If you have not done it yet, this is an invitation to join the SIF or renew your SIF membership!
The strength and the impact of a Society like the SIF depend on the number and the dynamism of its Members. For this you are invited to join or renew your membership of the Italian Physical Society. To recover the status of Member, no retroactive payments are required, but only that for the current year. By paying the annual membership fee, you can:
– have reductions for the purchase of SIF publications and the participation in the Society's activities
– receive the printed copy, consult the online content and freely download the APP of Il Nuovo Saggiatore
- have free digital access to the online contents of Giornale di Fisica
– consult the SIF Historical Archives
– have free digital access to Physics World by authenticating with the credentials available in the Members Area of SIF Website
– apply to the SIF prize competitions
To apply for membership the application can be filled in online or downloading the application form.
The announcements for SIF Prizes 2021 are now online!
Deadline 3 May 2021
Enrico Fermi Prize / All prizes
For the year 2021 the SIF National Congress will be held online from 13 to 17 September. Abstract must be sent within 7 May 2021.
Online submission
Joint EPS-SIF International School on Energy 2021
Course 6 - Energy Innovation and Integration for a Clean Environment
19 - 24 July
Directors: Luisa Cifarelli - Università di Bologna (Italy), Francesco Romanelli - Università di Roma Tor Vergata (Italy)
Pietro Blaserna and the birth of the Institute of Physics in Rome
A Gentleman Scientist at Via Panisperna
by M. Focaccia
A new volume jointly published by Società Italiana di Fisica and Springer-Nature.
Available through the Members Area
Scientific Papers of Ettore Majorana - A new expanded edition
Edited by L. Cifarelli
A new volume jointly published by Società Italiana di Fisica and Springer-Nature. Available online at this link.
Free Access for SIF Members
Read the review by D. Haidt.
International School of Physics "Enrico Fermi" - Courses 2021
Due to the current health emergency, the courses of the Varenna International School of Physics scheduled for 2021 have been postponed to 2022
La Rivista del Nuovo Cimento distributed by Springer Nature
La Rivista del Nuovo Cimento will be distributed by Springer Nature starting from 2020 and will be available online on SpringerLink.
More information here.
Second revised edition
In 2019 the Italian Physical Society (Società Italiana di Fisica, SIF) and the SoNS (School of
Neutron Scattering "Francesco Paolo Ricci" Association) have jointly commissioned a report
concerning a strategy for neutron facilities in geographical Europe
Proceedings of the International School of Physics "Enrico Fermi"
Last published volume: Course 199, Physics of and Science with X-Ray Free-Electron Lasers
The electronic version of the Courses held starting from 1995 is available through the Members Area.
Laura Bassi – The World's First Woman Professor in Natural Philosophy
An Iconic Physicist in Enlightenment Italy
Edited by Luisa Cifarelli and Raffaella Simili
A new volume jointly published by Società Italiana di Fisica and Springer-Nature.
Available through the Members Area