April 14, 2026 Opening Day (Palazzo Chiaromonte – Steri)
3:00–4:00 PM Registration
Opening Session
Chair: Renato Lombardo – Organizing committee
4:00–4:30 PM Institutional greetings
– Massimo Midiri – Rector of the University of Palermo
– Luigi Mondello – President of the Società Chimica Italiana
– Vincenzo Nicolì – President of the Ordine Interprovinciale dei Chimici e dei Fisici della Sicilia
4:30–5:30 PM PL#1 Stanislao Cannizzaro, a Sicilian Chemist
– Roberto Zingales – Gruppo Nazionale di Storia e Fondamenti della Chimica (GNFSC)
5:30–6:00 PM Chemical Instruments and Academic Heritage: The Paternò Collection
– Giuseppe Cavallaro – University of Palermo
6:00–6:30 PM The Donation of Stanislao Cannizzaro portrait to the University of Palermo: characterization and conservation of the painting
– 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
Chair: Giovanni Villani – President of the Gruppo Tematico di Epistemologia e Storia della Chimica – SCI
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
10:00–10:30 AM The Hypotheses of Amedeo
– Oliviero Carugo – University of Pavia
10:30–11:00 AM Coffee break
11:00–11:30 AM Does The Tool Define The Chemist? Evidence From Nineteenth-century Chemical Laboratories In Pisa
– Luca Rocca – University of Pisa
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
Chair: Franco Calascibetta – President of Gruppo Nazionale di Storia e Fondamenti della Chimica (GNFSC)
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 The idea of science and the value of the history of science in the thought of Stanislao Cannizzaro
– Giovanni Villani – Gruppo Tematico di Epistemologia e Storia della Chimica – SCI
4:30–5:00 PM Coffee break
5:00–5:30 PM From play to discovery: how the Cannizzaro Games spark early scientific thinking
– Margherita Venturi – Divisione di Didattica della Chimica – SCI
5:30–6:00 PM General Discussion
April 16, 2026 (Aula Magna – Department of Law)
Fourth Session
Chair: Margherita Venturi – President of the Divisione di Didattica della Chimica – SCI
9:00–10:00 AM PL#5 Beyond Rome
– Giovanni Paoloni – University of Rome “La Sapienza”
10:00–10:30 AM Stanislao Cannizzaro and the “Laboratorio delle Gabelle”: an early example of scientific approach within the public administration
– Vincenzo Gambino – Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli
10:30–11:00 AM Coffee break
11:00–11:30 AM Teaching the history of chemistry at the undergraduate level through activities with books, historical instruments and primary sources
– Valentina Domenici – University of Pisa
11:30–12:00 AM The Theory that Illuminates the Data The Educational and Formative Value of Cannizzaro’s Contribution
– Antonio Testoni – Divisione di Didattica della Chimica – SCI
12:00 AM–1:00 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)
1:00–1:30 PM General Discussion
Break
1:30–3:00 PM Light lunch
Social activities
8:30 PM Social dinner at Osteria Ballarò Via Calascibetta, 25, 90133 Palermo
April 17, 2026 (Aula Capitò – Ed. 7 Department of Engineering)
Public events (in Italian)
Chair: Antonella Maggio – Organizing committee
9:00–09:30 AM Saluti istituzionali
9:30–10:00 AM Stanislao Cannizzaro chimico, patriota e politico
– Roberto Zingales – Gruppo Nazionale di Storia e Fondamenti della Chimica
10:00–10:30 AM Storie di uomini, di luoghi e di idee. L’Università degli studi di Palermo tra XIX e XX secolo
– Valentina Favarò – University of Palermo
10:30–11:00 AM L’università di Palermo oggi
– Cinzia Cerroni – University of Palermo
11:00–11:30 AM Contaminazioni tra saperi e nuovi percorsi tra ricerca e innovazione
– Clelia Dispenza – University of Palermo
11:30–12:00 AM The Laboratories of the Agency of Customs and Monopolies: a scientific approach toward trade, safety and control of commodities
– Sergio Giuffrida – Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli
12:00–12:30 AM Premiazione Contest Scuole Cannizzaro 2026
12:30–12:45 PM Closing ceremony
Visit to the AdM Mobile Laboratory
Floriana Billeci and Gabriella Buscemi – Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli
Visit to the Library of the Department of Engineering collection
Gloria Mangiaracina – University of Palermo