Dr. Dominique Persano Adorno

PhD in Applied Physics, she is Assistant Professor of Condensed Matter Physics at the Department of Physics and Chemistry of the Palermo University.

Her current research deals with the study of nonlinear dynamics of complex systems of interest in condensed matter physics and applied physics (electron spin relaxation and transport phenomena, harmonics generation and electronic noise in semiconductor structures, polymer translocation, cell growth, biosignals, etc), active learning and inquiry-based science education, especially for the development of effective strategies to teach Physics at school and university level. Head of the didactical "Laboratory of Modern Physics and Physics of Semiconductors”, she holds rich experience in European projects concerning the improvement of STEAM teacher's ability on building effective learning environments aimed at strengthening competencies integrating content knowledge with problem-solving skills.

Until April 2018 she has been UniPA Coordinator of the European Project Erasmus+ KA-201 “Open Discovery of STEM Laboratories (ODL)”.

From September 2019 she is UniPA coordinator of the Projects Erasmus+ KA-201 “Green education for a sustainable future (GREEN-EDU)” and “Bio-inspired STEM topics for engaging young generations (BioS4YOU)”; from September 2020 of the Projects Erasmus+ KA-201 “Science for Earth”.

Author of about 80 papers in ISI/SCOPUS journals; 5 book chapters; over 50 refereed proceedings to international conferences and technical reports.