In particular, two different fields are mainly involved in my current research activities: analytical chemistry (at TU Wien) and physics (at Munster Technological University). I had previous experience in optics and photonics, so I was tempted to apply even though the deadline was set for the following day. Out of curiosity, I read the various proposals, and indeed all the projects seemed very interesting and involved the use of cutting-edge technology. At that time, I was working as a consultant but I realised that was not my dream job. It was by chance that a friend of mine shared the link of the project’s website. The project involves five different European universities: Munster Technological University (Ireland), Polytechnic University of Bari (Italy), University of Bari (Italy), University of Montpellier (France) and TU Wien (Austria). Optaphi is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie double doctorate programme mainly focused on the development of optical sensing schemes and laser sources that make use of advanced photo-induced effects. – GIOVANNA RICCHIUTI Tell us about the research you’re currently working on. ‘I was 100pc sure I didn’t want to continue with a doctorate … but I realised that I really missed the environment and dynamics of research’ Her research interests include laser dynamics, spectroscopy techniques and optoelectronics. Her project is developed at TU Wien in Austria as the recruiting host and at the Centre for Advanced Photonics & Process Analysis at Ireland’s Munster Technological University as co-host. Ricchiuti is now a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Early Stage Researcher in the Optaphi (Optical Sensing Using Advanced Photo-Induced Effects) double-degree PhD programme. She spent some time as a postgrad intern at CERN in Geneva and worked for a consulting company, before deciding to go back into the world of research.
Giovanna Ricchiuti studied electronics and telecommunications engineering at the Polytechnic University of Bari in Italy and then completed a master’s in electronic engineering. As part of her doctorate, Giovanna Ricchiuti is splitting her time between Vienna and Cork to work on a sensor that can detect water at trace level in organic solvents.
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