August 2022
- The article entitled „Understanding structure–properties relationships of porphyrin linked to graphene oxide through π–π-stacking or covalent amide bonds” by Anna Lewandowska-Andralojc, Ewelina Gacka, Tomasz Pedzinski, Gotard Burdzinski, Aleksandra Lindner, Jessica M. O’Brien, Mathias O. Senge, Aleksandra Siklitskaya, Adam Kubas, Bronislaw Marciniak and Justyna Walkowiak-Kulikowska has just been published in Scientific Reports. Congratulations!
You can read the article here. - The article entitled „Sensitized photoreduction of selected benzophenones. Mass spectrometry studies of radical cross-coupling reactions” by Katarzyna Grzyb, Rafał Frański, and Tomasz Pedzinski has just been published in Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology. Congratulations!
You can read the article here.
July 2022
- Daria Larowska-Zarych, Katarzyna Krancewicz, Katarzyna Grzyb and Kamil Frąckowiak attended the 28th IUPAC Symposium on Photochemistry in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The PhD students attended fascinating talks given by experts in photochemistry and presented posters dedicated to their research.
- Aleksandra Leśniewcz, Kamil Frąckowiak and Aleksander Kolman have received the doctoral minigrant funded by the „Initiative of Excellence – Research University” Project (ID-UB). Congratulations!
- The article entitled „Unusual photophysical properties of a new tricyclic derivative of thiopurines in terms of potential applications” by Katarzyna Krancewicz, Jacek Koput, Gordon L.Hug, Bronisław Marciniak, Katarzyna Malgorzata Taras-Goslinska has just been published in Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy! Congratulations!
You can read the article here
June 2022
- On June 3rd, we participated in the Poznan Science and Art Festival. The visitors took part in the workshop on luminescence and its role in criminology. They had a chance to become photochemists and conduct photochemicak experiments.
The event was organized by Prof. Anna Lewandowska-Andrałojć, Dr Marta Ignasiak-Kciuk, Dr Piotr Filipiak, Msc Kamil Frąckowiak and Msc Katarzyna Grzyb.
May 2022
- We hosted professor Sylwia Ptasińska from The Notre Dame Radiation Laboratory (USA). The visiting professor gave two lectures: at the Department of Chemistry about „Foundations of non-thermal plasmas for biochemical applications” and at the Center for Advanced Technology titled „Low energy electrons-induced damage to biomolecules.”
After hard work we spent free time at Kórnik Arboretum and the Poznan Old Town.
Professor’s visit was funded by the „Initiative of Excellence – Research University” Project (ID-UB):
Support for internationalization of UAM — visits of renowned foreign researchers under the AMU Excellence Visiting Postdoctoral Researchers and AMU Excellence Visiting Professors programs
April 2022
- Happy birthday to our department head, Professor Tomasz Pędziński!
- We are pleased to announce that dr hab Anna Lewandowska – Andrałojć has received funding from the National Science Center as part of the PRELUDIUM BIS competition! Congratulations!
Short description of the project titled Artificial leaf based on MXene Ti3C2Tx material: photocatalytic hydrogen generation can be found here.
March 2022
- Dr hab Anna Lewandowska – Andrałojć and dr Karolina Nowicka – Bauer have received the grant in the „50 x 50: fifty grants for 50 young scientists” competition funded by the „Initiative of Excellence – Research University” Project (ID-UB). Congratulations!
February 2022
- The review „Photo- and Radiation-Induced One-Electron Oxidation of Methionine in Various Structural Environments Studied by Time-Resolved Techniques” co-authored by prof. Bronisław Marciniak has been published in Molecules. You can read it here
January 2022
- We are deeply saddened to inform you that Prof. Stefan Paszyc passed away on January, 12th.
His biographical note written by Prof Marciniak can be found on the Faculty’s website.
October 2021
- On October 29th, Karolina Rachuta received a Ph.D. after successfully defending her thesis entitled „Influence of the presence of a silicon atom on the spectroscopic and photophysical properties of selected organosilicon compounds„.
Congratulations Dr. Rachuta!
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July 2021
Our article entitled „Effect of graphene oxide flakes size and number of layers on photocatalytic hydrogen production” has just been published in Sci.Rep.
link: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-95464-y
June 2021
dr Anna Lewandowska-Andralojc has been awarded a Habiliation degree in Chemistry for thesis „Mechanistic insights into electron and proton transfer reactions in the compounds and materials of potential use in artificial photosynthesis”
June 2020
- Our article entitled „Modification of Eosin Y and Cobalt Molecular Catalyst System with Reduced Graphene Oxide for Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production” has just been published in Cat. Sci. Technol.!
link: https://doi.org/10.1039/D0CY00937G - Our article entitled „Graphene Oxide Functionalized with Cationic Porphyrins as Materials for Photodegradation of Rhodamine B” has just been published in J. Phys. Chem. C!
link: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c03907 - Our article entitled „Interaction of Light with Non-Covalent Zinc Porphyrin-Graphene Oxide Nanohybrid” has just been published in PhysChemChemPhys!
link: https://doi.org/10.1039/D0CP02545C - Our article entitled „Water-Triggered Photoinduced Electron Transfer in Acetonitrile-Water Binary Solvent. Solvent Microstructure-Tuned Reactivity of Hydrophobic Solutes” has just been published in J. Phys. Chem. B!
link: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c02635
January 2020
- Happy New Year 2020!
