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    I am a researcher in theoretical condensed matter physics. My primary research interest is the development and improvement of electronic structure methods.
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    I am a researcher in theoretical condensed matter physics. My primary research interest is the development and improvement of electronic structure methods with particular focus on density functional theory.

    :: track record

    2013-today
    Lecturer in Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at the Queen’s University Belfast-Northern Ireland (UK)
    2009-2013
    Researcher (Investigador Auxiliar) at the Universidade de Coimbra-Portugal (FCT Ciencia 2008 program)
    2008-2009
    Postdoctoral Position at the Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain la Neuve-Belgium
    Research Project: “Ab-initio theoretical studies on secondary ion formation from nanostructured metal/organic surface” (grant NANHYMO, Actions de Recherche concertée)
    2006-2008
    Postdoctoral Position at the Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain la Neuve-Belgium
    Research Projects: “(1) Development of approximations for xc functional within KS-TDDFT for extended system. (2) Band gap and band offsets in the high-k dielectrics/Silicon and High-k dieletrics/metal interfaces” (grant Nanoquanta NoE)
    2005-2003
    Postdoctoral Position at the Donostia International Physics Center, San Sebastian-Spain
    Research Project: “Development of approximations for xc functional within KS-TDDFT for extended system.” (Prof. dr. Angel Rubio group)
    2003-1999:
    Assistent In Opleiding at the Theoretical Chemistry department of the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam-The Netherlands
    Research Project: “Construction, analysis and modelling of accurate density functional theory functionals for chemical reactions and molecular response” (supervision of Prof. Dr. Evert Jan Baerends and Dr. Oleg V. Gritsenko)
    1999-1998:
    Undergraduate research project at the Laboratorio “G. Polvani”, Pisa-Italy
    Research Project: “Density functional calculations of response properties of chromophore”(supervision of Dr. Paolo Giannozzi and Dr. Francesco Buda)
    :: degrees
    • Ph.D. in Theoretical Chemistry Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (The Netherlands), November 2003
    • Diploma di Laurea in Fisica (110/110 cum laude) Università degli Studi di Pisa (Italy), June 1999
    • Diploma di maturità scientifica (58/60) Liceo Scientifico Statale “G.Galilei” Macerata (Italy), July 1994