Giuseppe POLITI

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

Office: DFA 359
Email: giuseppe.politi@ct.infn.it
Phone: 5398

Wednesday from 09:00 to 11:00 other schedule can be fixed by emai, anyway strongly suggested to confirm the presence of the teacher

Associate Professor of Experimental Physics at Department of Physics and Astronomy - Catania University
Local Coordinator of experiment CHIRONE for INFN - Sezione 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: PHYS-01A – Experimental Physics of fundamental interactions and applications

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
03/96x-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 - 09/2025
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 - 2025
Local Coordinator of INFN experiment NEWCHIM INFN Sezione di Catania 2018 - 2019
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 (66h) - Radionuclide Production for medical application (14h)
2016-present General Physics (50h) - Nuclear and Particle Physcics Laboratory (66h) - Radionuclide Production for medical application (14h) -

Grant Income and participation

2022-2025 PNRR PE20 Changes - Responsable for UNICT in Spoke5 - 760 k€
2022-2025 PNRR Samothrace - Participant
2020-2023 PRIN MIUR 2020 - Principal 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.

(last update september 2025)

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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

Delegate to Safety of Director of Department of Physics and Astronomy

Physics