Ciao!
I’m Emanuele Penocchio, a physical chemist particularly interested in nonequilibrium systems.
I am currently a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Gingrich Group at the Department of Chemistry of Northwestern University working in theoretical and computational statistical mechanics.
As an undergraduate student in Chemistry, I got so fascinated by molecular motors that I decided to take a PhD in Physics to understand how they work.
Below is a little bit more about my academic career so far. Thanks for visiting my webpage!
This is me finding the entropy production after a long pilgrimage.
💼 POSITIONS:
present
Postdoctoral scholar, Northwestern University
2022
Postdoctoral scholar, University of Luxembourg
🎓 EDUCATION:
2022
Ph. D. in Physics, University of Luxembourg
2016
2nd-level diploma in Chemistry, Scuola Normale Superiore
2016
MSc in Chemistry, University of Pisa
2014
1st-Level Diploma in Chemistry, Collegio Superiore
2014
BSc in Chemistry, University of Bologna
🏆 AWARDS:
2024
SMTG Ruth Lynden-Bell PhD prize, Royal Society of Chemistry
International prize awarded on a biannual basis by the Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics Group of the Royal Society of Chemistry to the best PhD thesis in the field of statistical mechanics and thermodynamics.
[website]2023
FNR Award for Outstanding PhD Thesis, Luxembourg National Research Fund
National award attributed yearly by the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) to the best PhD thesis across all disciplines.
[website]2023
Rolf Tarrach Award, Les Amis de l’Université du Luxembourg
University award attributed yearly by the non-profit association _les Amis de l'Université du Luxembourg_ (Friends of the University of Luxembourg) to the best PhD thesis across all disciplines.
[website]2023
Perkin Prize in Physical Organic Chemistry, Royal Society of Chemistry
Shared international prize awarded yearly by the Royal Society of Chemistry to recognize a significant recent novel discovery or advance made in the field of physical organic chemistry.
The prize is awarded to the collaboration behind the discovery.
[website]2022
Foresight Institute Distinguished Student Award, Foresight Institute
International award attributed yearly by the Foresight institute to the College graduate or undergraduate student whose work is considered most notable in advancing the development and understanding of nanotechnology.
[website]2022
Excellent Thesis Award, University of Luxembourg
📜 FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS:
2024
Future Faculty Program, International Institute of Nanotechnology
A Northwestern University program to help prepare extraordinary postdoctoral scholars to be successful in the academic job search in the 2024-2025 cycle, landing positions at top institutions.2024
Fellow of the Foresight Institute, Foresight Institute
The Foresight Fellowship is a one-year program committed to giving change-makers the support to accelerate their bold ideas into the future.
The Institute’s mission is to catalyze collaboration among leading young scientists, engineers, and innovators who work to advance technologies for the benefit of life.2014 - 2016
Full-ride scholarship, Scuola Normale Superiore
The Scuola Normale Superiore (SNS) is a public higher education institution in Pisa, analogue to the École normale supérieure in France.
Students are admitted by a national selection with top 5\% acceptance rate and have to complete extra advanced coursework on top of the standard program at the University of Pisa.
Joining the SNS community was a breakthrough in my education and I am willing to share my experience and advice to Italian and International students interested to learn more.2011-2014
Full-ride scholarship, University of Bologna
The Collegio Superiore is the honors program of the University of Bologna.
Admission is grounded on a national selection and students have to complete extra advanced coursework on top of the standard university classes.
At the University of Bologna only about one student out of a thousand across all disciplines belongs to this program.
It was an invaluable opportunity to enrich my Bachelor's study and meet long-standing friends; I am happy to share my experience and advice to Italian and International students interested in this program.NEWS
