The third edition of International Workshop on Functional Nanostructured Materials “FuNaM-3” was held between 6th and 8th October 2021 with the following program

 

WEDNESDAY, 6 October 2021

12:30 – 14:00 Registration and coffee break
14:00 – 14:15 Welcome and opening remarks

SESSION 1 – NANOMATERIALS FOR ENERGY CONVERSION AND STORAGE - Chair: G. Sulka, J. Kuncewicz, W. Nogala

14:15 – 15:00  L. Liu - Efficient utilization of platinum group metals for PEM water electrolysis: From ultrafine nanoclusters to single atoms
15:00 – 15:30  K. Szaciłowski - Computing with stones: Advanced information processing with unorthodox materials and devices
15:30 – 16:00  P. Jeżowski - Sacrificial materials for next generation hybrid energy storage devices

16:00 – 16:00  A.P. Instruments - Advanced methods of nanparticles characterization

16:15 – 16:30  Coffee break

16:30 – 16:45  K. Skibińska - One-step synthesis of the conical Co-Fe structures – the comparison of their active areas and electrocatalytic properties
16:45 – 17:00  G.A. Gebreslase - Controllable preparation of CoFe₂O₄/N-doped carbon electrocatalyst for an efficient alkaline oxygen evolution reaction
17:00 – 17:15  A. Olejnik - Experimental determination of Tauc exponent as a universal tool for investigation of optical transitions in complex semiconductor materials
17:15 – 17:30  A. Jain - Silver-modified carbon material and its application in supercapacitor devices
17:30 – 17:45  J. Kuncewicz - Highly photoactive TiO₂ layers - the influence of crystalline structure and morphology on the efficiency of charge carriers separation

19:00 – 21:00  Cracow by night – scoundrels, villains, and harlots in the old city

 

THURSDAY, 7 October 2021

SESSION 2 – NANOSTRUCTURED BIOMATERIALS - Chair: M. Jarosz, A. Radtke, M. Gołda-Cępa

09:00 – 09:45  M. Hubalek Kalbáčová - Applications of nanomaterials in biomedicine
09:45 – 10:15  W. Święszkowski - Application of nanotechnology and 3D printing in drug and cell delivery systems
10:15 – 10:45  A. Radtke - Anodic oxidation of titanium and titanium alloys – what was done and what more can be done...

10:45 – 10:45  NANORES - The use of DualBeam SEM/FIB microscopes for the production of photonic structures and testing  haracterization of materials

10:30 – 11:30  Coffee break

11:30 – 11:45  M. Gołda-Cępa - Design and tailoring of polymeric implantable materials surfaces: prevention of biomaterial-centered infections
11:45 – 12:00  J. Odrobińska-Baliś - Fusion of capsules serving as model chemical reactors
12:00 – 12:15  J. Grzyb - Nanomaterials with proteins - a net for energy and electron transfer
12:15 – 12:30  A. Sotniczuk - Composite chitosan/bioglass coatings fabricated on Ti-based biomedical nanostructured materials
12:30 – 12:45  P. Piszczek - Photocatalytic and Antimicrobial Activity of Titanium(IV)-Oxo Complexes

12:45 – 14:00  Lunch

14:00 – 15:00  Rapid poster presentations

ELECTROCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS - WORKSHOP - Chair: L. Zaraska

15:00 – 15:45  Instytut Fotonowy - Impedance camera for time resolved Impedance Spectroscopy
15:45 – 16:30  nLab - Spectroelectrochemical and electrochemical measurements with the use of Screen Printed Electrodes

15:45 – 16:30  POSTER SESSION

20:00 – 01:00  Gala dinner

 

FRIDAY, 8 October 2021

SESSION 3 – SYNTHESIS AND APPLICATIONS OF NANOMATERIALS - Chair: L. Zaraska, J. Ryl, K. Siuzdak

09:00 – 09:45  P. Rodriguez - Expanding the boundaries of cathodic corrosion: The effective preparation of metal alloy  nanoparticles and mixed oxides and their use as active electrocatalyst and photocatalyst
09:45 – 10:15  W. Nogala - Preparation of nanostructured materials and analysis of their (photo)electrocatalytic activity towards energy conversion-related reactions with scanning electrochemical microscopy
10:15 – 10:45  J. Ryl - Boron-doped diamond (BDD) electrodes as the electrochemical sensors

10:45 – 11:00  LabSoft - Novel equimpent solutions in nanostructure research

11:00 – 11:30  Coffee break 

11:30 – 11:45  K. Siuzdak - Anodization of thin titanium films – challenges and opportunities
11:45 – 12:00  D-S. Kouao - Semitransparent layer of aligned and separated titania nanotubes formed out of thin Ti film
12:00 – 12:15  O. Kylián - Synthesis of heterogeneous metal-based functional nanomaterials by means of gas aggregation sources
12:15 – 12:30  M. Kiari - Preparation of clay/PEDOT and clay/PEDOT/CNFs hybrid materials. Study of the adsorption of diclofenac in water
12:30 – 12:45  A. Dettlaff - Hybrid Boron-Doped Diamond/Graphene Nanowall Electrodes for Electrochemical Detection of Nitro-explosive Compounds 
12:45 – 13:00  D. Buczyńska - Silver nanowire waveguides for remote excitation

13:00 – 14:00  Lunch

PROJECT/PUBLICATION WRITING SESSION - Chair: M. Jarosz

14:00 – 16:00  Elsevier workshop - 1. Good practices in scholarly publishing and communication. 2. How to make a smart journal choice?
16:00 – 16:15  IKA Poland - Innovative equipment solutions for laboratories
16:15 – 17:15  A guide to the Humboldt Fellowship from the fellow's perspective

17:15 – 17:45  Closing remarks and award session