Prof. Katarzyna Matczyszyn from the Faculty of Chemistry at Wrocław University of Science and Technology (PW) received an award from the Minister of Science for significant achievements in scientific activity. The award was presented at the Polish Science 2024 Gala in Warsaw.
The laureate works at the Institute of Advanced Materials at the PWr’s Faculty of Chemistry. She is a specialist in biophotonics and non-linear optics, i.e. she studies the interaction of light with materials with biological and medical applications, among others. She is also interested in advanced microscopy techniques and imaging.
In October 2023, Prof Matczyszyn was awarded the prestigious Scientific Prize of the French Chemical Society for her research on the interactions of light with materials with biological and chemical applications. In the same year, she was invited to a permanent collaboration with the International Institute for Sustainability with Knotted Chiral Meta Matter (SKCM2) at the University of Hiroshima, Japan.
