Claudio Carra 3B-210 Cumberland st., Ottawa ON-K1N9K8, Canada Italian
Research
Working as a Post-Doc in the group of Prof. Tito Scaiano, in the Department of Chemistry, Ottawa University. The research area involves a teoretichal studies performed with quantum and classical methods on system of biological and technological interests[11].
2003, July -
University of Ottawa, Canada
2001, August -2003, June
Penn State University, USA
Employed in quality of Post-Doc in the group of Prof. Sharon Hammes-Schiffer, in the Department of Chemistry, Penn State University. The research activity is mainly centered in the theoretical study of proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) in biological systems [7,9]
1997, March - 2001, July
University of Fribourg, Switzerland
PhD/Assistant in the group of Pr. Thomas Bally in the Institute for Physical Chemistry, University of Fribourg. The research field is mainly focused on characterising new reactive intermediates observed in reactions at low temperature[3,4,5,6,10].
Education
August 1995, graduate (110/110 cum laude) in the Dipartimento di Chimica Generale ed Organica applicata, University of Torino. Thesis entitled "Ab initio theoretical study of mesolitic cleavage of radical anions and radical cations"[2,8]. Stage From October 1994 to March 1995 in the college "Ecole Polytechnique" Palaiseau - Paris, with a study grant from the Erasmus programme (European Community Action Scheme for the Mobility of Universitary Students), in the DCMR laboratories (D�partement de Chimie Laboratoire des M�canismes R�actionnels)[1].
"Diploma di maturita'" (A-level equivalent, 54/60) in: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, computer study, History, Italian French and English literature and languages, philosophy, history of arts. Dissertation entitled "Star evolution: from Protostars to black-holes".
Military
R.M.N.O. (Military Region North-West) - Turin. Completing compulsory military service in one of the army computer and administration offices in Turin.
