luca catalano
@LucaCataz
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Associate Professor of Chemistry @UNIMORE_univ Head of DynaMoMat Lab. Topic Editor for Crystal Growth & Design @CGD_ACS Creativity is my way.
Joined October 2012
🧩 From molecules to mobility! ⚡Our new study shows how steric design and weak forces steer crystal packing in oligorylenes – boosting charge transport 🚀 Open access here 👇 https://t.co/dP83R70f4a
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The crystal structures of organic semiconductors are critical when they are integrated into optoelectronic devices, such as organic field-effect transistors (OFETs). In this study, we introduce a...
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2024 #NobelPrize laureate in chemistry David Baker has succeeded with the almost impossible feat of building entirely new kinds of proteins. In recent years, one incredible protein creation after the other has emerged from Baker’s laboratory. They range from new nanomaterials
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This paper is very cool - might be the coolest result of my career. We bent a flexible crystal, did some low-frequency confocal spectroscopy, and directly visualized intermolecular strain spectroscopically. @UofR @ChemRxiv @LucaCataz @URochesterChem
https://t.co/zDbg4cgdKS
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Group members Will Stoll and Johanna Kölbel crushed their talks at #IRMMW2025 today in Helsinki. Great work team! @UofR @URochesterChem
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Check out our most recent article in @JMaterChem C, which was just featured on the journal front cover! Great work to the team, collaborative between @UofR @URochesterChem, @riken_en, and @UNIMORE_univ @LucaCataz. https://t.co/ngu0MZyLrU
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It was fun! So many results in a couple of days @UNIMORE_univ @UofR
@RigakuOxfordXRD thanks for having us!
Playing with new toys in Germany @rigaku @RigakuOxfordXRD. Looking forward to seeing some cool new crystal structures! #3DED @UofR @URochesterChem
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Playing with new toys in Germany @rigaku @RigakuOxfordXRD. Looking forward to seeing some cool new crystal structures! #3DED @UofR @URochesterChem
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Back from the XXVI International Conference on Organic Solid State in Playa del Carmen 🇲🇽, where I gave an invited talk on dynamic crystals! Grateful for the inspiring science & great community. Thanks to @MolinaGroup , @migarciagaribay & the amazing team behind the scenes!
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Award ceremony will be in September in Florence during the 51st Meeting of the Italian Crystallographic Association. I will definitely celebrate with some good food and wine 😀
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🎉 Excited to share that I’ve been awarded the Nardelli Prize 2025 by @AICryst - the most prestigious national award for researchers under 40 in crystallography. Truly honored and grateful for this recognition! 🔬✨ @UNIMORE_univ #CrystalChemistry
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Really pleased to welcome a new member to the gang! Johanna Kölbel (Koelbel) joins @URochesterChem today by way of @BrownUniversity and @Cambridge_Uni, bringing immense expertise in #THz spectroscopy. Stay tuned for exciting developments! #THzDoesItBetter @UofR #PewPew
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🎙 Meet @LucaCataz, invited speaker at ICCOSS 2025! He studies how structure and dynamics shape the properties of molecular crystals for electronics, optics, and pharma. 📍 Playa del Carmen | 🗓 July 13–18 📩 iccoss2025@iquimica.unam.mx
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Just out! Our latest paper uses #THz spectroscopy to crack a longstanding structural puzzle in cellulose polymorphs! Thanks to the whole team and in particular to the great Mike Ruggiero! @RugGroup
Just published in @JMaterChem - #THz spectroscopy identifies domains where *static* structural disorder promotes diagnostic phonons. Another example highlighting how sensitive THz methods are to subtle structural effects! @LucaCataz @UofR @URochesterChem
https://t.co/17OzaHht7O
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Just published in @JMaterChem - #THz spectroscopy identifies domains where *static* structural disorder promotes diagnostic phonons. Another example highlighting how sensitive THz methods are to subtle structural effects! @LucaCataz @UofR @URochesterChem
https://t.co/17OzaHht7O
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Cellulose is a common polymer found in natural sources, with the potential to be used in a wide variety of green and technologically relevant applications. Despite years of effort, the precise...
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Smart crystals can now perform complex motions... Check out our most recent paper in @J_A_C_S, where we demonstrate that adaptive crystals with colossal thermal expansion are capable of complex locomotion, such as rolling and even climbing up a slope! @nyuniversity @NYUAbuDhabi
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Our IRES program would be nothing without an epic team of partners and PIs. @UNIMORE_univ Profs. Piccini and Catalano (@LucaCataz); @Unibo Prof. Salzillo; @unipr Prof. Mazzeo. Great science, mentorship, and fun. @UofR @URochesterChem #THzDoesItBetter
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Super fun day - such great hosting at the @polimi by Prof. Pierangelo Metrangolo that I forgot to get a picture. Also had a blast with touring the ultrafast labs with Profs. Giulio Cerullo and Eva Pogna. And of course I’ve got @LucaCataz “handling” me 🤣 #THzDoesItBetter
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Fun day in the @CityRochesterNY @RCSDNYS sharing some chemistry awesomeness with 2nd graders. Big thanks to the @NSF for supporting these important efforts to engage young students in STEM. @URochesterChem @UofR #Chemistry #ChemEd
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Exploring the Interplay of Lattice Dynamics and Charge Transport in Organic Semiconductors: Progress Toward Rational Phonon Engineering (Michael T. Ruggiero and co-workers) @LucaCataz @RugGroup #openaccess #AngewandteReview 🔓
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
This Minireview highlights recent advances in understanding the role of lattice dynamics and electron–phonon coupling in organic semiconductors. Emphasis is placed on mode-resolved insights into...
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Week 1 of our CRYSTAL Dynamics IRES program is in the books, with a blog post from one of the cohort, William (Will) Archacki from @Yale @YaleChem. Stay tuned for lots more fun stuff from this crew! @UofR @URochesterChem @LucaCataz @UNIMORE_univ @Unibo
https://t.co/RY615qau8I
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