Projects

We suggest to young scientists a wide selection of topics, focused understanding of biomimetic concept, sustainable chemistry problem as well as designing new compounds and materials. Students can choose between classical synthesis, analysis and theoretical calculations. We present modern asymmetric synthesis and preparation of complex materials with desired properties for practical applications in medicine, industry and electronics. Selected highly interdisciplinary topics allow for the synthesis of new materials (including therapeutic substances) and in-depth studies of their structure, physicochemical properties, practical applications etc. Computational methods for performing innovative yet routine calculations on molecular systems are also postulated. Most subjects meet also the practical application criteria with prospects for therapeutics, nanomaterials, quantum information processing, compounds exhibiting strong nonlinear optical effects, optoelectronics, bioengineering and ecological energy sources.

recruitment 2009 - subjects and successful PhD students

  1. Biomimetic carbon-carbon bond formation: synthesis of ulosonic acids (supervised by Jacek Młynarski) - Osama El Sepelgy
  2. Metallocomplexes in activation of nitric oxide and oxygen. Mechanistic studies on model systems of biomedical and environmental relevance (supervised by Grażyna Stochel) - Maria Oszajca
  3. IR spectroscopic studies of active sites in zeoliteas or related materials and of their interaction with reactant molecules (supervised by Jerzy Datka) - Karolina Sadowska
  4. Theoretical modeling of the structure – activity relationship in the ethylene polymerization processes catalyzed by transition metal complexes (supervised by Artur Michalak) - Agnieszka Rogowska
  5. Powder diffraction methods in the investigation of new materials (supervised by Wiesław Łasocha) - Marcin Oszajca
  6. Carbon nanolayers deposited on porous silica supports for adsorption of volatile organic compounds in technological scale (supervised by Piotr Kuśtrowski) - Rafał Janus
  7. Analysis of adsorption and diffusion of probe molecules in silica monoliths with hierarchical porosity (supervised by Wacław Makowski) - Maria Mańko
  8. High mass transport catalytic converters to control emissions from biogas fuelled engines (supervised by Joanna Łojewska) - Przemysław Jodłowski
  9. Molecular engineering of semiconducting surfaces (supervised by Konrad Szaciłowski) - Marek Oszajca
  10. Linear-scaling in density functional method for subsystems (supervised by Jacek Korchowiec) - Piotr de Silva

    11. recruitment 2010 - subjects and successful PhD students

  11. Crystal engineering of materials with potential non-linear optical properties (supervised by Katarzyna Stadnicka) - Tomasz Seidler
  12. aqua-Asymmetric transfer hydrogenation promoted by Fe(II)-complex (supervised by Jacek Młynarski) - Smita Basu
  13. NIR photochemistry in biomedical applications (supervised by Grażyna Stochel) - Agnieszka Adamowicz
  14. Transition metal ions heterogenized in molecular sieves (supervised by Zbigniew Sojka) - Tomasz Mazur
  15. Photomagnetic molecular materials (supervised by Barbara Sieklucka) - Olaf Stefańczyk
  16. Nanostructured functional silicates for the next generation energy storage and conversion materials (supervised by Roman Dziembaj) - Michał Świętosławski
  17. Catalytic decomposition and catalytic reduction of N2O using a new generation of functionalized microporous and mesoporous inorganic materials (supervised by Lucjan Chmielarz) - Małgorzata Rutkowska
  18. Template assisted fabrication of nanowire arrays and their thermal conductivity (supervised by Marian Jaskuła) - Katarzyna Hnida
  19. Analysis of plant secondary metabolites (supervised by Małgorzata Barańska) - Maciej Roman
  20. Functional molecular materials (supervised by Barbara Sieklucka) - Szymon Chorąży