Past events

While we sadly cannot host MARVEL Junior Seminars in person for the time being, nor interact in the auditorium and around pizza and cakes (but we’ll hopefully be back soon!), we would like to continue the MARVEL Junior Seminar series in videoconferencing mode for the time being.We are therefore pleased to announce the 32nd MARVEL Junior Seminar: Sophie Beck (Materials Theory Laboratory, ETHZ) and Ravi Yadav (C3MP, EPFL) will present their research. The seminar will be chaired by Stefano Falletta.

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the MARVEL Site Visit will take place in a much reduced format. The Review Panel — international board of evaluation of the NCCR MARVEL — will conduct its evaluation based on the projects' written scientific report and on presentation videos of the main projects. 

Density-functional theory has become a very popular and very powerful approach to the calculation from first-principles of the properties of molecules and materials. In these three talks, Nicola Marzari will provide a gentle introduction to the fundamentals of density-functional theory, to the calculations that can be done with modern, open-source codes such as Quantum ESPRESSO, and to its capabilities and limits.

Due to event restrictions linked to the coronavirus, the Ig Nobel Award Tour Show 2020 at EPFL is canceled, which we greatly regret.

Due to event restrictions linked to the coronavirus, the March Junior Seminar is canceled, which we greatly regret.

EPFL Alumni and EPFL's Equal Opportunities Office invite you on the occasion of International Women’s Day, which will officially take place a few days later, to celebrate women of science and set off with them to conquer space on Thursday 5 March at the Forum Rolex. MARVEL will be present.

Welcome to the 31st MARVEL Junior Seminar on Friday February 21, 2020, 12:15 pm, EPFL, room MED 0 1418. Benjamin Helfrecht (COSMO, EPFL) and Yawei Li (CSEA, EPFL) will present their research. The seminar will be chaired by Kristians Cernevics.

On Feb 13, 2020, the Digital Humanities Institute in collaboration with the Equal Opportunities Office  at EPFL will host a 3-hour practical, agile and interactive workshop "AI & Gender: A Human Rights Toolbox" for students on the EPFL Campus.

A PhD or post-doc?  You are probably considering  a possible career in industry but don't know much about research in industry. So, on February 6, the NCCR MARVEL will host a panel discussion to help you learn more. Participation is free of charge, but, for organizational purposes and because of limited space, we ask that you register by Monday, 3 February, 2020 using this form. 

Welcome to the 30th MARVEL Junior Seminar on Friday January 17, 2020, 12:15 pm, EPFL, room MED 0 1418. Veronika Jurásková (LCMD, EPFL) and Iurii Timrov (THEOS, EPFL) will present their research. The seminar will be chaired by Maria Fumanal.

Welcome to the 29th MARVEL Junior Seminar on Friday December 6, 2019, 12:15 pm, EPFL, room MED 0 1418. Kristians Cernevics (C3MP, EPFL) and Olga Syzgantseva (LSMO, EPFL) will present their research. The seminar will be chaired by Markus Stricker.

The 19th NCCR MARVEL Distinguished Lecture – also an EPFL campus lecture – will be given by Prof. Giulia Galli, University of Chicago, with whom we will be "Marveling at materials through in-silico lenses".