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.

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.