Location
Biomedical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
3005 EECS
Phone
Primary Website
Education
University of Naples Federico II
- PhD ChE ’99
- BS ChE ’94
Experience
University of Michigan
Mechanical Engineering and Chemical Engineering Departments
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Professor
Associate Professor, 2009-present
Assistant Professor, 2006-2009
University of Utah
Department of Chemistry
Salt Lake City, Utah
Research Assistant Professor, 2004-2005
Research Associate 1/2002 – 12/2005
Post-doctoral Research Assistant, 1999-2001
Research Interests
Our lab is committed to interdisciplinary research at the leading edge of nanoscience, utilizing molecular simulations and machine learning. We have a dual mission to conduct foundational research while also tackling real-world challenges for the greatest societal benefit.
Awards
- Bernard Lewis Fellowship, for “High Quality Research in Combustion”,
- International Combustion Institute, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2000
- John Zink Award, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2000
- Enichem Prize for Distinguished Thesis, 1994
- Erasmus Fellowship at the Department of Chemical and Biochemical
- Engineering at the University College of London, England, 1992-92
- Enichem Award of Merit for Best Curriculum Studiorum, Naples, Italy, 1991
Publications
Recent Publications
- S. Izvekov, A. Violi “A Coarse-Grained Molecular Dynamics Study of Carbon Nanoparticle Aggregation”, J. Chem. Theory Comput. 2(3), 504-512 (2006).
- R. Chang, A. Violi “Insights into the effect of combustion-generated carbon nanoparticles on biological membranes: a computer simulation” Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 110(10). 5073-5083 (2006).
- D. Wang, A. Violi, D.H. Kim, J.A. Mullholland “Formation of Naphthalene, Indene and Benzene from Cyclopentadiene Pyrolysis: A DFT Study” Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 110(14), 4719-4725 (2006).
- S. Izvekov, A. Violi “Systematic Coarse-Graining of Nanoparticle Interactions in Molecular Dynamics Simulation” Journal of Physical Chemistry B 109(36): 17019-17024 (2005).
- A. Violi, G.A. Voth “A multi-scale computational approach for nanoparticle growth in combustion environments” High Performance Computing and Communications, Proceedings Lecture Notes in Computer Science 3726: 938-947 (2005).
- A. Violi “Cyclodehydrogenation Reactions to Cyclopentafused Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons” Journal of Physical Chemistry A 109(34): 7781-7787 (2005).
- A. Violi, G.A. Voth, A.F. Sarofim “The relative roles of acetylene and aromatic precursors during soot particle inception” Proc. Combust. Inst. 30: 1343-1351 (2005).
- Cooke J.A., Bellucci M., Smooke M.D., Gomez A., Violi A., Faravelli T., Ranzi E. “Computational and Experimental Study of JP-8, a Surrogate, and its Components in Counterflow Diffusion Flames” Proc. Combust. Inst. 30: 2343-2351 (2005).
- A. D’Anna A. Violi “Detailed Modeling of the Molecular Growth Process in Aromatic and Aliphatic Premixed Flames” Energy & Fuels 19(1): 79-86 (2005).
A complete list of publications can be found at the Violi Research Group.