Department of Optical Materials

Martin Nikl from the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences received the Czech Technical University Medal, First Class. He received the award for his significant contribution to the development of scientific and educational cooperation between the Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering of CTU and the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences in the field of materials research and applications (lasers, sensors, scintillation materials).

Scintillation materials play a crucial role wherever ionizing radiation or accelerated particle beams need to be monitored. There are increased requirements on them for example in accelerators in industry, electron beam detection in scanning electron microscopes, or in hybrid detectors for the new generation of medical imaging devices in positron emission tomography. 

Water pollution is endangering more lives annually than all forms of violence and war. Accessible sources of clean water are limited. Less than 1 percent of the planet's freshwater is available to us. The international Aqua3S project proposes innovative solutions to water facilities, as well as the standardization of current existing sensor technologie.

Pavla Štenclová, Ph.D., received the Austin Barnes´ Prize for the best poster. The presented results were obtained during the research stay at the University of Ulm.

The works presented results of basic research of diamond material with potential application in wastewater treatment and the detection of pollutants in water or in the atmosphere.

Czech scientists were awarded during the 9th International Conference on Nanomaterials – Nanocon 2017 in Brno.