Barbara Rossi

I am a research scientist at the IUVS laboratory at Elettra - Sincrotrone Trieste. My research activity focuses on the physicochemical characterization of molecular liquids, soft matter, and biomolecules using Raman and UV Resonance Raman (UVRR) spectroscopy, as well as the application of vibrational spectroscopy to biochemistry and forensics.I am a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), have authored over 140 articles in peer-reviewed journals and 3 book chapters (h-index: 31), and have delivered more than 40 invited talks and lectures at international conferences, symposia, and academic schools.

Education:
July 2003: Laurea in Physics, Summa cum Laude, University of Trento.
December 2003: PhD in Physics, University of Trento.

International prizes:
June 2020: Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry

Relevant papers
[1] B. Rossi, P. Verrocchio, G. Viliani, G. Scarduelli, G. Guella, I. Mancini, “Vibrational proforties of inclusion complexes: the case of indomethacin-cyclodextrin”, J. Chem. Phys., 2006, 125(4), 044511-1,7
[2] B. Rossi, S. Caponi, F. Castiglione, S. Corezzi, A. Fontana, M. Giarola, G. Mariotto, A. Mele, C. Petrillo, F. Trotta, G. Viliani, “Networking proforties of cross-linked polymeric systems probed by inelastic light scattering experiments”, J. Phys. Chem. B, 2012, 116(17), 5323-5327
[3] F. Bianchi, L. Comez, R. Biehl, F. D'Amico, A. Gessini, M. Longo, C. Masciovecchio, C. Petrillo, A. Radulescu, B. Rossi, F. Sacchetti, F. Sebastiani, N. Violini, A. Paciaroni “Structure of human telomere G-quadruplex in the presence of a model drug along the thermal unfolding pathway”, Nucleic Acids Res 2018, 46(22), 11927–11938
[4] B. Rossi, C. Bottari, L. Comeze, S. Corezzi, M. Paolantoni, A. Gessini, C. Masciovecchio, A. Mele, C. Punta, L. Melone, A. Fiorati, A. Radulescu, G. Mangiapia, A. Paciaroni “Structural and molecular response in cyclodextrin-based pH-sensitive hydrogels by the joint use of Brillouin, UV Raman and Small Angles Neutron Scattering techniques” J. Mol. Liquids 2018, 271, 738–746
[5] C. Bottari, S. Catalini, P. Foggi, I. Mancini, A. Mele, D. R. Perinelli, A. Paciaroni, A. Gessini, C. Masciovecchio, B. Rossi "Base-specific pre-melting and melting transitions of DNA in presence of ionic liquids probed by synchrotron-based UV resonance Raman scattering", J. Mol. Liquids. 2021, 330, 115433
[6] ME Di Pietro, M. Tortora, C. Bottari, G. Colombo Dugoni, R. Pivato, B. Rossi, M. Paolantoni, A. Mele, “In competition for water: hydrated choline chloride:urea vs choline acetate:urea deep eutectic solvents”, ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2021, 9(36), 12262-12273
[7] F. Fadaei, M. Tortora, A. Gessini, C. Masciovecchio, S. Catalini, J. Vigna, I. Mancini, A. Mele, J. Vacek, D. Reha, B. Minofar and B. Rossi “Structural specificity of groove binding mechanism between imidazolium-based Ionic Liquids and DNA revealed by synchrotron-UV Resonance Raman spectroscopy and molecular dynamics simulations”, J. Mol. Liq. 2022, 347, 118350
[8] P. Marabotti, M. Tommasini, C. Castiglioni, P. Serafini, M. Tortora, B. Rossi, A. Li Bassi, V. Russo, C. S. Casari, “Electron-phonon coupling and vibrational properties of size-selected linear carbon chains by resonance Raman scattering”, Nature Communications 2022, 13, 5052
[9] S. Gómez, C. Bottari, F. Egidi, T. Giovannini, B. Rossi, C. Cappelli, “Amide Spectral Fingerprints are Hydrogen Bonding- Mediated” J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2022, 13, 6200-6207
[10] S. E. Clark, A. W. Heard, C. T. McTernan, T. K. Ronson, B. Rossi, P. Rozhin, S. Marchesan, J. R. Nitschke, "A Double-Walled Tetrahedron with AgI4 Vertices Binds Different Guests in Distinct Sites" Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2023, e202301612
[11] F. Fadaei, M. Tortora, A. Gessini, C. Masciovecchio, J. Vigna, I. Mancini, A. Mele, J. Vacek, B. Minofar and B. Rossi, “Local and cooperative structural transitions of double-stranded DNA in choline-based deep eutectic solvents” Int. J. Biol. Macromol. 2024, 256, 128443
[12] B. Rossi, M. Tommasini, P.M. Ossi, M. Paolantoni, “Pre-resonance effects in deep UV Raman spectra of normal and deuterated water” Phys. Chem. Chem Phys. 2024, 26, 22023-22030 [13] K. Hashimoto, F. Matroodi, S. Morimatsu, B. Rossi, Y. Morisawa, Y. Ozaki, H. Sato “Study of N-acetylamino Saccharides with Synchrotron-based Ultraviolet Resonance Raman Spectroscopy – In Combination with ATR-far ultraviolet Spectroscopy” J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2025, 16(7), 1769–1778
[14] L. Russo, D. Dhar, R. Backer, O. Prakash, F. Matroodi, K. Overkamp, K. Giller, S. Becker, C. Griesinger, D. Willbold, B. Rossi, M.D. Davari, N. Rezaei-Ghaleh “Direct detection of an NH- hydrogen bond in an intrinsically disordered peptide” Nature Comm 2025, 16, 10231
[15] A. W. Heard, L.Pesce, P. T. Gierth, S. Adorinni, T.K. Ronson, B. Rossi, J.D. Thoburn, T. Deingruber, M. Welch, D. Spring, S. Marchesan, G. Pavan, and J. R. Nitschke “A Dynamic Silver(I) Nanocluster Holds Together a 3 × 3 Self-2 Assembled Grid” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 30842−30850
[16] S. Catalini, M. Rutsch, A. Lapini, B. Rossi, M. Di Donato, B. Bracco, M. Paolantoni, and Y. Yao “Geometry Determines Confined Water Dynamics in Lipidic Mesophases” Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2026, 65 - 7, e22757

Chapter of Books
[1] B. Rossi, C. Bottari, S. Catalini, A. Gessini, F. D’Amico, C. Masciovecchio, Synchrotron based UV Resonant Raman scattering for material science, Molecular and Laser Spectroscopy, Volume 2 (eds V. P. Gupta, Y. Ozaki), Elsevier (2020), Chapter 13, pages 447-478, doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-818870-5.00013-7
[2] B. Rossi, M. Tortora, S. Catalini, A. Gessini, C. Masciovecchio, Synchrotron based UV Resonance Raman Spectroscopy for Polymer Characterization, book chapter Ozaki, Sato (Eds.): Spectroscopic Techniques for Polymer Characterization. Methods, Instrumentation, Applications, pages 183-225 (2021), doi:10.1002/9783527830312.ch7