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 spring 2021.

Prof. Kristin Persson, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of California Berkeley (USA) 

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

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

Finite temperature properties with first principles accuracy, is machine learning the way to go?
Tuesday, May 18, 2021, 15:00-16:15 (CEST)   details

Dr. Darío Gil, Senior Vice President and Director of IBM Research

The era of accelerated materials discovery
Tuesday, June 15, 2021, 14:00-15:15 (CEST)  details