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This can be extended to resolve nanostructure orientation voxel-by-voxel in three dimensions in a method called SAXS tensor tomography, which we implement in our open-source software package Mumott. In this presentation, I will show how this approach, and its continued development, can be applied across different material systems.<br>\r\nFor injection-molded polymer packaging, SAXS imaging has resolved the layered anisotropic nanostructure important for its mechanical properties, and, combined with industrial processing simulations, the structure formation during thermal processing. Another example is bone, where resolving structure requires both three-dimensional information and sufficient sampling to capture biological variability. Combining 2D and 3D SAXS imaging, we studied regional differences in the human femoral neck, an anatomical site relevant to hip fractures, and, at higher resolution, resolved alternating chirality between neighboring lamellae within individual osteons, a structural feature proposed on mechanical grounds over a century ago.<br>\r\nThese examples illustrate how tensor tomography, extended beyond X-ray scattering to wide-angle diffraction and visible-light polarimetry, provides a route to resolving hierarchical structure across a wide range of material systems.<br>\r\n<br>\r\nBio:<strong> </strong>Marianne Liebi studied food science at ETH Zurich, where she also completed her PhD in 2013, followed by postdoctoral research at the Paul Scherrer Institute and MAX IV Laboratory, Lund. In 2017, she started her own research group at Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, and was appointed in 2021 as tenure-track Assistant Professor at EPFL, where she heads the Laboratory for X-ray Characterization of Materials (cam-X) within the Institute of Materials, in a joint position with the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI). Her research develops advanced X-ray and optical imaging techniques, centered on small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) in 2D and 3D, to resolve the hierarchical structure of materials ranging from fiber composites to pharmaceutical formulations and bone.</p>","image_description":"","creation_date":"2026-10-05T09:26:03","last_modification_date":"2026-10-05T10:29:57","link_label":"Website","link_url":"https://www.psi.ch/de/lsc/people/marianne-liebi","canceled":"False","cancel_reason":"","place_and_room":"BM 5202","url_place_and_room":"https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==BM%205202","url_online_room":"https://epfl.zoom.us/j/63884474245","spoken_languages":["https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/spoken_languages/2/?format=json"],"speaker":"Prof. Marianne Liebi, EPFL STI IMX CAM-X","organizer":"Prof. Michele Ceriotti","contact":"Prof. Michele Ceriotti","is_internal":"False","theme":"","vulgarization":{"id":1,"fr_label":"Tout public","en_label":"General public"},"registration":{"id":3,"fr_label":"Entrée libre","en_label":"Free"},"keywords":"","file":null,"icalendar_url":"https://memento.epfl.ch/event/export/122060/","category":{"id":1,"code":"CONF","fr_label":"Conférences - Séminaires","en_label":"Conferences - Seminars","activated":true},"academic_calendar_category":null,"domains":[],"mementos":["https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/8/?format=json","https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/314/?format=json"]},{"id":58136,"title":"Holcim Stiftung | Advanced Postdoctoral Fellowship in any discipline","slug":"holcim-stiftung-advanced-postdoctoral-fellowship-9","event_url":"https://memento.epfl.ch/event/holcim-stiftung-advanced-postdoctoral-fellowship-9","visual_url":"https://memento.epfl.ch/image/20479/200x112.jpg","visual_large_url":"https://memento.epfl.ch/image/20479/720x405.jpg","visual_maxsize_url":"https://memento.epfl.ch/image/20479/max-size.jpg","lang":"en","start_date":"2026-10-31","end_date":"2026-10-31","start_time":null,"end_time":null,"description":"<p>The Holcim Stiftung offers grants to <strong>outstanding</strong> young scientists to carry out excellent research (fundamental, applied, PoC and/or market-oriented) and scientific teaching in <strong>any discipline and field </strong>in<strong> Switzerland</strong> in view of <strong>acquiring a lecturer grade qualification or similar.</strong><br>\r\n<br>\r\nPriority is given to projects:\r\n</p><ul>\r\n\t<li>with a positive social impact,</li>\r\n\t<li>exploring innovative methods, new perspectives or novel lines of questioning crucial to the advancement of science,</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Who can apply </strong><em>(all following conditions must be filled)</em>. 