Livia Eleonora Bove is a CNRS Director of Research at Sorbonne University in France, associate professor at Sapienza University of Rome, and associate scientist at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL). Her research explores molecular systems under extreme conditions, with a focus on hydrogen-rich materials, ices, clathrates, and other nanoporous frameworks relevant to energy and planetary sciences. Combining neutron and synchrotron scattering with light spectroscopy and simulations, she investigates molecular dynamics, phase transitions, and host–guest interactions at high pressure and low temperature. Her work has revealed new phases of ice and uncovered how confinement and symmetry shape molecular motion and quantum behavior. Her research bridges condensed-matter physics, chemistry, and planetary science, with applications ranging from hydrogen storage to the physics of icy worlds.
