PhD in Physics

Academic year 2021-22

Convocatòria d'un contracte predoctoral en Física Gravitacional. Podeu consultar aquí les bases de la convocatòria.

Degree data and benchmarks

Below are the main data and benchmarks, as well as the results of the satisfaction surveys for the degree programme, which are periodically analysed and monitored by the centre administrator, the head of studies and the corresponding quality assurance commissions, with a view to promoting the ongoing improvement of the programme.

  2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
New students 14 8 13 12 9 12 14
Registered students 14 22 35 43 49 56 57
Readed theses 0 0 2 1 4 11 10

Data updated on June 29th 2021.

Satisfaction of groups involved

 

Data and description

2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
Student satisfaction 2,89 3,00 3,35 3,38
PDI satisfaction - 3,27 3,35 3,50
PAS satisfaction - 2,90 - 3,00

Sources:

  • Survey of student satisfaction with the study programme
  • Survey of satisfaction and identification of needs of the teaching and research staff (PDI)
  • Biennial survey of satisfaction and identification of needs of the administrative and service staff (PAS) who have supported the undergraduate and postgraduate studies.

Items rated on a scale of 1 to 4, where 1 means ‘not at all satisfied’ and 4 means ‘very satisfied’.

 

Thesis

Link to the institutional repository (DSPACE)

Year Thesis
2022
  • Accurate models of gravitational wave signals from precessing black holes.
  • Characterization and forecast of airborne natural radioactivity in Mallorca
  • IMPACTO DE LA ASIMILACIÓN DE OBSERVACIONES COSTERAS EN UN MODELO DE PREDICCIÓN OCEÁNICO DE ALTA RESOLUCIÓN. Impact of the assimilation of coastal observations on high resolution ocean model forecasts
  • Influence of thermal treatments on Ni-Ti-Zr and Ni-Mn-Ga-X High Temperature Shape Memory Alloys
  • Lagrangian transport of sinking particles. From theoretical characterization to oceanic applications.
  • Revisiting flux-gradient relationships of evapotranspiration, sensible heat and momentum near the ground in complex terrain
2021
  • 3D numerical simulations of oscillations in solar prominences and gravitational instability in threads.
  • ADVANCEMENTS IN MESOSCALE ENSEMBLE PREDICTION STRATEGIES: APPLICATION TO MEDITERRANEAN HIGH-IMPACT WEATHER
  • Development of neuromorphic hardware and non-iterative learning designs for edge computing applications
  • Dynamics of Optical Localized Structures in Passively Mode-Locked Lasers
  • Human mobility: data analysis, theory and models
  • Statistical downscaling of the future climate of Europe: impacts on extreme events and on two strategic sectors (wine grape production and tourism)
  • Study on the role of inhibition on granule cells of the dentate gyrus in the propagation of activity and computation in the hippocampus
  • Surface wave dynamics effects at multiple scales in the Mediterranean Sea
  • Synchronization and collective phenomena in quantum dissipative systems
  • Thermohaline variability and mixing dynamics in the Western Mediterranean deep waters within the Western Mediterranean Transition
2020
  • Gravitational waves from generic binary black holes: From numerical simulations to observational results
  • Image de-noising techniques to improve the observability of oceanic fine-scale dynamics by the SWOT mission
  • Searching for continuous gravitational waves with Advanced LIGO
  • Stochastic binary-state dynamics on complex networks: A theoretical analysis.
  • Study of the Generation of Optical Pulses by Mode-Locking in Semiconductor Lasers for Applications in LiDAR Systems
  • SUBMESOSCALE DYNAMICS IN THE WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA
  • Temporal activity patterns in social dynamics
  • Waveform modelling of Binary Black Holes in the Advanced LIGO era
2019
  • "Active shear strengthening of reinforced concrete beams using Ni-Ti-Nb shape memory alloys"
  • "Photonic Information Processing"
  • A journey across the multiple scales of human mobility
  • Coalescence of Exotic Compact Objects in the new era of gravitational wave astronomy
  • Dynamics of Posidonia oceanica meadows
  • Electrically and thermally driven transport in interacting quantum dot structures
  • GENERATION AND SUPPLY OPTIMISATION OF A POWER PLANT AND DHC NETWORK
  • Gravitational wave data analysis for the advanced detector era
  • Heat and charge transport in nanostructures: interference, AC-driving, environment, and feedback
  • IMPLEMENTATION OF A HIGH-RESOLUTION ENSEMBLE KALMAN FILTER SYSTEM FOR THE WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN
  • Lagrangian studies of sedimentation and transport. Impact on marine ecosystems
  • Physical and economic impacts due to sea level changes and wind-waves around the Balearic Islands
  • Study on the general applicability of the collector efficiency model to solar process heat collectors
  • Temporal evolution of MHD waves in solar coronal arcades
2018
  • "Complex dynamics in power grids"
  • Effect of the surface thermal heterogeneities on the Atmospheric Boundary Layer
  • High-frequency waves and instabilities in multi-fluid partially ionized solar plasmas
  • The complexity of movement: empirical data analysis and modelling of dynamical processes
2017
  • "Study of the uncertainties of Mediterranean Sea Climate Monitoring and Projections"
  • Spin and charge transport in thermally and ac driven nanodevices
2016
  • Análisis de la energía consumida y las emisiones de CO2 durante el ciclo de vida de edificios del sector terciario y residencial situados en las Islas Baleares"
  • On the complexity of upper ocean mesoscale dynamics

Who oversees the quality of the degree programme?

Quality Assurance Commission

Quality Manager
López Gonzalo, María Rosa
Secretary
Palenzuela Luque, Carlos
Teaching and Research Staff
  • Gomila Villalonga, Damià Agustí
  • Orfila Förster, Alejandro
  • López Sánchez, Cristóbal
  • Cladera Bohigas, Antoni
Admin and Services Staff
Hernández Guerra, M. Consolación
Student
Estébanez Santos, Irene

Commitment to quality

Declaration in which the person in charge of ensuring the quality of the Master's programme wishes to express his/her commitment to quality and the constant improvement of his/her actions.

Planning improvement measures

Improvement plan

Accountability and transparency

Access to the Register of Universities, Centres, and Degrees (RUCT)