Giuseppe POLITI

Associate Professor of Experimental Physics of Fundamental Interactions and Applications [PHYS-01/A]

 

  • Associate Professor of Experimental Physics at Department of Physics and Astronomy - Catania University
  • Local Coordinator of experiment CHIRONE for INFN - Sezione di Catania
  • Deputy Director of Scuola di Specializzazione in Fisica Sanitaria dell’Università di Catania
  • Delegate to Safety of Director of Department of Physics and Astronomy

 

Research Activity

  • Experimental study of nuclear reactions at lower and intermediate energies
  • Complete and incomplete fusion phenomenology
  • Reaction mechanisms in Fermi energy region – Multifragmentation
  • Equation of state of symmetric and asymmetric nuclear matter
  • Isospin effects on reaction mechanisms
  • Dynamical fission
  • Application of physics to Cultural Heritage: TL/OSL, Ion beams analysis, Xray, Colorimetry.

 

 

Present Position: Associate Professor at Department of Physics and Astronomy, Catania University

Scientific field: Fis01 – Experimental Physics

Educational History and Employment

  • 01/11-present       Associate Professor at Department of Physics and Astronomy, Catania University
  • 04/00-12/10         Researcher at the Department of Physics and Astronomy,Catania University
  • 05/99-03/00         Research Grant at Department of Physics and Astronomy, Catania University
  • 05/97-04/99         Post-Doc Grant on Nuclear Physics at INFN Section in Catania
  • 03/96-04/97         Post-Doc Position at GANIL laboratory, Caen, France
  • 1992-1995           Doctor of Philosophy, PhD in Physics - Catania University
  • 1987-1992           Laurea cum laude - Catania University

 

Selected Educational Academic - Related Public Service Positions

  • Deputy Director of Scuola di Specializzazione in Fisica Sanitaria dell’Università di Catania, 06/2016 - present
  • Coordinator of User Committee of INFN - Laboratori Nazionali del Sud - Catania  02/2017 - 12/2020
  • Local Coordinator of INFN experiment CHIRONE for INFN Sezione di Catania 2020 - present
  • Local Coordinator of INFN experiment NEWCHIM INFN Sezione di Catania 2018 - 2020
  • Member of the Director Executive Board of Dipartimento di Fisica ed Atronomia di Catania, 2004 -2010

 

Teaching Activities

  • 1999-2001      General Physics (24h)
  • 2001-2004      General Physics (48h)
  • 2004-2009      General Physics (48h) - Nuclear Physcis and Application to Cultural Heritage (32h)
  • 2009-2010      General Physics (48h)
  • 2010-2011      General Physics (48h) - Introduction to Quantum Physics (24h)
  • 2011-2015      General Physics (48h) - Nuclear and Particle Physics Laboratory (72 h) - Radionuclide Production for medical application (16h)  
  • 2016-present  General Physics (66h) - Nuclear and Particle Physcics Laboratory (72 h) - Radionuclide Production for medical application (16h) -

 

Grant Income

  • 2022-2025 PNRR PE20 Changes - Responsable for UNICT in Spoke5 - 760 k€
  • 2022-2025 PNRR Samothrace - Participant
  • 2020-2023 PRIN MIUR 2020 - rincipal Investigator and local Coordinator for UNICT and INFN-CT - 345 k€
  • 2011-2013  PRIN MIUR 2009 - Principal Investigator - 268 k€
  • 2002-2004  PRIN MIUR 2002 - Participant  

 

Research Activity

  • Experimental study of nuclear reactions at lower and intermediate energies.
  • Complete and incomplete fusion phenomenology.
  • Reaction mechanisms in Fermi energy region – Multifragmentation.
  • Equation of state of symmetric and asymmetric nuclear matter.
  • Isospin effects on reaction mechanisms.
  • Dynamical and statistical fission.
  • Applications to the field of Cultural Heritage of ion beams analysis, Xray and colorimetry.

Professor G. Politi is co-author of more then 300 scientific publication.

Complete list can be found in "Catalogo IRIS-UniCT: Giuseppe POLITI"

(last update septembre 2023)

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  • Experimental study of nuclear reactions at lower and intermediate energies.
  • Complete and incomplete fusion phenomenology.
  • Reaction mechanisms in Fermi energy region – Multifragmentation.
  • Equation of state of symmetric and asymmetric nuclear matter.
  • Isospin effects on reaction mechanisms.
  • Dynamical and statistical fission.
  • Application of physics to Cultural Heritage: TL/OSL, Ion beams analysis, Xray, Colorimetry.

 

Local Coordinator of experiment CHIRONE for INFN Sezione di Catania

Deputy Director of Scuola di Specializzazione in Fisica Sanitaria dell’Università di Catania

Delegate to Safety of Director of Department of Physics and Astronomy