Carmen Domene

Carmen Domene is a Spanish academic who is a professor of chemistry at the University of Bath. Her research makes use of computational simulations to understand biological systems and processes. She was awarded the 2020 International Society of Quantum Biology and Pharmacology Loew Award and the 2023 Royal Society of Chemistry Corday-Morgan Prize.

Early life and education Domene is from Spain. She was an undergraduate at the University of Seville. Domene was a graduate student at the University of Exeter, where she worked on many body effects in interionic interactions with Patrick Fowler. She was awarded a Royal Society University Research Fellowship and moved to the University of Oxford. She then moved to the University of Pennsylvania. She also worked with Michele Parrinello at ETH Zurich.

Research and career In 2012, Domene joined King's College London as a Reader in Chemistry. In 2017, she moved to the University of Bath. Her research makes use of molecular modelling to better understand biological materials and processes. She uses molecular mechanics and basic laws of physics to understand atomic structure, and combinations of molecular and quantum mechanics to understand dynamic chemical processes. By better understanding how ion channels open and close, Domene looks to define how they are related to neurological conditions and chronic pain. 2023 Corday-Morgan Prize

Selected publications