LAM Director, Dr. Sýkora, delivered an invited talk about LAM research at the workshop Frontiers of Conformal Deposition organized by Institute of Electrical Engineering of Slovak Academy of sciences.
More information about the workshop can be found here: Link
Two LAM students, MSc. Pengbo Liu and MSc. Ehsan Rezaie Ahari, attended the 9th NANOscientific Forum Europe (NSFE2026), held from September 9 – 11, 2026, at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. During the conference, which gathers researchers and industry professionals in materials science and surface analysis to explore cutting-edge developments in nanoscale imaging and metrology, MSc. Pengbo Liu delivered a poster titled “Substrate Engineering and Morphology Control of BaZrO₃ Precursor Films. MSc. Ehsan Rezaie Ahari delivered a poster “Charge injection through semiconductor nanocrystals (core and core/shell) with different sizes and morphologies”.
More information about the conference can be found here: Link
LAM Director, Dr. Sýkora, was an invited speaker at the 8th scientific-popularization conference “Elders to younger ones” at Grösslingova high school (Gamča) on September 3rd, 2026, where he presented lecture “Physical Principles Behind the Unique Behavior of Nanomaterials” and presented related research conducted at LAM.
We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Professor Martinkovičová for the invitation, the lively interaction with the students, and the opportunity to present our laboratory’s research at this unique and mutually enriching student conference. Thank you, Gamča!
More information about the conference can be found here: Link
Dr. Mumtaz Manzoor has joined LAM team as a new PhD student starting from September 2026. Her research will focus primarily on synthesis of inorganic nanocrystals. Welcome to the team, Mumtaz Manzoor!
On August 27th, 2026, LAM doctoral student, MSc. Gokul Raj Mini Rajendran, successfully defended his dissertation “Preparation and Electronic Properties of Strongly Confined Graphene Quantum Dots and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons”, thereby fulfilling the final requirement for obtaining the title of Doctor of Philosophy. Big congratulations, Gokul Raj, on this major and fully earned accomplishment, we are proud of you! Wishing you all the success in your future endeavours!
LAM Director, Dr. Sýkora, delivered an invited talk about LAM research at The Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA) and discussed future possible collaborations between LAM and EMPA.
Gold nanocrystals (AuNCs) have been recently attracting interest as potential antimicrobial agents. One of the hurdles hindering quantitative studies in this area is the limited stability of AuNCs in common bacterial growth media (BGMs) with respect to flocculation.
On July 29, 2026, the article: “Stabilization of Gold Nanocrystals in Tryptic Soy Broth Bacterial Growth Medium“, authored by LAM researchers Ivana Božeková; Gokul Raj Mini Rajendran, Milan Sýkora, in collaboration with Monika Hofbauerová, Alica Rosová; Mária Mazúrová; Miroslava Horniačková, from the Slovak Medical University, was published in ACS Applied Bio Materials. Congratulations!
Article link: here
Milan Sykora participated in the 10th International Conference on Functional Nanomaterials and Nanodevices (NANOMAT2026), held at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel Brno, Czech Republic, from July 7 to 10, 2026, and delivered an invited lecture entitled “Effect of charge doping on the electronic and molecular structure of strongly confined graphene quantum dots.”
More information about the workshop can be found here: Link
A poster presentation of LAM results was recently featured at the 24th International Conference on Organic Synthesis (24-ICOS), entitled “Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of Anthracenyl 5,10-Dihydrophenazine Derivatives”, presented by LAM PhD student, MSc. Pranav Sasikumar Ullattil. The conference was held from July 5-10, 2026, in Łódź, Poland. This prestigious biennial IUPAC event celebrated its 50th anniversary at the Lodz University of Technology, bringing together leading researchers and chemistry experts from around the world to discuss recent advances in synthetic methodology, catalysis, and advanced materials.
More information about the conference can be found here:Link
LAM Director, Dr. Sýkora, delivered an invited lecture “Strongly Confined Graphene Quantum Dots: Electronic Structure and Charge Doping Effects from Ensemble Level Studies“ summarizing the LAM research at the international biannual conference ”From Solid State to Biophysics XII” held in Dubrovnik, Croatia, on June 13-20, 2026.
More information about the conference can be found via the following link: Link
At the heart of the E-MRS meetings portfolio are the E-MRS Spring and Fall Meetings. The major society conference, the E-MRS Spring Meeting, is organized every year and offers on average 25 topical symposia. The conference is widely recognized as being of the highest international significance and is the largest of its kind in Europe with about 2,500 attendees every year. Each symposium publishes its own proceedings that document the latest experimental and theoretical understanding of material growth and properties, the exploitation of new advanced processes, and the development of electronic devices that can benefit best from the outstanding physical properties of functional materials.
This year, LAM Director, Dr. Milan Sykora, and seven LAM team members, Mgr. Roman Bystrický, PhD., Mgr. Peter Hutár, PhD., MSc. Mrinmoy Roy, PhD., RNDr. Pavol Tisovský, PhD., MSc. Sameer Kumar Tiwari, PhD., Mgr. Ivana Tiwari, and MSc. Gokul Raj Mini Rajendran presented results of LAM research at this renowned international conference, held on May 25-29, 2026 at the Strasbourg Convention Centre.
More info about the conference can be found here: Link
Several members of the LAM team attended the NextStepScience event, and Dr. Milan Sykora gave a lecture titled “Modern Trends in Materials Chemistry.” You can watch the full recording of the event here: Link. Dr. Sýkora’s lecture begins at approximately 03:37:00 in the recording.
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The LAM team participated in the Faculty of Natural Sciences Open House Event again this year. After the official part of the event, we organized a special tour of the LAM laboratories at the Science Park for those interested, during which our members presented the research areas we are currently working on. Fifteen students participated in this tour.
New PhD student, MSc. Nisar Ahmed, has joined the LAM team. Nisar’s research focus will be primarily on practical application of advanced materials in applications. Welcome to the team, Nisar!
New PhD student, MSc. Qingtao Yang has joined the LAM team. Qingtao’s research focus will be primarily on syntheses of chalcogenide perovskite materials Welcome to the team, Qingtao!