Mauro Fianchini

I obtained my B.Sc. + M.Sc. (5 years) "cum laude" in Chemistry from the University of Camerino (MC, Italy) in 2004, defending a thesis on the synthesis and characterization of Rh(III) and Ir(III) catalysts for C-H activation, under the supervision of Prof. C. Pettinari. During my academic studies, I have also received a strong background in physical chemistry from Prof. G. Vitali's and Prof. B.H. Lavenda's courses. I have been awarded an Erasmus Fellowship at the University of Seville (Spain), under the supervision of Prof. A. Galindo del Pozo and Prof. E. Carmona: during this period I have had the chance to improve my theoretical background on inorganic and organometallic chemistry (e.g bonding theories, magnetism and mechanistic aspects). I obtained my Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from the University of Texas at Arlington (Texas, USA) in 2009, defending a thesis on the synthesis and characterization of Coinage metals complexes with carbon monoxide and ethylene, under the supervision of Prof. H.V.R. Dias. During my doctoral studies, I have had the chance to improve my background in physical chemistry, particularly from Prof. D. Marynick's (e.g., Spartan, G03) and Prof. P. Kroll's courses (e.g., VASP). My doctoral thesis synergistically combines synthetic, spectroscopic and theoretical/computational approaches. In 2009 I also spent time at Alcon Laboratories Inc., in Fort Worth (TX), working under the supervision of Dr. B. Boring and Dr. D. L. Dunn; during this time, I have had the chance to improve my skills in analytical chemistry and raise my awareness on industrial procedures and scientific dissemination. After a brief postdoctoral period at the University of Texas at Arlington and the School of Chemistry of Bangor, I was awarded a Marie Curie COFUND fellowship with Prof. F. Maseras at ICIQ. During this period, I have had the chance to improve my computational background even further, with special focus on advanced chemical models and computation for organocatalysis. In 2019 I was hired by former ICIQ director, Prof. M.A. Perìcas, to work as supporting theoretician for his research group. During this period, I have had the chance to increase my knowledge of the physico-chemical aspects of organic chemistry, organocatalysis and flow chemistry. In 2021 I joined Dr. J. Gracia in MagnetoCat SL as a senior scientist, theoretician and manager of the computational facilities. My scientific interests focus on the use of theory/computation to explain and/or predict chemical events and phenomena.