The goal of the contest is to award a prize to young researchers for the best bachelor or engineering thesis in chemistry and combinig chemistry with other disciplines: physics, material science, biology and medicine. The contest holders are the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the DuPont Company. Honorary Patronage was taken by the Polish Chemical Society, Committee of Analytical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences and Prof. Dr Maciej Żylicz, President of the Foundation for Polish Science.
„Chemistry belongs to a strong branch of polish science. It is therefore more important to support talented, young researchers, who contribute towards progress in this area even in the first, early years of their career. Foundation for Polish Sciences supports the best, so that they become even better. I expect that the researchers awarded in the "Gold Medal in Chemistry" contest will be also laureates of our projects, for example program START for the most talented young scientists”
prof. Maciej Żylicz
Authors of bachelor/engineering thesis in chemistry (combining chemistry with physics, material science, biology, medicine etc.) executed (and defended) in Poland in academic year 2023/2024 are invited for application. Moreover, applications of citizens of Poland which theses were defended abroad (outside Poland) are also accepted in the contest.
All application materials (with copy of the dissertation) must be submitted electronically via the registration/submission programme (registration/submission button) in the official website of the contest (www.zlotymedalchemii.pl). Official language for application is polish. However, submission in english will be also accepted. In this case Authors are kindly asked to contact us (zlotymedalchemii@ichf.edu.pl) for details.
All finalists will be invited to give short (10 mins) oral presentation concerning results described in their bachelor/engineering thesis. The session will be organized on Thursday 21st November, 2024.
The gala meeting with final announcement of winners and prize giving ceremony will be on Wednesday, 11th December, 2024
Additionally, 4 cash-prizes by 1.500 PLN each and in-kind prizes for all finalists will be awarded.
The DuPont Company has also the right to give own awards. The evaluation criteria in this case are: publishing record of the applicant, practical importance of results described in the thesis, application of analytical methods and the applicant independence in the scientific work.
Moreover, the Institute of Physical Chemistry PAS in Warsaw will offer scientific internships for finalists with possibility to conduct their short and long-term projects in laboratories of the Institute. In special cases, for persons residing outside Warsaw, additional support for accommodation can be offered.
prof. dr hab. Stanisław Gwiazda, DuPont
prof. dr hab. Zbigniew Kaszkur, IChF PAN
prof. dr hab. Włodzimierz Kutner, IChF PAN
prof. dr hab. Marcin Opałło, IChF PAN
prof. dr hab. Robert Nowakowski, IChF PAN
prof. dr hab. Ryszard Ostaszewski, IChO PAN
prof. dr hab. Rafał Szmigielski, IChF PAN
dr hab. Anna Śrębowata, prof. IChF PAN
prof. dr hab. Jacek Waluk, IChF PAN
prof. dr hab. Tadeusz Zakroczymski, IChF PAN