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Doctoral Programme in Physics and Materials Science
DPPM
within Doctoral School of Science and Engineering DSSE
Susanne Siebentritt
Programme Coordinator
Doctoral School Head
University of Luxembourg
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Governance/Support
programme committee:
• Giusy Scalia
• Thomas Schmidt
• Emmanuel Defay
• Susanne Siebentritt
candidates' representatives:
www.milanurbanfoodpolicypact.org
• Sharif Shahini
• Arpan Datta Sarma
administrative support: doctoral candidate contact at LIST:
• Suzanne Biwer • Stéphanie Lucadello
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Recent changes
New law - new study regulations
www.uni.lu
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ADR
The law: Art. 21. Autorisation à diriger des recherches
(1) …le droit de diriger des thèses menant au grade de docteur...
…accordée aux professeurs et professeurs affiliés au moment de leur nomination…
(2) …peut aussi être accordée au personnel enseignant-chercheur engagé auprès de l’Université
ou à des chercheurs engagés auprès d’un organisme de recherche par le recteur,
sur avis favorable d’une commission d’évaluation de la discipline de rattachement du candidat
…composée d’au moins six membres qui ont le rang de professeur d’université
et dont au moins la moitié sont externes et indépendants de l’Université, ….
internal regulations (ROI):
• applications are sent to the dean (internal)
or to the rector (external applicants)
• 4 deadlines per year
• external: ESF
• internal: programme coordinator
RU head
phdcomics.com
+ 1 professor of RU
• decision within 2-3 months
for forms, questions… contact Oliver Glassl (DSSE)
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Doctoral studies
The law: Art. 37. Organisation des études menant au grade de docteur…
(1) …des programmes d’études dispensés par les écoles doctorales…
Chaque .. doctorant s’inscrit dans un programme d’études offert par une école doctorale
every doctoral candidate registers for a doctoral programme
(2) …programmes, statutes, study regulations…
(3) …thèse, soutenance … blogs.edf.org
…la participation à des cours … consacrés à l’acquisition
de compétences méthodologiques et transversales.
doctoral studies involve
• writing a thesis and defending it
• participation in courses providing methodological and transversal skills
Study regulations - required:
• 20 ECTS points, of which at least 5 for transversal skills
• a course in science ethics (E.g "Good scientific practice")
• at least 16 before defence authorisation, 20 before defence
• only for activities during doctoral studies
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CET
The law: Art. 37. Organisation des études menant au grade de docteur…
(5) le comité d’encadrement de thèse …est composé de trois personnes, dont le directeur de thèse
…se réunit avec le doctorant au moins une fois par an pour évaluer l’avancement des travaux
the CET has 3 members, including the supervisor
meets the candidate at least once a year to evaluate the progress of the work
…peut recommander au recteur de refuser la réinscription du candidat
…En cas de refus de réinscription… par le recteur, le doctorant est exclu définitivement du progr.
can recommend to the rector to refuse re-registration
if the rector follows the recommendation, the candidate is excluded from the programme
study regulations:
• CET members:
supervisor, at least one member has work contract with UL,
from different groups
• cotutelle: 4 members, including the 2 supervisors
For CET description go to the DPPM webpage
https://wwwen.uni.lu/studies/fstc/
doctoral_programme_in_physics_and_materials_science/
useful_information
clipart-library.com
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DPPM website
www.uni.lu "Physics and
materials science"
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Thesis
The law: Art. 37 (5)
…le doctorant soumet un projet de thèse … au CET.
…CET évalue le document et adresse au recteur un rapport
portant sur l’admissibilité … à la soutenance
Le doctorant doit remettre sa thèse au plus tard quarante-huit mois après son admission
La soutenance de thèse doit avoir lieu au plus tôt trente-six mois
et au plus tard cinquante-deux mois après l’admission
The candididate submits a thesis draft to the CET
CET writes report and asks for authorisation to defend
blogs.edf.org
The thesis is submitted the latest 48 months after admission
The defence takes place the latest 52 months after admission
For hints on thesis writing go to the DPPM webpage
https://wwwen.uni.lu/studies/fstc/
doctoral_programme_in_physics_and_materials_science/useful_information
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Defence
The law: Art. 37 (6)
Le jury de thèse est composé de cinq membres, tous titulaires d’un doctorat,
dont au moins un professeur ordinaire ou professeur adjoint de l’Université
et au moins deux membres externes à l’Université.
Les fonctions de président du jury et de directeur de thèse sont incompatibles.
The jury consists of 5 members, who hold a Dr title,
at least one professor of UL
at least 2 external members
The supervisor cannot be the president
study regulations:
• president has to be a professor of UL
• no more grades ® price for 10% best candidates
DPPM statutes:
• at least 2 jury members have not published with the candidate
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Grace period
The law: Art. 60 Dispositions transitoires
(6) Les étudiants inscrits … au moment de l’entrée en vigueur de la présente loi peuvent bénéficier,
pendant les deux années académiques suivant cette date, des dispositions ...
telles qu’elles résultent … de la loi modifiée du 12 août 2003…, si celles-ci sont plus favorables.
candidates registered at the moment when the law came into force (1st August 2018)
can, during 2 academic years, apply the rules of the "old" law, if they are favourable
additional circulair: 20 ECTS rule relaxed even after grace period for candidates
registered before August 2018
• registration on or after 1st August 2018: new law
• defence before 1st August 2020: you can chose old law
• registration before 1st August 2018
and defence on or after 1st August 2020:
new law, but reduced ECTS requirements
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10 susanne.siebentritt@uni.luStatutes – what is new?
