Ph.D. in Physics, Condensed Matter Physics curriculum, at Sapienza, University of Rome. Supervisor: Prof. Francesco Mauri (2024)
M.S. in Physics, Condensed Matter Physics curriculum, at Sapienza, University of Rome. Supervisor: Prof. Francesco Mauri (2020)
B.S. in Physics at Sapienza, University of Rome. Supervisor: Prof. Andrea Pelissetto (2018)
Areas of Interest
Non-adiabatic dynamics of excited states
Quantum-anharmonic and vibronic effects
Polar response properties of solids
Experience
2025-Present: Postdoctoral Scholar, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago
2020-2024 PhD Fellow at Sapienza, University of Rome
Publications
Villani, S. P., Campetella, M., Barone, P., and Mauri, F. Giant piezoelectricity driven by Thouless pump in conjugated polymers npj Comput. Mater.10, 81 (2024).
Sellati, N., Fiore, J., Villani, S. P., Benfatto, L., and Udina, M. Phonon-Polaritons in Non-Centrosymmetric Systems: Theory of Terahertz Pump-Optical Probe Spectroscopy arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.10160 (2024).
