FunGlass PhD Student Awarded at Young Scientists Competition

On October 14, 2025, the Competition of Young Scientists took place at the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (IIC SAS) in Bratislava.

Among the participants, FunGlass PhD student Nariman Alipanah was awarded 2nd place by the evaluation committee for his outstanding presentation entitled:
“3D-printed hydrogel scaffolds with bioactive glass and antibacterial propolis-loaded ZIF-8 for tissue regeneration.”

The FunGlass Centre for Functional and Surface-Functionalized Glass was also proudly represented by other talented young scientists, who presented their cutting-edge research:

• Daniela J. Raquejo – Bismuth-doped mesoporous bioactive glass nanoparticles with broad mesoporous distribution: physicochemical properties, bioactivity, and radiopacity

• Dr. Ahmed G. Abd-Elsatar – Greener, safer, and stronger: plasma ion-exchanged pharmaceutical glass vials for precision drug delivery dosing

• Dr. Avnee Chauhan – High entropy oxide ceramic by pressure-assisted sintering of multi-component rare-earth oxides

• Jakub Michalík – Preparation and characterization of up-conversion materials with garnet structure in the Al₂O₃–Y₂O₃–Yb₂O₃–Er₂O₃ system

• Amol Logavi – Spectrally engineered and scalable SiO₂/ZnO antireflective coatings for high-efficiency and durable silicon solar cells

• Dr. Abel W. Ourgessa – From waste glass to high-value 3D porous glass ceramics: a sustainable additive manufacturing pathway

We sincerely thank all our participants for representing FunGlass with excellence and contributing to the advancement of young science and innovation.