Laura Gagliardi - Curriculum Vitae#

Professional Preparation

• University of Bologna First Degree, Industrial Chemistry 1992
  
• University of Bologna Ph.D., Theoretical Chemistry 1997
  

Appointments

• Richard and Kathy Leventhal Professor, The University of Chicago 2020-present
  
• Director of the Chicago Center for Theoretical Chemistry 2020-present
  
• Distinguished McKnight University of Minnesota Professor 2014 - 2020
  
• Director, Energy Frontier Research Center Inorganometallic Catalyst Design Center 2014 - present
  
• Director, Nanoporous Materials Research Center 2012 - 2014
  
• Director, Chemical Theory Center University of Minnesota 2012 - 2020
  
• University of Minnesota Professor 2009 - 2020
  
• University of Geneva, Switzerland, Associate Professor 2006 - 2008
  
• University of Palermo, Italy, Tenured Lecturer 2000 - 2005
  
• University of Cambridge, Research Fellowship 1998 - 1999

Synergistic Activities

• Associate Editor, Journal of the American Chemical Society (2021-present)
  
• Elected Officer (Vice-chair, Chair, Chair-elect) of the Physical Division of The American Chemical Society (2021-2026)
  
• Elected Officer (Vice-chair, Chair, Chair-elect) of the American Physical Society Division of Chemical Physics (2017-2019)
  
• Elected Alternate Councilor for the Physical Chemical Division of the American Chemical Society (2013-2016)
  
• Elected Officer (Vice-chair, Chair, Chair-elect) of the Theoretical Chemistry Subdivision of the American Chemical Society (2011-2013)
  
• Director of the EFRC Inorganometallic Catalyst Design Center (2014-present)
  
• Director of the Nanoporous Materials Genome Center (2012-2014)
  
• Associate Editor, Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation (2016-present)
  
• Member, Advisory Editorial Board, Chemical Reviews (2015-present); ACS Central Science (2015-present); Inorganic Chemistry (2014-2016); The Journal of the American Chemical Society (2013-present); The Journal of Physical Chemistry (2009-2016); Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation (2009-2016); Theoretical Chemistry Accounts (2009-present)
  
• Development and dissemination of electronic structure code MOLCAS
  
• Participant in Minnesota outreach programs to underrepresented student groups in STEM

Advising and Mentoring

Total Graduate Students: 24 (9 current)
Total Postgraduate Scholars: 36 (5 current)
Total Undergraduate Students: 24 (2 current)
Total High School Students: 3
Total Middle School Students: 2

Invited Presentations

More than 130 invited talks at national and international conferences; more than 100 invited seminars at various national and international universities, research laboratories and companies.

Publications and Invention Disclosures

More than 380 peer-reviewed papers; Two invention disclosures (2016).

Current Extramular Research Support

U.S. Department of Energy, Basic Energy Sciences
U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration
National Science Foundation
U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Xcel Energy