Past events

  • THEOS-MARVEL seminar: David O'Regan

    May 21, 2021, from 14:00 until 15:15, Online

    In this THEOS-MARVEL seminar, Prof. David O'Regan (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)  will address "The partner of the Hubbard U: interpretation of Hund’s J in DFT+U methods, linear-response calculations for J, and the results to expect".

  • CECAM-MARVEL Classics in molecular and materials modelling: Daan Frenkel and Tony Ladd

    May 20, 2021, from 15:00 until 17:45, Online

    Daan Frenkel (University of Cambridge) and Tony Ladd (University of Florida) will give a joint lecture in what will be the fourth event in the series "Classics in molecular and materials modelling" hosted by CECAM and MARVEL.

  • MARVEL Distinguished Lecture — Georg Kresse

    May 18, 2021, from 15:00 until 16:15, Zoom

    The 24th NCCR MARVEL Distinguished Lecture will be given by Prof. Georg Kresse, Professor of Computational Materials Physics at the University of Vienna – with a talk entitled: "Finite temperature properties with first principles accuracy, is machine learning the way to go?"

  • MARVEL Distinguished Lecture — Kristin Persson

    Apr 27, 2021, from 17:00 until 18:15, Zoom

    The 23rd NCCR MARVEL Distinguished Lecture will be given by Prof. Kristin Persson, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of California Berkeley (USA) on "The Era of Data-Driven Materials Innovation and Design".

  • MARVEL site visit 2021

    Apr 19, 2021, 14:00 until Apr 20, 2021, 18:00, EPFL

    The sixth MARVEL site visit will take place online on April 19-20, 2021. At this occasion, the Review Panel —international board of evaluation of the NCCR MARVEL — will meet the members of the project. 

  • MARVEL Junior Seminar — April 2021

    Apr 16, 2021, from 14:00 until 15:15, Zoom

    The MARVEL Junior Seminar series is continuing in videoconferencing mode. We are therefore pleased to propose the 41st MARVEL Junior Seminar: Michele Kotiuga (THEOS, EPFL) and Sergi Vela (LCMD, EPFL) will present their research. The seminar will be chaired by Max Veit (COSMO, EPFL).

  • CECAM-MARVEL Classics in molecular and materials modelling: David Vanderbilt and Raffaele Resta

    Mar 23, 2021, from 15:00 until 17:45, Online

    David Vanderbilt (Rutgers University) and Raffaele Resta (IOM-CNR Democritos, Trieste) will give a joint lecture on "Berry phases in condensed matter physics", in what will be the third event in the series "Classics in molecular and materials modelling" hosted by CECAM and MARVEL.

  • Fix the leaky pipeline!

    Mar 16, 2021, from 9:00 until 9:00, Online

    Fix the leaky pipeline! — Kick off event 2021 — Save the date!!! Tuesday, 16 March 2021 — online.

  • MARVEL Junior Seminar — March 2021

    Mar 12, 2021, from 14:00 until 15:15, Zoom

    The MARVEL Junior Seminar series is continuing in videoconferencing mode. We are therefore pleased to propose the 40th MARVEL Junior Seminar: Sauradeep Majumdar (LSMO, EPFL) and Abhinav Jain (LAMMM, EPFL) will present their research. The seminar will be chaired by Sara Fiore (ETHZ).

  • International Women's Day 2021

    Mar 08, 2021, from 9:15 until 18:40, Online events

    On March 8, EPFL and ETHZ propose online events on the occasion of International Women’s Day 2021. An opportunity to follow interesting debates about gender equity and discover inspiring careers.

  • MARVEL Distinguished Lecture — Jens K. Nørskov

    Feb 18, 2021, from 15:00 until 16:15, Zoom

    The 22nd NCCR MARVEL Distinguished Lecture will be given by Prof. Jens K. Nørskov, Professor of physics at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), on "Catalysis for sustainable production of fuels and chemicals".

  • MARVEL Junior Seminar — February 2021

    Feb 05, 2021, from 14:00 until 15:15, Zoom

    The MARVEL Junior Seminar series is continuing in videoconferencing mode. We are therefore pleased to propose the 39th MARVEL Junior Seminar: Jigyasa Nigam (COSMO, EPFL) and Samuel Poncé (THEOS, EPFL) will present their research. The seminar will be chaired by Kristians Cernevics (C3MP, EPFL).