Marco Bernardi

Marco Bernardi is a Professor of Applied Physics, Physics and Materials Science at the California Institute of Technology, affiliated with the Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy. He holds a B.S. from the University of Rome La Sapienza, an M.S. from the University of Rome Tor Vergata, and a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Bernardi was an Assistant Professor at Caltech from 2015 to 2021 and became a full Professor in 2021. His research areas include Physics.

Marco Bernardi is a researcher at the California Institute of Technology, specializing in first-principles calculations, electronic transport, nonequilibrium dynamics, and many-body physics. His work focuses on understanding the electronic and optical properties of two-dimensional materials, such as transition metal dichalcogenides and graphene-based systems. He investigates phenomena like exciton radiative lifetimes, hot carrier dynamics, and electron-phonon interactions in semiconductors and nanomaterials. His research also explores the impact of functionalization on material properties and the development of computational tools for ab initio simulations. Bernardi's contributions span both fundamental physics and applied photovoltaic technologies.