Teaching Didactic structure

Didactic structure

Courses

The doctoral program provides for the pursuit of 30 CFU (1 CFU equivalent to 6 hours) of which 24 CFU related to basic courses and 6 CFU to be acquired on soft skills. All courses offered by the SAFAS doctorate are scheduled in the first year. University courses are offered every year. The acquisition of elective credits is permitted in the second and third year.

"Introduction to Programming and Statistical Analysis with R"

PhD Year: First

Lesson Hours: 6

Learning Assessment: Written

Language: Italian

Teachers: Luisa Ghelardini e Giovanni Iacopetti

"Soil Detection and Evaluation Techniques"

PhD Year: First

Lesson Hours: 6

Learning Assessment: Written

Language: Italian

Teacher: Giovanni Mastrolonardo

"Digital systems for the promotion of sustainable nutrition"

PhD Year: First

Lesson Hours: 6

Learning Assessment: Written

Language: Italian

Teachers: Caterina Dinnella, Sara Spinelli

"Consumer Behavior Analysis Models for the Promotion of a Sustainable Nutrition"

PhD Year: First

Lesson Hours: 6

Learning Assessment: Written

Language: Italian

Teacher: Caterina Contini

"Precision Crop Protection"

PhD Year: First

Lesson Hours: 6

Learning Assessment: Oral

Language: Italian

Teacher: Salvatore Moricca

"New technologies for forest monitoring"

PhD Year: First

Lesson Hours: 6

Learning Assessment: Written

Language: Italian

Teachers: Davide Travaglini e Francesca Giannetti

"Digital Tools for the Application of Precision Animal Feeding"

PhD Year: First

Lesson Hours: 6

Learning Assessment: Written

Language: Italian

Teachers: Marcello Mele; Alberto Mantino

"Precision Livestock Farming for Animal Tracking and Monitoring of Production and Reproductive Parameters”

PhD Year: First

Lesson Hours: 6

Learning Assessment: Oral

Language: Italian

Teachers: Carolina Pugliese e Chiara Aquilani

"Agronomic innovation to support the productivity and sustainability of field crops"

PhD Year: First

Lesson Hours: 6

Learning Assessment: Oral

Language: English

Teacher: Simone Orlandini

"Digitalization in crop management systems, automation, robotics"

PhD Year: First

Lesson Hours: 12

Learning Assessment: Oral, checking of a project work

Language: Italian - English

Teacher: Daniele Sarri

"Precision fruit growing systems to increase sustainability, production quality and productivity in fruit tree species"

PhD Year: First

Lesson Hours: 6

Learning Assessment: Written/Oral

Language: English

Teacher: Giovanni Caruso

"Sensors and models for Agrohydrological monitoring"

PhD Year: First

Lesson Hours: 6

Learning Assessment: Written/Oral

Language:English

Teacher: Giovanni Rallo

"Sensors and sensor networks for smart agriculture"

PhD Year: First

Lesson Hours: 6

Learning Assessment: Written

Language: Italian

Teacher:  Ada Fort

"Determination of nutraceutical components in food matrices"

PhD Year: First

Lesson Hours: 6

Learning Assessment: Written/Oral

Language: Italian

Teacher: Gabriella Tamasi

"Synthesis and characterization of gel and microemulsion systems for the controlled release of bioactive substances in agricultural soils"

PhD Year: First

Lesson Hours: 6

Learning Assessment: Written/Oral

Language: Italian

Teacher: Michele Baglioni

"Chemical-physical analysis of complex agrifood matrices"

PhD Year: First

Lesson Hours: 6

Learning Assessment: Written/Oral

Language: Italian

Teacher:  Rebecca Pogni

"Methodologies and tools to promote, measure and enhance the sustainability of agri-food companies”

PhD Year: First

Lesson Hours: 6

Learning Assessment: Oral

Language: Italian

Teacher: Sebastiano Cupertino

"Optical sensors for phytopathological diagnosis"

PhD Year: First

Lesson Hours: 6

Learning Assessment: Written/Oral

Language: English

Teacher: Lorenzo Cotrozzi

"Optimizing the management of hydroponic growing systems"

PhD Year: First

Lesson Hours: 6

Learning Assessment: Written/Oral

Language: English

Teacher: Incrocci Luca

"Impact of climate change on crop plants"

PhD Year: First

Lesson Hours: 6

Learning Assessment: Written

Language: Italian

Teacher: Giampiero Cai

"Agroforestry systems"

PhD Year: First

Lesson Hours: 6

Learning Assessment: Written

Language:English

Teachers: Alberto Mantino/Daniele Antichi

"Evaluation, preparation and revision of an article in an international journal"

PhD Year: First

Lesson Hours: 6

Learning Assessment: Written

Language: Italian

Teacher: Giovanni Mastrolonardo

"Scientific thinking, approach to experimental design and analysis of results"

PhD Year: First

Lesson Hours: 6

Learning Assessment: Oral

Language: English

Teacher: Marco Landi

Extra-curricular training activities

• Research seminars held by professors and experts from the scientific world, both national and foreign (in Italian or English) and others held by external experts operating in strategic sectors (for the training of the doctoral student) of the world of professions, production, work and research operating in the Tuscan or national territory.
• Laboratory meetings in which the doctoral students will present the key aspects of their research as well as any critical issues;
• Journal Club in which articles of particular interest published in scientific journals in the sector will be brought to the attention of the doctoral students and the salient aspects of the research presented therein will be discussed
• Experiences in applied contexts (internships/traineeships/other)

PhD students may participate in internships/traineeships/other with partners external to the ATS that participate in the implementation of the research topics or that have a high level of innovation recognized at international level.

The period will be defined in agreement with the host structure also in relation to the planned joint research activity.!!subpageslistsimple

Study and research stays abroad

Period of research activity at a qualified foreign Laboratory. This structure will be identified by the Board and the Candidate in relation to the specific research topic that the PhD student has planned. The period will be defined in agreement with the host structure also in relation to the planned joint research activity. For further details, please refer to the competition announcement.

Exams

At the end of each course, an exam is scheduled. For details, please contact the relevant professor.