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Luca De Vico is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy at the University of Siena, specializing in computational chemistry with a focus on multiconfigurational methods. His research spans organic chemistry, molecular modeling, and photosynthetic systems, with particular expertise in light-harvesting complexes and exciton theory.
Professor De Vico's research interests center on computational chemistry approaches to understanding complex molecular systems, particularly those involved in photosynthesis. His work combines multiconfigurational quantum chemical methods with molecular modeling to investigate light-harvesting systems, chlorophyll derivatives, and molecular aggregates. His expertise in exciton theory and QM/MM methods has led to significant contributions in understanding energy transfer processes in biological and artificial photosynthetic systems.
Analysis of his recent publications reveals a strong focus on computational design of photosynthetic systems, with particular emphasis on bacteriochlorophyll models, light-harvesting antenna systems, and multiconfigurational approaches to excitonic coupling. His work bridges fundamental quantum chemistry with practical applications in renewable energy and biomimetic materials.
Professor De Vico has made significant contributions to computational chemistry software development, particularly through his involvement with the OpenMolcas project, which provides advanced multiconfigurational quantum chemistry capabilities to the research community.
His teaching portfolio includes advanced courses in Emerging Synthetic Methodologies and Multiconfigurational Methods in Computational Chemistry for graduate students in Chemistry, as well as foundational Organic Chemistry courses for Pharmacy and Chemical Sciences students.
