Malgorzata Sliwinska-Bartkowiak

Ma?gorzata Sliwinska-Bartkowiak Professor of Physics Currently her interest is focused on nano-porous materials (solid materials having pores of nanometer dimension), such as templated mesoporous materials (MCM-41, SBA, etc), activated carbons, carbon nanotubes, silicas, etc. Nano-porous materials play a prominent role in chemical processing, particularly in separation and as catalysts and catalyst supports. They can also form the basis of future technologies, involving energy storage, as nano-reactors, as sensors, fabrication of small devices of molecular dimensions, etc. Using mainly dielectric, diffraction and scanning microscopy methods she is working on freezing and melting phenomena of host nano-phases in these materials , with particular emphasis on the effects of phase behavior, thermodynamics, surface properties and structure. An understanding of such phenomena is central to the fabrication of many new nano-structured materials. Since many years she collaborates with Prof. Gubbins theoretical group from North Carolina State University, Raleigh.