astronomy

Pierdomenico Perata

Pierdomenico Perata is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Pierdomenico Perata rather than just read about it. In short: Pierdomenico Perata (born 24 March 1962 in Genova) is an Italian physiologist whose activities are focused on plant physiology and plant biology. Since 8 May 2013 he has been the rector of the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna.

Key takeaways

Pierdomenico Perata belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Pierdomenico Perata to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Pierdomenico Perata from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Pierdomenico Perata (born 24 March 1962 in Genova) is an Italian physiologist whose activities are focused on plant physiology and plant biology. Since 8 May 2013 he has been the rector of the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna. Perata is a member of the Accademia dei Georgofili and of the National Academy of Sciences, known as Academy of the XL.

Biography Pierdomenico Perata graduated in Agricultural Sciences from University of Pisa. He earned another degree in Agricultural Sciences from Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, and a PhD from the University of Pisa. He was visiting scientist in Nagoya University, Japan. He became assistant professor at the University of Pisa, associate professor in plant Physiology at the University of Bari, then full professor at University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, where he was also vice dean of Agriculture from 2003 to 2004. In 2004 he came back to the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna as full professor. In 2010 he became dean of Experimental Sciences, and in 2012, after the resignation of Maria Chiara Carrozza (who had been elected member of the Italian Parliament), he became vice rector. Finally Perata was elected rector of Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna in May 2013.

Scientific activity His scientific activity is focused on plant physiology, with a main focus in molecular biology. He has discovered and shown experimentally that starch metabolism represents an essential metabolic intersection for plants' tolerance to hypoxia. Other noteworthy discoveries that he contributed towards include the cross-communication between plant hormones and metabolic signals and the oxygen sensing mechanism in plants.

Notes and references

External links Pierdomenico Perata’s page on Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna website Plantlab Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Pierdomenico Perata

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Pierdomenico Perata claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Pierdomenico Perata before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Pierdomenico Perata ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Pierdomenico Perata

In research: Pierdomenico Perata appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Pierdomenico Perata in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Pierdomenico Perata is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1962 births, 20th-century Italian botanists, 21st-century Italian botanists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Pierdomenico Perata outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Pierdomenico Perata in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Pierdomenico Perata means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Pierdomenico Perata in simple terms?

Why does Pierdomenico Perata matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Pierdomenico Perata?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Pierdomenico Perata.