My field of research is computational condensed
matter physics. This involves modeling the physical and chemical properties of
technological materials - from molecules and clusters (small aggregates of
atoms) to solids. The goal of the research is to understand, at a microscopic
level, the origin of the properties that make these materials useful in present
and future technologies. Among the current research projects underway are
first-principles investigations of (i) the interactions of metal clusters with
molecules - with the aim of understanding catalytic properties of certain
metals; and (ii) physical and thermal properties of small metal clusters.