The Department of Earth Sciences “A. Desio” of the University of Milan announces the availability of six industry co-funded PhD studentships on ‘Green’ research topics. All research projects are to be developed in collaboration with a company, where the prospective student will have to spend a period of 6 to 12 months.

The following two projects are of particular geomechanical interest: “Soil improvement treatments by resin injection” (contact: tiziana.apuani@unimi.it) and “Experimental and numerical analysis of the thermal and thermo-mechanical behaviour of thermo-active sheet pile walls” (contact: francesco.cecinato@unimi.it).

More details on the projects and instructions for applicants can be found on the attached flyer.