Oscar Baseggio

Oscar Baseggio (Staff/Student ID: 18235) is a member of the Computational Spectroscopy Group at the Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Trieste. His research focuses on theoretical and computational methods for studying electronic excited states in molecular systems adsorbed on surfaces and metal nanoparticles.

• Key affiliations: Computational Spectroscopy Group (active member)
• Research areas: Supramolecular Chemistry and Nanotechnologies, Theoretical and Computational Chemistry

His work involves Density Functional Theory (DFT) and Time Dependent DFT (TDDFT) calculations to simulate spectroscopic properties like NEXAFS spectra. Recent studies include amino-mediated molecular interactions on gold surfaces and modeling of adsorbate systems using cluster and periodic approaches.

Notable activities include collaborations with the Elettra Synchrotron radiation laboratory (ALOISA beamline). Publications demonstrate expertise in computational challenges related to core excitation processes and adsorbate-substrate interactions.

• Scientific contributions: Spectroscopic simulation methodologies, molecular adsorption studies, excited state calculations