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Alfredo Pasquarello studied physics at Scuola Normale Superiore and University of Pisa, where he obtained his degrees in 1986. He received his doctoral degree from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in 1991, with a thesis on multiphoton transitions in solids. After a postdoctoral stint at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, New Jersey, focusing on the magnetic properties of carbon fullerenes, he joined the Institute of Numerical Research in Physics of Materials (IRRMA) in 1993, where he applied first-principles simulation methods. In 1998, he was awarded the Latsis Prize by EPFL for his research on disordered silica materials. In July 2003, he was appointed Professor of Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics at EPFL and presently leads the Chair of Atomic Scale Simulation. His research interests encompass atomic-scale phenomena from a structural and dynamical viewpoint, aiming to provide realistic descriptions of interactions occurring at the atomic nanometer scale, facilitated through high-performance computing. His projects include studies of disordered materials and oxide-semiconductor interfaces, relevant to glass manufacturing and microelectronic technology.
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne • Lausanne, Switzerland
Leads the Chair of Atomic Scale Simulation and conducts research in Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics.
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