The MARVEL Center on Computational Design and Discovery of Novel Materials, directed by Nicola Marzari, organizes Distinguished Lectures given by prominent experts in the fields covered by MARVEL. This series is continuing in webinar mode, and we are happy to announce the following lecture this Tuesday, April 5:

Prof. Garnet Chan, California Institute of Technology (USA)

Tuesday, April 5, 2022, 17:00-18:15 (CEST/Central European Summer Time)

https://epfl.zoom.us/j/62002409510
Passcode: 3129

Is there evidence for exponential quantum advantage in quantum chemistry?

I will give the evidence for and against the possibility of exponential quantum advantage in generic ground-state quantum chemistry calculations.

About the speaker

Garnet Chan is the Bren Professor of Chemistry at Caltech. Prior to this he held appointments at Princeton and Cornell University, and was educated at Cambridge University and UC Berkeley.

He is interested in the theory and simulation of many-particle systems, especially quantum ones.

Mark your calendars for the next MARVEL Distinguished Lecture (new date!)    

Prof. Alán Aspuru-Guzik
University of Toronto (Canada)

Monday, May 31, 2022, 16:00-17:15 (CEST)   details

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