Dr Eng. Paulina Powro\u017anik, from the Institute of Physics – Science and Didactics Centre of the Silesian University of Technology, has won a grant in the Sonatina 6 competition organised by the National Science Centre. Thanks to the funding, she will realise the project ‘Design and characterisation of aluminium oxide\/phthalocyanine hybrid structures’.<\/p>\n
“Hybrid structures, are of great interest to researchers looking for solutions for use in electronic devices. The most common combination is a crystalline inorganic layer combined with organic molecular layers. Such structures offer a combination of the advantages of both types of materials”, says the winner.<\/p>\n
Funding from the competition may be allocated for employment of laureates in Polish scientific units, realisation of basic and applied research, and foreign internships of 3 to 6 months’ duration. Dr Eng. Powro\u017anik will use the grant to finance an internship at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim.<\/p>\n