Curriculum

• Studi sulle proprietà chimico-fisiche di sistemi polimerici e nanomateriali ibridi
• Studi sulle proprietà termodinamiche di liquidi e sistemi glass-forming verso l’arresto dinamico
• Studi sulle proprietà termodinamiche dell’acqua e di differenti sistemi acquosi (acqua confinata, acqua d’idratazione delle proteine, acqua in soluzione con sali o piccole molecole anfifiliche) in diverse condizioni
• Determinazione del profilo metabolico di matrici biologiche nel particolare stato oggetto di studio
• Studi mediante tecniche spettroscopiche fra cui NMR e Raman sui processi di degradazione della cellulosa

• Calorimetria a scansione differenziale per lo studio delle transizioni di fasi
• Tecniche spettroscopiche (Raman e IR) per la determinazione delle vibrazioni di sistemi molecolari e di come queste siano influenzate dalle variazioni termodinamiche
• Spettroscopia NMR mono e bidimensionale per lo studio delle loro proprietà fisico-chimiche dei sistemi investigati
• Sequenze NMR per la determinazione del coefficiente di self-diffusion

Curriculum

Scopus Author ID: 14422090400
WoS Researcher ID: B-7393-2011
Orcid ID: 0000-0002-1497-8750
Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Carmelo_Corsaro
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.it/citations?user=RDU5Zr8AAAAJ&hl=it
Google Scholar H-Index: 36
Scopus H-Index: 33
ISI-WoS H-Index: 33

EDUCATION
2019    National Scientific Qualification as Associate Professor in Experimental Physics of Matter (02/B1);
Italian Ministry for Universities and Scientific and Technological Research
2018    National Scientific Qualification as Full Professor in Applied Physics (02/D1);
Italian Ministry for Universities and Scientific and Technological Research
2013    National Scientific Qualification as Associate Professor in Experimental Physics of Matter (02/B1);
Italian Ministry for Universities and Scientific and Technological Research
2013    National Qualification for teaching Mathematics and Physics at high school;
University of Messina
2007    Doctor of Philosophy in Physics;
Physics Department, University of Messina;
Rating: Excellent. Dissertation thesis: “Experimental evidence of the Fragile-to-Strong dynamic crossover in supercooled confined water: NMR results”
2003    Master degree in Physics;
University of Messina;
Voting: 110 cum laude/110. Thesis title: “Measurements by means of neutron spectroscopy on different organic systems and relative computational approach”.
 
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2022    Associate Professor of Experimental Physics
Department of Mathematics, Informatics, Physics and Earth Sciences (MIFT), University of Messina
2019    Fixed Time Researcher as Senior Researcher
Department of Mathematics, Informatics, Physics and Earth Sciences (MIFT), University of Messina
2018    Fixed Time Researcher as Junior Researcher
Department of Mathematics, Informatics, Physics and Earth Sciences (MIFT), University of Messina
2015    Research fellowship in Physics (3 Years)
IPCF-CNR Viale F. Stagno D’Alcontres 37, 98158 Messina
Study of the degradation processes of museum items, marble, metal and paper for the determination of optimal storage conditions
2014    Scholarship in Physics
            Physics and Earth Sciences Department, University of Messina
            Study on self-similar structures: dendrimers as bioprobes
2014    Scholarship in Physics
            Centro Siciliano di Fisica Nucleare e Struttura della Materia di Catania
            Study on the universality of the dynamical crossover
2013    Teaching activities in Physics
            Ente Regionale per il diritto allo Studio Universitario (ERSU) di Messina
Teaching physics as part of the course to entry to closed graduate courses.
2012    Research fellowship in Physics
            Physics and Earth Sciences Department, University of Messina
Comparative experimental studies about the characteristics of universality of physical systems towards the dynamic arrest
2011    Research fellowship in Physics
            Physics Department, University of Messina
Renewal of the previous research fellowship on “Dynamical and structural properties of liquids and complex systems”
2010    Research collaboration in Physics
            IPCF-CNR Viale F. Stagno D’Alcontres 37, 98158 Messina
Study of the dynamical properties of water and metabolites by means of NMR spectroscopy
2007    Research fellowship in Physics
            Physics Department, University of Messina
            Dynamical and structural properties of liquids and complex systems
 
HONORS AND AWARDS
2018    First best oral communication within the Physics of Matter section, entitled "Thermodynamic thresholds in water/methanol solutions" at the 104° Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana di Fisica, Arcavacata di Rende (CS, Italy), 17-21 September
2010    Young researcher award from the University of Messina for the relevant scientific activity.
2007    Cozzarelli Prize by the National Academy of Sciences (USA) for the manuscript entitled “The violation of the Stokes–Einstein relation in supercooled water” PNAS, 103, 12974-12978 (2006) for its outstanding scientific level.
 
