The principal goals of my teaching
I love teaching the scientific theories that are useful to understand Complex Systems, such as Out-of-Equilibrium Thermodynamics, Non-linear dynamics, and Natural Computing. Moreover, my lectures are interdisciplinary in their contents. I like preparing my students to face the XXI Century Challenges. I hope to contribute to the development of Interdisciplinary courses on Complex Systems throughout the world.
If you want to know more, please read my book "Untangling Complex Systems: A Grand Challenge for Science" and my paper titled "Designing and Teaching a Novel Interdisciplinary Course on Complex Systems To Prepare New Generations To Address 21st-Century Challenges."
My book
My courses
Me delivering lectures online at the time of Covid19 (March 2020)
Title: “Investigation into Complex Systems” within the “Advanced Physical Chemistry” course for graduate students in Chemical Sciences at the University of Perugia. Since the 2010/2011 Academic Year.
Title:“Biological Complex Systems” within the “Advanced Techniques” course for graduate students in Industrial and Molecular Biotechnology at the University of Perugia. Since the 2018/2019 Academic Year.
Lecture given in January 2016
Title of the course: “Investigation into Complex Systems: An Interdisciplinary Approach” delivered in English to Ph.D. students in Chemistry at the University of Perugia (Italy) in the Spring 2019.
In the Academic Year 2010/2011, I taught “Photobiology” to graduate students of Applied Biomolecular Sciences.
In the Academic Year 2009/2010, I taught “Investigation of Fast and Ultrafast Chemical Processes” to graduate students in Chemical Sciences.
My Biotechnology students in 2019
For two years (AY 2008/2009 – 2009/2010), I taught “Photochemistry and Photobiology” to graduate students in Biomedical Molecular Sciences.
In the 2006/2007, 2007/2008 and 2008/2009 Academic Years, I carried out an integrative teaching activity for the Physical Chemistry Laboratory to undergraduate students in Chemistry. I shadowed students executing experiments regarding chemical kinetics and thermodynamics and I taught them how to write a report of the experimental results.
Activity as Supervisor
Since the 2008/2009 Academic Year, I have been supervisor of 21 bachelor’s theses, 11 master’s theses and one PhD’s thesis in the field of Physical Chemistry.
- Supervisor of the ACS IREU student Naishka E. Caldero Rodríguez, coming from the University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras Campus, who has worked on the implementation of an artificial gland, from the 31st of May up to the 5th of August 2016.
- Supervisor of the ACS IREU student Amanda Rightler, coming from the University of Tulsa, Oklahoma (USA), who has worked on the implementation of Biologically Inspired Photochromic Fuzzy Logic Systems to extend human vision to UV, from the 28th of May up to the 7th of August 2015.
- Supervisor of the research activity carried out by the student Kenta Hayashi, from Ritsumeikan University (Japan), who has worked on the analysis of chaotic time series, from the 1st of October up to the 20th of December 2014.
My former visiting student Naishka Caldero and me
(Summer 2016)
Erasmus teaching activities
- Visiting Professor (Erasmus Teaching Program) at the Chemistry Department of the University of Malta (Malta), in February 2024.
- Visiting Professor (Erasmus Teaching Program) at the Chemistry Department of the Université Paul Sabatier-Toulouse III (France), in September 2019.
- Visiting Professor (Erasmus Teaching Program) at the Chemistry Faculty of the University of Bielefeld (Germany), in October 2023.
- Visiting Professor (Erasmus Teaching Program) at the Chemistry Department of the Université Paul Sabatier-Toulouse III (France), in September 2018.
- Visiting Professor (Erasmus Teaching Program) at the Chemistry Department of the Université Paul Sabatier-Toulouse III (France), in September 2017.
My Chemistry students in 2019
My Chemistry students in 2017
My former visiting student Amanda Rightler and me
(Summer 2015)
My former visiting student Kenta Hayashi and me
(December 2014)
- Visiting Professor (Erasmus Teaching Program) at the Chemistry Department of the Université Paul Sabatier-Toulouse III (France), in September 2016.
