Physics

With the skills acquired in this profile, the graduate will be able to carry out, by way of example but not exclusively, activities in the following areas:

Technology, applications and innovation in the public and private sectors

• planning, organisation and conduct of laboratory measurements;  
• management and planning of high-tech equipment in the fields of industry, environment, health, cultural heritage and public administration;  
• programming, management, processing and analysis of large amounts of data in various scientific fields, not strictly of a physical nature. 

Research & Development 

• research, consultancy, training and updating activities at universities or public and private research institutions, developing theories, calculation methods, instrumentation and measurement methodologies.

Promotion and dissemination of scientific culture and teaching 

• promotion of the development of scientific and technological innovation, outreach activities on physics and dissemination of scientific culture;  
• design and development of innovative teaching tools and methodologies; monitoring and analysis of teaching and teaching processes; specialisation in specific teacher training courses.

With the skills acquired in this profile, the graduate, in addition to the paths seen above, will be able to pursue a career in small, medium and large companies and start-ups with high technological and innovation content or in consulting companies for technology transfer and innovation in the following areas of Innovation Management:

• implementation of the enabling technologies envisaged by the National Business Plan 4.0 (new materials and techniques for advanced manufacturing; data analysis; cloud computing; Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning);
• evaluation of innovation opportunities starting from the company's request for digitization and technological innovation in relation to the reference market;
• promotion and management of cultural/managerial/procedural changes necessary for the implementation of new technologies in the company;
• evaluation and analysis of the company's existing innovation projects, contributing to them also with their scientific and technological skills, relating to all company functions.