Edward Linscott
@elinscott.github.io
Postdoc @psich.bsky.social π¨π | computational materials science π₯οΈ βοΈ | Koopmans functionals π | π³πΏer on the wrong side of the world | elinscott.github.io π
During my fellowship, I'll be applying everything I've learned over the past 11 years to search for novel solar cell materials. I'm really looking forward to meeting all my new colleagues at #Canterbury and @macdiarmidinsti.bsky.social, and to contributing to #materialsscience innovation in π³πΏ!
November 24, 2025 at 12:46 PM
During my fellowship, I'll be applying everything I've learned over the past 11 years to search for novel solar cell materials. I'm really looking forward to meeting all my new colleagues at #Canterbury and @macdiarmidinsti.bsky.social, and to contributing to #materialsscience innovation in π³πΏ!
It's been over 11 years since I left NZ, which has simultaneously felt like an age and the blink of an eye. Many, many thanks to all my wonderful friends & colleagues (far too many to name here) from @cam.ac.uk π¬π§, EPFL π¨π, and @psich.bsky.social π¨π. Let me know if you fancy a holday/sabbatical in NZ π
November 24, 2025 at 12:46 PM
It's been over 11 years since I left NZ, which has simultaneously felt like an age and the blink of an eye. Many, many thanks to all my wonderful friends & colleagues (far too many to name here) from @cam.ac.uk π¬π§, EPFL π¨π, and @psich.bsky.social π¨π. Let me know if you fancy a holday/sabbatical in NZ π
Delighted to announce that I've been awarded a #Marsden Fast-Start grant and will be moving back to New Zealand π³πΏ to start a position in my hometown at the University of Canterbury!
A list of all successful 2025 #MarsdenFund projects can be found below. Congratulations to all of the funded researchers!
www.royalsociety.org.nz/what-we-do/f...
www.royalsociety.org.nz/what-we-do/f...
Marsden Fund Awards 2025
Published on 6 Whiringa-Δ-rangi November 2025
You can download an Excel spreadsheet of these results here: 2025-Marsden Fund Supplement
The definitions of the 8 Marsden Fund panelsΒ can be foundΒ here...
www.royalsociety.org.nz
November 24, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Delighted to announce that I've been awarded a #Marsden Fast-Start grant and will be moving back to New Zealand π³πΏ to start a position in my hometown at the University of Canterbury!
Many thanks to her examiners Hannes JΓ³nsson @haskoliislands.bsky.social , Ismaila Dabo, and Sara Bonella @cecamevents.bsky.social, and her co-supervisor Nicola Marzari @materials-epfl.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Many thanks to her examiners Hannes JΓ³nsson @haskoliislands.bsky.social , Ismaila Dabo, and Sara Bonella @cecamevents.bsky.social, and her co-supervisor Nicola Marzari @materials-epfl.bsky.social
As further evidence of her success, in the new year Marija will start as a postdoc in the group of Karsten Reuter at FHI-Berlin @thdept-fhi-mpg.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 8:55 AM
As further evidence of her success, in the new year Marija will start as a postdoc in the group of Karsten Reuter at FHI-Berlin @thdept-fhi-mpg.bsky.social
Many, many congratulations to Marija for all her hard work leading to this moment. Together, we have been working on applying Koopmans functionals to photocatalysis. You can find some of her work here arxiv.org/abs/2412.17488 (and more manuscripts are in the pipeline!)
Predicting the suitability of photocatalysts for water splitting using Koopmans spectral functionals: The case of TiO$_2$ polymorphs
Photocatalytic water splitting has attracted considerable attention for renewable energy production. Since the first reported photocatalytic water splitting by titanium dioxide, this material remainsβ¦
arxiv.org
November 17, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Many, many congratulations to Marija for all her hard work leading to this moment. Together, we have been working on applying Koopmans functionals to photocatalysis. You can find some of her work here arxiv.org/abs/2412.17488 (and more manuscripts are in the pipeline!)
