LAM student Pengbo Liu attended Quantsol – International Summer School on Photovoltaics and New Concepts of Quantum Solar Energy Conversion, held from August 31 – September 7, 2025 in Hirschegg, Kleinwalsertal, Austria. The school primarily addresses young postdocs, PhD students, and master students with an interest in photovoltaics and solar energy conversion.
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August 25, 2025, LAM doctoral student MSc. Sameer Kumar Tiwari successfully defended his dissertation “Preparation and characterization of chalcogenide perovskites,” thereby fulfilling the final requirement for obtaining the title of Doctor of Philosophy. Congratulations Sameer! May this milestone be the beginning of a very successful professional career!
LAM Director, Dr. Milan Sykora was invited to attended the joint meeting of the Austrian Physical Society (ÖPG) and the Swiss Physical Society (SPG) as a co-organizer of the mid-European symposium on condensed matter physics. He also served on the international committee for selection of best poster awards. This year the meeting took place from August 18 to 22, 2025, at the University of Vienna. Link
