Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Our Mission

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (DICA) of the Politecnico di Milano was founded in 2013 and brings together professors and researchers involved in various research activities. One of the most important objectives of the department is to promote the transversality between the disciplines characterizing Civil and Environmental Engineering, allowing to face the problems of the sector with an integrated approach. The main mission of DICA is to operate, through research, training and technology transfer, on the topics of surveying, geology, geotechnics, hydraulics, hydrology, water resources management, transport networks, analysis and design of structures and infrastructures, seismic engineering, safety of historical structures, hydraulic and maritime constructions.

Our Mission

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (DICA) of the Politecnico di Milano was founded in 2013 and brings together professors and researchers involved in various research activities.
One of the most important objectives of the department is to promote the transversality between the disciplines characterizing Civil and Environmental Engineering, allowing to face the problems of the sector with an integrated approach. The main mission of DICA is to operate, through research, training and technology transfer, on the topics of surveying, geology, geotechnics, hydraulics, hydrology, water resources management, transport networks, analysis and design of structures and infrastructures, seismic engineering, safety of historical structures, hydraulic and maritime constructions.

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Classification of the Politecnico di Milano in the field of Civil and Structural Engineering

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QS World University Ranking 2022

World Rank

European Rank

Classification of the Politecnico di Milano in the field
of Civil and Structural Engineering

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Nikolas Galli receives the Florisa Melone Award 2023

During the Hydrology Days held in Matera, Nikolas Galli (RTD-A researcher – Politecnico di Milano DICA) and Marco Lompi (researcher at the University of Florence) were awarded with Florisa Melone 2023 prize of the Italian Hydrological Society, for the project “FLORAES...

Interview with Professor Gianfranco Becciu – la Repubblica

Gianfranco Becciu, associate professor at DICA, was interviewed by la Repubblica about the flood in Libya. The article:

Welcome to DICA! – video presentation of the Department

https://youtu.be/z3jB9IZmToE -- Welcome to the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of Politecnico di Milano.

GITISA Award 2022-2023 for PhD thesis in Sanitary-Environmental Engineering

The Italian Group of Sanitary-Environmental Engineering (GITISA – www.gitisa.it) announces a competition for the award of two prizes in the amount of €2,000 each, intended for 2 students who have obtained a Ph.D. degree at an Italian University between 01/04/2021 and...

Marco Moscatelli awarded at the IP Best Thesis Awards 2022

Congratulations to Marco Moscatelli, postdoctoral researcher at DICA, for receiving the Department Best PhD Thesis Award. A total of 50 applications were submitted for the award, and the PhD Award Committee decided to confer 2 IP Best Thesis Awards (ex aequo) and 7...

First Official Installation of the GreenValve System: A new chapter for water network efficiency

On June 21st, in the municipality of Trinitapoli, in Puglia, the first GreenValve System (GVS) was installed. The system is based on the use of the GreenValve, an innovative regulating valve designed by Prof. Stefano Malavasi and patented by Politecnico di Milano. The...

AMAZING Project: A Successful Workshop in Biskra M’Chouneche for Sustainable Land Management.

The AMAZING project workshop was held from 5 to 9 June in Biskra M'Chouneche a town in Algeria. AMAZING is a Polisocial project that focuses on the Wadi Abiod valley, one of the driest of the Aurès. The project aims at combining technology and traditional sciences in...

Summer School receives EGU Higher Education Teaching Resources Grant 2023

Summer School directed and coordinated by Professor Livio Pinto with the help of Francesco Ioli, DICA PhD student, was awarded with the EGU Higher Education Teaching Resources Grant 2023. The Summer School is held every year at the Belvedere Glacier (Macugnaga, VCO),...

Prof. Alessio Radice Alessio Radice elected to be a member of the leadership team of the Technical Committee on Fluvial Hydraulics

Professor Alessio Radice has been elected to be a member of the leadership team of the Technical Committee on Fluvial Hydraulics of the International Association for Hydraulic Engineering and Research (IAHR). His previous involvement with IAHR included chairing the...

Women and IP: Accelerating Innovation and Creativity – Valentina Zega awarded among the researchers of Politecnico

World Intellectual Property Day (World IP Day) was held on Wednesday 10 May, the theme of this year was "Women and IP: Accelerating Innovation and Creativity". The event, dedicated to celebrating scientific activity and female creativity, was organized by LES Italia...
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