ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2644-0023
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Since 2018, Assimo Maris has served as an Associate Professor of Physical Chemistry at the Chemistry Department of the University of Bologna (UniBo), where she previously worked as a researcher and lecturer starting in 1999. She earned her degree in Chemistry with top honors (110/110) in 1994 and her PhD in Chemical Sciences in 1998, both from UniBo. Following her doctorate, she conducted postdoctoral research at the Italian Research Council's (CNR) Molecular Spectroscopy Institute and UniBo. She has also held visiting scientist positions at the Institut de Planétologie et d'Astrophysique de Grenoble (France), the University of Valladolid (Spain), and the Elettra Synchrotron of Trieste (Italy).
Her research activity sits at the intersection of molecular spectroscopy, computational chemistry, and data science. She focuses primarily on rotational spectroscopic signatures for astronomical and atmospheric detection and analytical purposes, the simulation and assignment of spectral features, and the determination of structural and dynamical parameters governing molecular activity. Her work involves characterizing chemical compounds through both in-situ and remote sensing measurements. These research initiatives have been funded by UniBo (RFO, AlmaIdea 2022), MIUR (FARB 2017), the Europlanet 2020 Research Infrastructure, Cineca (IscraC projects), the Elettra Synchrotron, and BASF Italia SpA.
She has contributed to several conferences and served on the organizing committees for major scientific events, including: the national workshop "Theory, experiments and modelling of chemical processes, dynamics and molecular interactions" (Bologna, 2012); the 24th International Conference on "High-Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy" (Bologna, 2014 LOC); the International Workshop “Mirror Images in Molecules: High-Resolution Spectroscopy Features" (Bologna, 2016); the XLVI Congresso Nazionale di Chimica Fisica (Bologna, 2018 LOC); the national workshop on "New perspectives in nano-analysis with correlative 3D Raman imaging, Workshop and hands-on session" (Bologna, 2019 SOC); the Europlanet WorkshopSeries "Rocks from Space and Planetary Defence" (Casablanca, Morocco, 2023); the 25th International Conference on Horizons in Hydrogen Bond Research (Bologna, 2023 LOC); the 27th International Conference on High Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy (Bologna, 2024 LOC). She has been a member of the International Scientific Committee of the XVI Conference of Young Researchers in Atomic and Molecular Physics (J2IFAM) (Valladolid, 2025).
AM carried out peer review activity for major international journals in molecular spectroscopy, physical chemistry, and related disciplines: Angewandte Chemie, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Chemical Physics Letters, International Journal of Astrobiology, Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena, Journal of Molecular Structure, Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, Molecular Astrophysics, Molecules, New Journal of Chemistry, The Journal of Physical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Symmetry.
AM taught both in secondary schools and several degree courses: Chemistry and molecular materials BSc degree (UniBo), Advanced Chemistry MSc degree (UniBo), Chemistry MSc degree (UniBo), Photochemistry and molecular materials MSc degree (UniBo), Analysis and management of the environment MSc degree (UniBo), Erasmus Mundus Master Course Chemical Innovation and Regulation (UniBo), Chemical Sciences PhD School (UniBo) and Chemistry PhD School (UVa, E). Her teaching portfolio spans: Spectroscopy, Lasers, Laser spectroscopy, Materials’ spectroscopy, Theoretical chemistry, Physical chemistry of the atmosphere, Biomedical chemistry, Informatics, Chemioinformatics, Multivariate statistical analysis, Data science.
To date, she has supervised 13 bachelor's, 14 master's, and 4 PhD theses. She serves on domestic examination boards (Chemistry BSc, Photochemistry and Molecular Materials MSc and ChIR MSc) and international PhD evaluation committees.
