Joint PhD in Environmental Fluid Mechanics

The Joint PhD in Environmental Fluid Mechanics is a joint programme sponsored by ICTP, the University of Trieste, and three Italian scientific institutions in Trieste: Istituto di Scienze Marine del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (ISMAR‐CNR), Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale (OGS), and Osservatorio Meteorologico Regionale ‐ Friuli Venezia Giulia (OSMER‐FVG). Now in its fourth year, the programme is patterned after a typical American PhD programme.

Some fellowships are available, including a limited number for students from the developing world. The main objective is to train students for a variety of careers in research, teaching and high-technology in the field of Environmental Fluid Mechanics, with special emphasis on basic fluid mechanics and the physics of large scale flows. The program provides advanced training and research in the following areas:

• Fundamental Fluid Mechanics (including stability, transition, and turbulence)
• Hydraulics
• Meteorology, Climatology and Physics of the Atmosphere
• Physical Oceanography

For more details, visit the programme website.