On 15 February 2025, the team had an opportunity to meet in a more relaxed and informal setting during a curling lesson at one of Warsaw’s ice rinks. Under the guidance of experienced instructors, we learned the basics of curling. This sport combines precision, teamwork, and strategy, and its far more challenging in practice than…
From January 13 to 15, 2025, the Institute of Physical Chemistry (IChF) held its annual reporting Microsymposium, which for the first time welcomed members of the newly established International Advisory Board (IAB). The three-day event provided a comprehensive overview of the Institute’s scientific achievements in 2024. It served as an important forum for direct dialogue…
After months of preparation, on 28 August 2024, Emilia had the opportunity to present science at one of Sweden’s top concert halls. As part of the Baltic Sea Festival, organised by Swedish Radio, a Science Lab session was held. This is an outreach initiative in which six scientists from around the Baltic coast were paired…
From 23 to 27 September 2024, for the fourth time, our department hosted 13 students from all over the world during the e-SPARK Summer School on Experimental Electrochemistry. For the first time, we decided to offer compulsory courses (cell design and cyclic voltammetry) and elective courses. In addition to the courses from previous schools, we…
From June 10 to 14, our institute had the privilege of hosting the STER Summer School in Redox Processes, funded by the NAWA program. Each day of the workshop was dedicated to a specific topic, beginning with a tutorial lecture by an internationally renowned expert, followed by presentations from students and local specialists. This event…
Together with 15 other PhD students from our institute Karthika went to the Dornburg Doctoral Seminar hosted by the Leibniz-Institut für Photonische Technologien in Thuringia from 18 to 21 March. Karthika was chosen for an oral presentation and talked about “Low-cost ITO microelectrodes for biosensing using Prussian blue analogues as mediators”. The presentation was well…
On the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Emilia was invited to give a talk at the Liceum Ogólnokształcące Sióstr Nazaretanek w Warszawie. Meeting with the students was a great chance to reflect on her journey of becoming a scientist and to debunk the myth that everyone knows who they…
Emilia’s dream is coming true as she was chosen to participate in an Art&Science project organized by Swedish Radio Concert Hall Berwaldhallen. During the project, she will work with a composer, Luis Fernando Amaya, who will write a musical piece about electronic tongues! Emilia’s talk about her bellowed technology will be a part of the…
On the 11th of October, Emilia organized a debate to discuss different paths of scientists’ development. The main goal was to demonstrate that apart from being a lab head drowned in paperwork or a specialist working with a pipette, a scientist can do other things. Emilia organized a similar event five years ago. At that…