Vincenzo Barone

{{Short description|Italian chemist (born 1952)}}

Vincenzo Barone (b. 8 November 1952, Ancona) is an Italian chemist, active in the field of theoretical and computational chemistry.{{cite news|last=Magrini|first=Marco|url=https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/economia/2012-02-21/scienze-pisa-firenze-siena-151026.shtml|title=Le scienze di Pisa, Firenze e Siena: isole nella corrente|work=Il Sole 24 Ore|date=22 February 2012|accessdate=22 September 2021}}

He became full professor of physical chemistry at the University of Naples in 1994, and professor of theoretical and computational chemistry at the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa in 2009.{{cite journal|last=Köster|first=Vera|url=https://www.chemistryviews.org/details/ezine/987549/New_SCI_President__Interview_with_Vincenzo_Barone.html|title=New SCI President — Interview with Vincenzo Barone|journal=ChemViews|date=8 February 2011|issn=2190-3735|doi=10.1002/chemv.201000058}}

He was elected director of the Scuola Normale in 2016{{cite news|last=Neri|first=Di Mario|url=https://iltirreno.gelocal.it/pisa/cronaca/2016/06/16/news/e-vero-siamo-settari-apriamoci-di-piu-1.13671240|title=Barone, nuovo direttore della Normale: «È vero, siamo settari: apriamoci di più»|trans-title=Barone, new director of the Normale: "It's true, we are sectarian: let's open up more"|work=Il Tirreno|date=16 June 2016|accessdate=22 September 2021}} but resigned in 2019 after a clash with the body of professors, that would have resulted in a no confidence vote.{{cite web|url=https://normalenews.sns.it/riunione-del-senato-accademico-approvato-un-documento-congiunto/|title=Riunione del Senato Accademico. Approvato un documento congiunto|date=9 January 2019|accessdate=22 September 2021}}

He has been chairperson of the Italian Chemical Society (SCI) from 2011 to 2013 and is also a member of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science (IAQMS), the European Academy of Sciences, and a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC).