Andrea PIETROPOLLI CHARMET

Andrea PIETROPOLLI CHARMET

Currently:  Associate Professor (Professore di seconda fascia) of Physical Chemistry.

Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems (DSMN) - University Ca' Foscari Venice (Italy).

Research Abroad (Europe/Canada)

2018-2020: appointed as "Visiting Scientist" at the Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik (Germany).
2016, 2017 and 2018: invited guest at Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik (Germany).
2017: visiting scientist at INRS (Canada).
2016: P.I. scientist at SOLEIL (France).

Career

2017: Habilitation as Associate Professor in "Models and Methods in Chemical Sciences" (03/A2), ASN 2016.
2001 - 2005: Technical Employee at the Department of Physical Chemistry, University Ca' Foscari, Venice (Italy).

Education and Training

2002: Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Ferrara (Italy).
1996: Master’s degree in Chemistry (5 years' degree), University of Padova (Italy). 

Active International Collaborations and Research Networks (Europe/USA/Canada/China)

Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik (Germany).
Kyoto Institute of Technology.
SOLEIL Synchrotron (France).
University of Perpignan (France).
University of Toronto (Canada).
St. Francis Xavier University (Canada).
Shanghai University (China).
University of Calgary (Canada).
National Research Council (Canada).
CanmetENERGY, Natural Resources Canada (Canada).
University of Virginia (USA).
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (Germany).
Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russian Federation).

Active National Collaborations and Research Networks (Italy)

Universita' degli Studi di Bologna.
Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa.

Projects and Grants Funded/Approved (2005 – 2023)

• Principal Investigator (PI) in the CINECA-SCAI Italian project DIASPORA, 2022 – 2023.
• Principal Investigator (PI) in the CINECA-SCAI Italian project TIPSYS, 2021 – 2022.
• Principal Investigator (PI) in the CINECA-SCAI Italian project CHIMERAS, 2020 – 2021.
• Principal Investigator (PI) in the CINECA-SCAI Italian project CINEMA, 2019 – 2020.
• Principal Investigator (PI) in the CINECA-SCAI Italian project ACCLAIM, 2018 – 2019.
• Awarded by the Italian FFABR 2017 grant.
• Principal Investigator (PI) in the CINECA-SCAI Italian project HYDRA, 2017 – 2018.
• Principal Investigator (PI) in the CINECA-SCAI Italian project COWS, 2016 – 2017.
• Principal Investigator (PI) in the SOLEIL International Project 20160022 (PRC1: Diluted Matter).
• Principal Investigator (PI) in the CINECA-SCAI Italian project PRONE, 2016.
• Participant in the Italian Project of Relevant National Interest (PRIN) ''STAR: Spectroscopic and computational Techniques for Astrophysical and atmospheric Research'' (started in 2014, duration 36 months).
• Principal Investigator (PI) in the CINECA-SCAI Italian project SMASHES, 2014.
• Principal Investigator (PI) in the CINECA-SCAI Italian project CASPER, 2013.
• Participant in the Italian Project of Relevant National Interest (PRIN) ''Molecular Spectroscopy for Atmospherical and Astrochemical Research: Experiment, Theory and Applications'' (started in 2011, duration 24 months).
• Participant in the Italian Project of Relevant National Interest (PRIN) ''Trasferimenti di energia in vibrazioni molecolari'' (started in 2007, duration 24 months).
• Participant in the Italian Project of Relevant National Interest (PRIN) ''Trasferimento di energia e di carica a livello molecolare'' (started in 2005, duration 24 months).

Invited Talks/Articles

“Modelling hydroxyapatite by periodic DFT calculations: from bulk properties to surface adsorption processes”, OPEN-TECH Webinar “Next generation of dental science – from ab initio calculation to medicalpractice”, in collaboration with the Kyoto Institute of Technology (2021).

''Anharmonic resonances in the CH chromophore overtone spectra of CHBrF2'', A. Pietropolli Charmet et al.  Mol. Phys. 109, 2163 – 2172 (2011). 

International Editorial Boards/Panels

Member (as Review Editor) of the Editorial Board of Astrochemistry, journal “Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences”.

Member of the Editorial Board of the journal “Symmetry”.

Reviewer/Referee for the International Pliva Prize (2014).

Academic Committees (at DSMN)

• Member of the Joint Teaching Affairs Committee ("Commissione Paritetica Docenti-Studenti", CPDS) at DSMN.
• Member of the Teaching Board of the degree course "CHIMICA E TECNOLOGIE SOSTENIBILI [CM7]" (starting from November, 2019).
• Delegate of the DSMN at the University Language Centre.
• Member of the Erasmus Committe at DSMN (until part of 2021).
• Member of the Teaching Committee of the PhD programme "Science and Technology of Bio and Nanomaterials" (until part of 2019).
• Member of the Teaching Committe ("Commissione Didattica") at DSMN (until part of 2019).
• Member of the Teaching Board of the degree course "Science and Technology of Bio and Nanomaterials" (until part of 2019).

Main Research Interests

He is the author/co-author of more than 70 articles published in international peer-reviewed scientific journals (Scopus/ISI), of more than 70 contributions (as posters and/or orals and invited talks) at International and National Scientific Conferences. The main research activities are in the field of Physical Chemistry. Current interests are mainly focused on molecular spectroscopy (rotational, vibrational and ro-vibrational analysis using both High Resolution Tuneable Diode Laser and Fourier Transform spectrometer) and determination of accurate spectroscopic constants, quantum mechanical modelling of molecular properties, investigation on adsorption mechanisms also on reactive surfaces, studies on non-covalent interactions and molecular complexes, micro-solvation steps, hybrid QM/MM simulations of biological systems, modeling of innovative materials and of their properties, ab initio  thermochemistry and kinetics. On all the topic listed above, he has active collaborations with many international scientific groups.

Referee/Reviewer

Referee for many international journals published by Royal Society of Chemistry, Wiley, Elsevier.

Academic Tutoring

Tutor of BSc level students of the degree course in Sustainable Chemistry and Technologies and of the MSc degree course in Science and Technology of Bio- and Nanomaterials.