Using alchemical compression and machine learning to describe high-entropy alloys

A new method developed by the NCCR MARVEL laboratory of Michele Ceriotti at EPFL allows modelling alloys containing up to 25 transition metals, matching a remarkable accuracy with a manageable requirement of data and computational resources. The group validated the model and used it for computational experiments on three representative alloy compositions. In the future the model will be expanded to predict the catalytic behaviour of the surfaces of high-entropy alloys.

When electrons dress up in light

Professor Michael Schüler of the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) joined NCCR MARVEL in Phase III, and is now a Group Leader in the “Advanced Simulation Methods” project. To highlight the expertise he brings to NCCR MARVEL, we repost a recent story from the PSI website, about a study he co-authored in Nature. In this study, ultra-short and strong light fields were used to directly observe how exotic energetic states, so-called Floquet bands, form in a crystal. 

New portraits added to the “Women in Materials” artwork at EPFL

The installation, on display since 2018 in the entry hall of the Institute of Materials (IMX), has been expanded and updated with the addition of two more faculty members, and now showcases twelve EPFL professors active in the field of materials science.

Flexibility Grants: The SNSF support for researchers with families

"Pursue your career while raising a family." This is what the SNSF proposes with the Flexibility Grants.

MARVEL seminar: "Thermal phonon transport for energy applications" (Zhiting Tian)

This MARVEL seminar will be given by Zhiting Tian, Associate Professor at Cornell University. She will be giving a presentation entitled: "Thermal Phonon Transport for Energy Applications".

Joint MARVEL-QSE seminar: Andrew Briggs

This seminar, hosted jointly by MARVEL and EPFL's Centre for Quantum Science and Engineering (QSE), will feature Andrew Briggs, Professor of Nanomaterials at the University of Oxford. He will be giving a presentation entitled: "Accelerating quantum technologies with machine learning".

MARVEL Distinguished Lecture — Emmanouil Kioupakis

The 35th NCCR MARVEL Distinguished Lecture will be given by Prof. Emmanouil Kioupakis, University of Michigan. He will be presenting a lecture entitled: "Advancing the state of the art in semiconductor technology through predictive atomistic calculations: from uncovering fundamental limitations to discovering new materials." 

MARVEL Junior Seminar — June 2023

The MARVEL Junior Seminar series is continuing in hybrid mode, in order to maintain in-person contacts and allow off-campus attendees to follow the seminars remotely! The MARVEL Junior Seminars aim to intensify interactions between the MARVEL Junior scientists belonging to different research groups.  We are pleased to propose the 52nd MARVEL Junior Seminar: Giovanni Piccioli (Statistical Physics and Computational Lab, EPFL) and Anooja Jayaraj (nanotech@surfaces lab, Empa) will present their research.

Advanced Quantum ESPRESSO school: Hubbard and Koopmans functionals from linear response

A new edition of the "Advanced Quantum ESPRESSO school: Hubbard and Koopmans functionals from linear response" will take place (fully in presence) in Pavia - Italy, from August 28th to September 1st. This is the second school on the topic after a very successful and exciting first edition held (virtually) in 2022 and it benefits from the support of the NCCR MARVEL.

NCCR Open Research Data Meeting in Basel

As part as the Open Research Data — NCCR Network Ventures, we have the pleasure to invite you to a series of three joint NCCR meetings on open science and open research data, to be held in Zurich, Lausanne, and Basel, featuring presentations and practical workshops by experts and researchers who have developed methods for practicing various aspects of Open Research Data.