed. Over the ice theres is a a thin sheet of ice that looks like the foam of a wave. Is wonderful".
We spoke about Rosetta and Professor Amalia Ercoli Finzi in the 1st number of the Magazine Alumni Politecnico di Milano
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Lorenzo Rosa, Alumnus of the Politecnico di Milano, has analysed global patterns of irrigation, water demand and availability in 3 °C warmer climates. The paper has been published on PNAS
The paper has been published by PNAS.
A paper published in the prestigeous scientific magazine PNAS (the official magazine of the National Academy of Sciences) has analysed global patterns of irrigation, water demand and availability in 3 °C warmer climates. The main researcher has been Lorenzo Rosa, Alumnus of the Politecnico and researcher of the ETH Zurich, in collaborazione con il Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria of the Politecnico di Milano (DEIB).
The study, with the title “Potential for sustainable irrigation expansion in a 3 °C warmer climate”, a has analysed global patterns of irrigation, water demand and availability between 1.5 and 3 °C warmer climates, and has the objective of finding adapting strategies of irrigation with the goal of protectin the water reservoirs. These strategies could increase fields productivity to feed one billion and 400 thousand people more.
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IMQ e Politecnico saranno partner in specifici progetti di ricerca su prodotti e tecnologie innovativi; inoltre, IMQ parteciperà con i propri esperti al percorso formativo degli studenti del Politecnico su tematiche relative alla valutazione di conformità di prodotti e processi. Questo prevede l’intesa firmata dall’ing. Antonella Scaglia, Presidente e Amministratore Delegato di IMQ e Alumna PhD del Politecnico di Milano, e dal rettore Ferruccio Resta
L’accordo troverà applicazione in numerosi ambiti: bioingegneria e dispositivi medici, compatibilità elettromagnetica, connettività, interoperabilità dei sistemi, tecnologia 5G, Internet of Things, caratterizzazione di componenti e sistemi.
“L’accordo con IMQ intensifica lo stretto legame tra il Politecnico di Milano e le imprese. È questa la dimostrazione di come le organizzazioni più complesse e leader di settore possano trovare nell’università un interlocutore attento per rispondere alle evoluzioni del mercato del lavoro e alle nuove sfide nel settore della ricerca”, commenta Ferruccio Resta.
“Questo accordo permetterà di individuare nuovi investimenti finalizzati a una tempestiva valutazione delle nuove tecnologie, consentendo così di disporre gli strumenti per la creazione di valore nell’ambito della produzione industriale. Al tempo stesso siamo fieri di diventare partner di un ateneo tra i più prestigiosi a livello internazionale, collaborando nella formazione e nella creazione di nuove opportunità per gli studenti dell’ateneo, che consideriamo da sempre una fonte preziosa di nuovi talenti”, conclude Scaglia.
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More than 1.500 Alumni followed the livestreaming of the 9th edition of the Convention Alumni Politecnico di Milano.
What will be the new equilibrium? Around this topic the speakers have shared their views among themselves and in relation to the university, sharing their vision and their global expertise.
The panelists of the 9th edition
A NEW EQUILIBRIUM BETWEEN PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL
Moderator: Emilio FaroldiRector's delegate of the Politecnico di Milano, Professor of Architecture Technology
A NEW EQUILIBRIUM BETWEEN SPACES AND BORDERS
Moderator: Andrea Sianesi, President Fondazione Politecnico di Milano, Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management
EQUILIBRIUM AT THE POLITECNICO - INTERVIEW TO THE RECTOR FERRUCCIO RESTA
Introduced by the Professor Enrico Zio |, Presidente Alumni Politecnico di Milano, Delegato del Rettore per gli Alumni
The Convention is free for all and one of the many projects for the Community of Alumni
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More than 1.500 Alumni followed the livestreaming of the 9th edition of the Convention Alumni Politecnico di Milano.
What will be the new equilibrium? Around this topic the speakers have shared their views among themselves and in relation to the university, sharing their vision and their global expertise.
The panelists of the 9th edition
A NEW EQUILIBRIUM BETWEEN PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL
Moderator: Emilio FaroldiRector's delegate of the Politecnico di Milano, Professor of Architecture Technology
A NEW EQUILIBRIUM BETWEEN SPACES AND BORDERS
Moderator: Andrea Sianesi, President Fondazione Politecnico di Milano, Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management
EQUILIBRIUM AT THE POLITECNICO - INTERVIEW TO THE RECTOR FERRUCCIO RESTA
Introduced by the Professor Enrico Zio |, Presidente Alumni Politecnico di Milano, Delegato del Rettore per gli Alumni
The Convention is free for all and one of the many projects for the Community of Alumni
Support the convention and other projects
Il Forum, con il tema ‘Innovation for Shared Future’, si è tenuto in maniera digitale il 5 novembre alla vigilia del 50° anniversario della cooperazione diplomatica tra Italia e Cina. L’obiettivo del Forum era quello di rafforzare la cooperazione tra i due paesi nella ricerca e sviluppo, di coltivare talenti e promuovere uno sviluppo globale sostenibile.
With the theme “Innovation for Shared Future”, the online forum brought together over twenty leaders from higher education institutions in China and Italy. The forum witnessed the launch of China-Italy Year of Youth Innovation & Entrepreneurship, a year-long program, that aims to gather collaborative strength across the world to make strategic contributions for innovation-driven development by creating a favorable ecosystem, promoting exchanges between Chinese and Italian youth, and cultivating leading talents.
