FunGlass Hosts Prestigious JECS Trust and ECerS Board Meetings in Trenčín We are proud to announce that FunGlass had the honor of hosting the JECS Trust meeting on July 15–16 at our premises in Trenčín. The JECS Trust, an organization under the European Ceramic Society (ECerS), manages funds provided by Elsevier, publisher of [...]
Join Our Team as a Project Specialist in EU Research Grants Join an international research center specializing in advanced glass and ceramics. We work on top‑tier EU‑funded projects (Horizon Europe) with leading academic and industrial partners. Your role: Prepare and manage research grant applications Coordinate projects from start to finish Monitor budgets, timelines, [...]
Successful Dissertation Defense – Ahmed Gamal We are proud to share the great news that Ahmed Gamal has successfully defended his dissertation on July 15 with an excellent performance and a truly inspiring discussion. Ahmed’s dissertation, titled “Characterization, Functionalization and Improvement of Glasses for Pharma,” focused on the characterization, modification, and improvement of glass surfaces [...]
Participation at the 16th Montpellier Summer School 2025 Dr. Lenka Buňová, Dr. Alfredo Sanchez, Mansi Dua, Garima Thakur, and Amol Logavi participated in the 16th Montpellier Summer School 2025 — a workshop for new researchers in glass science and applications. The workshop was held from July 7 to 11 in Montpellier, France. The [...]
Dagmar Galusková Invited as Lecturer at Prestigious Montpellier Summer School Dr. Dagmar Galusková, Head of the Glass Analytics Department, was selected among the experts in her field and participated as an invited lecturer at the 16th Montpellier Summer School – Workshop for New Researchers in Glass Science and Applications. The event was held [...]
Bismuth-Containing Bioactive Glasses for Bone Regeneration We are pleased to share our latest open access publication in Ceramics International, titled “Biocompatibility and antibacterial activity of radiopaque bismuth-containing bioactive glasses” https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2025.07.016. Led by Dr. Germán Clavijo from the FunGlass Department of Biomaterials, this study presents the successful fabrication and in-vitro evaluation of bismuth-doped bioactive [...]
FunGlass Represented at ISMANAM 2025 by Dr. Iryna Matsukevich We are pleased to announce that Dr. Iryna Matsukevich represented the FunGlass Centre at the 29th International Symposium on Metastable, Amorphous, and Nanostructured Materials (ISMANAM 2025), held from June 22–27, 2025, in Bratislava, Slovakia. This prestigious event brought together leading scientists, industry experts, and [...]
Internship Project on Bioactive Glasses with Bismuth From April to June, FunGlass had the pleasure of hosting Martin Hrkeľ, a student from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Žilina. During his internship, Martin worked on a research project titled: “Photothermal Effect of Bioactive Glasses with Bismuth.” His research focused [...]
Turning Waste into Function: Porous Membranes from Alkali-Activated Borosilicate Glass for Copper Removal in Acidic Wastewater We are pleased to announce the publication of our latest research article, “Development of porous membranes by alkali activation of borosilicate glass: Effect of wastewater acidity on copper adsorption”, in Developments in the Built Environment (Impact Factor: [...]
Research Training of Sheeraz Khan at Montanuniversität Leoben We are pleased to announce that our doctoral student, Sheeraz Khan, has begun a three-month research training stay (June–August) at Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria. The stay is organized through the ERASMUS program and hosted by the Chair of Ceramics, under the supervision of Prof. Harald Harmuth, [...]
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