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. While this is typically done on site in Switzerland, we are continuing this series in webinar mode, and are happy to announce the following upcoming lectures for the beginning of 2021.

Prof. Jens K. Nørskov, Professor of physics at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU)

Catalysis for sustainable production of fuels and chemicals
Thursday, February 18, 2021 (NEW DATE!), 15:00-16:15 (CET)   details

Prof. Kristin Persson, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (USA) 

The era of data-driven materials innovation and design
Tuesday, April 27, 2021, 17:00-18:15 (CET)   details

Prof. Georg Kresse, Professor of Computational Materials Physics at the University of Vienna

Ab initio accuracy for phase diagrams from machine learned force fields
Tuesday, May 18, 2021, 15:00-16:15 (CET)   details