GRECO CLAUDIO
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Biography
- 2004-2007
PhD in Chemical Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy (advisor: Prof. Dr. Luca De Gioia)
- 2008-2009
Postdoctoral research (Humboldt Fellowship) at the Department of Chemistry, Humboldt University, Berlin, under Prof. Dr. Vlasta Bonačić-Koutecký.
- 2009-2011
Postdoctoral research at the Biotechnology and Biosciences Department of the University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy (group of Prof. Dr. Luca De Gioia).
- 2011-2012
Junior Research Group Leader at the Department of Chemistry, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany (within the UniCat cluster of excellence for catalysis).
- 2012-2014
Faculty Researcher in Physical Chemistry at the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.
- 2015-2017
Tenure-track Researcher in Physical Chemistry at the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.
- 2018-2021
Associate Professor (Physical Chemistry), Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.
- From Dec. 2021
Full Professor (Physical Chemistry), Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.
Research
My scientific activity is focused on the development of theoretical models for chemical systems of environmental and biochemical relevance.
By using tailored quantum chemical approaches and/or molecular mechanics force fields, I aim at investigating:
- structure-function relationships in enzymatic and bioinspired catalysts for future applications in prevention and abatement of air pollution
- adsorption and (photo)chemical transformation of low-molecular-weight molecules on particulate matter (a collaborative research effort in the context of the Departments of Excellence initiative promoted by the Italian Ministry of Education and Research)
Publications
Rovaletti, A., Moro, G., Cosentino, U., Ryde, U., Greco, C. (2024). CO oxidation mechanism of silver‐substituted Mo/Cu CO‐dehydrogenase. Analogies and differences to the native enzyme. CHEMPHYSCHEM [10.1002/cphc.202400293]. Detail
Orlando, C., Rizzo, I., Arrigoni, F., Zampolli, J., Mangiagalli, M., Di Gennaro, P., et al. (2024). Mechanism of non-phenolic substrate oxidation by the fungal laccase Type 1 copper site from Trametes versicolor: the case of benzo[a]pyrene and anthracene. DALTON TRANSACTIONS, 53(29), 12152-12161 [10.1039/d4dt01377h]. Detail
Rovaletti, A., De Gioia, L., Fantucci, P., Greco, C., Vertemara, J., Zampella, G., et al. (2023). Recent Theoretical Insights into the Oxidative Degradation of Biopolymers and Plastics by Metalloenzymes. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, 24(7) [10.3390/ijms24076368]. Detail
Rovaletti, A., De Gioia, L., Greco, C., Arrigoni, F. (2023). Activation of the N2 molecule by means of low-valence complexes of calcium and magnesium. DALTON TRANSACTIONS, 52(23 (21 June 2023)), 7966-7974 [10.1039/D3DT00945A]. Detail
Rizza, F., Rovaletti, A., Carbone, G., Miyake, T., Greco, C., Cosentino, U. (2023). Theoretical Investigation of Inorganic Particulate Matter: The Case of Water Adsorption on a NaCl Particle Model Studied Using Grand Canonical Monte Carlo Simulations. INORGANICS, 11(11) [10.3390/inorganics11110421]. Detail
Research projects
Awards
Awards
- Medaglia Carla Roetti, Società Chimica Italiana Divisione di Chimica Teorica e Computazionale, 2019
- Menzione Speciale nel contesto dell'attribuzione del Premio Eolo Scrocco, Società Chimica Italiana, 2013
- Elsevier Poster Award, Commissione in seno al comitato scientifico della Quantum BioInorganic Chemistry Conference, 2011
- Humboldt Research Fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, 2008
Scientific fellowships
- Presidente - Divisione di Chimica Teorica e Computazionale della Società Chimica Italiana, 2023
- Vice-Presidente - Divisione di Chimica Teorica e Computazionale della Società Chimica Italiana, 2020
- Fellow - Cluster di Eccellenza per la Catalisi UniCat, 2011
Research and teaching assignments
- Ricercatore universitario a t.d. - Università degli Studi di MILANO-BICOCCA, 2012 - 2014
- Ricercatore universitario a t.d. - Università degli Studi di MILANO-BICOCCA, 2015 - 2017
- Titolare di contratto di ricerca - Post-doc - Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 2011 - 2012
Congresses/Conferences
- Program committee - Congresso Nazionale della Divisione di Chimica Teorica e Computazionale della Società Chimica Italiana(Italia), 2023