2. • Padua is a city in the north-east of Italy,
30km from Venice (250.000 people –
50.000 students).
• The University foundation year is 1222
(Galileo Galilei was teaching in Padua)
• Now the 792th Academic Year is running!
• 11,000 students are enrolled in the
Engineering undergraduate and
Graduate courses
• The Department of Industrial
Engineering hosts The Laboratory for
Electroheat of Padua (LEP) 2
University of Padova
3. Mission
The Department promotes and manages teaching and
research, as well as technology transfer in all fields of Industrial
Engineering.
An interdisciplinary approach and constant co-operation with
leading foreign Universities and Research Centres grant high
international standards in its activities.
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
4. Staff
• 108 faculty members
• over 100 postdoctoral research fellows
• 80 administrative & technical staff
• 48 research labs
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
5. Teaching
• 4 First cycle programmes (bachelor degree)
• 6 Second cycle programmes (master degree)
• 2 PhD Programmes (and participation to 4 external programmes)
• 5 Master Courses (lifelong learning)
• 4000 students
• over 120 PhD Students
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
6. DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
3-years first cycle
programmes
1. Aerospace Engineering
2. Chemical and Materials Engineering
3. Energy Engineering
4. Mechanical Engineering
1. Aerospace Engineering
2. Chemical and Process Engineering
3. Electrical Engineering
4. Energy Engineering
5. Materials Engineering
6. Mechanical Engineering
2-years second cycle
programmes
7. PhD
Programmes
1. Chemical, Materials and
Mechanical Engineering
2. Energy Engineering
3. Space Technologies and
Measures
4. Materials Science and
Engineering
5. Management Engineering
6. Fusion Science and
Engineering
1. Strategic Environmental
Management
2. Project Management and
Innovation Management
3. Sciences Communication
4. Surface Treatments for Industrial
Applications
5. Technologies for Solar Energy in
African Countries
Master
Courses
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
8. International
Winter and
Summer
Schools in
2012
Summer School
in Entrepreneurial
Management
and Innovation
(Desenzano del Garda,
16th-21st September 2012)
Winter School
in Sports Engineering
(San Vito di Cadore,
4th-9th March 2012) with
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
9. Academic Co-operation & Research Agreements with:
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, U.K.
China, India
Tunisia
U.S.A., Brazil, Mexico
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
10. The University of Padova is member of T.I.M.E. (Top
Industrial Managers for Europe), a network gathering 55
of the world’s leading Technical Universities and
Engineering Schools and offering, through a system of
voluntary bilateral agreements between its members,
promotion and recognition of academic excellence and
relevance to the international labour market in the form of
Double Degrees in Engineering and related fields
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
The Department of Industrial Engineering is
also participating in “Ciencia sem
Fronteiras”, the Brazilian Government Study
and Research Mobility Programme
International mobility programmes
11. The Department clusters together all the
main expertise in industrial engineering
promoting innovation through excellence
and competitiveness in research
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
12. DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Reaction and combustion engineering
Food and pharmaceutical engineering
Biological and biomedical engineering
Safety engineering and risk analysis
Biomaterials and biomechanics
Product design and quality control
Process systems engineering
Metallurgy and foundry
Process modeling and optimization
Micro-manufacture and micro-tooling engineering
13. DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Environmental engineering
Organometallic synthesis and catalysis
Platinum based drugs design and synthesis
Functional materials synthesis and characterization
Environmental impacts of industrial activity
Atmospheric pollutant and odour transport
Eco-compatibility of hydropower plants
Performance of wetlands and natural pollutant receptors
14. DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Polymer engineering and processing
Particle technology
Nanotechnology for sensors and enhanced material performance
Surface treatments
Materials for energy and optical applications
Glass technology and micro- and nano-lithography
Ceramic materials
Mechanical behaviour of engineering materials
15. DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Biofuels and bioenergy
Renewable energy sources
Energy and buildings
Electro-chemical storage
Applied acoustics
