Dr. Francesco Belli
Research Fellow Oden Institute
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Plasma PhysicsBiography
Francesco Belli is a physicist specializing in the theoretical and computational study of condensed matter systems, with a particular focus on superconductivity, anharmonic effects, and hydrogen-based materials. He earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Physics from Sapienza University of Rome and completed his Ph.D. at the University of the Basque Country in 2022, where his research focused on identifying key markers of high-temperature superconductivity.
From 2023 to 2026, he worked as a postdoctoral associate at the University at Buffalo, where his research centered on crystal structure prediction for high-pressure materials. His work also explored the relationship between chemical bonding properties and the emergence of macroscopic phenomena such as superconductivity.
He is currently a research fellow at the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin, where he works on plasmonic effects and their interplay with superconductivity.