FunGlass at ICG 2025 We are proud to announce that FunGlass actively participated in the prestigious XXVII International Congress on Glass (ICG 2025), held in Kolkata, India, from January 20–24, 2025. This year’s congress, themed “Glass: A Smart and Indispensable Material for a Sustainable Society,” focused on emerging technologies driving transformation in glass [...]
Training Stay of Muhammad Jahangir Khan at FunGlass From October 31, 2024, to January 31, 2025, Muhammad Jahangir Khan from the Silesian University of Technology, Poland, conducted a research stay at the FunGlass Centre. His research focused on the Hot corrosion behavior of a new type of thermal barrier coating materials under the [...]
Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini wins George Winter Award 2024 of the European Society for Biomaterials Prof. Aldo R. Boccaccini, Head of the FunGlass partner institution - Institute of Biomaterials at University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, and a member of FunGlass Scientific Board, has been selected as the winner of the George Winter Award 2024 of [...]
New Publication: Pressure-Assisted Sintering for Advanced Glass-Ceramics We are proud to announce the publication of our latest research article, "Pressure-assisted sintering approaches for up-converting LiYF4:Er/Yb transparent oxyfluoride glass-ceramics", in Open Ceramics (peer-reviewed, open access journal) authored by Dr. N.M.P. Truong, Dr. Monika Michálková, Maria Sedano, Dr. Maria Jesus Pascual, and Assoc. Prof. Robert [...]
Transforming Volcanic Ash into Innovation: Sabrina Elettra Zafarana’s Research Stay at FunGlass It was our pleasure to host Sabrina Elettra Zafarana, a PhD student from the Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences at the University of Catania, Italy, during her six-month stay (June–December 2024) at FunGlass. Sabrina is supervised at her home [...]
Mai and Haritha Earn Double PhD Degrees We are proud to announce the successful completion of PhD defenses by two outstanding researchers, MSc. Haritha Ajitha Haridasan and MSc. Nguyen Mai Phuong Truong. MSc. Haritha Ajitha Haridasan Thesis Title: Multifunctional Coatings on Glass by Sol-Gel Method for Different Applications Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. José Velázquez [...]
FunGlass Welcomes Assoc. Prof. Dana Rohanová as Visiting Lecturer FunGlass had the privilege of hosting Assoc. Prof. Dana Rohanová from the Department of Glass and Ceramics at the University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague. Prof. Rohanová joined us from November until mid-December, delivering a series of thought-provoking lectures under the theme “Glass: [...]
ESET Foundation Empowers Slovak Scientists to Turn Innovation into Business Success The ESET Foundation launched a special grant program Challenger Science designed to help scientists in Slovakia unlock their business potential. This program featured workshops aimed at fostering entrepreneurial thinking and skills, building connections with partners and potential customers, identifying opportunities for commercialization, [...]
Join our 4-Year PhD Program in Inorganic Materials and Technology Are you ready to advance your research career in a world-class environment? FunGlass (Centre for Functional and Surface-Functionalized Glass) invites applications for 24 PhD topics in the field of inorganic materials and technology. What We Offer Cutting-edge Research: Join a research center established [...]
FunGlass Center Welcomes Students of the Third Age University As part of the University of the Third Age program, the FunGlass Center had the pleasure of welcoming a group of senior students to its premises. The University of the Third Age at the Alexander Dubček University of Trenčín is an institution dedicated to [...]
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