DISAT
Department of Applied Science and Technology
The Department of APPLIED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (DISAT) focuses on research and education involving the fundamental principles of matter and energy, their transformation and related engineering applications.
It does so throughout a wide and complementary range of disciplines: physics of condensed matter and fundamental interactions, nanotechnology, chemistry, materials science, metallurgy, actively pursuing chemical, physical, materials and food engineering spanning from the conception of new processes, to the development of new chemical reactors and process units by modelling and experimental tools, from the optimisation of control strategies and devices to the design of pilot and industrial-scale plants.
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Politecnico News
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Peace initiatives at PoliTO
Updates on the peace initiatives of Politecnico di Torino
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Deadline 20 April 2026
Call for PhD Students | Designing Human Technologies 12.0
The doctoral summer school Designing Human Technologies 12.0 (DHT) is aimed at PhD students interested in Participatory Design
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Deadline 24 April 2026
Call for Papers | Workshop Foundation Models for Vision Applications
Call for Papers included in the International Conference on Pattern Recognition
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10 June 2026 at 9,30 am
DAUIN meets industry | Research, Innovation, PhD
An opportunity for dialogue and exchange between the research community and the industrial world
Energy Center - Politecnico di Torino - Via Paolo Borsellino 38/16
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17 April 2026 at 4,00 pm
The New Frontiers of Network Softwarization: Orchestration of Network Services at the Edge
The nineteenth seminar of the Escape series will be delivered by professor Gianluca Davoli from the Università di Bologna
Aula R1 - Politecnico di Torino - Via Paolo Borsellino 28-44
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Deadline 31 May 2026
Call for Papers | Beauty as a Public Category: Aesthetics, Politics, and Urban Space
Call for Papers for the European Journal of Creative Practices in Cities and Landscapes (CPCL), Vol. 9, no 2
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Deadline 17 April 2026
Summer School: Mountains in a changing world
A course on mountain systems, climate change impacts, and adaptation strategies, combining lectures and fieldwork
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17 April 2026 at 10,00 pm
Conjunctural analysis: moments and methods
The presentation examines the recent return of conjunctural analysis and its methodological implications in the critical social sciences
Sala dello Zodiaco - Castello del Valentino - Viale Mattioli 39, Torino - disponibile online
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Deadline 17 April 2026
Call for Abstract | Making Teachers, Shaping Futures: Maker Education in Teacher Training
Call for abstracts for the first conference of educational makerspaces for the integration of (critical) making in pre-service and in-service teacher education
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From 13 to 18 April 2026
Things, Soil, Space: Ségou, Mali
The exhibition is curated by Elvira Pietrobon
Sala Colonne - Castello del Valentino - Viale Mattioli 39, Torino
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Deadline 20 April 2026
Call for startup | Beyond Lab
Call launched through the new platform introduced by Iveco Group and designed in collaboration with I3P
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Deadline 20 April 2026
CMBP - China Management & Business Program
The CMBP is an advanced training program for graduate students and dynamic future managers pursuing an effective business career with China
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21 April 2026 at 11,00 am
Unite! Doctoral Event
An event to explore doctoral studies, connect with researchers, and discover what a career in research really looks like
Online
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21 April 2026 at 4,00 pm
Fugitive care: beyond capitalist welfare | By Ida Danewid
The meeting is part of the Beyond Inhabitation Lab seminar series Spring 2026
Sala Vigliano - Castello del Valentino - Viale Mattioli 39, Torino
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Deadline 21 April 2026
Beyond publications and patents: How to foster societal impact of your research
Unite! Networking Hub | Session 6
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22 April 2026 at 4,00 pm
Beyond sanctuary: the humanism of a world in motion
Beyond Sanctuary | The meeting is part of the Beyond Inhabitation Lab seminar series Spring 2026
Sala Vigliano - Castello del Valentino - Viale Mattioli 39, Torino
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27 April 2026 at 6,00 pm
DAD A+ Spring Lecture Series “The New Challenges in the Field of Architecture” | Lecture 5 - Morris Adjmi
The A+ Lectures series of seminars, dedicated to new challenges in the field of Architecture, is back again this year, featuring important international guests
Aula 1V - Castello del Valentino - Viale Mattioli 39, Torino
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04 maggio 2026 - ore 10,00
Computational Models to Speed-up and De-risk Biologics Developability and Formulation Development
This seminar provides an overview of integrated computational strategies to accelerate and de-risk biologics developability and formulation development
Aula 4C - Politecnico di Torino - Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24
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From 6 to 8 May 2026
Battery 2030+ Annual Conference
The Battery 2030+ Annual Conference at Politecnico di Torino brings together leading experts for discussions, networking, and innovation in battery research
Politecnico di Torino - Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24
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Deadline 8 May 2026
Trainings in AI, research data management, research ethics and more
The trainings are aimed at students, researchers and university service staff
Online
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15 and 16 May 2026
International University Challenge
The sports event organized by CUS Torino and dedicated to all university students in Turin is back
CUS Torino - Via Modesto Panetti 30, Torino
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Deadline 18 May 2026
ESONN (European School on Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies)
The 23rd edition of ESONN is a two-week summer school in Grenoble offering advanced training in nanosciences and nanotechnologies with lectures, seminars, and hands-on lab activities
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21 and 22 May 2026
Tri-City SLW Hackathon | Crafting Future Cities
A hackathon on rethinking public space through sustainable, inclusive, and human-centred urban solutions
Online
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From 26 to 28 May 2026
The Unite! Widening Training Series 2026
A three-day training programme in Barcelona designed for PhD candidates and early-career researchers, focusing on ethics, inclusion, and international collaboration
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) - Barcellona
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Deadline 30 May 2026
Open Call | China Beyond Exception - Spatial entanglements across Architecture and Urban Studies
Call for contributions marking the 10 years of activities of Polito China Room
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Deadline 31 May 2026
Call4Fellows
Call4Fellows is the new track dedicated to researchers, postdocs and PhD candidates aimed at bringing frontier scientific research closer to industrial applications
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6 May 2026 at 2,00 pm
Trustworthy AI Agents for Human-Centered Social Impact
Advanced course on trustworthy, human-centered AI systems, combining real-world applications, hands-on activities and reflections on ethical and regulatory challenges
Lab 8 - DAUIN - Politecnico di Torino - Corso Castelfidardo 39
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17 March, 19 May and 16 June 2026
Unite! Networking Hub
A virtual space where Faculty and Staff can exchange best practices on a specific topic or issue
Online
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23 February 2026
The Study Method Enhancement and Study-Related Anxiety Management courses are back
Second Edition of the Courses designed to support students throughout their academic journey
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Deadline 17 July 2026
21th UIT Summer School. Pushing the frontiers of thermal-fluid simulations
A one-week intensive Summer School aims to equip PhD students and young researchers with a perspective on CFD methodologies
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Deadline 31 August 2026
Online Language and Cultural Competence Courses
Online courses open to all students enrolled at any of the Unite! partner universities
Online
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Deadlines 15 May and 15 November 2026
IRGA Call – Initiatives de Recherche Grenoble Alpes
Call launched by the Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)
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31 March 2026 at 2,30 pm
Cosmologies. Rethinking Anomalies in Urban and Architectural Research on China and Beyond
The first in a series of events marking the 10th anniversary of the China Room research group
Sala Ciribini - Castello del Valentino - Viale Mattioli 39, Torino - available online
Department News
DiSAT Seminars 2026 - Seminar "Strategies for Circularity: Renewable Feedstocks, Green Oxidants, and Sustainable Laboratories"
The seminar will be held by dr. Thomas Freese
Sala Denina - 2.00 p.m.