VALENTI Giovanna

CURRICULUM VITAE

PRESENT APPOINTMENTS
Since 2002, Full Professor in Applied Mathematics, Faculty of Engineering, University of Messina.
Since 2021, Pro-Rector for "Research and Technological Innovation", University of Messina.

PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS
Researcher at the University of Reggio Calabria, from 1987 to 1995.
Researcher at the University of Messina, from 1995 to 1999.
Associate Professor at the University of Messina, from 1999 to 2002.
Director of the Degree Course in Civil Engineering.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Mathematics Degree, University of Messina, 1984.

TEACHING ACTIVITIES
Pratical Courses
1. Rational Mechanics, University of Reggio Calabria, from 1987 to 1995.
2. Rational Mechanics, University of Messina, from 1995 to 1999.
Theoretical Courses
1. Analysis II, University of Reggio Calabria, from 1984 to 1987.
2. Analysis I, University of Messina, from 1993 to 1994.
3. Mathematical Physics, University of Messina, from 1995 to 2002.
4. Mathematical Methods in Engineering Science, University of Messina, from 2002 to 2003.
5. Rational Mechanics, University of Messina, from 2002.
6. Analytical Mechanics, University of Messina, from 2005.


RESEARCH PROJECTS
Professor Valenti participated to several Research Project. In particular, from 2000:
• MURST COFIN 2000 (national coordinator Prof. T. Ruggeri, University of Bologna);
• PRA 2000-2001 of University of Messina (coordinator Prof. S. Giambò, University of Messina);
• PRA 2002 of University of Messina (coordinator Prof. A.Palumbo, University of Messina);
• PRA 2003-2004 of University of Messina (coordinator Prof. S. Giambò, University of Messina);
• INDAM 2003 (coordinator Prof. A. Quarteroni, University of Milano );
• MURST COFIN 2003 (national coordinator Prof. T. Ruggeri, University of Bologna);
• MIUR COFIN 2005 (national coordinator Prof. T. Ruggeri, University of Bologna).
She was coordinator of the projects PRA 2005 and PRA 2006-07 of University of Messina.

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Professor Valenti is a member of Italian National Group of Mathematical Physics (GNFM).
She was member of the Organizing Committees of:
• EUROMECH COLLOQUIUM N.270 on Nonlinear Waves Governed by Hyperbolic Dissipative Models (Reggio Calabria, September 1990).
• IV International Conference on Hyperbolic Problems (Taormina, April 1992).
• IV International Conference of SIMAI (Giardini Naxos, June 1998).
• XIV International Conference on Waves and Stability in Continuous Media, (Ragusa, July 2007).
She is author of 45 scientific publications concerning non linear wave propagation and mathematical modelling of evolution phenomena within the framework of Continuum Mechanics.
Her main contributions concern with:
• Nonlinear Wave Propagation (Acceleration waves, Shock waves, Asymptotic Methods).
• Mathematical modelling of biological problems.
• Irreversible and extended thermodynamics.
• Micromanetism.