Ph.D., Boston University Ph.D., Boston University - 2004 (Physics, General) B.S., National University of Mar del Plata (Argentina) - 1998 (Physics (honors))

Physical Chemistry

Nicolas Giovambattista utilizes computer simulations, combined with thermodynamics and statistical mechanics theory, to study soft-condensed matter, in particular, liquids, nanoparticle systems and glasses. His research is driven both by applications and fundamental questions. Application-driven research topics include the characterization of liquids at interfaces and in nanoscale confinement, and the study of solvent-induced interactions (e.g., hydrophobic interactions). Research projects driven by fundamental questions in soft-condensed matter include the understanding of glass polymorphism, i.e., the study of materials that can form more than one amorphous solid state (e.g., water), how liquids can be trapped in glassy states (glass transition), and the stabilization of biomolecules (e.g., cryopreservation).

Chiu, J., F.W. Starr and N. Giovambattista. "Heating-induced Glass-glass and Glass-liquid Transformations in Computer Simulations of Glassy Water." Journal of Chemical Physics 140: 114504. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2014

Gordon, A. and N. Giovambattista. "Glass Transitions in a Monatomic Liquid With Two Glassy States." Physical Review Letters 112: 145701. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2014

Jahn, D.A., F.O. Akinkunmi and N. Giovambattista. "Effects of Temperature on the Properties of Glycerol: A Computer Simulation Study of Five Different Force Fields." Journal of Physical Chemistry B 118: 11284-94. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2014

Chiu, J., F.W. Starr and N. Giovambattista, "Pressure-induced Transformations in Computer Simulations of Glassy Water." Journal of Chemical Physics 139: 184504. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2013

Reisman, S. and N. Giovambattista. "Glass and Liquid Phase Diagram of a Polyamorphic Monatomic System." Journal of Chemical Physics 138: 064509.

Sun, G., N. Giovambattista, E. Wang and L. Xu. "Effects of Surface Structure and Solvophilicity on the Crystallization of Confined Liquids." Soft Matter 9: 11374. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2013

Ferguson, A.L. N. Giovambattista, P.J. Rossky, A.Z. Panagiotopoulos and P.G. Debenedetti. "A Computational Investigation of the Phase Behavior and Capillary Sublimation of Water Confined between Nanoscale Hydrophobic Plates." Journal of Chemical Physics 137: 144501. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2012

Giovambattista, N., P.G. Debenedetti and P.J. Rossky. "Computational Studies of Pressure, Temperature and Surface Effects on the Structure and Thermodynamics of Confined Water." Annual Review of Physical Chemistry 63: 179-200. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2012

Giovambattista, N., T. Loerting, B.R. Lukanov and F.W. Starr. "Interplay of the Glass Transition and the Liquid-Liquid Phase Transition in Water." Scientific Reports 2: 390. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2012

Abraham, J.Y., S.V. Buldyrev and N. Giovambattista. "Liquid and Glass Polymorphism in a Monatomic System with Isotropic, Smooth Pair Interactions." Journal of Physical Chemistry B 115: 14229-39. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2011

Cerdeirina, C., P.G. Debenedetti, P.J. Rossky and N. Giovambattista. "Evaporation Length Scale of Confined Water and Some Common Organic Liquids." Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2: 1000-03. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2011

Lynden-Bell, R.M., N. Giovambattista, P.G. Debenedetti, T. Head-Gordon and P.J. Rossky. "Hydrogen Bond Strength and Network Structure Effects on Hydration of Non-polar Molecules." Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 13: 2748-57. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2011

Romero-Vargas Castrillon, S., N. Giovambattista, I.A. Aksay and P.G. Debenedetti. "Structure and Energetics of Thin Film Water." Journal of Physical Chemistry C 115: 4624-35. (Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2011

Xu, L., N. Giovambattista, S.V. Buldyrev, P.G. Debenedetti and H.E. Stanley. "Waterlike Glass Polyamorphism in a Monoatomic Isotropic Jagla's Model." Journal of Chemical Physics 134: 064507. (Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2011

Xu, L.M., S.V. Buldyrev, N. Giovambattista, and H.E. Stanley. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 11: 5185-201. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2010

Buldyrev, S.V., G. Malescio, C.A. Angell, N. Giovambattista, S. Prestipino, F. Saija, H.E. Stanley and L. Xu. "Unusual Phase Behavior of One-Component Systems With Two-Scale Isotropic Interaction." Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 21: 504106-24. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2009

Giovambattista, N., P.G. Debenedetti and P.J. Rossky. "Enhanced Surface Hydrophobicity by Coupling of Surface Polarity and Topography." Proceedings of the National Academy of Science USA 106: 15181-85. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2009

Giovambattista, N., P.J. Rossky and P.G. Debenedetti. "Effect of Temperature on the Structure and Phase Behavior of Water Confined by Hydrophobic, Hydrophilic, and Heterogeneous Surfaces." Journal of Physical Chemistry B 113: 13723-34. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2009

Giovambattista, N., P.J. Rossky and P.G. Debenedetti. "Phase Transitions Induced by Nanoconfinement in Liquid Water." Physical Review Letters 102: 050603-1 - 4. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2009

Lombardo, T.G., N. Giovambattista and P.G. Debenedetti. "Structural and Mechanical Properties of Glassy Water in Nanoscale Confinement." Faraday Discussions 141: 359-76. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2009