Giovanni Scalmani

Giovanni Scalmani

Email: giovanni@gaussian.com

Research Scientist, Gaussian Inc.
Ph.D., University of Milan (Italy)
EU-TMR post-doctoral fellow, Université de Mons Hainaut (Belgium)
Researcher, University of Naples "Federico II" (Italy)

Contributions to Gaussian: Polarizable Continuum Model (PCM) of solvation; implementation of DFT functionals and functional derivatives; TD-DFT gradients; OpenMP parallelization.

Research Interests

  • Continuum solvation models
  • DFT and TD-DFT and General Kohn-Sham (GKS) methods
  • Computational modeling of complex systems in solution, including excited states and use of ONIOM-PCM methods
  • Parallel computing

Selected Publications

Scalmani, G., Frisch, M.J. "Continuous surface charge polarizable continuum models of solvation. I. General formalism", Journal of Chemical Physics, 132 (2010) 114110

Caricato, M., Mennucci, B., Scalmani, G., Trucks, G.W., Frisch, M.J. "Electronic excitation energies in solution at equation of motion CCSD level within a state specific polarizable continuum model approach", Journal of Chemical Physics, 132 (2010) 084102

Le Bahers, T., Pauporte, T., Scalmani, G., Adamo, C., Ciofini, I. "A TD-DFT investigation of ground and excited state properties in indoline dyes used for dye-sensitized solar cells", Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 11 (2009) 11276-11284.

Henderson, T.M., Izmaylov, A.F., Scalmani, G., Scuseria, G.E. "Can short-range hybrids describe long-range-dependent properties?", Journal of Chemical Physics, 131 (2009) 044108

Improta, R., Scalmani, G., Frisch, M.J., Barone, V. "Toward effective and reliable fluorescence energies in solution by a new state specific polarizable continuum model time dependent density functional theory approach", Journal of Chemical Physics, 127 (2007) 074504

Jacquemin, D., Perpete, E.A., Scalmani, G., Frisch, M.J., Assfeld, X., Ciofini, I., Adamo, C. "Time-dependent density functional theory investigation of the absorption, fluorescence, and phosphorescence spectra of solvated coumarins", Journal of Chemical Physics, 125 (2006) 164324 (DOI:10.1063/1.2361290)

Improta, R., Barone, V., Scalmani, G., Frisch, M.J. "A state-specific polarizable continuum model time dependent density functional theory method for excited state calculations in solution", Journal of Chemical Physics, 125 (2006) 054103

Caricato, M., Mennucci, B., Tomasi, J., Ingrosso, F., Cammi, R., Corni, S., Scalmani, G. "Formation and relaxation of excited states in solution: A new time dependent polarizable continuum model based on time dependent density functional theory", Journal of Chemical Physics, 124 (2006) 124520

Scalmani, G., Frisch, M.J., Mennucci, B., Tomasi, J., Cammi, R., Barone, V. "Geometries and properties of excited states in the gas phase and in solution: Theory and application of a time-dependent density functional theory polarizable continuum model", Journal of Chemical Physics, 124 (2006) 094107

Gustavsson, T., Banyasz, A., Lazzarotto, E., Markovitsi, D., Scalmani, G., Frisch, M.J., Barone, V., Improta, R. "Singlet excited-state behavior of uracil and thymine in aqueous solution: A combined experimental and computational study of 11 uracil derivatives", JACS, 128 (2006) 607-619

Scalmani, G., Barone, V., Kudin, K.N., Pomelli, C.S., Scuseria, G.E., Frisch, M.J. "Achieving linear-scaling computational cost for the polarizable continuum model of solvation", Theoretical Chemistry Accounts, 111 (2004) 90-100

Cossi, M., Rega, N., Scalmani, G., Barone, V. "Energies, structures, and electronic properties of molecules in solution with the C-PCM solvation model", Journal of Computational Chemistry, 24 (2003) 669-681

Cossi, M., Scalmani, G., Rega, N., Barone, V. "New developments in the polarizable continuum model for quantum mechanical and classical calculations on molecules in solution", Journal of Chemical Physics, 117 (2002) 43-54

Sosa, C.P., Scalmani, G., Gomperts, R., Frisch, M.J. "Ab initio quantum chemistry on a ccNUMA architecture using OpenMP", Parallel Computing, 26 (2000) 843-856

Leulliot, N., Ghomi, M., Scalmani, G., Berthier, G. "Ground state properties of the nucleic acid constituents studied by density functional calculations. I. Conformational features of ribose, dimethyl phosphate, uridine, cytidine, 5'-methyl phosphate-uridine, and 3'-methyl phosphate-uridine", Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 103 (1999) 8716-8724


Last update: 21 May 2010