Alberto Carpinteri Explained

Alberto Carpintieri
Birth Date:	23 December 1952
Birth Place:	Bologna, Italy
Fields:	Physics. Civil Engineering, Nuclear Engineering
Workplaces:	Shantou University, Polytechnic University of Turin, Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica in Turin
Nationality:	Italian

Alberto Carpinteri (born 23 December 1952) is an Italian, now he is a chair professor of Shantou University, China.

Biography

Alberto Carpinteri is professor in science of construction, Chair Professor at the Shantou University - College of Engineering and former professor at the Polytechnic University of Turin. Alberto Carpinteri was also director of the National Institute of Metrological Research (2011-2013),^[1] member of the New York Academy of Sciences and President of many scientific institutions as the International Congress on Fracture, ICF (2009-2013),^[2] the European Structural Integrity Society, ESIS (2002-2006),^[3] the International Association of Fracture Mechanics for Concrete and Concrete Structures, the IA-FraMCoS (2004-2007),^[4] the Italian Group for Fracture (1998-2005).^[5]

Carpinteri was also member of the executive committees of the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, IUTAM (2004-2012) and the Society for Experimental Mechanichs, SEM (2012-2014). He was also Editor-in-Chief of the Italian magazine "Meccanica".

He is mainly known^[6] for his contribution in the study of piezonuclear fission, which is the purported theory that "compressing solids can provoke nucleus-splitting reactions without emitting gamma-rays or producing nuclear waste".^{[7] [8] [9] [10] [11]}

In 2013 INRiM was set in temporary receivership and Carpinteri dismissed after the resignation of two-thirds of the board of directors in objection of Carpinteri's support in the purported theory of piezonuclear fission.^{[12] [13]}

Alberto Carpinteri conducted many lectures worldwide^{[14] [15]} and published books and academic papers^{[16] [17]} on the piezonuclear theory. On the same topic Carpinteri is also currently contributing to the "Clean Energy from Hydrogen-Metal Systems" project financed by the European Union under the Horizon 2020 plan.^{[18] [19]}

Prizes and honours

• Odone Belluzzi Prize for Science of Constructions, University of Bologna (1976)
• Medal Robert L'Hermite, RILEM (1982)
• NATO Senior Scholarship – Lehigh University, Pennsylvania (1982) – Northwestern University, Illinois (1985)
• Medal of Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (1993)
• Honorary degree in physics, Constantinian University, Rhode Island (1994)
• Honoris Causa Professor, Nanjing University, China (1996)
• Honoris Causa Professor, Albert Schweitzer University of Ginevra, Switzerland (2000)
• Wessex Institute of Technology International Prize, Southampton, UK (2000)
• Griffith Medal for Fractural Mechanics, ESIS (2008)
• Giuliano Preparata Award, assigned by the Condensed Matter Nuclear Science (ISCMNS) ^[20] for the studies on Low Energy Nuclear Reactions published in the book "Acoustic, Electromagnetic, Neutron Emissions from Fracture and Earthquakes" (2015)

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2023-10-17. Homepage INRIM. www.inrim.it.
2. Web site: 2023-10-17. en-US. Past Presidents – ICF.
3. Web site: 2023-10-17. pinco palla. en-gb. ESIS History. www.structuralintegrity.eu.
4. Web site: 2023-10-17. FRaMCoS Snapshot. framcos.org.
5. Web site: 2023-10-17. it. IGF - Former IGF Presidents. www.gruppofrattura.eu.
6. Emiliano Feresin . Italian scientists win battle to halt controversial research : Nature News & Comment . Nature . 13 June 2012 . 10.1038/nature.2012.10823 . 156565051 . 26 November 2012.
7. Web site: Tiziana Moriconi . Galileo – Giornale di Scienza Cos'è il piezonucleare e perché è una follia finanziarlo . Galileonet.it . 6 June 2012 . 26 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121125054729/http://www.galileonet.it/articles/4fcf1ea672b7ab5890000007 . 25 November 2012 . dead .
8. Web site: Elena Dusi . "Basta soldi agli studi inutili" scienziati anti-fusione fredda . Repubblica.it . 5 June 2012 . 26 November 2012.
9. Antonio Spallone . Odoardo Maria Calamai . Paolo Tripodi . 23 August 2010 . Remarks on "Piezonuclear neutrons from fracturing of inert solids" . . 10.1016/j.physleta.2010.07.064 . 374 . 38 . 3957–3959. 1206.1863. 2010PhLA..374.3957S.
10. Book: Deformed Spacetime. Springer. 2007. 978-1-4020-6282-7. Fundamental Theories of Physics.
11. Antonio Socci (7 November 2007). La scoperta della nuova energia
12. Web site: INRIM – l'Istituto . 23 September 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131030194539/http://www.inrim.it/gen/organi_i.shtml . 30 October 2013 . dead .
13. Web site: Archived copy . 23 September 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140506200720/http://www.inrim.it/gen/doc/DPCM_14_febbraio_2013_Commissariamento_INRIM.pdf . 6 May 2014 . dead .
14. Web site: Curriculum Vitae Prof. Albero Carpinteri.
15. Web site: Distinguished Lecture in Solid Mechanics - CalTech - Alberto Carpinteri.
16. Web site: Alberto Carpinteri - Politecnico di Torino.
17. Web site: Pubblicazioni Alberto Carpinteri su ResearchGate.
18. Web site: Clean Energy from Hydrogen-Metal Systems.
19. Web site: CleanHME - Clean Energy from Hydrogen-Metal Systems - Politecnico di Torino.
20. Web site: ISCMNS Prizes.