Assoc. Prof. Katarzyna Szymańska-Dębowska

A team of scientists from Lodz University of Technology proposes a new approach to the "alchemy" of catalysts.

News

Solid catalysts, often nanoscale materials, are at the heart of many technologies. Due to their unique structure, they play a crucial role in accelerating chemical reactions, which is essential in industrial processes such as fuel production, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and environmental protection.

Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences

Analysis

The winners of the 2024 Nobel Prize awarded by the Central Bank of Sweden are three American economists working on the impact of social organization on the wealth of nations. The awardees are Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson. Why are some countries unexpectedly successful and others unexpectedly unsuccessful? Why is it that countries with such rich cultures as India and Mexico have consistently struggled economically, while Australia or Canada have been successful?

Commentary on Nobel Prize in chemistry

Analysis

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded half to David Baker ‘for the design of proteins using computational techniques’ and the other half jointly to Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper ‘for the prediction of protein structure’.

The first Nobel Prize in computer science!

Analysis

On Tuesday, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced that the Nobel Prize in Physics goes to American physicist John Joseph Hopfield and Canadian-British computer scientist Geoffrey Everest Hinton. Although the prize was awarded in physics, the justification reads that it was based on ‘discoveries and inventions enabling machine learning through artificial neural networks’, which is clearly associated with computer science.

Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology 2024

Analysis

When it seemed that all functions of ribonucleic acids (RNA) had been studied and described, scientists discovered new types of RNA at the end of the 20th century that influence inheritance, development, and diseases. This year, the Nobel Prize was awarded for the discovery of one of these new RNAs. According to the Nobel Committee's decision, two American biologists, Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun, received the award in Physiology and Medicine for their "discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation".

katarzyna.szymanska-debowska@p.lodz.pl

I graduated from the University of Łódź with a degree in mathematics. Afterwards I started working at Lodz University of Technology at the Institute of Mathematics (Faculty of Technical Physics, Information Technology and Applied Mathematics), where I have been working ever since as head of the Institute.

Scientific interests: differential equations and dynamical systems, both in the theoretical aspect and their applications in biomathematics.

Skłodowska-Curie as the leader of equality

Thu, 06/23/2022 - 09:51

Assoc. Prof. Katarzyna Szymańska-Dębowska

Maria Skłodowska-Curie is the only person in the world to receive two Nobel Prizes in two different fields of science. However, her way to the top was not easy. She had to fight prejudices and stereotypes about women more than once.

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How to share expertise?

Thu, 05/19/2022 - 08:41

Assoc. Prof. Katarzyna Szymańska-Dębowska

Today, a doctoral candidate should know several dozen scientific items before defending the PhD thesis.

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How has the popularisation of science changed?

Thu, 05/12/2022 - 10:46

Assoc. Prof. Katarzyna Szymańska-Dębowska

The relationship between science and society has undergone profound changes over the centuries. In the 16th century, the status of a scientist was measured by the number of problems he was able to solve.

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