ORAL CONTRIBUTIONS
2019    International school on “Water and Water Systems – Polymers and Soft Materials: Glasses, Gels and Networks”, Directors: Proff. F. Greco and G. Mensitieri, Erice (Italy) 9-16 July (invited)
2018    104° Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana di Fisica, Cosenza (Italy) 17-21 Sept.
2018    International school on “Water and Water Systems – The hydrophobic effect”, Erice (Italy) 4– 11 July (invited)
2017    103° Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana di Fisica, Trento (Italy) 11-15 Sept.
2016    III Course of the ERICE School “NEUTRON SCIENCE AND INSTRUMENTATION” Water and Water Systems, Erice (Italy), 22– 31 July
2015    International Workshop on “The Structure and Dynamics of Supercooled Water and
            Other Glassy Materials”, Palermo (Italy) 10-13 October (invited)
2015    FISMAT 2015, Italian National Conference on Condensed Matter Physics. Palermo (Italy) September 28 – October 2
2015    National congress “RMN e Salute: Diagnostica e Alimentazione”, Messina (Italy) 17-18 September (invited)
2015    International Conference on Applied Physics, Simulation and Computers, Vienna (Austria) 15-17 March (invited)
2014    23rd SILAE Congress, Marsala (TP) ITALY, 7-12 September (invited)
2013    7th International Discussion Meeting on Relaxation in Complex Systems (IDRCMS), Barcelona (ES), 21-26 July (invited)
2013    International School of Physics Enrico Fermi. Varenna (Como, Italy), 7 – 13 July.
2012    XCVIII Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana di Fisica, Napoli (Italy) 17-21 Sept.
2010    International School of Physics Enrico Fermi. Varenna (Como, Italy), 29 June – 9 July.
2008    Final Workshop of the Arrested Matter Network: “Dynamical Arrest of Soft Matter and Colloids” Taormina (ME), Italy, 22– 26 November (invited)
 
SCHOOLS & WORKSHOPS ORGANIZATION
2022    Member of the organizing committee of the “Condensed Matter Physics World Forum, CondMat-2022”, March 17-19, 2022, Online    
2019    Member of the organizing committee of “Water and Water Systems – Polymers and Soft Materials: Glasses, Gels and Networks”, Directors: Proff. F. Greco and G. Mensitieri, Erice (Italy) 9-16 July
2018    Member of the organizing committee of the International school on “Water and Water Systems – The hydrophobic effect”, Erice (Italy) 4– 11 July
2016    Member of the organizing committee of the III Course of the ERICE School “NEUTRON SCIENCE AND INSTRUMENTATION” Water and Water Systems, Directors: R. Car and F. Mallamace, Erice (Italy), 22– 31 July
2015    Member of the local committee of the “International Workshop on the Structure and Dynamics of Supercooled Water and Other Glassy Materials”, Palermo (Italy), 10-13 October
 
LANGUAGES
English            Reading: excellent; speaking: good; writing: very good
Spanish            Reading: good; speaking: basic; writing: basic
 
EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES
• Associate Editor of Frontiers in Nutrition, section Nutrition and Food Science Technology.
• Associate Editor of Frontiers in Physics, section Condensed Matter Physics.
• Editorial Board member of "Polymers" (MDPI) – Polymer Physics section
• Editorial Board member of "Molecules" (MDPI) - Physical Chemistry section
• Review Editor in the shared Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics section between Frontiers in Physics and Frontiers in Chemistry
• Guest editor of the Special Issue “Hybrid Compounds Tailoring at the Nanoscale for Biomedical Applications” on Molecules (MDPI), section Materials Chemistry
• Review Editor on the Editorial Board of Condensed Matter Physics (specialty section of Frontiers in Physics)
• Review Editor on the Editorial Board of Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics (specialty section of Frontiers in Chemistry and Frontiers in Physics)
• Guest Editor of the Special Issue "Molecular Structure and Dynamics Probed by Spectroscopic Techniques and Computational Approaches: New Trends by NMR, FTIR, Neutron Scattering and Simulation" on International Journal of Molecular Sciences (MDPI)
• Guest Editor of the Special Issue "Physical Chemistry of Aqueous Solutions and Glass Forming Systems" on Molecules (MDPI)
• Editorial Board member of International Journal of Physical Research.
• Editorial Board member of World Journal of Condensed Matter Physics.
 
INSTITUTIONAL COMMITMENTS
• Committee member for the evaluation in the frame of “UNIversity COrridors for REfugees - UNICORE 3.0 (Ethiopia 2021-23)
• Committee member for the evaluation of a scholarship in Physics (03/04/2019)
• Supervisor of some graduate students
• Department delegate for tutoring activities in the Physics area (since 02/11/2021)
• Member of the commission “Paritetica Docenti-Studenti” of the MIFT Department of the University of Messina (since 20/09/2019)
• Expert reviewer for 'the National Center of Scientific and Technical Evaluation' JSC (Almaty, Kazakhstan) within the priority area titled "Scientific research in the field of natural sciences" in the field of Physics (since 21/04/2020)
• Assistant in the frame of the Italian evaluation of the research (ANVUR VQR 2015-2019)
 
 
MAIN RESEARCH INTERESTS
• Polymers and hybrid materials
• Thermodynamic properties of liquids and glass-forming systems
• Metabolic properties of biological matrices
• Degradation processes and preservation of Cultural Heritage
• Thermodynamic properties of water and aqueous systems (confined water, protein hydration water, water in solutions) at different conditions
 
 
PROJECTS
2022    Participant to the EU Project GaN for Advanced Power Applications (GAN4AP)
2019    Participant within the national project “L’Esperienza prima della partenza (GOFORIT)”, Asse II “Sostegno all’innovazione”, Area di Specializzazione “Cultural Heritage” Avviso n. 1735/Ric del 13 luglio 2017 Codice CUP J66C18000370005
2008    Research Projects of National Interest
Scientific coordinator: Ricci Maria Antonietta; Title: “Acqua come solvente per la vita, la tecnologia, le scienze della Terra e la ricerca di base. WALTER”.
2004    Research Projects of National Interest
Scientific coordinator: Coniglio Antonio; Title: “Rilassamenti lenti ed Universalità: dalla Materia Soffice ai Materiali Granulari”
 
 
BIBLIOMETRIC DATA (at 22/10/2022)
Number of publications: 125 (Scopus); 118 (WOS)
Number of citations: 3417 (Scopus); 3257 (WOS)
h-index: 33 (Scopus and WOS);
Average number of citations per publication: 27.3 (Scopus); 27.8 (WOS)