Edoardo Menichelli

Curricular internship carried out in the Department of Materials, Urban and Environmental Science and Engineering (SIMAU).

Study of the short-range positional order of conventional liquid crystals, for the investigation of mesomorphic phases of matter.

• Analysis of x-ray diffraction patterns by Wide Angle X-ray Scattering (WAXS) technique;
• Development of Python codes for experimental data correction and processing using the pyFAI library.
• Extrapolation of the investigated parameters by fitting the profiles obtained from the processing.
• Development of degree theses relating to the internship path.

• Disciplinary sector: Physics of matter
• Duration: 72 hours of frontal lesson
• Program: Elements of quantum mechanics. Molecular interaction, liquids, solids and crystal structures. Electronic and optical properties of solids: energy bands, metals, semiconductors, insulators.
• Conducting a thesis on the application of band theory to the description of semiconductor structures and modelling of PN junction-based devices. Study of the criticalities of the space environment towards single-junction solar cells and in-depth study of group III-IV multi-junction structures.

• Disciplinary sector: Electromagnetic fields
• Duration: 72 hours, 64 of frontal lesson and 8 of laboratory.
• Program: Advanced analysis methods: Hertzian potentials and loaded guides, Green's Functions, planar structure analysis techniques. Microwave components: resonant cavities, passive and active microwave circuits. Measures: advanced microwave measurement and calibration techniques. Synthesis techniques. SPM microscopy and microwave microscopy (SMM) techniques;
  
• Exercises and Laboratory (8 hours):
  - Calibration of a VNA;
  - Scans with SPM microscopy

• Disciplinary sector: Electromagnetic fields
• Duration: 72 hours, 64 of frontal lesson and 8 of laboratory
• Program: General principles of interferometry. Passive optical resonators. Static and dynamic behavior of lasers. Theory of optical propagation: Integrated optical guides, optical fibers, birefringent optical guides. Coupled mode theory. Directional couplers for integrated and discrete fiber optic photonics. Optical lattices and optical diffraction and their application in real devices. Light-matter interaction and the electro-optical effect. Low and high frequency electro-optical modulators: characterization and design. Analysis and design of real photonic interferometric systems.
• Exercises and laboratory (8 hours): Construction of a Michelson-Morley interferometer

• Disciplinary sector: Electronic
• Duration: 72 hours of frontal lesson
• Program: Electronic and structural properties of nanoscale materials. Ohmic-diffusive and ballistic charge transport models, PN and metal-semiconductor junctions, interconnectors and related thermal effects, static and dynamic behavior of bipolar transistors and MOS transistors.
  Elements on heterojunction transistors. Correlation between geometric/physical/technological parameters and the performance of electronic devices. Introduction to fabrication methods and characterization of nanoscale electronic devices: growth/deposition, lithography, chemical and plasma etching. Next-generation electronic devices. Design devices and techniques.

• Disciplinary sector: Electric and Electronic measures
• Duration: 72 hours, 64 of frontal lesson and 8 of laboratory
• Program: Metrological characterisation of sensors: Model of a sensor, characterization of a sensor, parameters for characterizing the static and dynamic behavior of a sensor, operating conditions. Passive sensors: Resistive sensors, capacitive sensors, inductive sensors, magnetic sensors. Active sensors: Piezoelectric sensors, pyroelectric sensors.
  Optical sensors: Photodetectors, fiber optic sensors.
  Sensors and transducers for mechanical quantities: LVDT, eddy currents sensors, strain gages, acoustic and vibration sensors. Integration of sensors and electronic instrumentation: Equivalent circuit of a transducer, noise and amplification of electrical signals, signal conditioning circuits, intelligent sensors.
• Exercies and laboratory:

- calibration of strain gauge sensors in a MATLAB environment;
- implementation of conditioning circuits;
- Integration of a full measurement sequence using Arduino.

• Self-design and construction of a single load cell electronic scale. Calibration and development of a report reporting the results obtained. Self-design and construction of a single load cell electronic scale. Calibration and development of a report reporting the results obtained.

The Polimarche Racing Team is the racing team of the Polytechnic University of Marche that competes in the international Formula SAE championship. The objective of the competition is to design, build and bring to the track a race car, evaluated in terms of design, cost and performance during a series of static and dynamic tests.

• Teamwork for the development of electronic systems for in-vehicle safety systems.
• Design of circuits in Altium Designer environment.
• Testing and assembly of components in the laboratory.
• Drafting of component specifications and 3D modelling of the boards on Altium Designer environment.

• Installation of photovoltaic panels for civil and industrial plants;
• Maintenance and testing of civil and industrial photovoltaic systems;
• Revamping of pre-existing photovoltaic systems on site;
• Installation of modules for the control of photovoltaic energy production.

• Advice on the company's web area and proposals for resolving the critical issues encountered.
• Drafting a growth plan in the customer service area.
• Analysis and reporting of statistical data related to online advertising campaigns and digital customer interactions with the company.

• Door-to-door sales
• Customer service
• Demonstrations of the products vorwerk folletto