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)

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).