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The format reflects the informative and informal nature of these sessions, with talks introducing the subject followed by a conversation between the speakers and the audience.<br>\r\nThe lecture series \"<a href=\"https://www.cecam.org/lectures-categories/mary-ann-mansigh-series\">Mary Ann Mansigh Conversation series</a>\" is co-organized by CECAM (<a href=\"https://www.cecam.org/lectures-categories/www.cecam.org\">https://www.cecam.org</a>) and MARVEL (<a href=\"http://nccr-marvel.ch/\" target=\"_blank\">http://nccr-marvel.ch/</a>) at EPFL.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Tuesday October 27, 2026, 15:00-18:00 CET</strong><br>\r\n<br>\r\nArtificial intelligence is changing how algorithms are conceived, how software is written, and how its outputs are verified. This conversation takes stock of where the field of simulation and modelling stands today and opens a discussion on future directions and best practices — how to safeguard reliability and scientific creativity, how to adapt notions of authorship and ownership for AI-assisted code, and how to preserve and ideally enhance the rich commercial and academic software ecosystem that has driven the growth of computational science in research and development.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>We invite submissions for contributed talks. If you would like to propose a contribution, please submit your abstract using this <a href=\"https://forms.gle/AXmRQWYvYY3g9wPWA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">form</a>. Deadline October 13, 2026.</strong><br>\r\n<br>\r\nThe conversation will take place at EPFL, in <a href=\"https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==BCH%202103\" target=\"_blank\">room BCH 2103</a> and online.<br>\r\n<br>\r\nZoom link <a href=\"https://epfl.zoom.us/j/68443642155?pwd=ZPjdZw2KmHzeQ9Pu376iLb0OyMXCV8.1\">https://epfl.zoom.us/j/68443642155?pwd=ZPjdZw2KmHzeQ9Pu376iLb0OyMXCV8.1</a><br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Tentative program</strong><br>\r\n15:00 Welcome and introduction<br>\r\n15:10 Georg Kresse, University of Vienna, Austria<br>\r\n15:30 Miguel Marques Ruhr, University Bochum, Germany<br>\r\n15:50 Michele Ceriotti, EPFL, Switzerland<br>\r\n16:10 Short break<br>\r\n16:20 Contributed speaker 1<br>\r\n16:35 Contributed speaker 2<br>\r\n16:50 Contributed speaker 3<br>\r\n17:05 Discussion<br>\r\n17:30  Apero for in person participants<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Previous CECAM and MARVEL lectures can be found at</strong><br>\r\n<a contenteditable=\"false\" href=\"http://www.materialscloud.org/learn/sections/Btmngu/marvel-events\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"http://www.materialscloud.org/learn/sections/Btmngu/marvel-events\">https://www.materialscloud.org/learn/sections/Btmngu/marvel-events</a><br>\r\n<a contenteditable=\"false\" href=\"http://www.cecam.org/lectures\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"http://www.cecam.org/lectures\">https://www.cecam.org/lectures</a></p>","image_description":"","creation_date":"2026-09-17T11:29:02","last_modification_date":"2026-09-17T11:39:28","link_label":"Mary Ann Mansigh Conversation Series","link_url":"https://www.cecam.org/lecture-details/who-writes-code-algorithms-software-creativity-and-reliability-age-ai","canceled":"False","cancel_reason":"","place_and_room":"BCH 2103","url_place_and_room":"https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==BCH%202103","url_online_room":"https://epfl.zoom.us/j/68443642155?pwd=ZPjdZw2KmHzeQ9Pu376iLb0OyMXCV8.1","spoken_languages":["https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/spoken_languages/2/?format=json"],"speaker":"","organizer":"CECAM ; MARVEL","contact":"<a href=\"mailto:cornelia.bujenita@epfl.ch\"><strong>Cornelia Bujenita</strong></a>, CECAM Events &amp; Operations Manager","is_internal":"False","theme":"","vulgarization":{"id":2,"fr_label":"Public averti","en_label":"Informed public"},"registration":{"id":3,"fr_label":"Entrée libre","en_label":"Free"},"keywords":"","file":null,"icalendar_url":"https://memento.epfl.ch/event/export/121841/","category":{"id":1,"code":"CONF","fr_label":"Conférences - Séminaires","en_label":"Conferences - Seminars","activated":true},"academic_calendar_category":null,"domains":[],"mementos":["https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/1/?format=json","https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/5/?format=json","https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/6/?format=json","https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/8/?format=json"]},{"id":67934,"title":"ETHZ Inaugural and Farewell Lectures - Autumn Semester 2026","slug":"ethz-inaugural-and-farewell-lectures-autumn-semest","event_url":"https://memento.epfl.ch/event/ethz-inaugural-and-farewell-lectures-autumn-semest","visual_url":"https://memento.epfl.ch/image/29550/200x112.jpg","visual_large_url":"https://memento.epfl.ch/image/29550/720x405.jpg","visual_maxsize_url":"https://memento.epfl.ch/image/29550/max-size.jpg","lang":"en","start_date":"2026-09-16","end_date":"2026-12-31","start_time":null,"end_time":null,"description":"<p>The public lectures (inaugural and farewell lectures of professors as well as the introductory lectures of Privatdozentinnen und -dozenten) have been a long-standing tradition at ETH.<br>\r\nOnce again, an interesting and varied programme has been created for the coming semester. The selected topics promise stimulating insights into the wide range of research and teaching at ETH Zurich.<br>\r\n<br>\r\nAll lectures are published in the <a href=\"https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/events/inaugural-farewell-introductory-lectures.html\">ETH events calendar</a>.<br>\r\n <br>\r\nID Multimedia Production offers live streaming from the AudiMax:<br>\r\n<a href=\"https://event.swisscom.ch/v/eth-live-1\">https://event.swisscom.ch/v/eth-live-1</a><br>\r\n <br>\r\nThe inaugural and farewell lectures will also be recorded and can be accessed here:<br>\r\n<a href=\"https://video.ethz.ch/speakers/lecture.html\">https://video.ethz.ch/speakers/lecture.html</a><br>\r\n<br>\r\n </p>","image_description":"","creation_date":"2025-01-03T16:03:20","last_modification_date":"2026-09-15T09:31:37","link_label":"","link_url":"","canceled":"False","cancel_reason":"","place_and_room":"","url_place_and_room":"","url_online_room":"","spoken_languages":["https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/spoken_languages/2/?format=json","https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/spoken_languages/3/?format=json"],"speaker":"","organizer":"","contact":"ETH Zurich<br>\r\nAndrea Heinzelmann: <a href=\"mailto:andrea.heinzelmann@akd.ethz.ch\">andrea.heinzelmann@akd.ethz.ch</a>","is_internal":"False","theme":"","vulgarization":{"id":1,"fr_label":"Tout public","en_label":"General public"},"registration":{"id":3,"fr_label":"Entrée libre","en_label":"Free"},"keywords":"","file":null,"icalendar_url":"https://memento.epfl.ch/event/export/114916/","category":{"id":8,"code":"LI","fr_label":"Leçons inaugurales - Leçons d'honneur","en_label":"Inaugural lectures - Honorary Lecture","activated":true},"academic_calendar_category":null,"domains":[],"mementos":["https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/1/?format=json","https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/6/?format=json","https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/145/?format=json"]},{"id":72313,"title":"BioAlps Networking Day 2026","slug":"bioalps-networking-day-2026","event_url":"https://memento.epfl.ch/event/bioalps-networking-day-2026","visual_url":"https://memento.epfl.ch/image/33576/200x112.jpg","visual_large_url":"https://memento.epfl.ch/image/33576/720x405.jpg","visual_maxsize_url":"https://memento.epfl.ch/image/33576/max-size.jpg","lang":"en","start_date":"2026-11-19","end_date":"2026-11-19","start_time":"09:00:00","end_time":"19:00:00","description":"<p>The Swiss Health Valley community comes together once a year to connect, exchange ideas and advance life sciences. 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In the afternoon, discussions will focus on this year’s theme: <strong>Advancing Healthcare Through Digital Innovation</strong>.<br>\r\n<br>\r\nResearchers, entrepreneurs, investors and industry leaders are invited to explore emerging trends, build new partnerships and help shape the future of healthcare.\r\n</p><ul>\r\n\t<li><strong>Early-bird rate:</strong> CHF 120 until 1 September 2026</li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Regular rate:</strong> CHF 150</li>\r\n\t<li>Tickets are non-refundable but may be transferred to another participant until 11 November 2026.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nFor further information, contact the BioAlps team at <a data-end=\"939\" data-start=\"890\" href=\"mailto:contact@bioalps.org\" rel=\"noopener\">contact@bioalps.org</a> or call <a data-end=\"984\" data-start=\"948\" href=\"tel:+41225451291\" rel=\"noopener\">+41 22 545 12 91</a>.<br>\r\n<strong>Please note:</strong> 11 November 2026 falls on a Wednesday, not a Friday. The transfer deadline should therefore be verified.