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Molecular Simulations of\u00a0<\/span>Disordered Systems<\/strong> and Phase Transitions<\/strong>.<\/span>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_lead=”yes”]We use\u00a0Computational Methods<\/strong>\u00a0 to investigate the functional properties of systems of practical relevance, such as water and ice or amorphous solids of interest for electronic devices.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”2″ bottom_padding=”2″ back_color=”color-lxmt” back_image=”72626″ overlay_color=”color-116615″ overlay_alpha=”64″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”1″ shift_y_down=”0″][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” gutter_size=”0″ override_padding=”yes” column_padding=”3″ back_color=”color-116615″ back_image=”67646″ overlay_color=”color-116615″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”-5″ shift_y_down_fixed=”yes” z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ radius=”std” shadow=”xl” shadow_responsive=”yes” width=”1\/1″][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”4″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”4″ style=”dark” overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_visibility=”yes” medium_width=”0″ mobile_visibility=”yes” mobile_width=”0″ width=”3\/12″][uncode_author_profile avatar=”custom” custom_avatar=”73973″ avatar_position=”top” avatar_size=”200″ author_bio=”” uncode_shortcode_id=”427485″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”4″ style=”dark” overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”9\/12″][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=”p” text_weight=”300″ text_height=”fontheight-357766″ text_space=”fontspace-781688″]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.[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ align_horizontal=”align_center” gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”161680″][uncode_block id=”74043″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”75″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”4″ bottom_padding=”4″ back_color=”color-wayh” back_image=”72629″ parallax=”yes” overlay_color=”color-nhtu” overlay_alpha=”55″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ border_color=”color-xsdn” border_style=”solid” shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”bottom” gutter_size=”0″ style=”dark” overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ css_animation=”right-t-left” animation_delay=”400″ width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”120469″]<\/p>\n

Case study – The Formation of Ice in Biological Matter<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

One of the main research interests of the SossoGroup is the formation of ice in biological matter. In 2022, the group as been awarded, as part of collaborative effort involving a number of experimental partners, the Horizon Prize from the Royal Society of Chemistry, for “the development, application and translation of chemical tools for cryobiology”. The animation below contains a brief summary of why understanding and controlling ice formation is key in the context of cryopreservation – and what contributions we have made in that regard.<\/span>
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Case study<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

The formation of ice on cholesterol crystals: unravelling the molecular-level details by means of a combined effort of experiments and simulations. Check out the whole story – published in an open access article available here<\/a><\/span>. Thanks to the Royal Society of Chemistry<\/a> <\/span>for condensing our work into a snazzy video!<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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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).<\/h3>\n

Incidentally, Statistical Mechanics also represents the theoretical foundations of much of the computational work taking place at DImEnsION @ Warwick…<\/h3>\n

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”.<\/h3>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text text_lead=”yes”]Everything relevant to the Statistical Mechanics module can be found on Moodle Warwick<\/a>, but check out our Teaching page<\/a> for selected material…<\/p>\n

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