- Our article entitled „How Eosin Y/graphene Oxide-Based Materials Can Improve Efficiency of Light-Driven Hydrogen Generation – Mechanistic Aspects” has just been published in J. Phys. Chem. C!
link: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b11374
September 2019
- On 27 September 2019, the Adam Mickiewicz once more participated in the Night of Scientists in Poznan. The visitors had a chance to take part in the lecture about luminescence and its role in criminology organized by dr. Anna Lewandowska-Andrałojć with help of dr. Piotr Filipiak, dr. Marta Ignasiak-Kciuk and MSc Daria Larowska.
- MSc Ewelina Gacka won 2nd prize, for the best poster on the 5th Polish Conference „Graphene and 2D Materials” in Szczecin – congratulations!
- Dr. Anna Lewandowska-Andałojć, MSc Daria Larowska and MSc Ewelina Gacka attended 5th Polish Conference „Graphene and 2D Materials” in Szczecin.
August 2019
- MSc Karolina Rachuta receives research grant ETIUDA from the National Science Centre in Poland! – congratulations!
- Our article entitled „Why does the presence of silicon atoms improve the emission properties of biphenyl derivatives? – Verification of various hypotheses by experiment and theory” has just been published in Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics!
link: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b11374
July 2019
- Our article has been published in ACS Energy Letters! link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/advs.201900577
April 2019
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- On 11 April 2019, the Adam Mickiewicz once more participated in the Poznan Arts and Science Festival. The young science lovers had a chance to take part in workshops about luminescence and its role in criminology organized by dr. Anna Lewandowska-Andrałojć with help of dr. Piotr Filipiak, dr. Marta Ignasiak-Kciuk and MSc Daria Larowska. It was the second edition of our workshops and we hope some more.
- On 11 April 2019, the Adam Mickiewicz once more participated in the Poznan Arts and Science Festival. The young science lovers had a chance to take part in workshops about luminescence and its role in criminology organized by dr. Anna Lewandowska-Andrałojć with help of dr. Piotr Filipiak, dr. Marta Ignasiak-Kciuk and MSc Daria Larowska. It was the second edition of our workshops and we hope some more.
March 2019
- On 15 March, the 1st Poznan Graphene Seminar was held in the Center of Advanced Technology. Photochemistry of materials sub-group present two oral communication (by Dr Anna Lewandowska-Andrałojć and MSc Daria Larowska) and five posters. Wiktoria Kamińska is a winner of the Best Poster Prize – congratulations!
AMU press release is available here
- Our article entitled “Cationic porphyrin‐graphene oxide hybrid: a donor‐acceptor composite for efficient photoinduced electron transfer” has just been published in ChemPhysChem!link: https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.201900040
January 2019
- Our article entitled “Noncovalent Porphyrin- Graphene Oxide Nanohybrids: The pH-Dependent Behavior” has just been published in Journal of Physical Chemistry C!link: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b11374
December 2018
- MSc Daria Larowska attended Women in Science – 1st Erlangen Symposium, Germany, The focus of the symposium was set on which female scientists, aiming at highlighting the important achievements of female researches around the world.
October 2018
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- Today (19 October, Collegium Minius) Prof. Bronisław Marciniak received HOMINI VERE ACADEMICO medal from the hands of Prof. Andrzej Lesicki (current rector of AMU). This is significant award, which was established in November 2013 as appreciation of scientific and academic output. At the ceremony, family of Prof. Marciniak and members of our group were present.
read more on AMU site
- Today (19 October, Collegium Minius) Prof. Bronisław Marciniak received HOMINI VERE ACADEMICO medal from the hands of Prof. Andrzej Lesicki (current rector of AMU). This is significant award, which was established in November 2013 as appreciation of scientific and academic output. At the ceremony, family of Prof. Marciniak and members of our group were present.
- MSc Daria Larowska was a participant of a 2nd International Workshop on Functional Nanostructured Materials (FuNaM-2), which was held at the Department of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University in Kraków.
- During today’s Extraordinary Senate Council (3 October, Collegium Iuridicum Novum) dr. Anna Lewandowska-Andrałojć was awarded the Rector Science Prize for her research. Moreover, MSc Katarzyna Wolska was honored with a medal for notable academic achievements. – Congratulations!
- Dr. Marta Ignasiak-Kciuk, dr. Piotr Filipiak and MSc Daria Larowska were participants of the seminar organized by Shim-pol A.M.Borzymowski. The title of the seminar was ” The newest technological solutions for the analytical chemistry. During the meeting, many interesting topics, connected with gas/ liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry, were discussed.
- The new academic year has just begun! In our Research Group, we are starting the new Seminar Year, which will be open by Dr. Tomasz Pędziński and his talk (2 October, room 2.4, 10:00). Coming seminars can be checked here.
- MSc Katarzyna Wolska entered PhD course! Congratulations!
September 2018
- On 28 September 2018, the Adam Mickiewicz once more participated in the Night of Scientists in Poznan. The visitors had a chance to take part in workshops about luminescence and its role in criminology organized by dr. Anna Lewandowska-Andrałojć with help of dr. Piotr Filipiak and MSc Daria Larowska.
- MSc Daria Larowska was awarded for the best poster on the conference 4th Polish Conference „Graphene and 2D Materials” in Szczecin – congratulations!
- Dr. Anna Lewandowska-Andałojć and MSc Daria Larowska attended 4th Polish Conference „Graphene and 2D Materials” in Szczecin.
- Prof. Bronisław Marciniak, Dr. Piotr Filipiak, Dr. Marta Ignasiak-Kciuk and Dr. Tomasz Pędziński attended 9th PULS Conference on Pulse Investigations in Chemistry, Physics, and Biology in Łódź.