Turbomachinery design and optimization
Energy systems design and optimization
Techno-economical optimization of hydropower plants
Renewable energy electric-generating systems
16. DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Canale 8Canale 8
Heating exchangers and cooling systems
Motorcycle dynamics and design
Characterization of the motorcycle components
Electric and hybrid vehicles
Structural durability assessment
Fatigue design of components and structures
Sports engineering
17. DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Solar system exploration
Mission into earth’s orbit
Aerospace plant and systems
Aerospace propulsion
Industrial and geometrical metrology
Measurements-testing on electrical machines
Industrial electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
18. DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
High voltage technology (innovative transmission lines, energy storage)
Computational electromagnetics and multiphysics simulations
Appliances of electroheat
Electric machines, drives and automation systems
Smart grids - Grid connected power converters
Photometry and electric lighting techniques
Plasma physics and technology
Engineering management
Entrepreneuship and innovation
Performance management
19. Research Competitions
Race UP
The University of Padova has got its own team in
the Formula SAE, a student car design and racing
competition organized by SAE International
R3 Project
The University of Padova’s Project R3 team takes
part in the “Mille e Una Vela per l'Università" (One
Thousand and One Sailing Boats for University)
race cup
Formula Electric & Hybrid Italy
The Laboratory of Electric Systems for Automation
and Automotive has taken part in “Formula Electric
& Hybrid Italy”, an electric and hybrid vehicle
competition
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
20. The Department promotes the results of its applied
research and their application in innovative
entrepreneurial environments:
• Patents
• Spin-offs
• Participation in Start Cup Veneto, a business plan competition
aimed to support economic local development
• Participation in Start Cube, the University’s business incubator
• Collaborations with Science and Technology Parks
• Contracts with companies (108 in 2012)
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Technology transfer
21. Dynamotion - innovative projects in mechanics and mechatronics
Galileia - services for new energies
HIT09 - advanced solutions for aerospace applications
Inova - simulation tools for electromagnetic analysis
NanoWebFun - nano solutions for innovation
Unifront - demilitarization processes and plants
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Spin-offs
22. DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Research contracts (2012)
BFT SPA Scame s.R.L. GSK FICEP SPA DUCATI MOTOR HOLDING SPA
Rota infissi srl SIPRO SRL SME SRL
Univ.Di trento - dip.To ingegneria dei
materiali e tecnologie industriali
DE PRETTO INDUSTRIE SRL
Star pennsylvania new flower s.P.A. DE PRETTO INDUSTRIE SRL ACEM SRL REEL SRL Giplanet s.P.A.
Askoll holding s.R.L. Minerali industriali spa Brose fahrzeugteile gmbh & co. Danieli & c. Officine meccaniche spa Newmont usa limited
NUOVA OMPI SRL Ecostile srl Calpeda spa EUROSYSTEMS SPA Panizzolo s.A.S.
VAKUTEST KIMA SRL Ecoenergy srl Fiamm spa MCZ GROUP SPA Q-RAD
NUOVA OMPI SRL Ecogaia srl Piron srl Acque veronesi scarl SYSTEM SERVICE SRL
TERNA PLUS Misapor italia Veneranda arca di s.Antonio CENTRO VENETO SERVIZI SPA
Bim - consorzio dei comuni del bacino
imbrifero montano del piave
appartenenti alla provincia di belluno
Ilva spa Tipro nano photocatalyst coats SIPA SPA ACQUE VICENTINE SPA FABRIS SRL
O.M.E.R. SPA Siliconature spa Marangoni meccanica spa EUROFIBRE SPA REGIONE VENETO
ENERGY EYES SRL Recla srl ADAPTICA SRL OSMOTECH SRL EMERSON CLIMATE
F.LLI POLI SRL Telea biotech CONSORZIO ETHICS
CONSORZION DI BONIFICA ADIGE
EUGANEO
Danieli & c. Officine meccaniche spa
Eurapo srl BELFIORE SRL Neptun srl
Comas costruzioni macchine speciali
s.P.A.
SCAM SPA
Bluebox group srl CINETIX SRL Adaptica srl Tamanini hydro s.R.L. ZAITEX SPA
Eurapo srl RONAL STIFTUNG ELECTROLUX ITALIA SPA Aaco manufacturing srl
ACQUE MINERALI SAN BENEDETTO
SPA
Studio tretti MOLEMAB SPA CARRARO DRIVETECH SPA Blizzard sport gmbh COMUNE DI SANDRIGO (VI)
De longhi srl LAGO SPA IP CLEANING SPA Ex-novo studio CORECOM/REGIONE VENETO
STI SRL Enel foundation SAN BENEDETTO SPA INDUSTRIE GUIDO MALVESTIO SPA F.Lli beltrame s.P.A
Brandoni solare spa ANSWER DRIVES Isochemicals s.R.L. Blizzard gmbh Comune di abano terme
Unindustria rovigo ELECTROLUX ITALIA SPA Deriplast spa Selle royal spa PADOVA FIERE SPA
23. DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Department of Industrial Engineering
University of Padova
Via G. Gradenigo, 6/A
35131 Padova (ITALY)
E-mail: direzione@dii.unipd.it
Website: www.dii.unipd.it