Antonino GULINO

Full Professor of General and inorganic chemistry [CHIM/03]

Antonino Gulino, PhD

Full Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, (SSD) 03/B1  -  CHIM/03

Member of the Quality Assurance Board (PQA), University of Catania

Department of Chemical Sciences, Viale A Doria 6, 95125 Catania

Courses: Advanced Inorganic Chemistry for the M.D. In Chemical Sciences; Chemistry for  the B.D. in Physics; Inorganic Chemistry and Laboratory for the B.D. in Industrial Chemistry

Main research topics:

  1. Functional materials
  2. Molecular architectures 
  3. Nanostructured conductive oxides

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-6850-3080

Web address Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Antonino_Gulino 

Antonino Gulino

role: Full Professor

Scientific-disciplinary sector: 03 / B1 - CHIM / 03

Scientific Activity

Antonino Gulino's scientific activity is mainly concerned with the fields of Inorganic Chemistry of Materials and Nanosciences. In particular he deals with functional materials, molecular architectures, self-assemblies, nanostructures, conductive oxides, electronic structures of inorganic compounds. His scientific activity is documented by over 165 publications in ISI journals (H-index 42, source: SCOPUS).

Active International Collaborations:

  • University of Oxford, Oxford, UK (Prof. R. G. Egdell, R. Jacobs)
  • Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel (Prof. van der Boom, Rybtchinski, Weissman)
  • University of Cambridge, UK (Prof. J. R. Nitschke)
  • Heidelberg University, Germany (Prof. M. Zharnikov)
  • Northwestern University, USA (Prof. P. Dutta)
  • University of Delhi, India (Prof. S. K. Awasthi)
  • South Asian University, India (Prof. R. D. Gupta)
  • Banaras Hindu University, India (Prof. L. Mishra)
  • The Volcani Center, Bet-Dagan, Israel (Dr. Elena Poverenov)

Abroad for Scientific Activity

  • April 2015 visiting professor, Trinity College, Oxford, UK.
  • September 2009 Chair at the 5th Korea-Italy Inorganic Chemistry Symposium, Kyungju POSTECH, Pohang, South Korea.
  • March 2006; May 2007; June - September 2007; June - September 2008 ;, May 2014, visiting professor Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
  • 1993-1994, visiting professor, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, England.

Recent International Scientific Achievements

  • 2024 Cover on J. Mater. Chem. B.
  • 2023, 2022 in the World’s 2% Top Scientist ranking compiled by Plos Biology and Elsevier, conducted by researchers from Stanford University.
  • 2018 Cover on JACS.
  • 2018 Cover and Cover profile on EJIC.
  • 2016 Cover, Hot Paper and Cover Profile on Chemistry, A Eur. J.
  • 2014 Cover on Chem. Commun.
  • 2014 Cover and Cover Profile on Eur. J. Inorg. Chem.
  • 2014 Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry Top 10 most cited in 2013.
  • 2013 Highlight on RSC Chemistry World.
  • 2013 Highlight on Science
  • 2013 Cover on Analytical Methods
  • 2009 Flyer by Chem. Commun
  • 2010 Highlight on Angew. Chem.

Recent Institutional activity and Scientific Recognition

  • 2024 Member of the Expert Evaluation Panels (PEV – ANVUR) for the initial accreditation of newly activated Study Programmes at the Universities of Napoli Federico II, Parma, Siena, Modena - Reggio Emilia, Salento, Padova .
  • 2023 Member of the Expert Evaluation Panels (PEV – ANVUR) for the initial accreditation of newly activated Study Programmes at the Universities of Bari, University of Milano-Bicocca, University of Rome, “La Sapienza”.
  •  2021-do date Member of the Quality Assurance Praesidium (PQA) of the University of Catania.
  • 2018-2021 Member of the National Committee for the national scientific habilitation to the University positions of associate and full professors (ASN), for the disciplinary sector CHIM/03, 03/B1.
  • 2016, 2020 International Referee for FWO, Belgium.
  • 2015, 2020 Expert Evaluator for the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic.
  • 2020, 2015, 2014 Examiner of Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, India.
  • 2020, Member of the commission for the selection procedure of an Assistand professor (RTDB), Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padua, CHIM / 03-B1,
  • 2019 Member of the commission for the selection procedure of an Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, CHIM / 03-B1;
  • 2019 Member of the commission for the selection procedure of an Associate professor, Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna,
  • 2019, Member of the commission for the selection procedure of an Assistand professor (RTDA), Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Palermo, CHIM / 03-B1;
  • 2018 Member of the CEV for the accreditation of the University of Genoa.
  • 2018, Member of the commission for the selection procedure of an Assistand professor (RTDA), Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, CHIM / 03-B1;
  • 2017 Evaluator of doctoral theses in SCIENCE AND MATERIALS AND NANOSTRUCTURE ENGINEERING, Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padua.
  • 2017 Member of the commission for the selection procedure 2016PO183, full Professor, Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padua, sector CHIM / 03-B1;
  • 2017, Member of the commission for the selection procedure of an Associate professor, Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padua, CHIM / 03-B1,
  • 2017 Member of the Evaluation Committee for the evaluation of the final examination for the achievement of the Ph.D. in Materials Science and Nanotechnology, XXIX cycle, University of Catania.
  • 2016 Reviewer for Research Projects of the Flanders Research Foundation (FWO), Brussel.
  • 2016 Organizer Workshop XPS on the VersaProbe System of the PHI, UNICT, Italy.
  • 2016 Examiner of Ph.D. Thesis, Indian Institute of Information Technology, University of Allahabad, India
  • 2016 VQR Reviewer 2011-2014
  • 2015-2013, coordinator in the MEDNETNA project of the part related to the Department of Chemical Sciences at the University of Catania.
  • 2015 Commissioner for the allocation of the UNA TANTUM salary, University of Catania.
  • 1992-present founding member of the National Consortium on Science and Technology of Materials (INSTM), Florence, Italy.
  • 2014 – present, Member of the "Bio-Nanotech Research and Innovation Tower" of the University of Catania BRIT since its first constitution and responsible for the XPS VersaProbe II.
  • 2013-2009: Member of the scientific board of the National Consortium on Science and Technology of Materials (INSTM), Florence, Italy.
  • 2013- Disciplinary expert of the Italian National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research: Self-assessment, Regular assessment, accreditation (AVA-ANVUR).
  • 2010-present : Member of the School of the International Doctorate in Chemical Science.
  • 2011 International Referee for the Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
  • 2009 International Referee for the Binational Science Foundation (BSF).
  • 2008 International Referee for the German - Israeli Foundation (G.I.F).

Teaching activity

  • Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (M.D. in Chemical Sciences)
  • Chemistry (Physics)
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The scientific activity of Antonino Gulino is mainly addressed to sectors related to Inorganic Chemistry of Materials and Nanosciences. In particular, he deals with functional materials, molecular architectures, self-assemblies, nanostructures, conductive oxides, electronic structures of inorganic compounds. His scientific activity is documented by over 165 publications in ISI journals (H-index 42, source: Scopus).

Member of the Quality Assurance Board (PQA) of the University of Catania.

One of the five members of the National Committee  that will issue the qualification of associate and/or full professor roles in Inorganic Chemistry (03 / B1-FOUNDATIONS OF CHEMICAL SCIENCES AND INORGANIC SYSTEMS).

Evaluation Expert for Initial and Periodic Accreditation of Universities and Courses (National Agency for the Evaluation of the University System and Research).