“COVID-19 does not only pose a threat to the world but also offers an opportunity to transform,” commented Rector Ferruccio Resta, “The successful partnership between Tsinghua and the Politecnico di Milano has laid a solid foundation for us to shoulder together the responsibility of higher education institutions in navigating the changes, leading the transformation, and in shaping universities that face the future.” “L’ottima collaborazione tra la Tsingua University e il Politecnico ha posto le basi per affrontare insieme le responsabilità e le sfide delle Università nel futuro.”
Chen Xu, Chairperson of the Tsinghua University Council, highlighted the importance of working with partners from both China and Italy to promote global sustainable development. “During the past years, Tsinghua has forged extensive and in-depth cooperation with Italian universities in various forms. The China-Italy Design Innovation Hub Tsinghua established in collaboration with the Politecnico di Milano has become a flagship program between the two universities and the two countries.”
Giuliano Noci, Vice-Rector for China (Politecnico di Milano), shared his expectations for the China-Italy Design Innovation Hub as well as future cooperation between China and Italy. “Located at the two ends of the ancient Silk Road, China and Italy share a long-lasting friendship and should be regarded as one big family. Taking today’s forum as the starting point, let’s work hand in hand in contributing towards the post-pandemic world”.
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There have been just published the first results of the urban renewal project of Via Quarti in Milan, a project in which the Politecnico di Milano has also partecipated.
The new via Quarti in the project ideated by the Politecnico di Milano will become completely different, from a closed street on which seven popular housing buildings are situated to a street park with trees, benches and the opening to the big park Parco delle Cave. The project began from the meeting bewteen local associations, its citizens, the West Road Project research group from the Architecture and Urban Planning Department of the Politecnico di Milano.
The project is looking for new ways to experiment between the neighborhood and the park, making the street the entrance to the park. It was realised thanks to the contribution of the Municipality of Milan and its 7th municipality, with the support of Italia Nostra (providing and planting plants) Vestre AS (providing furniture) and Shareradio.
West Road Project is a project with the goal of activating all kinds of networks and public spaces in the suburbs of Milan. It won the Polisocial Award in 2017, an initiative that recieve the 5x1000 pretax donation from the Politecnico di Milano in order to finance projects with a high social impact. In november there will be the second part of the project, planting the plants.
SOURCE: Politecnico di Milano
The cooperation agreement between Ariston Termo, Politecnico di Milano and Fondazione Politecnico di Milano will last for five years and will have the goal of strategizing the already existing collaboration in research and innovation towards the development of sustainable solution for thermal confort.
The research will focus on the development and testing of innovative thermodynamical cycles, the creation of prototypes and problem-solving analysis on topics such as material science, interconnecting systems (IoT and Big Data) as well as researching the legislation related to new technologies (hydrogen, renewables).
Within the agreement there are also going to be joint research Phds and training programs for present and future professionals in sustainable climate control technology. “Sustainability is the key element for development” said Ferruccio Resta, Dean of the Politecnico di Milano. According to Andrea Sianesi, President of the Fondazione Politecnico di Milano “This agreement is focused on sustainable development which is a fundamental process for technology development in line with the safeguard of the resources of the planet.”
(source: AGI, Adnkronos, Pexels)
Dr. Enrico Cereda, President and CEO of IBM Italia, Prof. Andrea Sianesi, President of the Polytechnic Foundation of Milan and Prof. Enrico Zio, President of Alumni Politecnico di Milano discuss topics of innovation, technology and human capital.
What role does the university play on these issues and what is the relationship between a private company and public administration?
La Repubblica dedica un articolo alla Galleria del Vento del Politecnico di Milano. Il più grande impianto in Europa dove le aziende sfruttano la tecnologia per testare l’efficacia dei propri prodotti e sviluppare le innovazioni che cambieranno il futuro.
Alla Galleria del Vento del Politecnico di Milano si studia l’andamento del vento intorno ai corpi dalle più svariate forme e dimensioni. È possibile realizzare simulazioni di raffiche di varia intensità, fino a 200 chilometri orari, e la loro interazione con elicotteri, ponti ed edifici, oppure con oggetti più piccoli e comuni, come il casco di un ciclista o di uno sciatore.
Un laboratorio che da anni è fiore all’occhiello nel campo delle progettazioni e studi per la realizzazione di mezzi ed infrastrutture efficienti, prestanti e sicuri.
“La Galleria è luogo di ricerca di base per gli studenti e i ricercatori del Politecnico, ma anche di ricerca applicata e di servizio verso il nostro tessuto economico”, afferma a La Repubblica Marco Belloli, direttore scientifico della Galleria dal 2001, anno della sua nascita, e custode del laboratorio insieme al responsabile tecnico Luca Ronchi.
Un focus particolare è rivolto al tema della sostenibilità: “Lavoriamo sull’efficienza energetica degli edifici o dei velivoli con il bando Ue Clean Sky, nel settore delle energie rinnovabili e dei pannelli fotovoltaici, oppure con le grandi navi da cargo che, grazie ad una rete di vele, consumano e inquinano di meno”, added Belloli.
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Anche Corriere Innovazione ha dedicato un articolo sulla Galleria del Vento del Politecnico di Milano.
Il Corriere titola così: “È a Milano la Galleria del vento dei record: si studiano ponti, palazzi e si diventa campioni.
È il laboratorio a strato limite più grande d’Europa e dal 2001 ha ospitato i progetti in scala di celebri edifici. Qui hanno fatto test anche olimpionici come Viviani, Zanardi e altri atleti.
Segui le attività di ricerca sul sito della Galleria del Vento
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