On 14 December, join us for a talk entitled “The Quantum Path to Chemistry” by Katharina Boguslawski, winner of the 2023 NCN Award for Physical Sciences and Engineering, in the framework of the “Science at the Centre” series.
Katharina Boguslawski is a quantum chemist working at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń and member of the Polish Young Academy, PAS. Her research combines chemistry, physics, mathematics and applied computer science. Bouguslawski focuses on developing innovative computing methods to model the properties of large chemical molecules without the need for experiments.
She is currently a PI under ERC’s StG 2022 and NCN’S SONATA BIS. In October, she won a 2023 NCN Award in recognition of two achievements: building a simple and reliable quantum mechanical model of actinide compounds and using quantum information theory to develop innovative methods to study electron structures and track actinide chemical reactions.
At 6 pm on 14 December, within the framework of the “Science at the Centre” series, organised together by the NCN and the Copernicus Center for Interdisciplinary Research, she will deliver an online lecture entitled “The Quantum Path to Chemistry, or What Theoretical Chemistry Can Teach Us About Chemical Reactions”. The talk will be streamed on the YouTube channel of the Copernicus Center in English with Polish subtitles.
Prof. Katharina Boguslawski is actively involved in initiatives for equal gender opportunities in science and was interviewed as part of our “Women in Science”. series.
In November, “Science at the Centre” hosted talks by Karolina Ćwiek-Rogalska and Łukasz Opaliński. Videos are now available online. The “Science at the Centre” playlist also features lectures by NCN Award winners from 2020-2023.