Past events

Prof. Pablo Jarillo-Herrero (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) will give a physics colloquium entitled "The magic of moiré quantum matter". The event is organized by the EPFL institute of physics, the EPFL institute of materials, and MARVEL. 

The 40th NCCR MARVEL Distinguished Lecture will be given by Prof. Alexandre Tkatchenko, University of Luxembourg. He will be presenting a lecture entitled: "Realizing Schrödinger's dream with AI-enabled molecular simulations".

CECAM and MARVEL present a new event in our Mary Ann Mansigh Conversation series. In these complex times, we believe that the theme of Science and Diplomacy is of utmost relevance. We plan to address it from points of view that include education and scientific exchange in developing countries, the potential of computational science as a facilitator for diplomacy, actions of international institutions promoting peace and disarmament, and the management of cooperative research infrastructures in problematic areas.

The MARVEL Junior Seminars aim to intensify interactions between the MARVEL Junior scientists belonging to different research groups – this is held in hybrid mode, in order to maintain in-person contacts and allow off-campus attendees to follow the seminars remotely! We are pleased to propose the 64th MARVEL Junior Seminar:  Rubén Laplaza Solanas (Computational molecular design laboratory - LCMD, EPFL) and Yongbin Zhuang (Chair of atomic scale simulation - CSEA, EPFL) will present their research.  The seminar will be chaired by Sanggyu Chong (Lab. of computational science and modelling - COSMO, EPFL).

In complementarity with the Shapes: Patterns in Art and Science exhibition, this symposium, taking place on 12 February at EPFL, is intended as a meeting place for a convivial dialogue between art and science, offering a dynamic space for exchange where artists and scientists can confront their ideas and nurture enriching debates. The audience will be invited to take an active part in these discussions, contributing to a collective reflection on the creations and concepts that emerge at the crossroads of these two worlds.

The 39th NCCR MARVEL Distinguished Lecture will be given by Prof. Gerbrand Ceder (University of California, Berkeley). He will be presenting a lecture entitled: "How the future of science may look:  AI and autonomous laboratories for materials synthesis".

David Ceperley (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA) will give a lecture on "Quantum Monte Carlo methods in the continuum", in what will be the 11th event in the series "Classics in molecular and materials modelling" hosted by CECAM and MARVEL.

The exhibition Shapes: Patterns in Art and Science is taking place at the EPFL Pavilion A in Lausanne from 17 January until 9 March, 2025. The exhibition explores the richness of the natural and artificial patterns that surround us. Bringing together art, mathematics, materials science and biology, it highlights the shared fascination of scientists and artists with geometric, dynamic and symmetrical structures. MARVEL PI Michael Herbst is one of its curators.

The eleventh MARVEL Review and Retreat will take place on January 13-15, 2025. The event will gather all MARVEL members, group leaders as well as postdocs and students. Presentations will show to all the community where the projects stand and what are the next steps. 

The MARVEL Junior Seminars aim to intensify interactions between the MARVEL Junior scientists belonging to different research groups – this is held in hybrid mode, in order to maintain in-person contacts and allow off-campus attendees to follow the seminars remotely! We are pleased to propose the 63rd MARVEL Junior Seminar: Mauro Dossena (Integrated systems laboratory, ETHZ) and Stefan Riemelmoser (Chair of atomic scale simulation - CSEA, EPFL) will present their research. 

The MARVEL Junior Seminars aim to intensify interactions between the MARVEL Junior scientists belonging to different research groups – this is held in hybrid mode, in order to maintain in-person contacts and allow off-campus attendees to follow the seminars remotely! We are pleased to propose the 62nd MARVEL Junior Seminar: Flaviano dos Santos (Laboratory for materials simulations, PSI) and Fatemeh Haddadi (Lab. of theory and simulation of materials - THEOS, EPFL) will present their research. The seminar will be chaired by Manuel Rudolph (Lab. of quantum information and computation - QIC, EPFL).

During the 2024 edition of Scientastic, the EPFL Science Festival, being held on Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 November, you will discover how science works! In particular, meet Lidia Favre-Quattropani, MARVEL scientific manager, telling the the story of Jacutingaite, or how a wonder material went from the mine to theory, crystal growth and experiments.