Events

> FineCat 2012. Registration now open to the international symposium for catalysis for fine chemicals to be held in Palermo on April  2012.
> Energy manager. Aperte le iscrizioni al corso per energy manager in programma a Catania a Feb/Mar 2012.
> SuNEC 2012. Registration now open for one of Europe's 2012 premiere meetings in solar energy (SuNEC 2011: A sunny first success!).
> «L'energia solare per il futuro  della Sicilia».  Il Seminario "Marcello Carapezza" il 18 maggio alla Camera dei Deputati.
> (Ri)mettere la scienza in cultura La presentazione di Isem con l'intervento di Jean-Marc Lévy Leblond (Re)mettre la science en culture (PDF; aussi en français).
> Science in Israel - Daniel Mandler on the functionment of the world's leading research systems.

Research

Research on sustainability based on critical thinking and learning on the role of science in society:

• Polo Fotovoltaico della Sicilia. Ricerca e formazione in energia solare ed efficienza energetica.
• Sicily's PV Research Pole. Research and education in solar energy.
• Ignazio Licata - Complessità. Un’introduzione semplice

Publications

Books, articles and reports.

• Nano-Age
• La logica aperta della mente
• Complessità: Un'introduzione semplice
• Clean by Light Irradiation
• Flexible Solar Cells
• Future of Glycerol
• Silica-Based Materials for Advanced Chemical Applications
• BIPV
• Il nuovo fotovoltaico
• L'energia solare in agricoltura
• Lean Banking
• Scenario: Qualità
• Email Newsletter

About Isem

Headquartered in Palermo (Italy), the Institute for Scientific Methodology is a place for critical thinking and learning on the role of science in culture and society. 

• Institute background with a summary of its research and education approach
• The Advisory board includes scientists and management experts of international reputation.
• Contacting Isem

Summarized by the claim "Bringing science back into culture" the Isem activities in research and education are aimed to investigate the consequences -- for management, education and research --  of bringing science back into culture. 

Leonardo Palmisano, Jean-Marc Lévy Leblond Ignazio Licata, Nando Dalla Chiesa, Mario Pagliaro

Mario Pagliaro "Chemistry and management scholar" Ignazio Licata. "Un meta fisico siciliano" (Vimeo.com) Leonardo Palmisano "Leading Authority on Photocatalysis"