The opening ceremony of the new laboratories of the Institute of Physics of the Faculty of Science at the Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice took place on Tuesday in April 19, 2016, and it was attended by the rector of the university prof. RNDr. Pavol Sovák, CSc., by the president of the Slovak Academy of Science prof. RNDr. Pavol Šajglík, DrSc., and by the dean of the Faculty of Science doc. RNDr. Gabriel Semanišin, CSc.
The new laboratories of the Institute of Physics include a Laboratory for the preparation of powdered and pressed samples (research on progressive soft magnetic materials and on their possible usage in electrotechnical applications), a Laboratory of magnetic features (research on unconventional magnetic materials from the class of low-dimensional magnets, molecule-based magnets and organic magnets), a Laboratory of scanning scope microscopy STM and AFM (research on the mechanical, tribological and electric features of materials with nanometric resolution, with high energy resolution in high vacuum, and with a possibility to prepare, characterise and manipulate with the samples in a closed a system), a Low-temperature nanotechnology laboratory of magnetic features of materials (research on the magnetic features of materials with nanometric resolution, and with high energy resolution in very low temperatures), a Nanotechnology laboratory for the preparation of nanocomponents for electronic devices, sensors, and environmental applications (research on the preparation of nanostructure and thin coatings by electroplating), a Common TEM laboratory for the preparation of samples (research on the correlation between the structure and physical features of amorphous metallic glasses and nanocrystalline metals prepared by primary crystallisation of amorphous metals), Low-temperature laboratory (research on the thermal, electric and magnetic features of materials in really low temperature, in high magnetic fields, and under extremely high pressure).
The new laboratories of the Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice were introduced by the rector the university prof. RNDr. Pavol Sovák, CSc.: „The establishment of a Centre of progressive materials and technologies emphasises the importance of cooperation between the academic and the industrial spheres in the field of research. The participation of our university in the PROMATECH project did not result only in the reconstruction of the historical building of the Faculty of Science in Park Angelinum 9, but also in the construction of new laboratories, which aim to transfer the knowledge from science to practice. Finally, we consider this as a big step in the scientific and industrial development of the city, and as a way to transform Košice into a Science City”.
Photo: RNDr. Zuzana Birčáková, PhD., Katarína Čižmariková
