Properties of Water from Numerical and Experimental Perspectives

As the most important liquid in our life and one of the most abundant molecules in the universe, water is the least understood substance with a very rich phase diagram (at least 18 crystalline forms and two liquids) and more that 60 dynamical/thermodynamic anomalies whose origins are still under debate.

Properties of Water from Numerical and Experimental Perspectives gathers together leading scientists and experts in the field of water. By merging the theoretical/computational point of view with experimental approaches, it presents a state-of-the-art description of the properties of water, enlightening the source of the anomalies of water and describing how such anomalies actively affect the functioning of biological substances.

Fausto Martelli is a researcher at IBM Research Europe and Fellow of the Institute of Physics. Using advanced numerical simulations, he investigates the properties of water in bulk and under confinement in a broad range of thermodynamic conditions. Prior to joining IBM Research Europe, Fausto Martelli conducted his research at Princeton University and at the French Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.