OUR PHD STUDENT ADVANCES TO THREE MINUTE THESIS® 2025 FINAL!

We are delighted to announce that Sandra Binek, MSc, a second-year PhD student in physical sciences at the JDU Doctoral School, has been selected as one of the 10 finalists in the Three Minute Thesis® 2025 competition!

More than 30 doctoral students from universities across the region took part in the preliminary rounds, and the jury highly appreciated Sandra Binek’s presentation.

Presentation title: “Rebellious Geniuses - Perovskites as a Source of Clean Energy”

Sandra Binek compares perovskites to brilliant yet unpredictable teenagers - they have enormous potential in photovoltaics but still require taming. In her research, she explores stable and safe alternatives to traditional lead-based perovskites, using quantum-chemical calculations to understand their atomic structure and design new materials.

The competition final will take place on 28 November at 6:00 pm at the Library of the Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice. The event is open to the public, and a livestream will be available on the Silesian University of Technology’s YouTube channel.

We warmly congratulate Sandra Binek and keep our fingers crossed for the final performance!

Title of the doctoral dissertation in preparation: Perovskite Semiconductor Materials for Photovoltaic Applications
Supervisor: Prof. Małgorzata Makowska-Janusik (Institute of Physics, Faculty of Science & Technology, JDU)