Francesco Sciortino
Francesco Sciortino | |
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Francesco Sciortino in 2020 | |
| Born | December 1960 (age 64) |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Alma mater | University of Palermo (PhD) |
| Known for | Liquid–liquid critical point in water Glasses and gels Colloidal self-assembly |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computational Physics Soft Matter Materials Science |
| Institutions | Sapienza University of Rome Centro di Ricerca, Sviluppo e Studi Superiori in Sardegna Boston University University of Palermo |
| Website | www |
Francesco Sciortino (born December 29, 1960) is an Italian physicist and full professor at Sapienza University of Rome. He has made seminal contributions to statistical physics, including the thermodynamic and dynamic theory of complex fluids like water, colloids, colloidal-polymer mixtures, patchy particles, and DNA-based materials. He is one of the original proponents of the "second liquid critical point" theory of water.