Bernardo Spagnolo
Bernardo Spagnolo (born in Palermo, Italy, on October 3, 1950) is an italian physicist, he is married with five children. He is full professor of theoretical physics at the University of Palermo, Italy[1], and director of the International School on “Nonequilibrium Phenomena”, Ettore Majorana Center, Erice, Italy.
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| Born |
| October 3, 1950, Palermo, Italy |
| Nationality |
| Italian |
| Education |
| University of Palermo, Italy |
| Fields |
| radiofrequency apparatus for low energy accelerators, interaction of radiation with matter, nonequilibrium statistical mechanics and physics of complex systems in classical and quantum systems. |
| Institutions |
| Full Professor of Theoretical Physics, Palermo University. |
| Director of the International School on “Nonequilibrium Phenomena”, Ettore Majorana Center, Erice, Italy. |
| Notes |
| Top Italian Scientist in Clinical Sciences [2] |
Education
- PhD in Nuclear Engineering (1976), University of Palermo, 110 cum laude, theoretical and experimental thesis: “Theoretical Study of an X-band microtron and Realization of the Modulator for Magnetron”, National Laboratories of Frascati (Rome).
- Master Degree in Physics (1988), University of Palermo, 110 cum laude, theoretical thesis: “Stochastic Approach to the Kinetics of a Phase Transition in Magnetic Systems”, Department of Physics, University of Rome La Sapienza.
Career
- 1974 - 1977: CNEN fellowship (Consiglio Nazionale per l’Energia Nucleare – National Council for Nuclear Energy), Frascati Laboratory (Rome).
- 1978 - 1981: CNR fellow (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – National Council for Research), Palermo University.
- 1981 - 2002: Assistant Professor (Scientific Researcher) of Condensed Matter Physics, Palermo University.
- 1991 - 2002: Professor with contract, Palermo University.
- 2002 – 2014: Associate Professor of General Physics, Palermo University.
- 2015 – 2017: Associate Professor of Theoretical Physics, Palermo University.
- 2018 - 2020: Full Professor of Theoretical Physics, Palermo University.
- 2019 - now: Director of the International School on “Nonequilibrium Phenomena”, Ettore Majorana Foundation and Center for Scientific Culture, Erice.
- 2020 - now: Member of the International Council of the Lobachevsky University of Nizhny, Novgorod (UNN, Russia).
- 2021 - now: Member of the pool of International Reviewer of Russian Science Foundation, (RSF), as expert commissioned by the Russian International Affairs Council.
- 2021 - now: Adjunct Professor of Theoretical Physics, Palermo University.
- 2022 - now: Consultant to the Rector of Palermo University for Development Activities and International Cooperation with Russia.
Research
He has pursued a number of research interests including radiofrequency apparatus for low energy accelerators, interaction of radiation with matter, and nonequilibrium statistical mechanics and physics of complex systems in classical and quantum systems.
His extensive work in peer review (100 Journals), editorial contribution and wider international academic activity earned him the Outstanding Referees of the Physical Review and Physical Review Letters, Chaos Soliton & Fractals, Physics Letters A, Physica A, Comm. in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation, and Membership of the Scientific Council of PhD School at the Lobachevsky National Research University of N. Novgorod (N.N.), Russia.
Publications
Since 1980 he has published extensively, more than 200 papers and 6 volumes of “Special Issues”, across platforms such as the Physics Reports, Physical Review Letters, Scientific Reports, Physical Review E, B, D, A, Applied, JSTAT, PlosOne[3][4]
Awards and honors
- Outstanding Referees of the Physical Review and Physical Review Letters
- 2014
- Oustanding Referee of Chaos Soliton Fractals: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science, and Nonequilibrium and Complex Phenomena
- 2014
- 2015 – awarded November, 2015
- 2017 - awarded December, 2017
- Oustanding Referee of Physics Letters A
- 2015 – awarded May, 2015
- 2018 – awarded January, 2018
- Oustanding Referee of Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and Its Applications
- 2015 – awarded May, 2015
- 2017 – awarded May, 2017
- Oustanding Referee of Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation
- 2017 - awarded December, 2017
- Oustanding Referee of Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing
- 2017 - awarded September, 2017
- 2017-Lecture at International Conference on Statistical Physics SF2017, Corfù-Greece 10-14 July 2017, sponsored by Elsevier – Chaos Solitons & Fractals
- American Physical Society - APS Fellowship
- 2017
- Distinguished EPJ Referee
- 2019 – awarded 2019
- Distinguished EPL Referee
- 2021 – awarded 2021
- Included in the World's Top 2% Scientist, the world ranking of scientists with the highest level of scientific productivity elaborated by Stanford University for the years 2019-2020-2021.
