Professor of Physics
Delegato del Rettore per la Progettazione della Ricerca
Rector's Delegate for the Research Planning
Department of Physics, University of Calabria, Via P. Bucci, 33B, 87036, Rende (CS), Italy
phone: +39.0984.496129
em@il: francesco.valentini@unical.it
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ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1296-1971
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Hello! I am Associate Professor at the Physics Department at University of Calabria (Italy) and join the "Astrophysics, Geophysics and Plasmas" group. My research interests are mainly directed to Plasma Physics, Space Physics and Nonneutral Plasma Physics. My research activity is mostly based on theory and numerical modeling of collisionless or weakly collisional plasmas through massive Eulerian algorithms. These softwares are designed to describe the kinetic physics of plasmas and to run on parallel supercomputers.
In January 2018, the project AIDA (Artificial Intelligence Data Analysis), of which I am one of the coordinators, has been selected by the European Committee within the program Compet-4 Horizon 2020.The research plan will be developed over a period of three years. Project kick-off 01/09/2018. Check it out! click here
PNAS paper and cover image:
Phase space transport in the interaction between shocks and plasma turbulence
PNAS 118 (21) e2026764118 (2021)​
Press release: Media-inaf, UniCal
ESA Solar System and Exploration Working Group (SSEWG)
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From January 2021 for three years I will be a member of the ESA SSEWG, a group of twelve scientists providing scientific advice mainly to the ESA Space Science Advisory Committee (SSAC). The working group members are scientists from the ESA Member States with expertise in the specific disciplines covered by the SSEWG. The chair of the working group is also a member of the SSAC.​
ESA Topical Teams
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In August 2019 I have been selected to be a member of the ESA Topical Team "Solar and Space Plasma Physics" to design the new ESA exploration program VOYAGE 2050
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Servidio et al., PRL 108, 045001 (2012)
Valentini et al., NJP 18, 125001 (2016)
Valentini et al., JCP 225, 753 (2007)
Pezzi et al., PRL 116, 145001 (2016)
Valentini et al., PoP 13, 052303 (2006)
Servidio et al., APJL 781, L27 (2014)
Position available: two-year Post- Doc position at UNICAL, within the Horizon 2020 AIDA project.
January 2018 - Project AIDA (Artificial Intelligence Data Analysis) awarded 1,500,000 Euro, in the framework of the program compet-4 Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Action program of the European Community
AIDA project kick-off, Leuven (Belgio), 17-22 Sept 2018
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