• links to relevant texts
• small update on tasks and responsibilities
• CET: reference to law and study regulations
• jury: also publications in preparation prevent jury membership
• candidates' representatives attend programme committee meetings
• no more obligation for Young Scientists Conference
• no more category 1-3 for ECTS points, only (inter)disciplinary and transferable
• max 5 ECTS for teaching
• succeding the programme is now required to obtain doctor title:
20 ECTS
3 papers, including 1 first author paper
CETs: please, check for ECTS and papers!
• funding for doctoral candidates
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11 susanne.siebentritt@uni.luHow to get funding?
We have money for
• travel of doctoral candidates to conferences, summerschools, secondments,…
• small equipment, software, beam time, CPU time,…
• travel of CET members
• travel of jury members (from DSSE)
} for UL candidates only
the forms are here:
https://wwwen.uni.lu/studies/fstc/
doctoral_programme_in_physics_and_materials_science/forms
clipground.com/
for your own travel: for equipment, CET travel,…:
for orders, reimbursement etc.
UL candidates:
ask your secretary
LIST candidates:
ask Patricia Ramoa
patricia.ramoa@uni.lu
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12 susanne.siebentritt@uni.luHow to validate ECTS points?
• Courses by the doctoral programme: automatically
• Other courses with a certificate: send scan of the certificate to Suzanne Biwer
• Outreach activities: new form
• Other training activities, where you don't get a certificate: new form
conference or workshop:
attach a copy of the
conference programme • Courses
of the master programme
the forms are here:
https://wwwen.uni.lu/studies/fstc/
doctoral_programme_in_physics_and_materials_science/forms
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13 susanne.siebentritt@uni.luPublications
to be allowed to defend your thesis, you need at least 3 papers
• 1 first author paper, the others can be co-author papers
• 2 should be accepted
• 1 paper can be replaced by a patent
To obtain your doctor title you need to contribute to scientific progress
Why? Þ you need results
Þ you need to inform the scientific community about it
Collaboration agreement on doctoral education between UL and LI’s:
In addition to listing their LI affiliation on any publication, PhD candidates enrolled
at the UL will also mention his/her affiliation to the UL on the publication that will be
directly related to the PhD
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14 susanne.siebentritt@uni.luNew IT tools
ServiceNow – testphase to start in July
• Active Directory accounts for external ADR holders
• Centralised ServiceNow-based candidates registration (DAED etc)
• Centralised ServiceNow-based CET nomination
In June: workshops and tests with volunteering supervisors
Planned:
• Doctoral education agreement
• CET reports
• ECTS follow-up
www.qatbrasil.com/
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15 susanne.siebentritt@uni.luCourses academic year 18/19
Title Responsible lecturer Date
Cluster seminar electronic structure Ludger Wirtz Weekly
Electronic sensors and energy Susanne Siebentritt Monthly
harvesters seminar
Strain sensors and energy harvesters Emmanuel Defay Every two months
seminar
Biocluster meeting Sivashankar Every two months
Krishnamoorthy
Group theory for condensed matter Mael Gennou 28/29 Sept. 18
physics
Control Theory Matteo Polettini 27, 29 Nov/ 11,13 Dec. 18
Jean-Charles Delvenne Jan/Feb 19
Introduction to electronic structure Ludger Wirtz 17/18 Jan 2019
calculations
Good scientific practice for Massena Julia Verse (S. 19/20 Feb. or 15/16 May
students Siebentritt) 2019
Solar Cell Basics Susanne Siebentritt 28 Feb/1st March
Scientific Writing Jan Lagerwall 10 and 24/04, 8/05 2019
Intellectual Property Rights Severine Iffland June 2019
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16 susanne.siebentritt@uni.luPlanned courses academic year 19/20
Title Responsible lecturer Date
Cluster seminar electronic Ludger Wirtz Weekly
structure
Electronic sensors and energy Susanne Siebentritt Monthly
harvesters cluster seminar
Strain sensors and energy Emmanuel Defay Every two months
harvesters cluster seminar
Energy harvesters Susanne Siebentritt
Materials for Sensing Siva Krishnamoorthy
Fabrication technologies and Cesar Pascual Garcia
electrical response of sensors
Polymers and nanocomposites Dan Schmidt Fall 2019
Solar Cells - semiconductor basics Susanne Siebentritt Spring 2020
Good scientific practice for science J. Verse (S. Siebentritt) Spring 2020
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17 susanne.siebentritt@uni.luCourses wishlist
• Thin film / Nanomaterials characterisation techniques
• Bioengineering
• Density functional theory
• Ultrafast science
• Light-matter interaction
• Python
transferable skills:
https://wwwen.uni.lu/studies/doctoral_education/doctoral_applicant/doctoral_training
www.lingualearnenglish.com/
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18 susanne.siebentritt@uni.luWhen it gets too much…
psychological support for students:
Irmgard Schröder
https://wwwen.uni.lu/studierende/nuetzliche_informationen_von_a_bis_z/
psychologische_beratungsstelle_fuer_studierende
for help with conflicts: ombuds team:
Serge Haan, Gabor Wiese, Tonie van Dam, Susanne Siebentritt
https://wwwen.uni.lu/fstc/
doctoral_school_in_science_and_engineering_dsse/ombuds_committee
It's ok to ask for help
We all need help at times
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