In the last quarter of this year, two scientific activities have received funding from the National Science Centre under the MINIATURA competition. The originators and implementers of these projects are:

• Dr. Eng. Roman Strzelczyk:
  "Explanation of the origin of triplet centres in glassy carbons using low-temperature electron paramagnetic resonance studies" (implementation period: 12 months)

• Dr. Eng. Adam Mizera:
  "Research on carbon nanocomposites of quantum dots with conductive polymers for applications in electrochemical supercapacitors" (implementation period: 12 months).

In the first case, the scientific activity involves conducting preliminary research, while in the second one – a research internship is organised.

We congratulate the beneficiaries on their success and wish them good luck in implementing their projects.

We are pleased to announce that two science popularisation activities conducted at our Institute have received funding from the Minister of Education and Science under the "Social Responsibility of Science" program. The funding covered:

• a series of lectures entitled"Fizyka Warta Poznania" (coordinator: Dr. hab. Maria Pugaczowa-Michalska; funding amount: 93,360 PLN; implementation period: 2 years) which has been run by our employees since 2019;
• a campaign called "Hydrogen – scientists' response to energy, climate and environmental challenges" (coordinator: Dr. Eng. Łukasz Lindner; funding amount: 362,934 PLN; implementation period: 1 year) which is undertaken to popularise topics related to hydrogen technologies.

Congratulations to the coordinators and all persons involved in the implementation of these projects.

On September 17, 2023, the Polish Community Picnic, organized by the Polish Embassy in Ljubljana, took place in the picturesque Pokljuka region in Slovenia. This unique meeting was opened by Krzysztof Olendzki – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Poland in Slovenia. Dr. Magdalena Wencka from IMP PAS actively participated in the organization of the event and conducted scientific workshops on the occasion of the 550th anniversary of the birth of the great Pole and scientist – Nicolaus Copernicus. The main theme of the shows was "super cold forms of gases" available both on our planet and in space. Dr. Wencka also took part in a radio broadcast by Slovenian Radio SI during which cultural and linguistic similarities and differences between Poland and Slovenia were discussed.

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On September 25-30, 2023, our Institute hosted Prof. Richard Buchner from the University of Regensburg, who is a world-renowned expert in the field of research on dielectric properties, interactions, and molecular dynamics of liquids. The Professor's arrival was related with running a globally unique equipment at IMP PAS, previously developed and used by the Professor at the University of Regensburg, which enables measurements of dielectric properties in liquids in the microwave range from 1 to 50 GHz. The main purpose of his visit was to develop a new calibration method and perform test measurements together with Dr. Płowaś-Korus from the Department of Physics of Liquid Crystals and Dielectric Systems. During the visit, our guest also gave an institute seminar.

During this year's Researchers’ Night, our Institute was visited by crowds of participants eager for knowledge and wanting to have fun discovering the extraordinary world of science. The rich program offer prepared by our employees was received by the guests very positively, and often joyfully and enthusiastically. We would like to express our special thanks to the organizers of the Researchers’ Night at IMP PAS for their efforts in organizing this event. We would also like to thank the researchers presenting their research results in laboratories, the presenters of shows and workshops, and the creators of film materials, as well as volunteers and all people who contributed to improving the course of the event.

We invite you to see the photoreport from this year's edition of the Researchers’ Night at IMP PAS.

The next edition of Researchers’ Night starts this Friday on September 29, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. This huge European undertaking takes place simultaneously in 26 countries and also involves universities and institutes of the Polish Academy of Sciences from our region. It is an excellent opportunity for direct meetings and bringing scientists and society closer together, spreading awareness of the importance of scientific research, and showing the diversity and beauty of science and its impact on the everyday life of citizens.

We encourage you to watch the trailer promoting the event and read the program prepared by our employees and other partners. See you on Friday at IMP PAS.

On September 13-15, the 7th National Conference “Kryształki Molekularne 2023”, dedicated to young entrants of science (students and PhDs) associated with various research institutions in Poland, was held at our Institute. During this year's "Kryształki Molekularne" we had the honour to listen to the inaugural lecture by Professor Józef Spałek. Three oral presentations by the participants were selected and awarded by the Poznań Branch of the Polish Physical Society. The awards were received by: Kamila Łupińska from the University of Science and Technology in Wrocław, Piotr Radomski from the University of Technology in Poznań and Marharyta Hancharova from the University of Science and Technology in Wrocław.

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On September 11-15, 2023, Professor David Heyes – an expert in the field of soft matter, computer simulation methods and theory of liquids, currently associated with Imperial College London and Royal Holloway University of London, paid a short visit to our Institute. Professor Heyes has been cooperating with employees from the Department of Physics of Liquid Crystals and Dielectric Systems and the Department of Auxetics, Functional Materials and Computer Simulations for many years. The purpose of the current visit was to jointly investigate the influence of liquid isomorphism and transport coefficients. During the visit, our scientists took the opportunity to meet, discuss and exchange scientific experiences with the guest.