Journal of New Developments in Chemistry

Leonardo Bernasconi, Research Assistant Professor in Chemistry, and Research Faculty Consultant, University of Pittsburgh
Editorial Board

Leonardo Bernasconi MSc

Research Assistant Professor in Chemistry, and Research Faculty Consultant, University of Pittsburgh · USA

Editorial leadership for Journal of New Developments in Chemistry ISSN 2377-2549

Research interests

  • Quantum Chemistry
  • Computational Chemistry
  • Density Functional Theory
  • Molecular Dynamics
  • Electronic Structure
  • Quantum Mechanics
  • Biochemistry
  • Physical Chemistry
  • Computational Materials Science
  • Molecular Modeling

Biography

Postgraduate

  • 2022-2023 An introduction to density-functional theory - University of Pittsburgh
  • 2020-2021 An initio simulations I: Density-functional theory - University of Pittsburgh
  • 2020-2021 An initio simulations II: Ab initio molecular dynamics - University of Pittsburgh
  • 2013-2018 Quantum chemistry - CCP5 summer school, Universities of Manchester and Lancaster
  • 2013-2018 Density-functional theory - CCP5 summer school, Universities of Manchester and Lancaster

Selected publications

  • R Tomar, L Bernasconi, D Fazzi and T Bredow, A Theoretical Study on the Optoelectronic Properties of Merocyanine-Dyes, J. Phys. Chem. C (Accepted, 2023). 2023
  • F Saiz and L Bernasconi, Entropic influence on the generation of Fe(IV)O species at mononuclear Fe(II) sites in metal-organic frameworks, Catal. Sci. Technol. 13, 5689-5701 (2023). 2023
  • S Achar, L Bernasconi, JJ Alvarez, JK Johnson, Deep-learning potentials for proton transport in double-sided graphanol, Journal of Materials Research, https://doi.org/10.1557/s43578-023- 01141-3 (2023). 2023
  • S Achar, L Bernasconi, JK Johnson, Machine Learning Electron Density Prediction Using Weighted Smooth Overlap of Atomic Positions, Nanomaterials 13, 1853 (2023). 2023
  • S Achar, L Bernasconi, R DeMaio, K Howard, JK Johnson, In Silico Demonstration of Fast Anhydrous Proton Conduction on Graphanol, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 15, 25873-25883 (2023). 

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