Edward Linscott

Postdoc @psich_en | ex-@Cambridge_Uni and @epfl_en | computational materials science | Koopmans functionals | New Zealander on the wrong side of the world

[Edward Linscott @ed_linscott]

Just out in #JCTC: "koopmans: An Open-Source Package for Accurately and Efficiently Predicting Spectral Properties with Koopmans Functionals". This tome describes everything you need to know about Koopmans functionals, and accompanies the v1.0 release of the koopmans code.

[Edward Linscott @ed_linscott]

During my fellowship, I'll apply 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 @UCNZ and the #MacDiarmidInstutite, and to contributing to #materialsscience innovation in 🇳🇿!

[Edward Linscott @ed_linscott]

Delighted to announce that I've been awarded a #Marsden Fast-Start grant and will be moving back to New Zealand 🇳🇿 to start a position in my hometown at the @UCNZ !

[Edward Linscott @ed_linscott]

It's been over 11 years since I left NZ Many, many thanks to all my wonderful friends & colleagues (far too many to name here) from @Cambridge_Uni 🇬🇧, @EPFL_en 🇨🇭, and @psich_en🇨🇭. Let me know if you fancy a sabbatical in NZ 😉

[Edward Linscott @ed_linscott]

@EPFL_en @fhi_mpg_de Many thanks to her examiners Hannes Jónsson @uni_iceland , Ismaila Dabo @cmu_africa, and @BonellaSara, and her co-supervisor Nicola Marzari @EPFL_en

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Proud supervisor alert 🚨 My first PhD student, Marija Stojkovic, passed her PhD private defence! @EPFL_en

[Edward Linscott @ed_linscott]

@EPFL_en As further evidence of her success, in the new year Marija will start as a postdoc in the group of Karsten Reuter at @fhi_mpg_de

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Many thanks to organisers Iurii Timrov, @OReganGroupTCD , @jjbaldovi , Young-Woo Son, and to @Psik_Network , @nccr_marvel , @UV_EG , and @ICMol_UV for sponsoring such an awesome event! 🙏

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I've just spent a week in #Gandia at a workshop on determining #Hubbard parameters. It was so nice to have so many people passionately engaging in this admittedly niche but important topic that increasingly underpins a lot of modern materials design and discovery.

[Edward Linscott @ed_linscott]

I have returned to Switzerland with a lot of new ideas (but also some resentment re: Swiss vs Spanish weather!)

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@Psik_Network

[Edward Linscott @ed_linscott]

Absolute pleasure to be back in Lausanne for Psi-k to give an invited talk — 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.

[Edward Linscott @ed_linscott]

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!

[Edward Linscott @ed_linscott]

Really looking forward to this!

[José J. Baldoví @jjbaldovi]

📣 We are excited to announce the Workshop 'The determination of Hubbard parameters: progress, pitfalls, and prospects'. Registration is opened until 30/04!! 👩‍💻👨🏾‍💻

Where? 📌 Gandía Beach, Valencia, Spain 🥘🌴
When? 🗓️ 22-26th September, 2025

More info: 🔗 https://t.co/C0UjRi28MG

Supported by @Psik_Network, @nccr_marvel & @UV_EG, we will gather leading experts in the field and discuss cutting-edge advancements in a relaxed and inspiring atmosphere. Don't miss this fantastic opportunity! Thanks to my colleagues Iurii Timrov, David O'Regan and Young-Woo Son for making it possible!

#CondensedMatter #HubbardU #FirstPrinciples #DFT #Physics

[NCCR-MARVEL @nccr_marvel]

The #MARVEL Review and Retreat has started today in Grindlewald with sessions on "Design and Discovery of Novel Materials" and "Machine Learning for Molecules and Materials". An important step towards the final year of the project👉 https://t.co/JaVmf5NZ3s

[Edward Linscott @ed_linscott]

@Andrew_S_Rosen 25/30 🙂 After being tricked by a double-hybrid I am now reading up on them, and have found myself in a terrifying world full of truly gargantuan names... (and to think thought DSD-PBEPBE was unbelievable! They get so much worse!)

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Kicking off the new year with a bang at the @ictpnews Total Energy and Force Methods in Trieste 🎆 Lots of excellent talks and thought-provoking discussions, but it's a bit of shock to the system straight after the holidays!

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@klein_activist @Materials_EPFL @psich_en Thanks, but actually this was already very well known! 🙂 The point of this study was to demonstrate that predicting this is possible with a faster calculation 🚀. The real science awaits where we'll start using this technique to search for other, undiscovered photocatalysts 🔍

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Snuck in under the wire! Marija Stojkovic shows how to take advantage of a quirk of Koopmans functionals — that they correct eigenvalues while leaving total energies unchanged — to perform cheap but accurate band alignment

@Materials_EPFL @psich_en
https://t.co/4JZW362NAI

[Edward Linscott @ed_linscott]

@Materials_EPFL @psich_en Congratulations to Marija for submitting her first paper! 🎉 Time for a well-earned break...