Education
1997 Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Universit'a di Genova, Italy
1994 Laurea (Master of Science ) in Physics, Universit'a di Genova, Italy
1989 Liceo Statale Leonardo da Vinci, Genova, Italy.
1997 Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Universit'a di Genova, Italy
1994 Laurea (Master of Science ) in Physics, Universit'a di Genova, Italy
1989 Liceo Statale Leonardo da Vinci, Genova, Italy.
His research activity is internationally recognized in 122 scientific papers to date. He initiated and organized numerous workshops, and school-conferences and took part in international research training networks, offering extensive opportunities for young scientists. He has given plenary and invited talks at numerous international meetings
2007.10 - Present: Chair “Materials Science and Nanotechnology” (full professor, W3), Dresden University of Technology, Germany 2003-2007: Head of the Volkswagen-Foundation independent research group Molecular Computing, Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Regensburg, Germany 2001-2002: Schloeßmann award fellow, Max Planck Institute PKS, Dresden, Germany 1998–2000: Guest scientist, Max Planck Institute PKS, Dresden, Germany 1997–1998: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Universit'a di Genova, Italy Conference Organization 05.2009: deoxyribonucleic acid-based nanotechnology (Dresden, Germany) 11.2008: Max Bergmann Center Symposium 2008 (Dresden, Germany) 07.2008: ECOSS25: Carbon based electronics Symposium (Liverpool, United Kingdom) 04.2007: Modeling deoxyribonucleic acid charge migration (Regensburg, Germany) 03.2007: DPG Graphene Symposium (Regensburg, Germany) Functions 2009–Present: Vice-chairman of the “Board of Trustees” of the ItalienZentrum Molecular (bio)electronics, transport phenomena from mesoscopic to molecular systems, bottom-up assembly and biological physics “Electrical conductance in biological molecules”, M. West. Shinwari, M. J. Deen, East. B. Starikov, and G. Cuniberti, Advanced Functional Materials 20, 1865 (2010) “Charge transport through bio-molecular wires in a solvent: Bridging molecular dynamics and model Hamiltonian approaches”,R. Gutierrez, R. Caetano, P. B. Woiczikowski, T. Kubar, M. Elstner, G. Cuniberti, Physical Review Letters 102, 208102 (2009) “Anomalous conductance response of deoxyribonucleic acid wires under stretching”, B. Song, M. Elstner, and G. Cuniberti, Nano Letters 8, 3217 (2008) “Electronic structure of single deoxyribonucleic acid molecules resolved by transverse scanning tunneling spectroscopy” East. Shapir, H. Cohen, A. Calzolari, C. Cavazzoni, Doctorate. A. Ryndyk and G. Cuniberti, A. Kotlyar, R. Di Felice,and Doctorate. Porath, Nature Materials 7, 68 (2008) “Hofstadter butterflies of bilayer graphene”, North. Nemec and G. Cuniberti, Physical Review B (Rapid Committee) 75, 201404(R) (2007).
2009–Present: Member of the editorial board of the Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
2008–Present: Member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2007–present: Member of the International Max Planck Research School for “Dynamical Processes in Atoms, Molecules and Solids”.