Email: valentina.tozzini@nano.cnr.it
Phone: 050 509433
Profile
Position: Docente Esterno
Education
1993: Laurea (Master Degree) in Physics, Università di Pisa, Italy
1993: Diploma di Licenza in Fisica, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa
1997: PhD in Physics, Scuola Normale Superiore
1999: Medical Physics Specialization, Università di Pisa
Career
1997 - 1999: Post-Doc felloship (INFM-SNS, Pisa)
1999 - 2000: Visiting researcher at the University of Nijmegen (NL)
2000 - 2003: Scientist at NEST-INFM, SNS, Pisa
2003 - 2004: Visiting Scholar at the University of California - San Diego
2003 - 2009: Research Scientist at NEST-CNR-INFM, SNS, Pisa
2010 - 2021: Senior Research Scientist at NEST-CNR-Istituto Nanoscienze, SNS, Pisa
2021 - present: Research Director at CNR-Istituto Nanoscienze, NEST-SNS, Pisa
Teaching
2018- : Modules of Numerical methods for Physics, MS Degree in Physics, Univ of Pisa
2017- : Module of Structure of Matter, BS Degree in Physics, Univ of Pisa
2009- : Biophysics, MS Degree in Physics, Univ of Pisa
2015-2018 : Computer simulation methods in physics of matter, MS Degree in Physics, Univ of Pisa
2007-2012: Courses of Molecular Biophysics, Introduction to the condensed matter physics for biologists and Computational structural biology for the PhD at SNS
2008: CTBP Summer School in Coarse Grained Physical Modeling of Biological Systems (UCSD California)
2006-2007: Course for the PhD in Applied Physics at the University of Pisa
Current research
Computer modeling and enginering of Graphene-based materials:
• 3D porous disordered materials design as adsorbers or sorter of gases, fluids and electrolytes
• Coarse Grained models for thermo-electric ionic polymers
• Graphene-derived materials (e.g. rGO, supported/stretched graphene, …) as precursors for novel materials with advanced functionalization for applications in the clean energy cycles, pollution prevention, nano-bio-medical applications
• Composite graphene/semi-conductor layered materials (e.g. WS2): electronic and rheologic properties
Further info: https://green.nano.cnr.it/
Multi-scale modeling Biomolecular Systems:
• Multi-scale modeling of interaction between functionalized metal nanoparticles and amyloidogenic proteins
• Simulation of structural transitions in switchable and multi-stable proteins with low resolution models
• Fundamental studies of transferability and accuracy of minimalist models for proteins
• Multi-scale approach study of chimeric protein constructs
• Nano-porous carbon materials from bio-molecules: pirolization of ovalbummin
• Multi-scale study of molecular radiobiological effects
Further info https://bio.nano.cnr.it/
Publication list
https://scholar.google.it/citations?user=9xqa4mwAAAAJ
https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=6602188501
https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/E-8206-2011
Web Page
https://www.nano.cnr.it/researcher-profile/valentina-tozzini/
1993: Laurea (Master Degree) in Physics, Università di Pisa, Italy
1993: Diploma di Licenza in Fisica, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa
1997: PhD in Physics, Scuola Normale Superiore
1999: Medical Physics Specialization, Università di Pisa
Career
1997 - 1999: Post-Doc felloship (INFM-SNS, Pisa)
1999 - 2000: Visiting researcher at the University of Nijmegen (NL)
2000 - 2003: Scientist at NEST-INFM, SNS, Pisa
2003 - 2004: Visiting Scholar at the University of California - San Diego
2003 - 2009: Research Scientist at NEST-CNR-INFM, SNS, Pisa
2010 - 2021: Senior Research Scientist at NEST-CNR-Istituto Nanoscienze, SNS, Pisa
