University of Pavia

The University of Pavia is an Italian Host Institution with a centuries-old tradition of excellence, having had as part of its faculty 3 Nobel Prize winners and renowned scientists such as Alessandro Volta, Antonio Scarpa and Gerolamo Cardano. 2021 marked its 660th birthday, making the University of Pavia one of the most ancient universities in the world. At present, it is home to a vibrant and diverse academic community composed by more than 23,000 students and almost 1,000 members of the teaching staff, coming from Italy but also from abroad. The international profile of UNIPV is continuously growing, with more than 400 international ongoing collaborations with academe and industry partners, and 700 Erasmus agreements in place with partner universities worldwide.

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Department of Physics

Research at the Department of Physics covers a broad range of topics, including theory  of fundamental interactions, theoretical, condensed matter (both theoretical and experimental) physics, as well as applied and biomedical physics. In all R&I activities, Technology Transfer towards research centers and industry partners plays a key role. The Department features education & outreach activities in history of physics and in science education, as well as its own Bachelor, Master, and Ph.D. programmes in Physics.

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Courses & Lectures – Prof. Giulia Fulvia Mancini

B.Sc. in Biotechnology

  • Experimental Physics [500185]
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M.Sc. Program in Physical Sciences

  • Ultrafast Laser Techniques for Solid State [510828]
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Ph.D. Program in Physics

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Bachelor Thesis

  • Femtosecond pump-probe imaging and scattering experiments
  • Investigation of the ultrafast response in nanoparticles assemblies with time-resolved methods
  • Ptychographic CDI reconstruction methods and new algorithms
  • Image and diffraction patterns analysis out-of-equilibrium

Master Thesis

  • Ultrafast EUV Coherent Diffractive Imaging with Ptychography
  • High-Harmonic Generation
  • Orbital angular momentum beams
  • Nonlinear X-ray methods at Free Electron Lasers
  • Ultrafast Electron Diffraction & Speckle Imaging
  • Algorithms Development for Ultrafast Ptychography
  • EUV photon energy spectrometers
  • Hybrid and ligand-coated nanoparticles supracrystals
  • Excited-state Dynamics

Each thesis topics entails computational/programming and experimental work. More topics available upon contacting giuliafulvia.mancini@unipv.it

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