MARVEL Review and Retreat January 2024

Jan 17, 2024, 17:00 until Jan 19, 2024, 14:00, Sunstar Hotel, Grindelwald

The tenth MARVEL Review and Retreat will take place on January 17-19, 2024. The event will gather all MARVEL members, group leaders as well as postdocs and students. Presentations will show to all the community where the projects stand and what are the next steps. 

Venue

Hotel Sunstar, Grindelwald: https://grindelwald.sunstar.ch/en/

Access information

Grindelwald activities

Information on the ski areas – The hotel is located right next to the 'Grindelwald First' gondola, which serves an area of 56 km of slopes. A larger ski area (103 km of slopes) is accessible a short bus ride away.


Draft schedule

Wednesday, January 17, 2024

The first day is left free for arrival, fun, and exploration, but please make it to the hotel for dinner.
19:00  —  Dinner
20:30  —  Pub quiz

Thursday, January 18, 2024

08:00  —  Breakfast
09:00  —  Welcome and introduction
09:20  —  Pillar 1 | Design and Discovery of Novel Materials
10:40  —  Coffee break
11:10  —  Pillar 2 | Machine Learning Platform for Molecules and Materials
12:30  —  Lunch
14:15  —  Pillar 3 | Digital Infrastructure of Open Simulations and Data
15:35  —  Quantum computing efforts at PSI
16:00  —  Coffee break
16:30  —  Pillar 4 | Long-term Integration in the Swiss Scientific Landscape
17:50  —  Industrial careers and technology transfer (with the MARVEL Industrial Advisory Board)
18:35 —   End of talks
19:00  —  Dinner
20:30  —  Socializing, junior activities (TBA)

Friday, January 19, 2024

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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