Preliminary version
April 14, 2026 Opening Day (Palazzo Chiaromonte – Steri)
Opening Session
3:00–4:00 PM Registration
4:00–4:30 PM Institutional greetings
– Massimo Midiri – Rector of the University of Palermo
– Luigi Mondello – President of the Società Chimica Italiana
4:30–5:30 PM PL#1 Stanislao Cannizzaro, a Sicilian Chemist
– Roberto Zingales – Gruppo Nazionale di Storia e Fondamenti della Chimica
5:30–6:00 PM Chemical Instruments and Academic Heritage: The Paternò Collection
– Giuseppe Cavallaro – University of Palermo
6:00–6:30 PM Preserving the Image of a Scientist: The Restoration of Cannizzaro’s Portrait
– Giulia D’Agostino – University of Rome “La Sapienza”
6.:30–8:00 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 Cannizzaro, atomic weights, philosophy of chemistry, and attempts to capture the essence of elements
– 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 at Osteria Ballarò Via Calascibetta, 25, 90133 Palermo
April 17, 2026 (Aula Magna – Department of Engeneering)
Public events (in Italian)
9:00–09:30 AM Institutional greetings
9:30–10:15 AM PL#7 Stanislao Cannizzaro chimico, patriota e politico
– Roberto Zingales – Gruppo Nazionale di Storia e Fondamenti della Chimica
10:15–11:00 AM PL#8 Storie di uomini, di luoghi e di idee. L’Università degli studi di Palermo tra XIX e XX secolo
– Valentina Favarò – University of Palermo
11:00–11:45 AM PL#9 L’università di Palermo oggi
– Cinzia Cerroni – University of Palermo
11:45–12:30 AM PL#10 L’agenzia delle Dogane e le sue attività
– Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli
12:30–12:45 PM Closing ceremony
12:45–15:00 AM Visit to the AdM Mobile Laboratory