Crystals, Cobblestones, and Conversations – A Typical Work Week in Bologna
Author: Lincoln Katleski After a long Italian holiday weekend, I returned to Bologna on Tuesday with a fresh mind and…
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Week 2: Bikes, Beaches, and Molecular Dynamics
Author: Andrew Foster I’m still in disbelief that I’ve been in Italy for over two weeks now! This whole experience…
2025 IRES Kicks Off!
Author: William Archacki This week we arrived in Italy! We are a cohort of six American students funded by the National Science Foundation’s CRYSTAL Dynamics IRES grant to conduct research…Continue Reading →
Terahertz Reveals Nuanced Structural Information in MOFs
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are porous materials that hold great potential for various applications, including gas storage, drug delivery, and water…
Special Issue of Crystal Growth and Design Published
Mike and Luca, along with a pair of guest editors, recently put together a special issue of the ACS journal…
2023 in the Books!
What a wild year for the group! We moved institutions, began setting up the new lab, and onboarded an entirely new team. We have been hard at work playing with…Continue Reading →
We Moved to the University of Rochester!
In July 2023, the Ruggiero Group has moved from the Green Mountains to the Finger Lakes. Mike was appointed as…
Collaborative NSF Project Funded
The award, from the National Science Foundation, will enable continued collaboration between the Ruggiero Group at the University of Vermont,…
Ruggiero Awarded CAREER Grant!
Mike and the team have been awarded a $600,000 National Science Foundation CAREER award to study the role of low-frequency vibrational dynamics on the properties of organic semiconducting solids. The…Continue Reading →
New Publication in
J. Mater. Chem. C
Congratulations to group members Peter Banks and Mark Mancini on their recent publication in the Journal of Materials Chemistry C.…