Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering – ISIC

The vacuum chamber during a scattering experiment. The detector (grey) and the Au(111) gold surface (yellow). The lines indicate the path of the scattering molecular beam. Credit: C. Reilly (EPFL)

Quantum interference in molecule-surface collisions

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Scientists at EPFL have revealed how quantum interference and symmetry dictate molecular behavior in collisions with gold surfaces, offering new insights into molecular interactions. The findings can have important implications for chemistry and materials science.


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ISIC Seminars

Modern Organic chemistry – Highlights in the field (CH-642)

Organized jointly by Professors Nicolai Cramer, Jieping Zhu and Jerome Waser, the seminars usually take place on Wednesday at 17:15. Unless indicated otherwise, the lecture takes place in BCH 2218.

Physical Chemistry Seminars (CH-630)

The Physical Chemistry Seminar Series at ISIC.
Unless it is otherwise specified, the seminars take place on Thursday at 17:15 in BCH 2201.

Highlights energy research and chemical engineering 1 (ChE-612)

The seminar series “Chemical Engineering and Energy Seminars ” is organized by Prof. Wendy Queen & Prof. Jeremy Luterbacher and take place on Friday at 16:15.

Chemical Biology Seminar Series 1 (CH-637)

The Chemical Biology Seminars Series is Organized by Prof. Christian Heinis, Prof. Beat Fierz and Prof. Yimon Aye. It takes place every Tuesday at 16:15 unless otherwise indicated.

AI in chemistry and beyond : Highlights in the field (ChE-607)

The Machine Learning Seminars are organized by Prof. Berend Smit, Prof. Clémence Corminboeuf and Prof. Jiri Vanicek, the seminars usually take place on Tuesdays at 15:15. Unless indicated otherwise, the lecture takes place on Zoom.


Contact

Administrative Team
E-mail: secretariat.isic@epfl.ch

JEANNERET Sandra
Tel.: 41 21 693 36 11
E-mail:
secretariat.isic@epfl.ch

RUIZ CUMI Marta
Tel.: 41 21 693 92 00
E-mail:
secretariat.isic@epfl.ch

JOHO Franziska
Tel.: +41 21 693 05 94
E-mail:
franziska.joho@epfl.ch

POSTAL ADDRESS

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
EPFL SB ISIC-Direction
CH A3 398
Station 6
CH-1015 Lausanne


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