Prof Gabriele Sosso

Professor in Computational Physical Chemistry

G.Sosso@warwick.ac.uk
+44 (0))2476151269
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About Me

Gabriele is a computational scientist, chiefly interested in the physical chemistry of condensed matter, from supercooled liquids to biological interfaces. His vision is to understand the chemistry, the functional properties, and the phase transitions of different classes of systems, from metallic glasses to cellular membranes.

His approach consists of performing fundamental research using computer simulations, aimed at rationalising, complement, and guide experiments and applications.

Groups at Warwick

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Affiliations

Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry

Biography

MSc in Materials Science, University of Milano-Bicocca (IT), 2009
PhD in Nanostructures and Nanotechnologies, University of Milano-Bicocca (IT), 2012
Postdoctoral Research Associate, ETH Zurich, 2012 - 2014
Postdoctoral Research Associate, UCL, 2014 - 2017
Assistant Professor in Computational Physical Chemistry, Warwick, 2017 - 2024
Professor in Computational Physical Chemistry, Warwick, 2024 - present

Current projects Research interests

Molecular Simulations of Disordered Systems and Phase Transitions

We devise, implement and validate Computational Methods (particularly enhanced sampling techniques) to investigate the functional properties of systems of practical relevance.

We are especially interested in the molecular-level details of Phase Transitions, such as the freezing of water into ice within biological systems - a process which is crucial to e.g. cryopreservation.

The physical chemistry of Disordered Systems, from supercooled liquids to amorphous solids, is another key aspect of our research: we target nanocavities in molecular networks as well as the thermal properties of glasses.

Publications

Most recent below but see highlights and full publication list at https://sossogroup.uk/research/publications/.

2022

Warren, MT; Galpin, I; Hasan, M; Hindmarsh, SA; Padrnos, JD; Edwards-Gayle, C; Mathers, RT; Adams, DJ; Sosso, GC; Gibson, MI

Minimalistic ice recrystallisation inhibitors based on phenylalanine Journal Article

In: Chemical Communications, 2022.

Sosso, GC; P, Sudera; Backes, AT; Whale, TF; Fröhlich-Nowoisky, J; Bonn, M; Michaelides, A; Backus, EHG

The role of structural order in heterogeneous ice nucleation Journal Article

In: Chemical Science, vol. 13, iss. 17, pp. 5014-5026, 2022.

Warren, MT; Galpin, I; Bachtiger, F; Gibson, MI; Sosso, GC

Ice recrystallization inhibition by amino acids: the curious case of alpha- and beta-alanine Journal Article

In: The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, vol. 13, no. 9, pp. 2237-2244, 2022.

Miles, CM; Hsu, P-C; Dixon, AM; Khalid, S; Sosso, GC

Lipid bilayers as potential ice nucleating agents Journal Article

In: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, vol. 24, iss. 11, pp. 6476-6491, 2022.

Gasparotto, P; Fitzner, M; Cox, SJ; Sosso, GC; Michaelides, A

How do interfaces alter the dynamics of supercooled water? Journal Article

In: Nanoscale, vol. 14, iss. 11, pp. 4254-4262, 2022.

Teaching and supervision

Gabriele teaches:

- The CH273 undergraduate module: Statistical Mechanics.

- The CH413 undergraduate module: Advanced Computational Chemistry

He also contributes to the CH160 (Inorganic Chemistry) and CH3G0 (Extended Laboratories) with computational components and he helps out with postgraduate teaching in the context of the HetSySLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window and MASLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window CDTs.

I am currently supervising six PhD students: hereLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window you can find more about them and about what they are working on.

If you would be interested in joining the SossoGroup, please do get in touch. ThisLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window is a good place to start...