Alberto Soppelsa

- Planning, execution and analysis of load tests on screws for concrete

- Metallic alloys for biomedical use: assist in design of materials, production and testing setups - Hardness measurements, thermal treatments, metallography - Patent search and literary search to verify suitability for new patents - Creation of SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures)

- Material testing (PDMS, Optical Epoxies) - Technical drawings and 3D models - Cooperation with production line in Singapore

- Testing and data analysis of near infrared proximity sensors (Heptagon products) - Researching materials to mimic the optical properties of human skin (optical phantoms) - Improvement of setups for optical testing (spectophotometers and tunable light sources) - Cooperation with NPR team in Singapore (production line) and Labsphere in Boston

- Synthesis and characterization of inorganic luminescent particles, embedded in optical systems (glassceramics and bulk ceramics)

Major: Optical Materials Master Thesis: ‘Anisotropic Eu : Lu2O3 Luminescent Particles: Implementation into Optical Ceramics and Magnetically Oriented SiO2 – based Glassceramics’, Grade: 5.05 / 6

Enrolled in the first year of the M.Sc. in Materials Engineering in order to achieve the background needed to be admitted at ETH Zurich. Major: energy Technologies

- Ranked 1st among the Italian universities (THE world reputation rankings 2014) - B.Sc. study plan consisted of materials and mechanical engineering courses