PERSONAL DATA

First name: Giancarlo Family name: Cappellini
Office: Physics Department, Cagliari University (Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Cagliari- UniCa), S. Prov.le Monserrato-Sestu Km. 0.700, 09042 Monserrato
(Ca) Italy
Phone: ++39-070-675-4935
Fax: ++39-070-510171
e-mail: giancarlo.cappellini@dsf.unica.it
web: www.dsf.unica.it/~gianca

PRESENT POSITION

Associate Professor in Physics (Professore Associato in Fisica) at Cagliari
University. He is involved in research activities at the Physics Department of the same University and in teaching activities either at the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery and at the Physics Department of UniCa.
He has stable scientific collaborations with other European Physics Departments and Research Laboratories.

KEYWORDS AND FIELDS OF INTERESTS

Solid State Physics, Statistical Mechanics, Molecular Physics, Spectroscopy, Applied Electromagnetism , Electromagnetic Fields, Linear and Nonlinear Optics, Computational Materials Science, Methods of Applied Physics in Neurological Sciences and Public Health Issues, Science and Technology Diffusion Actions.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS/DEGREES OBTAINED

December-2001
Associate Professor in Physics (Professore Associato in Fisica, Fis/01)

October-1992
Assistant Professor in Physics (Ricercatore confermato in Fisica, B01)

October–1991
Ph.D. in Physics (Dottorato di ricerca in Fisica)
Physics Department of “La Sapienza” University, Rome-Italy
Thesis: Exchange and Correlation effects in semiconductors; an efficient DFTGW
scheme for the calculation of quasiparticle energies
Tutor: Prof. R. Del Sole, Physics Dep., II University of Rome “Tor Vergata”

September-1987
B.Sc. Degree in Physics (“Laurea cum laude”)
Physics Department, “La Sapienza” University , Rome-Italy
Thesis: Third-order nonlinear optical effects in single-mode fibers
Tutors: Prof. P. Di Porto (Physics Department-Aquila University), Prof. F. Gori
(Engineering Department “La Sapienza” University), Ing. S. Trillo (Fondazione U.
Bordoni-Italian Telecommunications Ministery-Rome)

UNIVERSITY EDUCATION

From November 1991 to September 1992: CNR (Consiglio Nazionale delle
Ricerche) post-doc grant, first in order of merit for the issue: “Supercomputer
facilities for complex systems studies”
Tutor: Prof. R. Del Sole, II University of Rome “Tor Vergata”

From November 1988 to October 1991: Ph.D. in the Physics Department at the
“La Sapienza” University of Rome
Tutor: Prof. R. Del Sole, II University of Rome “Tor Vergata”
From November 1980 to September 1987: B.Sc. Degree in Physics. Specialized
in condensed Matter Theory. Keywords and fields of interest: Solid State
Physics, Theoretical Physics, Statistical Mechanics, Molecular Physics,
Spectroscopy.
Final Grade: Laurea 110/110 cum laude

PUBLICATIONS

More than 50 publications in International Journals, Proceedings and Books with
referees. More than 50 contributed papers at National, International Congresses
and Workshops. He contributed to three national patents of Italian Ministery of
Industry. Full list available upon request.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Academic Year (A.Y.) 2014-2015: Organising Lecturer of the courses “Physics”, “Applied Physics”, “Computer Science” for students in Nursing Sciences (L.T. in Infermieristica), Dentistry Sciences (Odontoiatria e P.D.) of the Medicine and Surgery Faculty of Cagliari University (UniCa).
He is responsible of the course “Quantum Theory of Materials” (CS Fisica) at the Science Faculty of UniCa.
For this a.a. he is coordinator of the courses
”Applied Physics and Medical Statistics”, ”Basic Competences”
at the Medicine and Surgery Faculty of Cagliari University (UniCa)

A.Y. 2013-2014: Organising Lecturer in “Physics”, “Applied Physics”, “Computer Science” for students in Nursing Sciences (L.T. in Infermieristica) , Obstetrician Sciences (L.T. in Ostetricia), Dentistry Sciences (Odontoiatria e P.D.), Health Care Assistants (L.T. Assistente Sanitario), Dental Hygienists (L.T. Igienisti Dentali)of the Medicine and Surgery Faculty of UniCa

A.Y. 2012-2013: Oganising Lecturer in “Physics”, “Applied
Physics”, “Computer Science” for students in Nursing Sciences (L.T. in
Infermieristica) , Obstetrician Sciences (L.T. in Ostetricia), Dentistry Sciences(Odontoiatria e P.D.), Health Care Assistants (L.T. Assistente Sanitario), Dental Hygienists (L.T. Igienisti Dentali)of the Medicine and Surgery Faculty of UniCa.
For this a.y. he is coordinator of the courses ”Molecular Basis of Life”, ”Physics, Computer Sciences and Radioprotection”, ”Applied Physics and Medical Statistics” at the Medicine and Surgery Faculty of UniCa
For this a.y. he takes part to the Science Degrees Project for UniCa.

