Lectures

On December 10th, 2020, an open lecture under the series of cyclical lectures on emerging interdisciplinary research was delivered by Prof. Markus Reiher. Due to the pandemic situation, the lecture was delivered online via the zoom platform. All researchers and PhD students employed at IPC were invited to participate in this seminar.

After the seminar entitled “Have you ever pulled on a molecule? - Chemical Reactivity by Interactive Quantum Mechanics”, prof. Reiher presented his personal thoughts on group leading and gave valuable tips on how to build a successful strategy in mentoring.

On November 26, 2020, Prof. Erwin Reisner delivered an open lecture “Solar-driven Synthesis of Fuels and Chemicals from Biomass and Plastic Waste”. Due to the pandemic situation, the lecture was delivered online via the zoom platform. Apart from the scientific lecture, Professor shared experiences from his research career path and gave valuable tips on how to manage a large research team, especially during a pandemic. Professor Reisner is a winner of an ERC Consolidator Grant (2016).

On February, 13, 2020 Prof. Frank Glorius delivered an open lecture “On discovery in catalysis”. Professor is a winner of an ERC Independent Researcher Starting Grant and ERC Advanced Grant (2018). The seminar was held in the assembly hall of IPC. All researchers and PhD students employed at IPC were invited to participate in this seminar. Professor Glorius gave valuable tips on how to manage a large research team and prepare a successful European grant.

On November, 12-13, 2019 Prof. Alexander Kuhn delivered an open lecture “Unusual approaches for symmetry breaking in chemical systems”. Professor is a winner of an ERC Advanced Grant awarded by the European Research Council (ERC) in 2017 for the project: "Electrochemically induced Asymmetry: from materials to molecules and back".

On November, 6-7, 2019 Prof. Dr. Johannes Kästner delivered an open lecture “Tunnelling Processes in Chemistry Simulated with Instanton Theory”. The whole society of IPC, including IPC researchers and doctoral students, was invited to participated in this lecture.

On 7 - 8 May, 2019, Professor Gabor Forgacs from University of  Missouri, USA visited our Institute under a series of cyclical lectures on interdisciplinary emerging research. Profesor Forgacs is a theoretical physicist, bioengineer, innovator and entrepreneur.

Professor Chris Dainty visited the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IPC PAS) under a series of cyclical lectures on interdisciplinary emerging research. During his career, Prof. Dainty has investigated problems in optical imaging, scattering and propagation. In these areas, he has co-authored or edited six books, approximately 140 peer-reviewed papers and 220 conference presentations.

Professor Krzysztof Palczewski visited the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IPC PAS) under a series of cyclical lectures on interdisciplinary emerging research. The visit took place between 19-20 June 2018 and included planned seminar lecture and several meetings. It was opened with a short welcoming meeting organized by the Director of IPC PAS, to get a general overview of the Institute.

Professor Pablo Artal was invited to the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IPC PAS) by the ERA Chair holder, under a series of cyclical lectures on interdisciplinary emerging research. The visit took place between 22-24 May 2018 [see annex 1 for agenda] and included planned seminar lecture and several meetings at IPC PAS. Last day was dedicated to the visit at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, in a laboratory cooperating with the ERA Chair holder Group.

On the 22 – 23 February, 2018 Prof. dr. Jochen Blumberger, from the Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, UK came to IPC. Prof. Blumberger delivered seminar composed of 2 parts:

• “Inorganic Interfaces, Organic Materials and Energy Converting Enzymes: The Power of Computational Chemistry”,
• “The Art of Leading a Research Group”

All researchers and PhD students employed at IPC were invited to participate in this seminar – the seminar was attended by approx. 70 people.