Departments at the Politecnico di Milano  

Architettura e Pianificazione - DiAP (Architecture and Planning)
Analysis of urban dynamics and policies, analysis of changes in territory, Methods and techniques of town planning, Models of artificial intelligence in design and architecture, Planning of transports and territory, Ecological planning, Urban design
Web site: http://www.diap.polimi.it/ (in Italian)

Bioingegneria (Bioengineering)
Polymeric biomaterials, Mechanical and cardiovascular bioengineering, Biomedical signal and image processing, Medical informatics, Posture and rehabilitation, Rehabilitation technology.
Web site:
http://www.biomed.polimi.it/ (in Italian)

Chimica (Chemistry)
Structural and compositional characterisation of organic molecules by nuclear magnetic resonance, Isolation, structure and synthesis of organic molecules, Chemical-enzymatical methods for the synthesis of organic substances, Mass spectrometric methods for the study of organic substances of biological interest and their supramolecular adducts, Radicalic, electron transfer, photochemical, electrochemical and catalysis processes for the synthesis of organic compounds, Synthesis of organic substances of biological interest, synthesis and reactivity of fluoro-organic compounds, Synthesis, derivation and transformations of heterocycles, Structural and statistical-mechanical studies of polymers, crystallographic studies of organic molecules.
Web site:
http://dept.chem.polimi.it/ (in Italian and English)

Chimica fisica applicata (Applied Physical Chemistry)

Biomaterials and smart materials, Corrosion, deterioration and protection of materials, Electrochemistry and electrochemical energetics, Metallic materials, metallurgy and surface treatments, Environmental preservation and industrial safety, Thermodynamics and chemical kinetics.
Web site:
http://dept.chem.polimi.it/ (in Italian and English)

Chimica industriale e ingegneria chimica - CIIC (Industrial Chemistry and Chemical Engineering)
Industrial chemistry and catalysis, Industrial and process engineering of chemical plants, Materials science and engineering.
Web site:
http://pcsiwa.rett.polimi.it/~ciic/ (in English)

Conservazione e storia dell’architettura (Conservation and History of Architecture)
Architectural and urban composition, Conservation of architectural goods, Design and survey, Evaluation of architectural goods, History of architecture, Assessment and design of territorial and house quality.
Web site:
http://www.dcsa.polimi.it/ (in Italian)

Disegno industriale e tecnologia dell’architettura - DI.Tec. (Industrial Design and Architectural Technology)

Buildings and health, Building maintenance and requalification, Studies of marketable industrial products, Industrial and environmental design, Technological research and applications for design, Building systems and quality.
Web site:
http://www.polimi.it/ditec (in Italian)

Elettronica e informazione - DEI (Electronics and Information)
Application of microwave circuits, Computers architecture, Automatics, automation and industrial robotics, Databases and information systems, Electronic components and systems: design, simulation and testing, Signal processing, Electronics and microelectronics for radiation detection, Photonics, Artificial intelligence and robotics, Optoelectronics and electronic instrumentation, Propagation, Telecommunications networks, Operational research, Software science and engineering, Environmental systems, Transmission of information.
Web site:
http://www.elet.polimi.it/ (in Italian and English)

Elettrotecnica (Electrical Engineering)
Electric drives for automation in industry and transports, Electromechanical components and systems, Electrical measurements and electronic instrumentation, Design and testing of electric systems in sinusoidal and non sinusoidal conditions.
Web site:
http://www.etec.polimi.it/ (in Italian and English)

Energetica (Energetics)
Analysis of energetic systems, Combustion, Diagnosis of deterioration and conservation methods of works of art, Technical and environmental physics, Fluidodynamics of turbomachines, Organic fluids engines and high temperature heat pumps, Propulsion, Air cooling and conditioning, Thermofluidodynamics, Gas turbines, gas-steam combined cycles, electric energy production, cogeneration and teleheating.
Web site:
http://www.energ.polimi.it/ (in Italian)

Fisica (Physics)
Laser sources and applications, Spectroscopy of solids.
Web site:
http://www.polimi.it/ateneo/dipartim/fis.shtml (in Italian)

Ingegneria aerospaziale (Aerospace Engineering)
Aerodynamics, Dynamics of aerospatial systems, Aerospatial structures and materials.
Web site:
http://www.aero.polimi.it/ (in Italian and English)

Ingegneria dei sistemi edilizi e territoriali - DISET (Planning and Building Engineering)
Town planning engineering, Quality of building representation and design, Quality and technology in buildings, History and restoration.
Web site:
http://www.diset.polimi.it/ (in Italian)

Ingegneria Gestionale - DIG (Economics and Production)

International trade, Industrial economics, Regional and urban economics, Business management and organisation, Design and management of production.
Web site:
http://www.dig.polimi.it/ (in Italian)

Ingegneria idraulica, ambientale e del rilevamento - D.I.I.A.R. (Hydraulic, Environmental, and Surveying Engineering)
Hydraulics and mechanics of fluids, Hydrology and management of water resources, Atmospheric pollution and treatment of pollutants emissions, Survey, Water treatments , Treatment of wastes and soil reclamation, Processing of geodetic and cartographic observations.
Web site:
http://www.diiar.polimi.it/ (in Italian)

Ingegneria nucleare (Nuclear Engineering)
Characterization of new materials by laser and neutron spectroscopy, Nuclear and power electronics, Nuclear plant engineering, Methodologies for plant reliability analysis and diagnostics, Radiochemistry, radiation chemistry and radioanalitic chemistry, Nuclear technics in industry.
Web site:
http://www.cesnef.polimi.it/ (in Italian)

Ingegneria strutturale - DIS (Structural Engineering)

Calculations of structural sys-tems in non linear regime and characterization of the mechanical behaviour of materials, Buildings in seismic areas, Metallic constructions, Diagnosis and restoration of historical buildings, Structural identification and characterization of the dynamical behaviour of structures, Geotechnical engineering, Seismic risk and hazard, Reinforced concrete structures.
Web site:
http://www.stru.polimi.it/ (in Italian and English)

Matematica (Mathematics)
Discrete mathematics, mathematical models in material science, Probabilistic models and statistical analysis, Numerical-mathematical models in fluid dynamics and kinetic theory of gases.
Web site:
http://www.mate.polimi.it/ (in Italian)

Meccanica (Mechanics)
Mechanical constructions and materials resistance, Dynamics of mechanical systems, Plant engineering and logistics of production systems, Materials for mechanical applications, Mechanics of robots, Mechanical and thermal measurements, testing and experimental stress analysis, Mechanical design and terrestrial vehicles, Design of machines, Manufacturing Engineering and production
Web site:
http://www.mecc.polimi.it/ (in Italian)

Progettazione dell'architettura (Architectural Projects)
Analysis and design of public open spaces, Urban analysis and design, Indoor architecture and fittings, Architecture and science of museums, Architectural composition, Urban and architectural planning, Urban and architectural planning, Urban and architectural planning, Design of infrastructures for Public Administration, Urban design and representation, Research and design of suburbs (town-countryside relationship), History of architecture and modern town planning.
Web site: http://www.polimi.it/ateneo/dipartim/dpa/index.shtml (in Italian)



last update: June 2001 by siwa