Alberto TORRISI

Full Professor of Analytical chemistry [CHIM/01]

Educated in Chemistry at University of Catania, he graduated magna cum laude in Chemistry (1980). Research Fellow at ST-Microelectronics (1980-1981).
Research Fellow at University of Catania (1981-1984).
Assistant Professor of Physical Chemistry at University of Catania (1984-1992) at Faculty of Science.
Visiting scientist at Philips Research Labs. (1988-1989).
Associate Professor of Analytical Chemistry at University of Catania (1992-2006), Faculty of Agricultural Science.
Full Professor (2006-present) of Analytical Chemistry at University of Catania.
The scientific activity of prof. Torrisi is mainly in the field of materials science, particularly devoted to the study of surface and interface phenomena in different kinds of materials (polymers, metals, composites, supramolecular materials) for several applications (microelectronics, safeguard of cultural heritage, biology, medicine).
He (co) authored about 63 papers mainly on international journals and gave more than 69 talks and seminars (4 invited). He has been member of the organizing committees of several international and national Conferences.
The main research topics concern:
a) matrix effects and quantifications in Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS) and Secondary Neutral
Mass Spectrometry (SNMS);
b) angle resolved x-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (AR-XPS) to study diffusion and segregation
phenomena;
c) applications of surface analytical techniques (XPS, SNMS, XPS, AES) in materials science field;
d) study of problems in the safeguard of cultural heritage by means of surface techniques (XPS, SIMS,
ToF-SIMS);
e) synthesis and characterization of ion-selective macrocyclics;
f) XPS and ToF-SIMS studies of functionalization of several oxide surfaces by terpyridine phosphonate
ligands;
g) statistical methods for treatment of big data having very low intensity and their application in ToF-SIMS;
h) study of the physical and chemical effects on depth profiling of polymeric species.

VIEW THE COURSES FROM THE A.Y. 2022/2023 TO THE PRESENT

Academic Year 2021/2022


Academic Year 2020/2021
  • DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT
    Master's Degree in Food Science and Technology - 1st Year
    ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

  • DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT
    Bachelor's Degree in Food Science and Technology - 2nd Year
    Foundamentals of analytical Chemistry

  • DEPARTMENT OF DRUG AND HEALTH SCIENCES
    Master's Degree in Pharmaceutical chemistry and technology - 2nd Year
    ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY



Academic Year 2019/2020
  • DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT
    Master's Degree in Food Science and Technology - 1st Year
    ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

  • DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT
    Bachelor's Degree in Food Science and Technology - 2nd Year
    Foundamentals of analytical Chemistry

  • DEPARTMENT OF DRUG AND HEALTH SCIENCES
    Master's Degree in Pharmaceutical chemistry and technology - 2nd Year
    ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY



Academic Year 2018/2019
  • DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT
    Master's Degree in Food Science and Technology - 1st Year
    ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

  • DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT
    Bachelor's Degree in Food Science and Technology - 2nd Year
    Foundamentals of analytical Chemistry

  • DEPARTMENT OF DRUG AND HEALTH SCIENCES
    Master's Degree in Pharmaceutical chemistry and technology - 2nd Year
    ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY



Academic Year 2017/2018
  • DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT
    Master's Degree in Food Science and Technology - 1st Year
    ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

  • DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT
    Bachelor's Degree in Food Science and Technology - 2nd Year
    Foundamentals of analytical Chemistry

  • DEPARTMENT OF DRUG AND HEALTH SCIENCES
    Master's Degree in Pharmaceutical chemistry and technology - 2nd Year
    ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY



Academic Year 2016/2017


Academic Year 2015/2016
  • DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT
    Master's Degree in Food Science and Technology - 1st Year
    ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

  • DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT
    Bachelor's Degree in Food Science and Technology - 2nd Year
    Foundamentals of analytical Chemistry

  • DEPARTMENT OF DRUG AND HEALTH SCIENCES
    Master's Degree in Pharmaceutical chemistry and technology - 2nd Year
    ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY