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: ++39-070-6753191
e-mail: giancarlo.cappellini@dsf.unica.it

 

PRESENT POSITION

Associate Professor in Applied 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 at the Physics Department of UniCa. He has stable scientific collaborations with other European Physics Departments and Research Laboratories.

 

KEYWORDS AND FIELDS OF INTEREST

Applied Physics, Spectroscopy for Cultural Heritage, Solid State Physics, Inorganic-Organic-Bio-Pharma Molecules, Theoretical Spectroscopy, Biomedical Physics (biomolecular structures and nanomedicine), Applied Electromagnetism, Linear and Nonlinear Optics, Computational Materials Science, Applied Physics in Public Health Issues, Teaching Methods and Techniques of Physics in the Medical/Healthcare Field, Science and Technology Diffusion Actions.

 

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS/DEGREES OBTAINED

Master Degree (September 1987) and PhD (September 1991) in Physics at ”La Sapienza” University - Rome

Assistant Professor in Physics (Ricercatore confermato in Fisica, B01(October 1992) at UniCa, Cagliari

National Habilitation (NH) as Associate University Professor (Prof.) in General Physics (July 2001)

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

OTHER DEGREES

NH as Associate University Prof. in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics

NH as Associate University Prof. in Applied Physics 

NH as Associate University Prof. in Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics 

NH as Full University Prof. in Applied Physics 

NH as Full University Prof. in Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics

 

EDUCATION

1992: CNR post-doc at University of Rome II

1991: Ph.D. in Physics at the University of Rome I

1987: Master Degree (cum laude) in Physics at the University of Rome I

RECENT PERIODS OF STAY ABROAD

- Sept.2023,May2022,Sept.2018,Oct.2016, Oct.2015: Visiting Prof. (FAPESP/Br - EU/MOSGLOB Actions) at ITA-SP (Br)

- May 2025, Aug.2021, June 2019: Visiting Prof. (EU/MOSTA, HPC-EU3, DAAD Actions) at IFTO-FSU Jena (De) 

 

SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION & BIBLIOMETRY (source: Scopus, Google Scholar)

Papers: 88,  H-index: 30,  i10-inxdex: 55, Citations: 3286.  Co-authors: 119,  Patents:2,  Books Chapters:7, Book:1

Scientific Presentations (total from year 2000): 78 (23 invited)

ORCID ID: 0000-0001-9746-3025

 

MENTORING and SUPERVISION

GC was responsible for several undergraduates, postgraduate students, PhD students, fellows and young collaborators at UniCa and at other national and international Institutions.

 

RESPONSABILITIES

2001-present: Organizing lecturer and coordinator of several General Physics Courses at the Medicine and Science Faculties of UniCa

2014-present: Organizing lecturer of ''Quantum Theory of Materials'', ''Many-Body Physics'', ''Electronic Excitations'' at the Science Faculty of UniCa

2014-present:EU-Erasmus programs responsible-Physics Department-UniCa 

 

OTHER COMMITMENTS AT THE MEDICINE FACULTY

2026-2027/…/2001-2002: Professor of Applied Physics and Responsible Lecturer in Selection Commisions for the Nursing Study Course

2026-2027/../2024/2025: Responsible Lecturer at the Study Course Sciences of Health Professions in Diagnostic Techniques, Faculty of Medicine

2018-2019/2017-2018: Coordinator of the Course Physics and Computer Science at the Medicine Faculty- channel A

2014-2015 : Coordinator of the Course Applied Physics and Medical Statistics of the Study Course Dentistry

2013-2014/2012-2013/2011-2010: Coordinator of the Courses Molecular Bases of Life (Study Course: Nursing); Physics,

Statistics and Radiatioprotection (Study Course: Obstetrics); Applied Physics and Medical Statistics (Study Course: Dentistry)

 

LANGUAGE SKILLS  (CEFR) 

Italian:  mother language (C2)

English: advanced level (C2)

German: advanced level (C1)

French: intermediate level (B2)

Dutch: intermediate level (B2)

Portuguese: elementary level (A1)

Written Mandarin Chinese: elementary level (A1)

Spoken Modern Hebrew: elementary level (A1)

 

AFFILIATIONS

-Italian Physical Society -SIF

-National Institute of Astrophysics-INAF,

-German Academic Exchange Office-DAAD (De) -

-Non-profit European Association of Experts IDEA-AISBL-Bruxelles (Be)