Proud supervisor alert π¨ My first PhD student, Marija Stojkovic, passed her PhD private defence! @materials-epfl.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Proud supervisor alert π¨ My first PhD student, Marija Stojkovic, passed her PhD private defence! @materials-epfl.bsky.social
/usr/share/dict/words or /usr/dict/words β though I doubt crankymegafishstingray makes the cut...
October 31, 2025 at 9:19 AM
/usr/share/dict/words or /usr/dict/words β though I doubt crankymegafishstingray makes the cut...
Many thanks to organisers Iurii Timrov, @oregandavid.bsky.social , @jjbaldovi.bsky.social , and Young-Woo Son, and to Psi-k, MARVEL, @uv.es , and @icmoluv.bsky.social for sponsoring such an awesome event! π
September 29, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Many thanks to organisers Iurii Timrov, @oregandavid.bsky.social , @jjbaldovi.bsky.social , and Young-Woo Son, and to Psi-k, MARVEL, @uv.es , and @icmoluv.bsky.social for sponsoring such an awesome event! π
I have returned to Switzerland with a lot of new ideas (but also some resentment re: Swiss vs Spanish weather!)
September 29, 2025 at 10:07 AM
I have returned to Switzerland with a lot of new ideas (but also some resentment re: Swiss vs Spanish weather!)
I was shocked to discover that at a conference with only 1300 participants I'm one of only 3 people from Ocenia! I'm a proud representative, but NZ can do so much more!
August 27, 2025 at 7:04 AM
I was shocked to discover that at a conference with only 1300 participants I'm one of only 3 people from Ocenia! I'm a proud representative, but NZ can do so much more!
Absolute pleasure to be back in Lausanne for Psi-k to give an invited talk β even if Nicola Marzari and Leeor Kronik stole a lot of my thunder with (excellent) plenary talks! If you're at Psi-k come along to Room 4 at 10:15 to find out more about our work on Koopmans functionals.
August 27, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Absolute pleasure to be back in Lausanne for Psi-k to give an invited talk β even if Nicola Marzari and Leeor Kronik stole a lot of my thunder with (excellent) plenary talks! If you're at Psi-k come along to Room 4 at 10:15 to find out more about our work on Koopmans functionals.
I'm currently working on two applications, writing one in @typst.app while for the other I have to use a #LaTeX template. It's really highlighting the advantages of @typst.app (instant preview π, clean syntax, no more blackslashes!) β and makes their absence in #LaTeX sooooo much more painful!
May 27, 2025 at 10:08 AM
I'm currently working on two applications, writing one in @typst.app while for the other I have to use a #LaTeX template. It's really highlighting the advantages of @typst.app (instant preview π, clean syntax, no more blackslashes!) β and makes their absence in #LaTeX sooooo much more painful!
Reposted by Edward Linscott
π£ Workshop reminder for 'The determination of Hubbard parameters: progress, pitfalls, and prospects'.
GandΓa Beach, Valencia, Spain βοΈ
22-26 Sept 2025.
Sponsored by Psi-k & NCCR MARVEL.
Register by 30 April.
For more: sites.google.com/view/hubbard-workshop-2025
#DFT+U #CondensedMatter #compchem
GandΓa Beach, Valencia, Spain βοΈ
22-26 Sept 2025.
Sponsored by Psi-k & NCCR MARVEL.
Register by 30 April.
For more: sites.google.com/view/hubbard-workshop-2025
#DFT+U #CondensedMatter #compchem
sites.google
March 20, 2025 at 11:38 AM
π£ Workshop reminder for 'The determination of Hubbard parameters: progress, pitfalls, and prospects'.
GandΓa Beach, Valencia, Spain βοΈ
22-26 Sept 2025.
Sponsored by Psi-k & NCCR MARVEL.
Register by 30 April.
For more: sites.google.com/view/hubbard-workshop-2025
#DFT+U #CondensedMatter #compchem
GandΓa Beach, Valencia, Spain βοΈ
22-26 Sept 2025.
Sponsored by Psi-k & NCCR MARVEL.
Register by 30 April.
