2021 in numbers: 19 new hires, 26 scientific events, 12 papers in top periodics
2021 in numbers: 19 new hires, 26 scientific events, 12 papers in top periodics
The Center of Excellence has now become an actual center, with 5 research groups in action. The second year of our existence has been one of quick growth in spite of the global pandemic crisis, which has affected research very much. The lack of international mobility and exchanges has so to speak been substituted with hard work in the offices and laboratories. For NOMATEN, this is a well-working recipe as the steps to build up a real research environment do depend on the individual and joint effort of our staff.
We should also acknowledge the institutional support of the National Center for Nuclear Research, hosting us as an operationally independent department. Likewise, the Teaming partners CEA (France) and VTT (Finland) have been – however virtual – supportive and encouraging external “team members”. The CoE is firmly backed by the funding of the Foundation for Polish Science and is under the umbrella of an International Scientific Committee headed by prof. Sergio Bertolucci.
New hires: 19 professionals joined NOMATEN
In 2021 NOMATEN strenghtened the scientific capacity and attracted new professionals that allowed us to launch the full range research at 3 groups
In 2021 NOMATEN hired 19 new researchers, including 2 Research Group Leaders: Iwona Jóźwik (Materials Chracterization) and Marek Pruszyński (Radiopharmaceuticals). Nevertheless, this large group of scientists joined Materials Characterization and Functional Properties teams most of all, however, the Radiopharmaceutical research group has been established as well.
New hireas in the 1st half of 2021
dr Witold Chromiński (Technical and Research Specialist) since 01.02.2021
Małgorzata Frelek-Kozak (PhD student) since 01.02.2021
Kinga Suchorab (PhD student) since 01.02.2021
Katarzyna Mulewska (PhD student) since 01.02.2021
Agata Zaborowska (PhD student) since 01.02.2021
dr Karol Frydrych (postdoc) since 01.03.2021
Axel Poisvert (PhD student) since 01.03.2021
Artur Olejarz (PhD student) since.03.2021
dr Maciej Zieliński (postdoc) since 08.03.2021
dr Karman Karimi (postdoc) since.04.2021
dr hab. Marek Pruszyński (RGL - Radiopharmaceuticals) since 01.05.2021
dr Tero Makinen (visiting scientist) since 01.06 till 30.11.2021
New hires in the 2nd half of 2021
dr Iwona Jóźwik (RGL – Materials Characterization) since 1.10.2021
dr Sri Tapasawi Nori (postdoc) since 01.11.2021
dr Anna Krzyczmonik (postdoc) since 01.11.2021
dr Ryszard Diduszko since 01.11.2021
Anna Kosińska since 01.11.2021
Magdalena Wilczopolska since 01.11.2021
Amil Aligayev (PhD student) since 21.12.2021
Community building and research outcomes disseminating
In 2021 NOMATEN performed 26 on-site, on-line and hybrid seminars and events, including the Winter School 2021 Materials behaviour under irradiation hosted in Paris by CEA
Although the pandemic affacted strongly the way scientists attended the seminars and conferences, NOMATEN performed 25 scientific seminars and hosted big names of the contemporary materials science: prof. Dierk Raabe, Nick Jones, Jerome Weiss and many others. In addition, on Autumn we decided to launch a new seminar’s sub-format called NOMATEN Junior Seminars and dedicated for PhD candidates or young PhDs. The seminars will be continued in 2022 and more information on past events is here: http://nomaten.ncbj.gov.pl/events
This first edition of the NOMATEN School programme has been deliberately organized physically in Paris – thanks to a slow down of the COVID-19 crisis in France, however with a reduced number of participants in order to fulfil restrictive criteria. Nevertheless, about 50 people from Poland, Finland and France attended the School. The topic of this year's school was "Modelling of the materials behaviour under irradiation". Lasting 4 days, the school included a session (1st day) dedicated to reminders and/or upgrades in the form of courses given by experts from CEA and VTT mainly but also from NOMATEN CoE. A second session (2nd & 3rd days) was dedicated to scientific communications from CEA, VTT and NOMATEN/NCBJ researchers. The final chapter of the event was a study visits at selected CEA-Saclay Nuclear Centre facilities.
More: http://nomaten.ncbj.gov.pl/nomaten-winter-school-2021-paris-november-16-19-hosted-cea
12 research papers in top periodics
NOMATEN researchers published 12 research papers in top rated scientific periodics in 2021. Thanks to all 5 research groups performing their activities in full swing, the papers cover most of the crucial scientific challenges within NOMATEN’s agenda.
F. J. Dominguez-Gutierrez, J. Byggmästar, K. Nordlund, F. Djurabekova, U. von Toussaint | Computational study of crystal defects formation in Mo by machine learned molecular dynamics simulations | Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, 202 | 2021/04 | |
M. Alava | Crossover of Failure Time Distributions in a Model of Time-Dependent Fracture | Frontiers in Physics, Volume 9, 2021 | 2021/06 | |
L. Nowicki, J. Jagielski, C. Mieszczyński, K. Skrobas, P. Jóźwik, O. Dorosha | McChasy2: new Monte Carlo RBS/C simulation code designed for use with large crystalline structures | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B vol 498, pp 9-14 | 2021/07 | |
M. Kalinowska, E. Gołębiewska, L. Mazur, H. Lewandowska, M. Pruszyński, G. Świderski, M. Wyrwas, N. Pawluczuk, W. Lewandowski | Crystal structure, spectroscopic characterization, antioxidant and cytotoxic activity of new Mg(II) and Mn(II)/Na(I) complexes of isoferulic acid | Materials 2021, 14, 3236 | 2021/07 | |
F. J. Dominguez, S. Papanikolaou, A. Esfandiarpour, P. Sobkowicz, M. Alava | Nanoindentation of single crystaline Mo: Atomistic defect nucleation and hermomechanical stability | Materials Science & Engineering A, 826 (2021) | 2021/08 | |
S. Papanikolaou, M. Alava | Direct detection of plasticity onset through total-strain profile evolution | Physical Review Materials, 5, 083602 |
