It is our pleasure to invite our PhD Students to the Inauguration of the Academic Year 2024/2025 of the Warsaw PhD School in Natural and BioMedical Sciences (Warsaw-4-PhD).
The opening lecture at the ceremony will be given by Nobel Laureate in Chemistry – Prof. Aaron Ciechanover.
The inauguration has been scheduled for 7th October 2024 (Monday) at 10:00 a.m. and will take place in the auditorium of the Maciej Nałęcz Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IBIB PAN) at 4 Ks. Trojden Street in Warsaw.
Being aware of your numerous commitments, we would already like to ask you to reserve some time in your calendar and we will provide you with a detailed agenda later.
We will be very pleased if you have the possibility to take part in this important event for the Warsaw-4-PhD School.
We are excited to announce the Summer School on Organic Synthesis under Non-classical Conditions, which will be held at Institute of Organic Chemistry from September 2nd to 6th, this year!
The conference will bring together leading scientists from across Europe to share their latest research on organic synthesis under non-classical conditions.
The talk is given by Dr. Andrés Ayuela (Centro de Física de Materiales CSIC-UPV/EHU, Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), San Sebastián, Spain)
When and where?
13th June 2024, 10:30 am at the IF PAN Auditorium, durations: 45 min + question time
In this talk I will present a few success case studies where calculations using atomistic techniques, typical of the nanoscale, have been employed to study problems in cementitious materials. I will begin by describing challenges associated with powder cement, the clinker, with compounds such as belite, which are currently a key focus in the design of low CO2 cements. Secondly, I will proceed to describe the compounds that are formed following the hydration of the clinker. These include the C-S-H gel, which constitutes the cement glue that holds the aggregates together, as well as other secondary compounds such as portlandite. Furthermore, I will review the characterisation of the C-S-H gel using NMR techniques and how this technique can be used to define the nanoscale structure of the gel phases. Finally, I will examine the potential role of nanoadditions that could be intentionally incorporated into cement pastes.
Andrés Ayuela got his PhD in physics at University of Valladolid in 1995. He was postdoctoral reasercher at Dresden University in Technology in 1996 – 1997, in 1998 – 2003 he was reasercher at Helsinki University of Technology (including two years Marie Curie fellowship). Since 2003 he works in San Sebastián, holding scientific positions at Donostia International Physics Center and Centro de Física de Materiales CSIC-UPV/EHU.
His research interests focus on the atomistic simulations of structural, optical and magnetic properties of solids and nanostructures, such as graphene and 2D materials, nanotubes, alloys, layered oxides and cements. He published over 120 peer-reviewed papers in such journals like Physical Review Letters, Applied Physics Reviews, Advanced Materials, Nano Letters, Nanoscale, Nanophotonics, 2D Materials, Chemistry of Materials, Cement and Concrete Research, Carbon and Acta Materialia (H-index = 38).
This event is supported by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange, grant no. BPI/STE/2021/1/00034/U/00001.
We are opening a new call for applications for iWARSAW4PhD project within STER programme by POLISH NATIONAL AGENCY FOR ACADEMIC EXCHANGE. The main objective of the Program is support for the internationalisation of doctoral schools. One of the opportunities we will offer are 1-month (30 days) research visits (RVs) to foreign laboratories.
We invite all students of the Warsaw-4-PhD school who, during their PhD studies, have authored an article published or accepted for publication in a JCR-indexed scientific journal to apply for 1-month (30 days) research visit. The Project will cover the costs of stay and travel, see the detailed rules attached.
1-month (30 days) research visit should take place within 6 month from the announcement of call results.
Required Documents:
– an application using the attached template – download, pdf file
– CV
– letters of invitation issued by the foreign parties.
Detailed information on the required documents and application rules can be found in the attached Rules – download
Application period:
Signed applications, together with candidates’ CVs and the letters of invitation issued by the foreign parties, should arrive at the secretariats of the relevant Warsaw-4-PhD institutes before the deadline: March 02, 2024. The visits must take place and be settled by the end of 2024.
Results Announcements:
Results will be announced by March 21, 2024.
Contact:
Contact details, including e-mail addresses of the relevant Institutes can be found here.
