Eva Štěpanovská from the Department of Physics was successful at an international conference in Osaka
Mgr. Eva Štěpanovská, a doctoral student from the Department of Experimental Physics at the Faculty of Science, University of Jan Evangelista Purkyně, won an award for her poster at the ICMSET 2025 International Conference in Osaka, Japan. She was awarded the Best Poster Presentation Award in the Energy Materials and Advanced Manufacturing Technologies section for her work.
The ICMSET 2025 International Conference (International Conference on Material Science and Engineering Technology) took place on November 21–24, 2025, in Osaka, Japan. The conference focused on modern materials engineering, nanomaterials, surface treatments, and their applications in energy and advanced technologies. It was attended by experts from Asia, Europe, and North America.
Eva Štěpanovská presented a poster entitled Surface functionalization of Graphene sheet with C60 for improved electrode-electrolyte interface in lithium-ion batteries. The research presented is the result of approximately three years of continuous research, during which emphasis was placed not only on the originality and functionality of the proposed solution, but also on its technological simplicity and potential industrial feasibility. It turned out that the ability to design a functional yet technologically feasible concept is key to its future practical application, which was one of the reasons why the work attracted so much attention at the conference.
This work was awarded the Best Poster Presentation Award in the Energy Materials and Advanced Manufacturing Technologies section.
“I really appreciate that this is a truly international project that has proven to be very meaningful. In addition to colleagues from the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences and the Faculty of Science of the University of Jan Evangelista Purkyně, colleagues from the Nagaoka University of Technology in Japan, where the actual modification of materials took place, also participated in the research. The demanding Raman spectroscopy analysis was provided by Dr. Barbara Fazio from the Istituto per la Microelettronica e Microsistemi in Messina, and the complete assembly of the battery cell was provided by Dr. Bing Wu from the University of Chemistry and Technology. Without this cooperation, the project could not have been realized,” explains Eva Štěpanovská.
“In addition to the award for the best poster, I consider the offer to collaborate with Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul, South Korea, to be my greatest personal recognition, as it represents a significant impetus for the further direction of research and the possible establishment of new international cooperation between institutions. Finally, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my alma mater, the Faculty of Science at the University of Jan Evangelista Purkyně, and the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences. Without their support, expertise, and open opportunities, this work could not have been created,” adds Eva Štěpanovská.
We warmly congratulate Eva and wish her every success in her future scientific work.
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