Luigi Cavallo, Ph.D.

Principal Investigator

Professor of Chemical Science

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Biography

Luigi Cavallo earned is Ph.D. in 1991 at the University of Naples (Italy) and completed his education on DFT working with Prof. Tom Ziegler at the University of Calgary, where he contributed to the development of combined quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics techniques. He joined the University of Naples in 1994 as assistant professor, and he moved to the University of Salerno (Italy) in 2002 as associate professor.

He joined the Catalysis Center at KAUST (Saudi Arabia), where he serves as Professor of Chemistry. His research interests focus on understanding (and possibly solving) problems in catalysis using the armory of tools known as computational chemistry.

Research Interests

Prof. Cavallo’s research interests are in the understanding of the mechanics of reactions promoted by transition metals, in the development of tools for a better rationalization of structure and function relationship in organometallic compounds, to the computer aided rational design of catalysts.

Selected Publications

    Education

    • Visiting Scientist, University of Calgary, Canada, 1992, 1995, 1998
    • Ph.D, Chemistry, University of Napoli, Italy, 1991

    Professional Profile

    • 2015-present: Professor of Chemical Science, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.
    • 2012-2015: Associate Professor of Chemical Science, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.
    • 2002-2012: Associate Professor of Industrial Chemistry, University of Salerno, Italy
    • 1994-2002: Assistant Professor of Industrial Chemistry, University of Napoli, Italy

    KAUST Affiliations

    Research Interests Keywords

    Catalysis