2021 - present: Research Director at CNR-Istituto Nanoscienze, NEST-SNS, Pisa
Teaching
2018- : Modules of Numerical methods for Physics, MS Degree in Physics, Univ of Pisa
2017- : Module of Structure of Matter, BS Degree in Physics, Univ of Pisa
2009- : Biophysics, MS Degree in Physics, Univ of Pisa
2015-2018 : Computer simulation methods in physics of matter, MS Degree in Physics, Univ of Pisa
2007-2012: Courses of Molecular Biophysics, Introduction to the condensed matter physics for biologists and Computational structural biology for the PhD at SNS
2008: CTBP Summer School in Coarse Grained Physical Modeling of Biological Systems (UCSD California)
2006-2007: Course for the PhD in Applied Physics at the University of Pisa
Current research
Computer modeling and enginering of Graphene-based materials:
• 3D porous disordered materials design as adsorbers or sorter of gases, fluids and electrolytes
• Coarse Grained models for thermo-electric ionic polymers
• Graphene-derived materials (e.g. rGO, supported/stretched graphene, …) as precursors for novel materials with advanced functionalization for applications in the clean energy cycles, pollution prevention, nano-bio-medical applications
• Composite graphene/semi-conductor layered materials (e.g. WS2): electronic and rheologic properties
Further info: https://green.nano.cnr.it/
Multi-scale modeling Biomolecular Systems:
• Multi-scale modeling of interaction between functionalized metal nanoparticles and amyloidogenic proteins
• Simulation of structural transitions in switchable and multi-stable proteins with low resolution models
• Fundamental studies of transferability and accuracy of minimalist models for proteins
• Multi-scale approach study of chimeric protein constructs
• Nano-porous carbon materials from bio-molecules: pirolization of ovalbummin
• Multi-scale study of molecular radiobiological effects
Further info https://bio.nano.cnr.it/
Publication list
https://scholar.google.it/citations?user=9xqa4mwAAAAJ
https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=6602188501
https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/E-8206-2011
Web Page
https://www.nano.cnr.it/researcher-profile/valentina-tozzini/
Teaching
Incarichi di co-docenza in moduli/insegnamenti
- Struttura della Materia (Cod. 041BB) per Laurea in Fisica
- Computational Physics Laboratory / Metodi Numerici per la Fisica (Cod. 326BB) per Laurea Magistrale in Fisica
Student consultation hours
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Research
Publications
- PTOLEMY: Relic neutrino direct detection (Mead, James; Apponi, Alice; Betti, Maria Grazia; Borghesi, Matteo; Castellano, Orlando; Cavoto, Gianluca; Celasco, Edvige; Chung, Wonyong; Cocco, Alfredo G.; Colijn, Auke; Cortis, Daniele; D'Ambrosio, Nicola; De Groot, Nicolo; el Morabit, Saad; Esposito, Angelo; Farino, Mark; Faverzani, Marco; Ferri, Elena; Ficcadenti, Luca; Gariazzo, Stefano; Garrone, Hobey; Gatti, Flavio; Giachero, Andrea; Iwasaki, Yuno; Laubenstein, Matthias; Manenti, Laura; Mangano, Gianpiero; Marcucci, Laura; Mariani, Carlo; Menichetti, Guido; Messina, Marcello; Monticone, Eugenio; Naafs, Michael; Nucciotti, Angelo; Pandolfi, Francesco; Paoloni, Daniele; Pepe, Carlo; Pérez de los Heros, Carlos; Pisanti, Ofelia; Pofi, Francesca; Polosa, Antonio Davide; Puiu, Andrei; Rago, Ilaria; Rajteri, Mauro; Rossi, Nicola; Ruocco, Alessandro; Tan, Andi; Tozzini, Valentina; Tully, Christopher; van Rens, Inge; Virzi, Federico; Visser, Guido; Viviani, Michele; Zeitler, Uli; Zheliuk, Oleksandr; Zimmer, Fabian; Null, Null - 2024 - 4.1 Contributo in Atti di convegno)