Biophysics and Soft matter

Research in molecular Biophysics has a longstanding tradition in Parma, dating back to the 60's.The Italian Biophysical Society SIBPA (Società Italiana di Biofisica Pura ed Applicata) was founded in Parma in 1973. Nowadays, researchers active in this Department apply spectroscopic and computational methods to study structural and dynamical properties of biological macromolecules and their interactions with the environment.

The term “Soft Condensed Matter” dates back to the ‘90s when the Nobel Laureate Pierre Gilles de Gennes used it to name a large class of systems of practical importance, and...

Research in the field of neuromorphic systems in Parma  was started in 2005 when an electronic analog of biological synapse was realized. Currently, the group consists of...

The research interests of the faculty members of the department encompass a wide range of areas in Mathematics, Physics, and Theoretical Computer Science.