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Area of interests:
Computational Chemistry, Quantum Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Electron
Transfer, Electronic Structure Methods, Quantum Dynamics, Spectroscopy.
education

Education:

•      Doctoral candidate in Chemical Physics at the Department of Physics, SU, Ongoing
  Development and simulation of novel x-ray spectroscopic schemes.
  Supervisor: Prof. Markus Kowalewski
•       MSc in Chemical Magna cum laude.    20/02/2020 UNIBAS, Potenza
  Sciences Thesis: Theoretical, Methodological and Computational Aspects of Intramolecular Electron Transfer.
  Description: development of a computational and methodological protocol for the study of intramolecular electron-transfer reactions and its application to weakly-coupled organic systems.
  Advisor: Prof. Camilla Minichino
•      BSc in Chemistry 29/03/2017 UNIBAS, Potenza
  Thesis: Axial Coordination of Nitrogen Bases on Nickel(II) Porphyrines. Electronic and Energy Aspects.
  Description: A DFT study on the electronic and energy aspects of axial coordination of pyridine molecules to two nickel(II) porphyrins, with meso-substituents of different electron withdrawing capacity.
  Advisors: Prof. Angela M. Rosa and Dr. Mario Amati

Work experience:

• 11/2019–01/2020
  Internship at the laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry, Science Department, UNIBAS.
• Fall-2019
  Mentorship for undergraduate chemistry students at Science Department, UNIBAS.
  
  Languages:
•           Italian Mother-tongue.
•           English C1 CEFR/ Academic IELTS Overall Band Score: 7.5, August 2020.

Computer skills:

•          Programming:    Fortran77/90, Python 3, Shell Scripting, LATEX.
•          Languages:    Operating Systems Linux (Ubuntu, CentOs), MacOs.

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