Nicola Marzari
Cavendish professor of Physics University of Cambridge, chair of Theory and Simulations of Materials EPFL and PSI
Nicola Marzari holds a degree in Physics from the University of Trieste and a PhD in Physics from the University of Cambridge. He is Cavendish Professor of Physics at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Trinity College; previous appointments include the Toyota Chair at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (where he received tenure) and the inaugural Statutory Chair of Materials Modelling at the University of Oxford. Until 2026 he held the Chair of Theory and Simulation of Materials at EPFL, where he also directed the National Centre on Computational Design and Discovery of Novel Materials MARVEL and the Laboratory for Materials Simulations at the Paul Scherrer Institute. His research is dedicated to the development and application of electronic-structure simulations to understand, predict, and design the properties and performance of novel materials and devices.
Past talks
Sat. 26 September
at 11:30 - 12:45
11:30 - 12:45
Saturday 26 September
Sala Biasutti
Riva del Mandracchio, Trieste, TS
Riva del Mandracchio, Trieste, TS
TRIESTE
What happens when changing the microscopic structure of a material, even by a single atom, completely alters the way it behaves? From graphene to biomaterials, tiny variations in the arrangement of atoms can transform a material’s properties and functions. Function will no longer be separate from hardware: in the systems of the future, memory and response will be built into matter itself, and processors will take the form of neurons. A perspective that redefines the relationship between matter, technology and the people who use it.
Intervengono
Alessandro Baraldi
professor of Physics of matter University of Trieste
Nicola Marzari
Cavendish professor of Physics University of Cambridge, chair of Theory and Simulations of Materials EPFL and PSI
Caterina Serra
writer, creator and coordinator Future of Writing, literature & AI, Digital Humanities Institute EPFL
Location: Sala Biasutti - Riva del Mandracchio, Trieste
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