Unai Arregui Leon (Politecnico Milano, Italy) held a seminar at the University of Brescia on Monday 01 April 2024 entitled «EMIMEP, PhD, RESEARCH, LIFE… AND ALL THAT JAZZ».

Unai Arregui Leon is doing is PhD at Politecnico Milano, EMIMEP associated partner.

Abstract. He began his presentation by providing a comprehensive overview of his PhD research, tailored to be understandable for first-year master’s students. As an alumnus of the program, Mr. ARREGUI LEON used his lecture to discuss his career path following his master’s degree and the reasons that led him to pursue a PhD. The lecture was particularly interesting for the students as it addressed a common question among them: whether to pursue a PhD program or directly apply for an engineering job in industry. This topic was further explored during the lively discussion that followed the presentation, with students asking numerous questions.

The lecture’s success can be attributed to two key factors: the lecturer’s expertise in the field and their status as a former student, which added credibility to the presentation. This unique situation fostered a friendly atmosphere that encouraged students to ask questions without hesitation.

Biography. Unai was born in Tolosa (Basque Country, Spain) in 1996. He obtained the BSc Degree in Physics and the BSc Degree in Electronic Engineering both at the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) in 2019. Between 2019 and 2021, he was awarded an Erasmus Mundus Scholarship to pursue a Joint Master Degree on Innovative Microwave Electronics and Optics (EMIMEO) at the University of Limoges (France), University of Brescia (Italy) and the UPV/EHU. Unai is currently a PhD student in the Department of physics of Politecnico di Milano (Italy); his research involves the analytical and numerical modeling of nonlinear optical phenomena at the nanoscale, especially focused on the THz generation and ultrafast all-optical modulation in metasurfaces.