Program Overview

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University Program Information

The Scuola Normale Superiore offers various programs for students and researchers.

Faculties

• Faculty of Humanities
• Faculty of Sciences
• Faculty of Political and Social Sciences

Teaching Syllabus

The teaching syllabus includes:

• Faculty of Humanities
• Faculty of Sciences
• Faculty of Political and Social Sciences
• Study regulations
• Seminars
• Foreign Languages
  • English Courses and Materials
• Course archive
• Admission to single courses

College Life

College life at the Scuola Normale Superiore includes:

• Colleges and canteen
• Places
• Library
• Collaboration opportunities
• Peer tutoring
• Financing opportunities
• Psychological wellbeing and support
• Disability support
• Student activities

Why Apply to the Normale?

The Scuola Normale Superiore offers:

• A hotbed of talents
• The quality of training and research
• Connected to the world
• Study free of charge
• An ideal setting

Placement

The placement program includes:

• Incoming internships
• Outgoing Internships
• Customised orientation and consultancy
• Placement seminars
• Placement portals
• JOBFair
• For companies and institutions
• Alumni and Mentoring

Admissions

The admissions process includes:

• Undergraduate
• PhD
• National Doctorates and Joint PhD at Partner Universities
• Mobility opportunities
• Organize your mobility abroad
• How to attend a single course at the Scuola Normale Superiore
• How to apply

Research and Innovation

The Scuola Normale Superiore offers:

• Cutting-edge research
• Departments of Excellence
• Knowledge transfer
• Open Science
• Dissemination of research
• Research Quality Assessment (VQR)

Research Structures

The research structures include:

• Laboratories and Centres
• Research groups
• Support Centres

Tools for Research

The tools for research include:

• Research opportunities and funding
• Training activities and information
• Knowledge and technology transfer
• The Joint Ethical Committee for Research

Public Engagement

The public engagement program includes:

• The "Normale delle Idee"
• The "Concerti della Normale"
• Il Cinema della Normale
• Communicating research
• The students' forum
• The "Letture della Normale"
• Contemporary art at the Carovana
• Piazza dei Cavalieri Project
• Third mission/Public Engagement co-ordination

Dissemination of Research

The dissemination of research includes:

• Meetings, conferences and workshops
• The Colloqui della Classe di Scienze

Valorisation of Research

The valorisation of research includes:

• Placement
• Trasferimento della conoscenza
• Open Science
• Gestione dei dati della ricerca
• Open access alle pubblicazioni

Molecular Spectroscopy Course

Period of Duration of Course

The course will take place from November 2025 to June 2026.

Course Info

• Number of course hours: 40
• Number of hours of lecturers of reference: 40
• CFU: 6

Modalitŕ Esame

The exam will be in the form of a seminar report.

Lecturer

The lecturer is Nicola Tasinato, and the lecture log can be accessed online.

Prerequisiti

The prerequisites for the course include basic knowledge of mathematical analysis, linear algebra, classical physics, quantum mechanics, and physical chemistry.

Programma

The course aims to provide the theoretical foundations of modern molecular spectroscopy, particularly vibrational and rotational spectroscopies. The topics covered will include:

• Classical and quantum mechanical nuclear Hamiltonian
• Expansion of ro-vibrational Hamiltonian
• Second order vibrational perturbation theory (VPT2, DVPT2 and GVPT2)
• Vibrational spectroscopy: normal modes of vibration, anharmonicity, fundamental-, overtone-, and combination- vibrations, infrared spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy
• Rotational and ro-vibrational spectroscopy: rigid rotor approximation and centrifugal distortion, spectroscopic parameters and vibration-rotation interaction

Obiettivi Formativi

The course aims to provide and deepen the knowledge on molecular spectroscopy, provide the fundamentals for understanding the rotational and vibrational spectroscopic behavior of gas phase molecules, and present the theoretical treatment of the nuclear motion in molecules.

Riferimenti Bibliografici

The references for the course include:

• H. W. Kroto, Molecular Rotation Spectra, John Wiley & Sons, London (1975)
• E. Bright Wilson, Jr., J. C. Decius, P. C. Cross, Molecular Vibrations, Dover, New York (1980)
• D. Papouek, M. R. Aliev, Molecular Vibrational/Rotational Spetra, Elsevier, Amsterdam (1982)