• Shallow mixing interfaces between streams of unequal densities and their relevance for understanding mixing downstream of river confluences

    aula Grandori (ed.4)

    On Monday, June 22, a seminar titled “Shallow mixing interfaces between streams of unequal densities and their relevance for understanding mixing downstream of river confluences” will be held in Grandori Room (Building 4) at 11:00 CET. The seminar will be given by George Constantinescu, Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Iowa. Abstract As opposed to the...

  • Seismic Wave Propagation in Complex Geological Domains: From Site Effects in Earthquakes to Diffuse Fields in Passive Seismology

    collegamento Webex

    Within the PhD course on Elastic Wave Propagation with applications to Earthquake Engineering at Politecnico di Milano, Prof. Francisco José Sánchez-Sesma, Instituto de Ingeniería, UNAM México, will deliver a lecture on Seismic Wave Propagation in Complex Geological Domains: From Site Effects in Earthquakes to Diffuse Fields in Passive Seismology.   The lecture will be delivered on...

  • The vadose zone: a multifaceted perspective

    aula Grandori (ed.4)

    On Thursday, June 25, two seminars will be held in Grandori Room (Building 4) at 10:30 CET. The first seminar will be given by Anna Dabudyk, ITES Strasbourg Institute of Earth and Environment, and is titled: Optimization of Monte Carlo simulations for physically-based groundwater recharge modelling: convergence, sensitivity analysis and spatial upscaling. It will also be possible...

  • XV Incontro dei Giovani Ingegneri Geotecnici

    aula De Donato (edificio 3)

    Il 25 e 26 giugno 2026 il Politecnico di Milano ospiterà il XV Incontro dei Giovani Ingegneri Geotecnici (IAGIG), organizzato dall'Associazione Geotecnica Italiana (AGI) in collaborazione con il Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile e Ambientale. L'iniziativa rappresenta un consolidato momento di confronto, condivisione e crescita professionale rivolto a giovani ingegneri, ricercatori e professionisti del settore della geotecnica. La partecipazione è gratuita,...

  • Active dynamics of epithelial tissues

    aula Grandori (ed.4)

    On Thursday, June 25, a seminar titled “Active dynamics of epithelial tissues” will be held in Grandori Room (Building 4) at 14:00 CET. The seminar will be given by Prof. Alexandre Kabla, University of Cambridge. Abstract Epithelial tissues play a crucial role during embryonic development and in adult organisms, forming essential physiological barriers within the body. These tissues frequently undergo and even...

  • Projection-Based Model Order Reduction and Hyper-Reduction for Non-Linear Electromagnetic Problems

    aula Grandori (ed.4)

    On Wednesday, July 1, a seminar titled "Projection-Based Model Order Reduction and Hyper-Reduction for Non-Linear Electromagnetic Problems" will be held in Grandori Room (Building 4) at 14:00 CET. The seminar will be given by Prof. Daniel Rixen, Technical University of Munich. Abstract Over the last decade, several new techniques to efficiently reduce non-linear structural problems...

  • Micro and Nanoacoustic Devices and Sensors for Radio Frequency and Internet of Things Applications

    aula Grandori (ed.4)

    On Tuesday, July 7, a seminar titled “Micro and Nanoacoustic Devices and Sensors for Radio Frequency and Internet of Things Applications” will be held in Grandori Room (Building 4) at 14:30 CET. The seminar will be given by Luca Colombo, Associate Research Professor at Northeastern University. Abstract With the rapid rollout of advanced communication technologies, including 5G and the Internet of...

  • Recent advances in hydrological modelling and water resources management in Poland

    aula Fassò (edificio 4A)

    On Wednesday, July 8, a seminar will be held in Aula Fassò, starting at 11:00 CET. The seminar will be given by Andrzej Wałęga, Associate Professor of Hydrology and Water Management at the University of Agriculture in Krakow and currently visiting at Politecnico di Milano, and is titled "Recent advances in hydrological modelling and water resources management in...

  • Surrogate modelling for hydromorphodynamic across scales

    aula Grandori (ed.4)

    On Thursday, July 9, as part of a session of two consecutive seminars starting at 10:00 CET, a seminar titled "Surrogate modelling for hydromorphodynamic across scales" will be held in Grandori Room (Building 4). The seminar will be given by Yifan Yang, Professor of River Engineering at Wuhan University. Abstract This seminar presents two complementary...

  • Sustainable Concrete Infrastructure

    aula 087 (edificio 4)

    On Friday, July 10, a seminar will be held in Room 087 (first floor, Building 4), starting at 12:30 CET. The seminar will be given by Rebecca Gravina, Professor and TMR Chair of Structural Engineering in the School of Civil Engineering at The University of Queensland (Brisbane, Australia), and is titled "Sustainable Concrete Infrastructure". Abstract...

  • Wind Turbine Blade Flow-Induced Instabilities under Stochastic Load Perturbations and Partially Correlated Turbulence

    aula Grandori (ed.4)

    On Friday, July 17, a seminar will be held in Grandori Room, starting at 15:00 CET. The seminar will be given by Luca Caracoglia, Full Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Northeastern University (Boston, USA), and is titled "Wind Turbine Blade Flow-Induced Instabilities under Stochastic Load Perturbations and Partially Correlated Turbulence". Abstract Offshore...

  • Assessing the Influence of Supplementary Cementitious Materials on the Temperature Dependence of Structural Build-Up of 3D-printable Cementitious Pastes

    aula Grandori (ed.4)

    On Tuesday, July 21, a seminar will be held in Grandori Room, starting at 12:00 CET. The seminar will be given by Ivan Navarrete, Assistant Professor in the Department of Construction Engineering and Management at the School of Engineering of Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Director of the UC Concrete Innovation Hub, and is...