Vincenzo Barone (b. 8 November 1952,

Ancona Ancona (, also , ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region in central Italy, with a population of around 101,997 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region. The city is located northeast of Rome, on the Adriatic ...

) is an Italian chemist, active in the field of theoretical and computational chemistry. He became full professor of physical chemistry at the

University of Naples The University of Naples Federico II ( it, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II) is a public university in Naples, Italy. Founded in 1224, it is the oldest public non-sectarian university in the world, and is now organized into 26 depar ...

in 1994, and professor of theoretical and computational chemistry at the

Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa The Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa (commonly known in Italy as "la Normale") is a public university in Pisa and Florence, Tuscany, Italy, currently attended by about 600 undergraduate and postgraduate (PhD) students. It was founded in 1810 w ...

in 2009. He was elected director of the Scuola Normale in 2016 but resigned in 2019 after a clash with the body of professors, that would have resulted in a no confidence vote. He has been chairperson of the Italian Chemical Society (SCI) from 2011 to 2013 and is also a member of the

International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science The International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science (IAQMS) is an international scientific learned society covering all applications of quantum theory to chemistry and chemical physics. It was created in Menton in 1967. The founding members we ...

(IAQMS), the European Academy of Sciences, and a fellow of the

Royal Society of Chemistry The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) is a learned society (professional association) in the United Kingdom with the goal of "advancing the chemical sciences". It was formed in 1980 from the amalgamation of the Chemical Society, the Royal Instit ...

(RSC).

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*Alex Saragosa
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// Il Venerdì di Repubblica, 25 March 2011. 1952 births Living people Italian chemists Academic staff of the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa People from Ancona Fellows of the Royal Society of Chemistry Computational chemists Theoretical chemists Academic staff of the University of Naples Federico II Members of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science {{Italy-scientist-stub

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