Prof. C.A.Veracini received his Doctor Degree in Chemistry of the University of Pisa and the “Scuola Normale Superiore” in 1966. He was lecturer at the Istitute of Physical Chemistry, University of Pisa in Radiofrequency Spectroscopy (1970-71) and in Molecular Spectroscopy (1971-73).
From 1972 to 1983, he was Assistant Professor of Physical Chemistry at the Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Pisa; during this period, he was Visiting Scientist to the Physics Department, University of Basel (CH). He was nominated Associate Professor of Molecular Spectroscopy at the Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry of the University of Pisa in 1983 and became Full Professor of Molecular Spectroscopy in the same department in 1986. He has been Secretary of the Italian Liquid Crystals Discussion Group (GNCL) during the period 1979-82 and member of the committee of the Italian Magnetic Resonance Discussion Group (GDRM) from 1982 to 1985. He received 1997 joint Gold Medal GDRM (Italian Discussion Group on Magnetic Resonance) and GIRM-SCI (Interdivisional Group on Magnetic Resonance) of the Italian Chemical Society. He has been Member of the International Committee of Nuclear Quadrupolar Interactions Society, co-editor of the proceedings of the XIVth International Symposium on NQI Spectroscopy and co-editor of Liquid Crystals 14th International Liquid Crystal Conference special issue. He has been co-organizer of the meeting’s series “Chianti Workshop on Magnetic Resonance” and “Tropea meetings on NMR in oriented Phases”.
His scientific interests have been: Multiple Quantum Transitions in NMR – the structure and conformation of molecules by NMR using liquid crystal solvents – the structure, organization and dynamics of liquid crystals by NMR spectroscopy – Translational Diffusion techniques to characterize Smectic L C.-13C NMR spectroscopy and relaxation in polymers and solid state NMR. He is co-editor (and author of two chapters) of the book “The Molecular Dynamics of Liquid Crystals” Kluwer Ed.s (1989). He has published over 200 publications mainly in the field of ordered systems and has been invited to present lectures in various Universities and numerous international meetings.
He is a member of the Scientific Committee of the “Imago 7” Foundation for Ultra High Field Imaging project.
Currently he is Director of the Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale of the Pisa University.