Francesca Costanzo
Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology - ICN2, CSIC and BIST, Spain
Biography
Francesca Costanzo has completed her PhD research at the University of Bologna, in 2000 with a thesis entitled: “Modified electrodes by conducting polymers”. Since her PhD, she combined her experimental experience with the theoretical work at different levels of approximation in the fields of solid state physics and condensed matter. Her competence in ab initio MD simulation allowed her to model, for example, the interaction of molecules on carbon materials (graphene, single and double walled nanotubes, fullerenes), and water splitting chemistry on transition metal oxide surfaces. She acquired her computational knowledge working at prestigious universities and institutions in Cambridge, Leiden, Padua and Barcelona. Her output includes 30 scientific articles, many invited talks and oral presentations.