MARVEL Review and Retreat January 2026

Jan 12, 2026, 14:00 until Jan 14, 2026, 14:00, Sunstar Hotel, Grindelwald

The twelfth MARVEL Review and Retreat will take place on January 12-14, 2026. The event will gather all MARVEL members, group leaders as well as postdocs and students. This last Review and Retreat will focus on the scientific achievements and long-term structural efforts of MARVEL.

Program 

Monday, January 12, 2026

16:15  —  Welcome and introduction
16:35  —  Pillar 1 | Design and Discovery of Novel Materials
17:55  —  Pillar 2 | Machine Learning Platform for Molecules and Materials
19:15  —  Dinner
20:30  —  Pub quiz

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

08:00  —  Breakfast
09:00  —  Pillar 3 | Digital Infrastructure of Open Simulations and Data
10:20  —  Coffee break
10:50  —  Industrial careers and technology transfer with the MARVEL Industrial Advisory Board
11:40  —  MARVEL legacy panel
12:10  —  Lunch
14:00  —  Poster session
16:00  —  Coffee break
16:30  —  Pillar 4 | Long-term Integration in the Swiss Scientific Landscape
17:50 —   End of talks
19:00  —  Dinner
20:30  —  Socializing, drinks & board games (hotel lobby)

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

08:00  —  Breakfast
09:00  —  Advanced Simulation Methods
10:20  —  Coffee break
10:50  —  Leveraging Quantum Computers and Algorithms for Materials Discovery
12:10  —  Q&A with the MARVEL Scientific Advisory Board       
12:40  —  Lunch


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