An Introduction to High-Pressure Science and Technology

J. Manuel Recio leads a research group in Theoretical and Computational Chemistry of Solids under Extreme Conditions at the University of Oviedo. He has been teaching physical chemistry at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels for more than 25 years. He is the author of more than 100 scientific publications. He received a PhD in chemical sciences from the University of Oviedo. José Manuel Menéndez is in charge of the computational center in the Centre for Neuroregeneration at the University of Edinburgh. His research work has been featured at international conferences and in prestigious research journals. He received a PhD in chemical physics from the Universidad de Valladolid. Alberto Otero de la Roza is a research officer at the National Institute for Nanotechnology in Edmonton, Canada, where he works on computational approaches to non-covalent interactions. He received a Ph.D in chemistry from the University of Oviedo.

Theory: Thermodynamics of Solids under Pressure. Mechanisms of Pressure-Induced Phase Transitions. Ab Initio High-Pressure Simulations. Structure Prediction at High Pressures. Chemical Bonding under Pressure. Experimental Techniques: High-Pressure Generation and Pressure Scales. Structure Determination. Optical Spectroscopy. Vibrational Spectroscopy. Physical Properties of Fluid Media. Applications: Microbiology under Pressure. Food Science and Technology. Biotechnological Sciences and Industrial Applications. High-Pressure and High-Temperature Conditions as Tools for the Synthesis of Inorganic Materials. Structure of Earth’s Interior. Interiors of Icy Moons from an Astrobiology Perspective.