Achievements
PhD DSc Eng Katarzyna Siuzdak, prof. IMP PAN
2024 – Distinction as one of the 12 contemporary women scientists of Gdańsk, who explore diverse fields of science, represent various universities and research institutions, and share a common mission to leave the world a better place.
Katarzyna Siuzdak was one of the featured personalities in the outdoor temporary exhibition titled UCZONE ("Women Scientists"), dedicated to women in science, held at the Hevelianum Center in Gdańsk. Her nomination among the 12 contemporary Gdańsk scholars was awarded by a committee of professors from the University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk University of Technology, Medical University of Gdańsk, and the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk, in collaboration with the Fahrenheit University Women’s Club, representatives of the City of Gdańsk, and the L’Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science Program.
https://uczone.hevelianum.pl
2023 - Laureate of the 5th edition of the Prof. W. H. Nernst Scientific Award for technical achievements in electrochemical processes, with the project titled "Development of a method for fabrication and modification of ordered layers of nanotubes using a pulsed laser beam, including semitransparent substrates, for energy storage and conversion devices."
2023 - Nomination in the 3rd edition of the #PoSwojemu (In Her Own Way) campaign organized by Twój Styl magazine in the Education category.
https://twojstyl.pl/artykul/katarzyna-siuzdak,aid,4509
2022 – Distinguished by Forbes Women Poland as one of 22 Polish women worth to track in 2022, recognized for their impactful contributions in science, business, and activism.
2018–2020 - Recipient of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education Scholarship for Outstanding Young Scientists demonstrating significant scientific activity
2014–2017 - Recipient of the IMP PAN Director’s Scholarship for the best young researchers, awarded in recognition of scientific contribution.
2016 - Recipient of the START Scholarship from the Foundation for Polish Science.
2015 - Winner of the Rector’s Cup of Gdańsk University of Technology at the 10th Technicon-Innowacje Industrial Technology, Science, and Innovation Fair for the project "Highly ordered titanium dioxide nanotube layers for applications in photovoltaics and photocatalysis."
Authors: K. Siuzdak, K. Grochowska, M. Szkoda, M. Klein
2015 - Individual IMP PAN Director’s Award for outstanding scientific achievements in 2015.
2015 - Best Poster Presentation Award: "Electrochemical fabrication and photoelectrochemical behaviour of iodine-doped TiO2 nanotubes" at Symposium FF: "Electrochemical processes for nanomaterials and their properties," during the E-MRS Spring Meeting, Lille, France, May 11–15, 2015
June 2013 - Award for the best doctoral dissertation defended in 2012 at the Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, granted by the Polish Chemical Society, Gdańsk Branch
PhD DSc Eng Katarzyna Siuzdak, prof. IMP PAN
and PhD DSc Katarzyna Grochowska prof. IMP PAN
2023 - POP Science Award at the Silesian Science Festival in Katowice in the category of Website or Blog.
https://slaskifestiwalnauki.pl/laureaci-nagrody-pop-science-2023
2023 - Distinction in the 19th edition of the Science Popularizer competition in the Media category.
https://naukawpolsce.pl/aktualnosci/news%2C99792%2Czespol-sciencemission-wyrozniony-w-konkursie-popularyzator-nauki-2023.html
PhD DSc Katarzyna Grochowska prof. IMP PAN
2020 - Intelligent Development Award 2020 in the Scientist of the Future category for the implementation of the project "Innovative biocompatible sensor for non-invasive glucose level detection."
2016 – The best poster presentation award for "Nanostructuring of Au films deposited onto highly ordered Ti templates for applications in SERS" at the E-MRS Spring Meeting, Lille, France, Symposium C: Laser-material interactions for tailoring future applications.
2016–2018 - Scholarship from the Director of the Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery, Polish Academy of Sciences (IMP PAN), awarded to the best young researchers in recognition of their scientific achievements.
2015 - Rector’s Cup of Gdańsk University of Technology during the 10th Technicon-Innowacje 2015 Industrial Technology, Science, and Innovation Fair for the project "Highly ordered titanium dioxide nanotube layers for applications in photovoltaics and photocatalysis."
Authors: K. Siuzdak, K. Grochowska, M. Szkoda, M. Klein
2013 - Scholarship for doctoral students within the InnoDoktorant project, 5th edition; awarded as part of Priority VIII of the Human Capital Operational Program. Activity 8.2, Subactivity 8.2.2 Regional Innovation Strategies.
2013 - Special Award from the Director of IMP PAN for outstanding performance in 2012.
2012 - Scholarship under the 3rd edition of the competition for scientific achievements, as part of the project "Development of interdisciplinary doctoral studies at Gdańsk University of Technology in the field of modern technologies" (InterPhD Project: POKL.04.01.01-00-368/09), October 2011 – June 2012.
2010 - Rector’s Cup of Gdańsk University of Technology and distinction in the Mercurius Gedanensis medal competition for the invention "Portable XRF Spectrometer for Immediate Non-Destructive Material Composition Analysis" (team award).
PhD Eng Wiktoria Lipińska
2021 - Award for presenting at the 72nd Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry: "Fabrication of gold-copper nanostructures by means of rapid thermal annealing - morphology, optical and photoelectrochemical properties."
2020 - Recipient of the Professor Romuald Szczęsny Award for the best master’s thesis in the field of modern technologies.
2020 - Winner of the 2019 Thesis of the Year award for the best master’s thesis at the Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology.
2019 - Award from the Gdańsk Branch of the Polish Chemical Society (PTChem) for the best master’s thesis at the Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, during the 2018/2019 academic year.
2019 - Award for presenting research findings at the Surface Modification for Chemical and Biochemical Sensing (SCMBS 2019) conference organized by the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the University of Warsaw: "Studies of the charge transfer kinetics and surface inhomogeneities of enzyme-functionalized Au-Ti electrode."
2019 - Gold Graduate Medal from the Gdańsk University of Technology for completing studies with distinction.
2015–2019 - Rector’s Scholarship for top-performing students at Gdańsk University of Technology.
Dujearic Kouao
2024 – The Best Poster Award at the Fall Meeting of the European Materials Research Society, Symposium O: MXenes and Related Materials, Warsaw, for the poster entitled: "Laser Treatment of MXene Towards its Incorporation in Titania Nanotubes for Improved Light Conversion."
Saiful Islam Khan
2023 – The Best Poster Award at the 4th International Workshop on Functional Nanostructured Materials (FuNaM-4), Kraków, for the poster entitled: "Laser processing of titania nanotubes modified with gold for enhanced optoelectronics and electrochemical properties."
FLUID-FLOW MACHINERY
Polish Academy of Sciences
