Laboratory for Advanced Materials

Členovia nášho tímu sa zúčastnili na 6. ročníku medzinárodnej konferencie NFA 2022 - Nanomaterials Fundamentals and Applications, ktorá sa konala priamo pod Vyskokými Tatrami na Štrbskom plese. Desať vedcov z LAM malo možnosť prezentovať najnovšie objavy v ich výskume a vzájomne sa podeliť o poznatky s mnohými ďaľšími účastníkmi zo Slovenska aj zo zahraničia. Okrem množstva zaujímavých informácií z konferenčného programu sa nám vďaka krásnemu počasiu podarilo načerpať aj horskú atmosféru na spoločnej turistike.
Konferenciu organizovali PF UPJŠ a Slovenská chemická spoločnosť.
Ďakujeme za možnosť zúčastniť sa a tešíme sa na ďalšie spoločné stretnutia! Viac informácií o konferencii môžete nájsť tu:
https://nfa.science.upjs.sk/

Members of our team participated in the 6th year of the international conference NFA 2022 - Nanomaterials Fundamentals and Applications, which was held directly under the High Tatras at Štrbské pleso. Ten scientists from LAM had the opportunity to present the latest discoveries in their research and share their knowledge with many other participants from Slovakia and abroad. In addition to a lot of interesting information from the conference program, thanks to the beautiful weather, we also managed to soak up the mountain atmosphere on a team hike to the mountain lake.
The conference was organized by PF UPJŠ and the Slovenská chemická spoločnosť. Thank you for the opportunity to participate and we look forward to further meetings together! You can find more information about the conference at this link:
https://nfa.science.upjs.sk/

Posledný septembrový deň sme sa zúčastnili celoeurópskeho podujatia Európska noc výskumníkov v bratislavskej Starej tržnici. Hlavnou myšlienkou je podnecovanie záujmu o vedu u verejnosti, predovšetkým študentov základných a stredných škôl, popularizácia vedy a poukazovanie na dôležitosť kritického myslenia. V našom stánku mohli návštevníci preniknúť do pozoruhodného sveta nanomateriálov - častíc menších ako baktérie a vírusy. Dozvedeli sa, ako sú nanomateriály pripravované, ako je možné ich vlastnosti dizajnovať a kontrolovať, aké sú ich možnosti využitia v bežnom živote, aj ako vyzerá práca v našich laboratóriach. Viac o podujatí sa môžete dozvedieť tu:
https://www.nocvyskumnikov.sk/program/stanok/stara-trznica/542.html

On the last day of September, we took part in the Europe-wide public outreach event European Researchers' Night 2022 in Bratislava's Stara tržnica. The main goal is to stimulate interest in science among general public, particularly elementary and high school students, popularize science and point out the importance of critical thinking. At our stand, visitors could step into the remarkable world of nanomaterials - particles smaller than bacteria and viruses. They learned how the nanomaterials are prepared, how their properties can be designed and controlled, what are the possibilities of their use in everyday life, and what the work in our laboratories looks like. You can learn more about the event here:
https://www.nocvyskumnikov.sk/european-researchers-night.html

LAM is looking for motivated PhD students and postdocs to join our team!

Check out our web: http://www.lam.sk/ or https://fns.uniba.sk/lam/

Deň otvorených dverí 2021
Tento rok sa tradičný Deň otvorených dverí na Prírodovedeckej fakulte uskutočnil v online formáte 💻🎙. Na podujatí sa 5. februára 2021 zúčastnilo až 220 virtuálnych návštevníkov a niekoľko členov LAM tímu 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬. Výskum Laboratória pre pokročilé materiály a možnosti štúdia záujemcom predstavil vedúci LAM, Dr. Milan Sýkora. Ďakujeme za Vašu účasť a tešíme sa na stretnutie s Vami budúci rok!

A Day in the Life of a Scientist:
this year the program of the CHeMoUK summer school included a „Day in the life of a scientist”, providing students with an opportunity to experience research work in the actual scientific laboratory. Dr. Lukáš Petra and Mgr. Ivana Božeková of LAM guided students in preparation and characterization of metal nanoparticles. 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬🧪

Researchers from LAM participated in the CHeMoUK summer school for high school students at the Faculty of Natural Sciences during Aug 27 – 31, 2020. LAM designed and sponsored a laboratory excercise, where the students could fabricate a functional solar cell using pigment extracted from blackberries ... and to actually test the solar cell under different light conditions.

We are seeking a motivated student researcher to conduct state-of-the-art research in recently established Laboratory for Advanced Materials at Comenius University (CU) in Bratislava, Slovakia (https://fns.uniba.sk/en/lam) with following PhD dissertation theme:

Characterization of Optical and Electronic Properties of new Materials for Optoelectronics.

The focus of the project is on characterization of optical, electronic and electrical properties of new classes of solid-state crystalline materials and nanomaterials developed in our laboratory for photovoltaics, photocatalysis, optical detectors, smart electronics, and related applications and testing their performance in practical devices. As part of the project student will gain expertise in advanced optical spectroscopy, electron and optical microscopy, electrochemistry and other advanced characterization methods and will learn how to construct and characterize optoelectronic devices. The work will be performed at LAM in close collaboration with members of the team performing theoretical modeling and syntheses of the materials.

Qualification requirements for interested candidates:
• Completed university education (B.S., M.S., or equivalent) in chemistry or related fields
• Experience with spectroscopy characterization methods, such as UVVIS absorption and photoluminescence, vibrational spectroscopy or similar
• Familiarity with transient optical spectroscopy methods, such as transient photoluminescence and or absorption is an advantage, but is not essential
• Familiarity with electrochemistry and methods for characterization of electrical properties of materials is an advantage, but is not essential
• Strong verbal and written skills in English language

For more information, please visit fns.uniba.sk/en/lam

We are seeking a motivated student researcher to conduct state-of-the-art research in recently established Laboratory for Advanced Materials at Comenius University (CU) in Bratislava, Slovakia (https://fns.uniba.sk/en/lam) with following PhD dissertation theme:

Development of new Materials and Nanomaterials for Optoelectronics.

The focus of the project is on development of novel classes of materials and nanomaterials for photovoltaics, photocatalysis, optical detectors, smart electronics and related applications. As part of the project student will gain expertise in advanced chemical methods for preparation of new materials and nanomaterials, their characterization by optical spectroscopy and electron microscopy. The work will be performed at LAM in close collaboration with members of the team performing theoretical modeling and advanced characterization of the materials.

Qualification requirements for interested candidates:
• Completed university education (B.S., M.S., or equivalent) in chemistry or related fields
• A good background in chemical synthesis
• Prior familiarity with solid-state syntheses at high temperatures or colloidal syntheses is an advantage
• Experience with spectroscopy characterization methods, such as UVVIS absorption and photoluminescence is beneficial but not essential
• Strong verbal and written skills in English language

For more information, please visit fns.uniba.sk/en/lam