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AGENDA

My “nano” academic background: what did I like?

Why carrying out international research experiences matter

What do you do for a living with a strong “nano” background?

Physics is not all in life: transition into business is easy

Innovation is at the heart of value creation for corporates: no

doubt you will use your “nano” studies in your everyday work

Conclusion

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MY ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

2005.Bachelor's degree in Physical Engineering (2nd course)

2007.Master of Science in Physical Engineering (2nd course)

• Thesis carried out at University of California, Berkeley

2008.Diploma Alta Scuola Politecnica (2nd cycle)

• Interdisciplinary project with STMicroelectronics

2010.Master of Business Administration, Collège des Ingénieurs,

Paris


WHAT DID I LIKE: SEEING THE ATOMS…


SEM of graphene on SiC XPS of PEG monolayers on Au

…PLAYING WITH MEMS…


Matrix of μcantilevers Functionalized μcantilever

for chemical sensing

...CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY…


Micro-fludic device Laboratory on a chip

…SOLID STATE PHYSICS AT WORK…


Giant magnetoresistance used in magnetic field sensors

WHAT DID I LIKE: THE ENVIRONMENT


INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES MATTER

Benefits of studying and doing research in another university:

• Experience a different methodology

• Have access to a broader set of experimental facilities

• Publish papers with an international team

• Increase the opportunities to do research after graduation

• Contribute to create networks between PoliTo and foreign universities

• Boost your team-working attitude and reduce cultural barriers

• Dress up your CV for future interviews

• Improve your English

• Taste how “working abroad” could be


AND AFTER? WHAT TO DO FOR A LIVING?

Deepen your expertise in physics/electronics/nanotech with:

• PhD – plenty of interesting choices in Nanotechnology!

• Technical role in a high-tech Company – doable in Italy too!

Breath your knowledge if you want a transition into business roles:

• Management consulting – great learning experience

• Investment banking – the best brands for your CV

• Corporate Graduate Program – a decision for the long-term

• MBA – learning in a different way, complementing your personality


AND AFTER? WHAT TO DO FOR A LIVING?

Deepen your expertise in physics/electronics/nanotech with:

• PhD – plenty of interesting choices in Nanotechnology!

• Technical role in a high-tech Company – doable in Italy too!

Breath your knowledge if you want a transition into business roles:

• Management consulting – great learning experience

• Investment banking – the best brands for your CV

• Corporate Graduate Program – a decision for the long-term

• MBA – learning in a different way, complementing your personality


ME

ME

MY TAKEHOME FROM MBA

• Accounting/Corporate Finance is not boring at all

• Famous entrepreneurs and managers agree in saying that

working in a industry that you deeply like (based on

technologies that you understand) is key to achieve success

• Professional growth is easier in a growing market/industry

• Take risks when you are young

• Networking is helpful in every type of job


MY CAREER CHOICE: (SOLAR) ENERGY

• Solar PV Energy has a high technological content and a good learning

curve, similar to microelectronics

• Renewable energy market is growing worldwide, with and without public

subsidies

• Energy is a business under transition because the traditional business

model is facing existential threats called distributed generation and

energy efficiency

• In 2010 I joined a Turin-based young Company focused on solar energy

and energy efficiency, called Solesa. I managed the Italian market from

2011 to 2013 as CEO, then I became a shareholder and I am now in

charge of managing the international expansion of the Group


SOLAR PV EVOLVES LIKE µELECTRONICS


Source. Fraunhofer ISE, Intersolar Europe Conference 2011

Price experience curve for c-Si PV Modules C-Si Solar cell

SOLAR PV IS GROWING WORLDWIDE


Source. EPIA Market Report 2013, SolarPlaza -- Solar and Utility 2.0, 2013

Levelized Cost of Electricity, 2013 Annual market evolution

SOLAR PV IMPACTS SOCIETY


Alba, Italy, 4.6 MW

Energy savings of 350k€ per year

Coimbatore, India, 100kWp

Diesel Savings of 40 liters per day

WAS ALL THIS PHYSICS USEFUL?

• Potential Induced Degradation is a physical

phenomenon that causes low performances in c-Si

PV modules

• A good solid state physics and applied material

background is needed in order to tackle this problem

when it appears in large PV plants

• Solesa’s design team is composed of electrical

engineers so this competence was covered by me

thanks to my academic background

• In March 2014 I was invited to give a speech in

Beijing, telling about a success story that Solesa

built in Poirino (TO) where the techno/commercial

solution of a PID case, led economical gains of more

than € 1m


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