Announcements
22 January 2026
Prof. Xin-Gao Gong Appointed Chair of the Michele Parrinello Award Committee
We are honored to announce that Prof. Xin-Gao Gong will serve as the Chair of the Michele Parrinello Award Committee.
Under Prof. Gong’s leadership, the committee will focus on identifying innovative research in computational physical sciences, a multidisciplinary field that bridges physics, chemistry, and materials science. The committee will highlight fundamental advances with potential to drive progress across these domains, as the Michele Parrinello Award continues its mission to inspire excellence and recognize contributions that push scientific boundaries.
We recently had the honor of organizing an exclusive interview with Prof. Xin-Gao Gong. In this inspiring interview, Prof. Gong shares his academic journey from China to Italy, where he studied under the renowned Prof. Michele Parrinello and worked with one of the strongest research groups in condensed matter physics.
Prof. Gong also discusses the origins of the Michele Parrinello Award, which he proposed to honor excellence in computational physical sciences. Now chairing the award committee, he emphasizes its role in recognizing both senior researchers and inspiring young scientists to pursue innovation in fields like computational physics, chemistry, and materials science, especially in the age of AI-driven simulation.
Watch the full interview to hear his story and vision for the future of scientific excellence.
