The board of Directors had the great pleasure of hosting prof. IFM PAN dr. hab. Maria Połomska during the celebration of her 80th birthday. The professor has been associated with our Institute since its inception and worked in the Department of Ferroelectrics for many years. She is an outstanding specialist in the field of Raman spectroscopy. Her research on the phenomenon of ferroelectricity and multiferroicity brought her international fame. Her early work on bismuth ferrate BiFeO₃, often called the "Holy Grail" of multiferroics, which predated the 21st century of "multiferroics revolution" by more than two decades, are particularly appreciated.
On the occasion of Professor Połomska’s 80th birthday, we wish the Dignified Jubilarian constant cheer and lots of strength and health.

On behalf of the Foundation for the Promotion of Science and Development TYGIEL we invite participation in the upcoming scientific conferences: Direction NANO – September 23, 2023, OZE – November 16, 2023, and MATER NATURE – December 15, 2023.

These conferences are held under the honorary patronage by the Institute of Molecular Physics PAS and are thematically in line with the activities of our scientists. We strongly encourage participation in these events.

The mobile educational point "H2Wielkopolska Showroom" is a campaign carried out on the initiative of the local government of the Greater Poland Voivodeship, the purpose of which is to disseminate knowledge about low and zero emission technologies among the public, with a particular emphasis on the possibility of using hydrogen. From May 30 to June 5, the thematic workshops, with the participation of our employees (Dr. Eng. M. Knapkiewicz, Dr. Eng. Ł. Lindner, Dr. Eng. P. Ławniczak, Dr. Eng. A. Mizera, Dr. Eng. A. Ostrowski, Dr. Eng. S. Zięba) were held in various places in Greater Poland, during which the basics of processes in the field of hydrogen technologies were explained, including the possibility of producing “green” hydrogen in the water electrolysis process.

On May 12-20, the XXVI Poznań Festival of Science and Art took place. Our employees took an active part in this event, which encouraged all guests and participants to "Bravely discover the world".

This year's "Hydrogen roadshow" event once again educates and raises awareness of what the hydrogen economy is and how hydrogen can transform transport, industry, storage and energy use  by all of us. On May 5-17, the "hydrogen town" - an initiative of the local government of the Greater Poland Voivodeship, in which our Institute also actively participated, visited Konin, Leszno, Piła and Poznań. It was an excellent opportunity to get involved for the benefit of society and to communicate information about hydrogen solutions as a real alternative to traditional fuels.

On April 24, at the registered office of AQUANET S.A. in Poznań, a meeting was held between representatives of the Director's Board of the IMP PAS (Zbigniew Trybuła and Adam Rachocki) with the company's authorities represented by Zbigniew Grocholski (Chairman of the Supervisory Board), Paweł Chudziński (President of the Management Board, General Director), Anna Graczyk (Vice-President of the Management Board, Technical Director) and Marek Borowski (Vice-President of the Management Board, Director of Development). The meeting was also attended by Prof. Dr. hab. Lucyna Firlej. The current challenges faced by water supply companies in Poland were discussed in terms of improving the energy efficiency of the applied technological processes, as well as possible areas of bilateral cooperation.

On behalf of the Foundation for the Promotion of Science and Development TYGIEL we invite participation in the upcoming scientific conferences: Interdisciplinarity as a key to development, March 23-26, 2023 and Nanotechnology in the face of expectations of the 21^st c., May 12, 2023.

Both conferences are held under the honorary patronage by the Institute of Molecular Physics PAS. We strongly encourage participation in these events, and we wish future participants (especially younger entrants of science) fruitful meetings and inspiring discussions which will not only contribute to the dissemination of results of conducted research, gaining knowledge and experience, but will also contribute to establishing a new valuable cooperation.

Yesterday we received information about the final result of the evaluation of our Institute carried out for the years 2017-2021. We are very pleased to announce that the Minister of Education and Science awarded the Institute of Molecular Physics PAS with scientific category A in the discipline of physical sciences.

The result achieved is a huge success for our employees and PhD students, whose achievements have been appreciated by the experts and members of the Science Evaluation Committee. Thank you for appreciating our many years of effort and contribution to the development of science and activities conducted at the meeting point of the social and economic environment.

The board of Directors would like to separately thank and congratulate all the persons involved in the work related to the evaluation process of the quality of scientific activity of IMP PAS.