Italian Physical Society
Encyclopedia
The Italian Physical Society (Italian: Società Italiana di Fisica, or SIF) was founded in 1897 and is a non-profit organization whose aim is to promote, encourage, protect the study and the progress of physics
in Italy
and in the world.
It is associated with the series of journal Nuovo Cimento
. SIF also publishes the academic journals Quaderni di Storia della Fisica, Journal of Physics
. Some of the Nuovo Cimento journals were merged with European Physical Journal in 1986 and with Europhysics Letters in 1999. Il Bolletino della Società Italiana di Fisica was published from 1956 to 1984. In 1984, it became Il Nuovo Saggiatore ("The New Assayer"). The SIF organizes an annual national congress of study at one of the Italian universities. Its other major initiatives are the management of the "Enrico Fermi
" International School of Physics and the organization of conferences on specific topics.
There are two types of membership in SIF: regular members ("can be effective partners individuals and charities") and honorary members ("may be honorary members persons who have attained an eminent position in the physical science")
Franco Bassani
(Scuola Normale di Pisa) was President of the SIF until 2007. He is currently chairman. The current president is Luisa Cifarelli (University of Bologna
), formerly Vice President.
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and in the world.
It is associated with the series of journal Nuovo Cimento
Nuovo Cimento
Nuovo Cimento is a series of peer-reviewed scientific journals of physics. The series was first established in 1855 in Pisa, Italy, when Carlo Matteucci and Raffaele Piria started publishing Il Nuovo Cimento as the continuation of Il Cimento, which they founded in 1844...
. SIF also publishes the academic journals Quaderni di Storia della Fisica, Journal of Physics
Journal of Physics
Journal of Physics may refer to:* Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical* Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics* Journal of Physics C: Solid State Physics...
. Some of the Nuovo Cimento journals were merged with European Physical Journal in 1986 and with Europhysics Letters in 1999. Il Bolletino della Società Italiana di Fisica was published from 1956 to 1984. In 1984, it became Il Nuovo Saggiatore ("The New Assayer"). The SIF organizes an annual national congress of study at one of the Italian universities. Its other major initiatives are the management of the "Enrico Fermi
Enrico Fermi
Enrico Fermi was an Italian-born, naturalized American physicist particularly known for his work on the development of the first nuclear reactor, Chicago Pile-1, and for his contributions to the development of quantum theory, nuclear and particle physics, and statistical mechanics...
" International School of Physics and the organization of conferences on specific topics.
There are two types of membership in SIF: regular members ("can be effective partners individuals and charities") and honorary members ("may be honorary members persons who have attained an eminent position in the physical science")
Franco Bassani
Franco Bassani
Giuseppe Franco Bassani was an Italian physicist.-Biography:Franco Bassani graduated cum laude in physics from the University of Pavia in November 1952...
(Scuola Normale di Pisa) was President of the SIF until 2007. He is currently chairman. The current president is Luisa Cifarelli (University of Bologna
University of Bologna
The Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna is the oldest continually operating university in the world, the word 'universitas' being first used by this institution at its foundation. The true date of its founding is uncertain, but believed by most accounts to have been 1088...
), formerly Vice President.
External links
- Official SIF website
- G. Giuliani (1996) "Una breve storia della Società Italiana di Fisica" University of PaviaUniversity of PaviaThe University of Pavia is a university located in Pavia, Lombardy, Italy. It was founded in 1361 and is organized in 9 Faculties.-History:...
.