A.Y. 2009-2010: In addition to the Courses at the Medicine and Surgery Faculty he is Organising Lecturer of the Course”Exercises of Spectroscopy” at the Sciences Faculty, UniCa.

A.Y. 2008-2009 :In addition to the Courses at the Medicine and Surgery Faculty he is Organising Lecturer of the Course ”Spectroscopy” at the Science Faculty, UniCa.

From october 2003 to date: Organising Lecturer of “Applied Physics” and
“Computer Sciences for Physics” Courses for students in Dentistry Sciences
(Odontoiatria e P.D.) in the Medicine and Surgery Faculty of UniCa.

From december 2001 to date: Associate Professor in Physics at the Medicine and Surgery Faculty of UniCa.

From October 1997 to date: Organising Lecturer in “Physics”, ‘Applied Physics’’, ‘’Introduction to Radioprotection’’, “Computer Sciences” and “Statistics” Courses for students in Nursing Sciences (Diploma/L.T. in Infermieristica) ,Ophthalmic Sciences (Diploma/L.T. in Ortottistica Ass. Oftalmologia), Obstetrician Sciences (Diploma/L.T. in Ostetricia) of the Medicine and Surgery Faculty of UniCa.

From October 1992 to October 2001: Assistant Lecturer of “Physics” and
“Biomathematics”Courses at Medicine and Surgery Faculty of UniCa
From october 1987 to june 1989: Scientific Consultant at Fondazione Ugo
Bordoni, Telecommunications Ministery-Rome.

From June 1988 to June 1989: Military Service as Corporal-Major (caporale
maggiore) in infantry battalion in Macomer (Nuoro- Sardinia) and in Rome at the Telecommunications and Computer Science Office of the General Staff of the Italian Army.

From January to February 1988: Mathematics teacher at the XV Technical High-School Institute of Rome.

LINGUISTIC SKILLS

Italian: mother language
German: fluent
English: fluent
French: average
Dutch: average
Portuguese: elementary

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

Referee of Physical Review Letters, Physical Review B, Journal of the Optical
Society of America , European Journal of Physics B
Expert- Evaluator of European Commission (Number : EX2013D140399)
President of the non-profit european association of experts ”IDEA-AISBL” based in Bruxelles (www.idea-aisbl.org)
Expert and co-founder of the enterprise for science and technology diffusion ”Laboratorioscienza” based in Cagliari (www.laboratorioscienza.it)

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS

Physics Department , II Università di Roma ”Tor Vergata” , Italy
Physics Department, Università di Milano, Italy
Institut fuer Festkoerper Physik und Optik, Friedrich Schiller Universitaet, Jena, Germany
Institut des Nanosciences de Paris , UPMC Université Paris 06, France
Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France
European Theoretical Spectroscopy Facility (http://www.etsf.eu)

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION INITIATIVES

Science Academy Technopolis-Mechelen-Belgium (2004)
World Congress of Science Museums-Rio de Janeiro-Brazil (2005)
European Congress Ecsite Collaboration – Mechelen-Belgium (2006)

PERIODS OF STAY ABROAD

May-June 2014: Visiting Professor at Université Catholique de Louvain -Nanoscopic Physics Division (NAPS), Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium for research activity on molecular solids and responsible of the course ”Introduction to Superconductivity”

September 2012: Visiting Professor funding Deutscher Akademischer
Austauschdienst (DAAD) at Institut für Festkörpertheorie und Optik (IFTO), Friederich-Schiller-Universität (FSU) Jena, Germany

February 2012: Visiting Professor funding high-performancecomputing
Europa 2 Program on ”Electronic properties of cubic fluorides” at
IFTO,FSU Jena, Germany

October-November 2011: Visiting Professor at the School of PhD on
Quantum and Gravitational Fields at FSU Jena, Germany

May 2010: Erasmus Teaching Staff Visiting Professor week-module for Unica at IFTO, FSU Jena, Germany

June 2008: Erasmus Teaching Staff Visiting Professor week-module for Unica at IFTO , FSU Jena, Germany

April-June 1998: Visiting Researcher at IFTO, FSU Jena, Germany,
Issue: Nanocrystals c/o Prof. Friedhelm Bechstedt

March-October 1997: Visiting Researcher at CNRS-Physique des
Solides, Orsay France.
Issue:Electronic Structures of Oxides c/o Prof. Claudine Noguera