Characterization of nanomaterials using modern electron microscopy
SPEAKER: | Słowik Grzegorz, Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical Technology University of Maria Curie-Sklodowska, Lublin, Poland |
TITLE: | Characterization of nanomaterials using modern electron microscopy |
DATE: | Wednesday, October 16 2024 |
TIME: | 16:00 |
LOCATION: | FORCH/ICE-HT Conference Center |
LANGUAGE: | English |
ABSTRACT
Nanomaterials are an important subject of research due to their wide use mainly in the chemical and fuel industries, as well as in environmental protection. The performance of these materials usually depends on the precise atomic structure and specific chemical composition. Therefore, it becomes necessary to conduct structural and chemical characterization of these materials. Studies on the surface and internal structure, morphology and electronic structure are crucial in determining the correlation between the structure and properties of these materials. The use of modern apparatus methods using various physical phenomena, especially electron microscopy, allows for a closer understanding of the surface structure of solids, chemical composition, morphology, as well as some basic phenomena occurring on them at the atomic scale. For these reasons, electron microscopy is undoubtedly one of the most important tools used in the characterization of nanomaterials and at the same time very useful in the design and discovery of new materials and the processes occurring on them.
SHORT CV
Dr. Słowik received his Diploma in Physics (2011), BSc in Physics and Masters in Chemistry (2010). His doctoral research focused on cobalt-nickel nanomaterials’ morphology and catalytic properties in the ethanol steam reforming reaction. In 2011, he joined the Faculty of Chemistry at the University of Maria Curie-Sklodowska in Lublin, Poland. In 2019, Dr. Słowik obtained the assistant professor position at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin. As an Assistant Professor, his research focuses on heterogeneous catalysis, characterization of catalytic nanomaterials using electron microscopy, synthesis and design of new catalytic materials, hydrogen production. He has published over 70 research articles in peer-reviewed journals, co-authored over 100 presentations/posters and achieved a total Hirsch index of 23 with over 1,300 citations. Dr. Słowik has been a manager and contractor in several national and international projects and participated in advanced courses abroad in Eindhoven (The Netherlands) related to transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and sample preparation. He is also a co-author of 2 patents and three patent applications.
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