On Tuesday, May 3 at 18.00 at University Central Library (building U6 Agorà, Piazza dell’Ateneo Nuovo 1, Milano) there will be a book presentation on “Electric mobility. History, technology, and future” by Alessandro Abbotto (Carocci editore,2022).
It is a journey into the fascinating world of electric transportation, starting with its secular history to the new energetic necessities, the functioning to the costs management, autonomy, charging, and new virtuous habits. With a future outlook, starting with scientific data, there will be a discussion about false myths and firm beliefs, to give everyone an opportunity to approach with passion and satisfaction the new concept of mobility.
Dario De Santis, a science historian, will talk about it with the author, Alessandro Abbotto, full professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Milano-Bicocca, and Matteo Colleoni, full professor of Urban Studies at the University of Milan-Bicocca, where he also is a Rectoral Delegate on sustainability and Mobility Manager.
Brief profile of the protagonists of the event
Alessandro Abbotto is a full professor of Organic Chemistry and Renewable Energy Materials at the University of Milan-Bicocca. He graduated in Chemistry and has spent some years at Berkeley and Erlangen-Nürnberg University His research and didactic field are in materials for new green technologies and hydrogen and other solar fuels. He’s been the chief of the Material Sciences Department of the University of Milan-Bicocca till 2021, coordinating as the director, of the five-year-long project for the University and research Ministery for “Excellent Departments” on hydrogen, batteries e photovoltaic. He has been co-founder and first coordinator for the group for Chemistry of Renewable Energies of the Italian Chemistry Society. At the moment, he’s a member of the Directive Council of the Organic Chemistry Division of the Italian Chemical Society. He is also President of the National Commission for the habilitation to teach Organic Chemistry in the Universities. In 2021 he published the book “Hydrogen. All the colors of energy” for Edizioni Dedalo and in 2022 for Carocci editore, he published the book “Electric mobility. History, technology, future”.
Matteo Colleoni is a full professor of Urban Studies at the University of Milan, where he is also a REctoral delegate on sustainability and Mobility Manager. He is the Coordinator of the Work Group on Mobility for RUS (la Rete delle Università per lo Sviluppo Sostenibile -University Network for Sustainable Development) and a member of the Technical Structure of the Infrastructure Ministery and Sustainable Mobilities. His research field is on the “structure and transformation of urban area”, “mobility and transport”, and “sustainability and sustainable and“urban policies”. Among his latest monographs Understanding Mobilities for Designing Contemporary Cities. Springer, 2016 e Mobility and urban transformations. The morphology of the contemporary metropolis. Franco Angeli, Milano, 2019.
Dario De Santis is a Science Historian at the research center Aspi - Archivio Storico della psicologia Italiana (Historic Archive of Italian Psychology) of the University of Milano-Bicocca, he has worked on mind sciences, particularly on psychology and psychiatry history. He also is the author of the book “Human being makers. History of the first artificial fertilizations on human gender”Pendragon, 2012. He teaches"Publishing and new media" at the Humanistic Studies and Cultural Heritage of the University of Udine. In 2020 he created a divulgation project called “Stories of scientific irony” to talk about science history on Youtube e Instagram.
Take part in the event
To take part in the event, use the app Affluences: Look for Università Bicocca. Biblioteca di Ateneo – CuriosaMente”, click on Prenota and on Prossima fascia oraria disponibile.
Based on art.10 of the new Rectoral decree, all participants must have the super green pass for Covid 19 and wear an FFP2 mask.
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