Preliminary version
April 14, 2026 Opening Day (Palazzo Chiaromonte – Steri)
Opening Session
3:00–3:30 PM Institutional greetings
– Massimo Midiri – Rector of the University of Palermo
– Luigi Mondello – President of the Società Chimica Italiana
3:30–4:30 PM PL#1 Stanislao Cannizzaro, a Sicilian Chemist
– Roberto Zingales – Gruppo Nazionale di Storia e Fondamenti della Chimica
4:30–5:00 PM Chemical Instruments and Academic Heritage: The Paternò Collection
– Giuseppe Cavallaro – University of Palermo
5:00–5:30 PM Preserving the Image of a Scientist: The Restoration of Cannizzaro’s Portrait
– Giulia D’Agostino – University of Rome “La Sapienza”
5:30–6:00 PM Exhibiting Sicily in Cannizzaro’s Time: Concepts and Design of the Exhibition
– Presented by the exhibition curators – University of Palermo
6:00–7:00 PM “Sicily in the Time of Cannizzaro” exhibition inauguration
7:00–9:00 PM Welcome reception
April 15, 2026 (Aula Magna – Department of Law)
Second Session
9:00–10:00 AM PL#2 «The Chemical Brothers». Stanislao Cannizzaro and the Networks of Italian Scientists in the Nation-Building Process
– Alessia Facineroso – University of Catania
10:00–11:00 AM _Scientific Communications_
11:00–11:30 AM Coffee break
11:30 AM–12:30 PM PL#3 Cannizzaro in Paris (1849-1851)
– Danielle M. E. Fauque – Université Paris Saclay, France
12:30–1:00 PM General Discussion
Break
1:00–3:00 PM Light lunch
Third Session
3:00–4:00 PM PL#4 Stanislao Cannizzaro and the Karlsruhe Congress
– Alan J. Rocke – Case Western Reserve University
4:00–4:30 PM _Scientific Communications_
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee break
5:00–6:00 PM _Scientific Communications_
6:00–6:30 PM General Discussion
April 16, 2026 (Aula Magna – Department of Law)
Fourth Session
9:00–10:00 AM PL#5 Cannizzaro in Rome
– Giovanni Paoloni – University of Rome “La Sapienza”
10:00–11:00 AM _Scientific Communications_
11:00–11:30 AM Coffee break
11:30 AM–12:30 PM PL#6 From Atomic Weights to Chemical Elements: Cannizzaro’s Philosophical Legacy
– Eric R. Scerri – University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
12:30–1:00 PM General Discussion
Break
1:00–3:00 PM Light lunch
Social activities
Social dinner
April 17, 2026 (Aula Magna – Department of Engeneering)
Public events
9:00–10:00 AM Plenary TBA
– Gruppo Tematico di Diffusione della Cultura Chimica
10:00–12:00 AM School contest and award ceremony
12:00–12:30 PM Closing ceremony