Departament de Física

Gemma Sese i Castel

Full professor
Campus Nord (UPC), Edifici B4-B5, Despatx B4-208
Jordi Girona, 1-3
08034 Barcelona

Telèfon: +34 934015974
E-Mail: gemma.seseupc.edu
Web del grup de recerca: http://simcon.upc.edu/en

My research interest is focused on the atomistic simulation of molecular liquids in the supercooled state. We use Molecular Dynamics and alternative numerical techniques to investigate structural, dynamic and thermodynamic properties of molecular systems at temperatures approaching the glass transition.


Short CV


2015 - present: Vicedean head of first year studies at FIB.
2007 - 2010: Vicedean for postgraduate studies at FIB.
2004 - 2006: Vicedean for students associations at Barcelona School of Informatics (FIB)
2023 - present Full professor at the Physics Department, UPC.
1991 - 2023 Associate professor at the Physics Department, UPC.
1990 - 1991 Postdoctoral research contract at The Royal Institution of Great Britain in London, working on the european project Structure and transport properties of conducting polymers.
1985 - 1990 PhD in Physics. PhD thesis title: Simulació per dinàmica de Langevin generalitzada en sistemes de partícules interactives. Universitat de Barcelona.
1984 - 1990 Assistant Professor at the Physics and Nuclear Engineering Department at Technical University of Catalonia (UPC).
1979 - 1984 Degree of Physics. University of Barcelona.


1- Thermodynamic properties of a molecular dipolar liquid using the two-phase thermodynamic approach
Palomar, R. and Sese, G.
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 23, 26524-26533 (2021)

2- Orientational dynamics in methanol: influence of temperature and hydrogen bonding
Ortiz de Urbina, J. ; Sese, G.
Journal of Molecular Liquids 301, 112374 (2020)

3- Free energy and entropy of a dipolar liquid by computer simulations
Palomar, R. ; Sese, G.
Journal of Chemical Physics 148, 084504 (2018)

4- Influence of hydrogen bonds and temperature on dielectric properties
Ortiz de Urbina, J. ; Sese, G.
Physical Review E 94, 012605 (2016)

5- Rotational dynamics of a dipolar supercooled liquid
Sese, G. ; Ortiz de Urbina, J. ; Palomar, R.
Journal of Chemical Physics 137, 114502 (2012)

6- Microscopic dynamics of supercooled low weight alcohols
Palomar, R. ; Sese, G.
Journal of Chemical Physics 133, 044501 (2010)

7- Study of spatial correlations in a supercooled molecular system
Palomar, R. ; Sese, G.
Journal of Chemical Physics 129, 45051-45059 (2008)

8- Influence of torsional barriers on the glass transition temperature of linear polymers
Canales, M. ; Sese, G.
Journal of Molecular Liquids 136, 206-210 (2007)

9- Dynamic heterogeneities in a supercooled diatomic molecular system
Palomar, R. ; Sese, G.
Physical Review E 75, 1505 (2007)

10- On the analysis of conformational dynamics in polymers with several rotational isomers
Canales, M. ; Sese, G.
Journal of Chemical Physics 125, 54906-54911 (2006)

11- The role of hydrogen bonding in supercooled methanol
Palomar, R. ; Sese, G.
Journal of Physical Chemistry B 109, 499-507 (2005)

12- On the relationship between intramolecular dynamics and the density of states
Canales, M. ; Sese, G.
Molecular simulation 30, 529-535 (2004)

13- Influence of microscopic interactions on the spectra of polyacetylene
Canales, M. ; Sese, G.
Journal of Chemical Physics 118, 4237-4244 (2003)

14- Molecular dynamics studies of supercooled ethanol
Sese, G. ; Palomar, R.
Journal of Chemical Physics 114, 9975-9981 (2001)

15- Molecular dynamics simulation of Mg2+ and Ca2+ ions in water
Guardia, E. ; Sese, G. ; Padro, J. ; Kalko, S.
Journal of solution chemistry 28, 1113-1126 (1999)

16- Generalized Langevin dynamics simulations of NaCl electrolyte solutions
Canales, M. ; Sese, G.
Journal of Chemical Physics 109, 6004-6011 (1998)

17- Solvation dynamics: the role of hydrogen bonding
Sese, G. ; Padro, J.
Journal of Chemical Physics 108, 6347-6352 (1998)

18- "Molecular dynamics study of Na+ and Cl- in methanol"
Sese, G. ; Guardia, E. ; Padro, J.
Journal of Chemical Physics 105, 8826-8834 (1996)

19- "Simulació i estudi de sistemes de partícules"
Sese, G.
TERAFLOP: Revista del Centre de Supercomputació de Catalunya 1, 2-2 (1996)

20- "On the effects of truncating the electrostatic interactions:free energies of ion hydration"
Kalko, S. ; Sese, G. ; Padro, J.
Journal of Chemical Physics 104, 9578-9585 (1996)

21- Ionic association of Na+-Cl-, Na+-Na+ and Cl--Cl- in methanol: mean force potentials and friction kernels
Sese, G. ; Guardia, E. ; Padro, J.
Journal of Physical Chemistry 99, 12647-12654 (1995)

22- "On hydrogen bonding effects in liquid methanol: a molecular dynamics simulation study"
Guardia, E. ; Sese, G. ; Padro, J.
Journal of Molecular Liquids 62, 1-16 (1994)

23- "A Molecular Dynamics study on pristine and doped polyacetylene"
Sese, G.; Catlow, C. R. A.
Philosophical Magazine B 68, 397-412 (1993)

24- "Fractal analysis of atomic motions"
Mori, Y.; Sese, G; Catlow, C.R.A.
Synthetic Metals 57, 4493-4498 (1993)

25- "Molecular Dynamics simulations of polyacetylene"
Sesé, G.; Catlow, C. R. A.; Vessal, B.
Molecular Simulation 9, 99-113 (1992)

26- "Molecular dynamics simulations of polyacetylene"
Sese, G.
Molecular Simulation 9, 99-113 (1992)

27- Computer simulation study of the dynamical cross-correlations in liquids
Padro, J. ; Trullas, J. ; Sese, G.
Molecular Physics 72, 1035-1049 (1991)

28- "On the description of atomic motions in dense fluids by the generalized Langevin equation: statistical properties of random forces"
Sese, G. ; Guardia, E.; Padro, J.A.
Journal of Statistical Physics 60, 501-518 (1990)

29- "On the use of different memory functions in generalized Langevin dynamics simulationof interacting particles"
Padró, J.A.; Guàrdia, E.; Sesé, G.
Molecular Physics 63, 355-364 (1988)

30- "Time correlation functions in isotopic liquid mixtures"
Padró, J.A.; Canales, M.; Sesé, G.; Giró, A.
Physica A 148, 253-266 (1987)

31- "On the reliability of Langevin dynamics. Simulation of liquid isotopic mixtures."
Padró, J. A.; Guàrdia, E.; Sesé, G.
Physics Letters 115A, 132-134 (1986)