
AMT 2026
2026-01-04The main prize in the PTM competition for the best master’s thesis in Materials Science for 2024-2025 was awarded to:
Monika Rejek, M.Sc., Eng., who completed her thesis at the Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice.
Dissertation title: Synthesis and characterization of electrodeposited Zn coatings for biomedical applications
Dissertation supervisor: Prof. Janusz Mazurkiewicz
Supporting supervisor: Maria Wątroba, PhD
The Competition Committee also awarded Honorable Mentions to:
– Natalia Łukaszkiewicz, M.Sc. Eng., AGH University of Krakow
“Combinatorial PVD Magnetron Sputtering-Based Approaches to Zn-HAp Film Fabrication for Biomedical Applications”
Dissertation supervisor: Prof. Agnieszka Kopia
– Patrycja Pietraszek, M.Sc., AGH University of Krakow
“Stencil-Assisted Electrodeposition of 3D Structures on a Zinc Matrix”
Supervisor: Krzysztof Pajor, PhD
– Kacper Kij, M.Sc., Rzeszów University of Technology
“Investigating Matrix Effects in FIB-ToF-SIMS Using Thin Film Material Libraries”
Supervisor: Prof. Maciej Motyka