- Visiting Professor (Erasmus Teaching Program) at the Chemistry Department of the Université Paul Sabatier-Toulouse III (France), in September 2015.
- Visiting Professor (Erasmus Teaching Program) at the Department of Computer Science, University College of London (UK), in September 2014.
- Visiting Professor (Erasmus Teaching Program) at the Department of Computer Science, University College of London (UK), in September 2013.
Third Mission
Activity of Public Engagement
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Invited seminar titled "The Complexity of the XXI Century Challenges. How to face it?” delivered at the Congregation of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri in Perugia (25 February 2024).
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Head of the Editorial Board of the Interdivisional Group of Photochemistry (GIdF) of the Italian Chemical Society, starting from June 2023.
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Invited lecture titled “Complexity Science to prepare next generations to tackle the global challenges of the XXI century” held in hybrid form for school teachers. This event was organized by the “I Lincei per la Scuola” Foundation at the Mathematics and Informatics Department of the Perugia University” on the 25th of February 2022.
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Interview titled “Chaos and Chance” by Dr. Gabriele Pastori and published in the journal “Chiaroscuro” 2021, 60, 58-59.
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Seminar titled “Complexity Science in Chemistry” delivered online on the 2nd of October 2021 to the attendees to the “School of Complexity Management” organized by the Complexity Institute.
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Radiophonic interview on the European Strategic Partnership Erasmus+ project titled “CoSy Thinking” carried out by Radiophonica Perugia for Sharper 2021, the 24th September 2021.
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Interview by Dr. A. Bracci of the National Ecobiopsychology Association and published in the magazine “La Rete della Vita” the 23rd June 2021 and made available online
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Seminar titled “Complexity Science to prepare the new generations for Sustainable Development” delivered online on the 31st of May 2021 for the event titled “DESIGN OUR SCHOOL: HOW TO INHABIT COMPLEXITY” organized by the Social Cooperative DENSA.
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Lecture titled “The Complexity Science to tackle the XXI Century Challenges” for the orientation of the High School Students, delivered online the 17th of December 2020.
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Since December 2020, creation and maintenance of the peronal YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHqn3EsuAKBA3vVT3Z5XSOA
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Lecture titled “The Complexity Science to tackle the XXI Century Challenges” delivered online the 27th of November 2020 for the “European Researchers’ Night” (Sharper 2020).
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TV Interview on the project “CoSy Thinking” funded by the European Commission and broadcast by TEF Channel (Local TV in Umbria) the 24th of November 2020.
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Interview carried out by the financial advisor Dr. F. Monge and published in two issues of the magazine “Investors’ L’evoluzione della Specie”. (I) “ Investors’ L’evoluzione della Specie. 2019, 3, 14-18. (II) Investors’ L’evoluzione della Specie. 2019, 4, 26-30.
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Lecture titled “Chromogenic Dyes" delivered to the students and teachers of a class of the Technical Institute for Social Activities “Giordano Bruno” on February the 26th 2019.
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Since March 2018, creation and maintenance of the personal website: https://pierluigigentili.wixsite.com/complexity
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Lecture titled “Photochromic Dyes” delivered to the students and teachers of a class of the Technical Institute for Social Activities “Giordano Bruno” on February the 24th 2017 and on January the 13th 2016.
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Experimental demonstration (hands-on experiment) titled “Effects of colours with materials” presented the 25th of September 2015 at the “European Researchers’ Night” (Sharper 2015).
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TV Interview about “” broadcast by TEF Channel (Local TV in Umbria) within the program “Speciale Università” the 9th of January 2014.
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Educational paper titled “Biological Photoreceptors. The Sun and life on the planet Earth” published by the journal “La Chimica nella Scuola” in 2006; Vol. 1; Pages: 41-49.
The Complexity Science can contribute to reach the goals of the 2030 Agenda adopted by the UN
Our European project "Cosy thinking" wants to contribute to the fulfillment of the 2030 Agenda
«Enhancing higher education on COmplex Systems THINKING for sustainable development»
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