Carla Molteni | |
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Born | February 1966 (age 58) |
Nationality | Italian |
Alma mater | University of Milan (PhD) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Condensed matter physics |
Institutions |
King's College London University of Cambridge Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research |
Website |
kclpure |
Carla Molteni (born February 1966) is an Italian Professor of Physics at King's College London. She works on computer simulations of materials and biomolecules. [1] [2] [3]
Molteni studied physics at the University of Milan. [4] She remained there for her graduate studies. [4] She was originally interested in particle physics, but became more fascinated by material science as she became aware of its impact in designing materials of the future. [5]
Molteni joined Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research[ when?] as a postdoctoral research fellow, working on crystalline glucose. [6] She used the Car–Parrinello molecular dynamics method to study glucose. [7]
Molteni joined the University of Cambridge in 1999 as an Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Advanced Research Fellow. [4] [8] She was a fellow at New Hall, (now Murray Edwards College) [9] Cambridge.
In 2003 Molteni was appointed a professor of soft matter physics at King's College London. [5] Molteni is a member of the Thomas Young Centre and London Centre for Nanotechnology. [10] She uses density functional theory and classical methods to understand systems such as grain boundaries, liquid crystals, polymers and proteins. [10] She studied polyamorphism in nanocrystals of silicon. [11] Her group have used computational methods to evaluate the interactions of green tea with cardiac muscle and the growth of hexagonal ice. [12] [13] They identified the excited states of biological chromophores using many-body perturbation theory. [14] [3] She studied the pressure-induced deformations of nanomaterials and how this impacted their optoelectronic properties. [15] Understanding piezochromic effects is important to determine the potential of a material for applications such as stress sensors. [15]
In 2018 she awarded the Italy Made Me prizes for young Italian researchers in the UK. [16] She serves on the board of directors of the Association of Italian Scientists in the UK. [17] She has taken part in Pint of Science. [18]
Carla Molteni | |
---|---|
Born | February 1966 (age 58) |
Nationality | Italian |
Alma mater | University of Milan (PhD) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Condensed matter physics |
Institutions |
King's College London University of Cambridge Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research |
Website |
kclpure |
Carla Molteni (born February 1966) is an Italian Professor of Physics at King's College London. She works on computer simulations of materials and biomolecules. [1] [2] [3]
Molteni studied physics at the University of Milan. [4] She remained there for her graduate studies. [4] She was originally interested in particle physics, but became more fascinated by material science as she became aware of its impact in designing materials of the future. [5]
Molteni joined Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research[ when?] as a postdoctoral research fellow, working on crystalline glucose. [6] She used the Car–Parrinello molecular dynamics method to study glucose. [7]
Molteni joined the University of Cambridge in 1999 as an Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Advanced Research Fellow. [4] [8] She was a fellow at New Hall, (now Murray Edwards College) [9] Cambridge.
In 2003 Molteni was appointed a professor of soft matter physics at King's College London. [5] Molteni is a member of the Thomas Young Centre and London Centre for Nanotechnology. [10] She uses density functional theory and classical methods to understand systems such as grain boundaries, liquid crystals, polymers and proteins. [10] She studied polyamorphism in nanocrystals of silicon. [11] Her group have used computational methods to evaluate the interactions of green tea with cardiac muscle and the growth of hexagonal ice. [12] [13] They identified the excited states of biological chromophores using many-body perturbation theory. [14] [3] She studied the pressure-induced deformations of nanomaterials and how this impacted their optoelectronic properties. [15] Understanding piezochromic effects is important to determine the potential of a material for applications such as stress sensors. [15]
In 2018 she awarded the Italy Made Me prizes for young Italian researchers in the UK. [16] She serves on the board of directors of the Association of Italian Scientists in the UK. [17] She has taken part in Pint of Science. [18]