Dr. Clotilde Cucinotta

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Clotilde Cucinotta is an Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Chemistry at Imperial College London. Her research focuses on Quantum Mechanical Modelling of materials and Electrochemical (EC) processes at the nanoscale. Cucinotta's team develops new methodologies to simulate the operation of electrochemical devices such as fuel cells, batteries, supercapacitors, and sensors, addressing issues like EC corrosion and water splitting. She joined Imperial in 2018 after completing an independent fellowship funded by EPSRC. Prior to that, she worked at the School of Physics at Trinity College Dublin, where she focused on electron transport problems in molecular junctions and the environmental stability of 2D materials. Her previous work at ETH Zurich involved pioneering molecular dynamics techniques to model chemical transformations and mass diffusion in solids and liquids. Cucinotta holds a master’s degree in Condensed Matter Physics from the University of Messina and was awarded her PhD from the University of Modena. Her doctoral research concentrated on the theoretical modelling of self-assembly processes on semiconductor surfaces functionalized with organic molecules.

Research Interests

Requirements for Imperial College London

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:100
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:125
Overall
Required:125
Prerequisites
Materials Science Mechanical Engineering Civil Engineering Chemical Engineering Physics Chemistry
Application Checklist
  • Personal statement
  • CV/resume
  • Official university transcripts
  • Two academic or professional references
  • Application fee (£90)
Specialization Notes

Specialisms available in Materials for the Energy Transition or Theory and Simulation of Materials.