Organization

Starting from the XXXIX cycle, every PhD student is required to follow courses for a total of 30 CFUs, 6 of which must be for soft and complementary skills. As a general rule, students are recommended to accumulate their 30 CFUs during the first two years. It is mandatory for all students to attend: (1) one module of Imaging and microscopy, (2) one module of Spectroscopy, (3) one module of Light-matter interaction, and (4) Science communication (preferably during the first year), which are all organised by the LENS PhD school. All other CFU can be collected from seminars—1 CFU every 3 seminars—or from courses organised by the LENS PhD school or by other PhD schools at UniFI. Attendance to 1 GEP-seminar is mandatory. 

According to the definition adopted by the University of Florence, one CFU corresponds to 25 hours of total work, including both frontal lectures and individual study. 

By December of the first year, every student shall submit their study plan with the courses chosen for the three years. Each study plan shall undergo the approval of the Teaching Committee, after hearing the student’s Tutor.

At the end of each course, the students shall pass an examination; modalities of the examination will be agreed by the Teaching Committee and by the course teacher(s).

Students from other institutions are welcome to follow LENS classes, but should check with their institutions whether the earned CFU will be recognised. 

Courses at LENS in 2024-2025

4 Lectures on Advanced Photonic Materials and Devices (2 CFU), A. Chabanov

11, 13, 18, 20 November 2024, 11:00-12:00,  Aula Querzoli

4 Lectures on Scattering Techniques for Soft Matter Studies (2 CFU), M. Plazanet

9, 14, 16, 30 October 2024, 14:30, Aula Querzoli

Scientific writing* (4 CFU), R. Bini, M. Calamai, C. Sias, C. Toninelli

Beginning May 5th, 15:30, Aula Querzoli. Subsequent meetings will be decided togerther with the teachers. 

Microscopy and Imaging (advanced) (3 CFU), R. Cicchi

All classes Monday 9:30 -- 11:30 in Aula Querzoli

Light-matter interaction base (2 CFU), G. Santambrogio

Wednesday: 9:30–11:30 in the days 19, 26 Feb and 5, 12 Mar; Friday: 14:00–16:00 in the days 28 Feb and 7 Mar

Or, in a different format: February 19th (9:30-11:30), 26th (9:30-11:30), 28th (14:00–16:00); March 5th (9:30-11:30), 7th (14:00–16:00), 12th (9:30-11:30)

–Postulates of quantum mechanics. Photoelectric effect and Young's double-slit experiment.
–Qualitative intro to perturbation theory. Application on a two-level system.
–Dynamics on a two-level system and Rabi oscillations. 
–Bloch sphere, Rabi, Ramsey, rapid adiabatic passage.

Light-matter interaction advanced (2 CFU), L. Fallani, N. Granchi

–Boltzman recap
–Magnetic resonance
–Time resolved spectroscopy
–Raman spectroscopy
–Fluorescence and phosphorescence

Science communication* (3 CFU), G. Santambrogio and C. Sias

*Course valid for “soft and complementary skills”