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| Vincenzo Barone | |
|---|---|
| Name | Vincenzo Barone |
| Birth date | 1952 |
| Birth place | Naples, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Alma mater | University of Naples Federico II |
| Occupation | Theoretical Chemist, Professor |
| Known for | Computational chemistry, Density Functional Theory |
Vincenzo Barone is an Italian theoretical chemist known for contributions to computational chemistry, quantum chemistry, and density functional theory. He has held professorships and administrative posts while producing influential methods and software used across theoretical and physical chemistry. His work intersects with numerous researchers, institutions, and international programs in chemistry and materials science.
Barone was born in Naples and studied at the University of Naples Federico II where he completed his laurea and doctoral studies in chemistry. During his formative years he interacted with research groups connected to CNR laboratories and participated in programs linked to the European Community framework, collaborating with visiting scholars from institutions such as University of Cambridge, École Normale Supérieure, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and ETH Zurich. His early training combined influences from mentors associated with Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Scuola Normale Superiore, and researchers who later worked at University of Milan, University of Pisa, and University of Rome La Sapienza.
Barone has served on the faculty at the University of Naples Federico II and later at the University of Palermo, holding positions that connected him to national research networks including Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche and European initiatives like the European Research Council. He collaborated with groups at University of California, Berkeley, Stanford University, University of Oxford, and Max Planck Society institutes. He led projects funded by agencies such as the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research and participated in collaborative proposals with the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, and centers affiliated with CNRS and CNR.
Barone developed and applied computational methods in quantum chemistry, contributing to techniques used alongside Density Functional Theory, Hartree–Fock approaches, and post-Hartree–Fock methods like Coupled Cluster and Møller–Plesset perturbation theory. He advanced protocols for vibrational spectroscopy calculations employed with Infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and NMR spectroscopy experiments. His methodological work interfaced with software ecosystems including projects related to Gaussian (software), TURBOMOLE, ORCA (software), NWChem, and tools developed within European Grid Infrastructure collaborations. Barone authored influential papers on anharmonic corrections, solvation models interacting with Polarizable Continuum Model, and strategies for computing thermochemical properties used by researchers at Imperial College London, University of Strasbourg, University of Würzburg, and Columbia University.
As a professor, Barone supervised doctoral and postdoctoral researchers who later joined faculties at institutions such as University of Turin, University of Padua, University of Bologna, King's College London, and University of Barcelona. He taught courses linking computational chemistry practices to experimental groups at Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, and laboratories at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia. His pedagogical activities included summer schools and workshops organized with partners like Gordon Research Conferences, RSC meetings, and sessions at the American Chemical Society national conferences.
Barone received recognition from Italian and international bodies, including prizes and fellowships associated with the Accademia dei Lincei, the Italian Chemical Society (SCI), and honors conferred in ceremonies at venues such as the Palazzo del Quirinale. He has been a recipient of national research grants from the MIUR and awards linked to European projects sponsored by the European Commission and Horizon 2020-related programs. His contributions have been cited in review articles appearing in journals connected to American Chemical Society, Royal Society of Chemistry, and Wiley-VCH publications.
Barone has been active in governance roles within Italian universities and scientific societies, participating in boards related to the Italian National University Council and committees of the European Chemical Society (EuChemS). He collaborated with editorial boards of journals published by Springer Nature, John Wiley & Sons, and the American Institute of Physics. His leadership extended to organizing international conferences with partners from IUPAC, GDR Chimie Théorique, and networks that included Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids and the Forschungszentrum Jülich.
Barone's personal interests include engagement with cultural institutions in Naples such as the Teatro di San Carlo and collaborations with museums and outreach programs linked to the National Archaeological Museum, Naples. He has maintained scientific exchanges with former colleagues at Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, and participates in public science initiatives affiliated with the European Researchers' Night and Italian national science festivals.
Category:Italian chemists Category:Theoretical chemists