Claudio Amovilli

Born in Parma (Italy) 1960

Academic Studies and Career:
1979/84: Chemistry Laurea, University of Pisa. Italy.
1979/84: Chemistry Diploma, Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa. Italy.
1985/87: PhD in Chemistry, Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa. Italy.
1989/90: NATO/CNR Advanced Research Fellowship at the Theoretical Chemistry Department - University of Oxford (UK).
1992/2006: Assistant Professor (Ricercatore) at Dipartimento di Chim. e Chim. Ind., University of Pisa. Italy.
since 2006: Associate Professor at Dipartimento di Chim. e Chim. Ind., University of Pisa. Italy.

Teaching activity: Theoretical Chemistry and Physical Chemistry.
since 2011/12: Molecular Physical Chemistry, Theoretical Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry of the Solid State and of Materials.

Short term visits:
1. Institut de Quimica Computational, University of Girona, (Spain), September 1999.
2. Department of physics, University of Antwerp (Belgium), February 2002.
3. Department of physics, University of Antwerp (Belgium), December 2003.
4. Condensed Matter Research, Trieste ICTP (Italy), August 2004.
5. Instituut-Lorentz for Theoretical Physics, Universiteit Leiden (NL), March 2006.
6. Instituut-Lorentz for Theoretical Physics, Universiteit Leiden (NL), April 2007.
7. Department of Theoretical Physics, University of Debrecen (HU), December 2007.
8. Department of Theoretical Physics, University of Debrecen (HU), May 2008.
9. Instituut-Lorentz for Theoretical Physics, Universiteit Leiden (NL), February 2009.
10. Department of Theoretical Physics, University of Debrecen (HU), May 2009.
11. Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, Enschede (NL), February 2013.
12. Department of Theoretical Physics, University of Debrecen (HU), September 2013.

Research activity:
Theoretical study of intermolecular forces, analytical developments within the Density Functional Theory
applied to model systems, multiconfigurational calculations in the context of Valence Bond and Molecular Orbital theories,
study of reactivity in solution and of solvation, calculations on boron and carbon clusters including nanotubes and
graphitic structures and applications and developments of quantum Monte Carlo in theoretical chemistry.

Projects of research:
since 1999: Fondi di Ateneo (University of Pisa)
PRIN 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006 as participant
2007-9: Italian P.I. in a bilateral cooperation between CNR and MTA (Hungarian Academy of Sciences)
2010: ISCRA (CINECA) C-Project (P.I.)
PRIN 2009: Local Coordinator (Pisa Research Unit)
PRA_2016_46 (University of Pisa)

Author of more than 100 research articles and chapters in specialized books.
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