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>BioAlps Networking Day Partners</strong><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://www.chubb.com/\">CHUBB</a> | <a href=\"https://www.csem.ch/Home\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CSEM</a> | <a href=\"https://bioark.ch/\">BIOARK</a> | <a href=\"https://www.biopole.ch/\">BIOPÔLE</a> | <a href=\"https://katzarov.com/\">KATZAROV</a> | <a href=\"http://socorex.com/en/\">SOCOREX</a> | <a href=\"https://www.trbchemedica.ch/fr/\">TRB CHEMEDICA</a><br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Institutional Members</strong><br>\r\n<a href=\"https://www.chuv.ch/fr/chuv-home\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CHUV</a> | <a href=\"https://www.epfl.ch/en/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">EPFL</a> | <a href=\"https://www.hug.ch/en\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HUG</a> | <a href=\"https://www.unige.ch/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UNIGE</a> |  <a href=\"https://www.unil.ch/index.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UNIL</a> | <a href=\"https://www.csem.ch/Home\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CSEM</a> | <a href=\"https://heig-vd.ch/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HEIG-VD</a> | <a href=\"https://www.hesge.ch/hepia/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HEPIA</a> | <a href=\"https://www.hevs.ch/en/intro\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HES-SO Valais Wallis</a> | <a href=\"https://www.sib.swiss/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SIB</a> | <a href=\"https://www.unifr.ch/home/fr/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UNIFR</a> | <a href=\"https://www.unine.ch/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UNINE</a> | <a href=\"https://www.idiap.ch/fr\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Idiap</a> | <a href=\"https://www.ecolelasource.ch/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Institut et Haute Ecole de Santé La Source</a> | <a href=\"https://wysscenter.ch/\">Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering</a> | <a href=\"https://www.heia-fr.ch/\">HEIA-FR | </a><a href=\"https://www.he-arc.ch/domaine/ingenierie/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HE-Arc Ingénierie</a>","image_description":"","creation_date":"2026-08-07T15:54:23","last_modification_date":"2026-08-07T16:06:13","link_label":"Web","link_url":"","canceled":"False","cancel_reason":"","place_and_room":"","url_place_and_room":"","url_online_room":"","spoken_languages":["https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/spoken_languages/2/?format=json"],"speaker":"","organizer":"<a href=\"https://bioalps.org/\">BioAlps Association</a>","contact":"<a href=\"http://contact@bioalps.org\">Organising team</a>","is_internal":"False","theme":"","vulgarization":{"id":2,"fr_label":"Public averti","en_label":"Informed public"},"registration":{"id":1,"fr_label":"Sur inscription","en_label":"Registration required"},"keywords":"","file":null,"icalendar_url":"https://memento.epfl.ch/event/export/121384/","category":{"id":1,"code":"CONF","fr_label":"Conférences - Séminaires","en_label":"Conferences - Seminars","activated":true},"academic_calendar_category":null,"domains":[],"mementos":["https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/9/?format=json","https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/422/?format=json"]},{"id":72760,"title":"AI Center Seminar - AI Fundamentals series - Ricardo Olmedo - \"Speedrunning SWE-bench, or the $1,000 coding agent\"","slug":"ai-center-seminar-ai-fundamentals-series-ricardo-2","event_url":"https://memento.epfl.ch/event/ai-center-seminar-ai-fundamentals-series-ricardo-2","visual_url":"https://memento.epfl.ch/image/33976/200x112.jpg","visual_large_url":"https://memento.epfl.ch/image/33976/720x405.jpg","visual_maxsize_url":"https://memento.epfl.ch/image/33976/max-size.jpg","lang":"en","start_date":"2026-10-07","end_date":"2026-10-07","start_time":"15:00:00","end_time":"16:00:00","description":"<p>The talk is jointly organized by the <a href=\"https://ai.epfl.ch/\">EPFL AI Center</a> and the <a href=\"https://www.epfl.ch/labs/mlo/\">MLO</a> Lab as part of the AI fundamentals seminar series.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong><em>Hosting Professor: Prof. Martin Jaggi</em></strong><br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Title</strong><br>\r\nSpeedrunning SWE-bench, or the $1,000 coding agent<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Abstract</strong><br>\r\nSpeedrunning has become a popular engineering challenge in machine learning: achieve the best performance within a fixed compute budget. 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