DImEnsION @ Warwick is a brand new research group focussing on Molecular Simulations ofDisordered Systems and Phase Transitions.
We use Computational Methods to investigate the functional properties of systems of practical relevance, such as water and ice or amorphous solids of interest for electronic devices.
I am a computational scientist, chiefly interested in the physical chemistry of condensed matter, from supercooled liquids to biological interfaces. My vision is to understand the chemistry, the functional properties and the phase transitions of different classes of systems, from metallic glasses to cellular membranes. My approach consists in performing fundamental research using computer simulations, aimed at rationalise, complement and guide experiments and applications.
Ice forming on the clay mineral kaolinite. Clusters of ice-like water molecules (purple spheres [O atoms] connected by green bonds) eventually stick (0:36) on the surface of the mineral (cyan and orange spheres [Al and Si atoms]) and proceed to grow. Check out the whole story – published in an open access article available here.
Recent Publications
2018 |
Understanding the thermal properties of amorphous solids using machine-learning-based interatomic potentials Journal Article Molecular Simulation, pp. 1–15, 2018, ISSN: 0892-7022, 1029-0435. |
2017 |
Grüneisen parameters and thermal conductivity in the phase change compound GeTe Journal Article Journal of Computational Electronics, 16 (4), pp. 997–1002, 2017, ISSN: 1569-8025, 1572-8137. |
Pre-critical fluctuations and what they disclose about heterogeneous crystal nucleation Journal Article Nature Communications, 8 (1), 2017, ISSN: 2041-1723. |
Analyzing and Driving Cluster Formation in Atomistic Simulations Journal Article Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation, 13 (3), pp. 1317–1327, 2017, ISSN: 1549-9618, 1549-9626. |
Atomistic Simulations of the Crystallization and Aging of GeTe Nanowires Journal Article The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 121 (42), pp. 23827–23838, 2017, ISSN: 1932-7447, 1932-7455. |
Communication: Truncated non-bonded potentials can yield unphysical behavior in molecular dynamics simulations of interfaces Journal Article The Journal of Chemical Physics, 147 (12), pp. 121102, 2017, ISSN: 0021-9606, 1089-7690. |
Is High-Density Amorphous Ice Simply a “Derailed” State along the Ice I to Ice IV Pathway? Journal Article The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 8 (7), pp. 1645–1650, 2017, ISSN: 1948-7185. |
On the Role of Nonspherical Cavities in Short Length-Scale Density Fluctuations in Water Journal Article The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 121 (1), pp. 370–380, 2017, ISSN: 1089-5639, 1520-5215. |
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Gabriele teaches Statistical Mechanics – that branch of physics connecting the microscopic world (stuff best dealt with via Quantum Mechanics) and the macroscopic world (stuff described by Thermodynamics).
Incidentally, Statistical Mechanics also represents the theoretical foundations of much of the computational work taking place at DImEnsION @ Warwick…
On top of that, Gabriele will soon lecture about Thermodynamics as well, and he will also deliver part of a module ominously named “Advanced Computational Chemistry”.
Everything relevant to the Statistical Mechanics module can be found on Moodle Warwick, but check out our Teaching page for selected material…
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A number of opportunities to join DImEnsION @ Warwick are presently availabe:
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