For more: sites.google.com/view/hubbard-workshop-2025
#DFT+U #CondensedMatter #compchem
Would be nice if it became standard after events for slides to be collated and made public (but we all know how much of a headache that would be ππππ)
January 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Would be nice if it became standard after events for slides to be collated and made public (but we all know how much of a headache that would be ππππ)
The programme is here indico.ictp.it/event/10815/... but AFAIK the only talk that was recorded was the Walter Kohn Prize lecture www.youtube.com/live/Iem5r_1...
22nd International Workshop on Computational Physics and Materials Science: Total Energy and Force Methods | (smr 4050) (08-10 January 2025)
The “Total Energy” is a renowned workshop about recent progress in electronic structure methods and their applications. It has been held traditionally in Trieste every two years since the ...
indico.ictp.it
January 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The programme is here indico.ictp.it/event/10815/... but AFAIK the only talk that was recorded was the Walter Kohn Prize lecture www.youtube.com/live/Iem5r_1...
Kicking off the new year with a bang at the #ICTP Total Energy and Force Methods in Trieste π Lots of excellent talks and thought-provoking discussions, but it's a bit of shock to the system straight after the holidays!
January 9, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Kicking off the new year with a bang at the #ICTP Total Energy and Force Methods in Trieste π Lots of excellent talks and thought-provoking discussions, but it's a bit of shock to the system straight after the holidays!
Congratulations to Marija for submitting her first paper! π Time for a well-earned break...
December 24, 2024 at 10:04 AM
Congratulations to Marija for submitting her first paper! π Time for a well-earned break...
Snuck in under the wire! Marija Stojkovic shows how to take advantage of a quirk of Koopmans functionals β that they correct eigenvalues while leaving total energies unchanged β to perform cheap but accurate band alignment
#EPFL @psich.bsky.social
https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.17488
#EPFL @psich.bsky.social
https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.17488
Predicting the suitability of photocatalysts for water splitting using Koopmans spectral functionals: The case of TiO$_2$ polymorphs
Photocatalytic water splitting has attracted considerable attention for renewable energy production. Since the first reported photocatalytic water splitting by titanium dioxide, this material remainsβ¦
arxiv.org
December 24, 2024 at 10:04 AM
Snuck in under the wire! Marija Stojkovic shows how to take advantage of a quirk of Koopmans functionals β that they correct eigenvalues while leaving total energies unchanged β to perform cheap but accurate band alignment
#EPFL @psich.bsky.social
https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.17488
#EPFL @psich.bsky.social
https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.17488
... and there is a nice summary on the MARVEL website https://nccr-marvel.ch/highlights/machine-learning-koopmans
How machine learning can help predict the spectral properties of materials - Highlights - nccr-marvel.ch :: NCCR MARVEL
MARVEL scientists at theΒ Paul Scherrer Institute and the University of Zurich have used a machine learning model to calculate the screening parameters for Koopmans functionals, a promising approachβ¦
nccr-marvel.ch
December 20, 2024 at 9:59 AM
... and there is a nice summary on the MARVEL website https://nccr-marvel.ch/highlights/machine-learning-koopmans
Read here π https://doi.org/10.1038/s41524-024-01484-3
Predicting electronic screening for fast Koopmans spectral functional calculations - npj Computational Materials
npj Computational Materials - Predicting electronic screening for fast Koopmans spectral functional calculations
doi.org
December 20, 2024 at 9:59 AM
Read here π https://doi.org/10.1038/s41524-024-01484-3
π Christmas has come early: new paper out & #openaccess in npj Computational Materials! We show how to predict electronic screening β dramatically lowering the barrier of using Koopmans functionals for disordered materials. Lots of exciting science now on the horizon!
December 20, 2024 at 9:59 AM
π Christmas has come early: new paper out & #openaccess in npj Computational Materials! We show how to predict electronic screening β dramatically lowering the barrier of using Koopmans functionals for disordered materials. Lots of exciting science now on the horizon!
November 17, 2024 at 8:21 PM
It was nice to be invited to give a talk about how Koopmans functionals can help solve some of these challenges, but there's lots more to be done!
November 17, 2024 at 8:21 PM
It was nice to be invited to give a talk about how Koopmans functionals can help solve some of these challenges, but there's lots more to be done!