Mariana Derzsi, a Slovak researcher from the Faculty of Materials Science at the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava and a member of the Laboratory of Technology of New Functional Materials at CeNT UW, has won the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women In Science competition 2018 (Slovak edition).
The jury has awarded Mariana Derzsi for working on new functional materials based on silver and chlorine with exceptional magnetic and electrical properties using computer modelling. The winner will receive an award of € 5000, which can be invested in research or personal development.
The L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science programme encourages many young women scientists to enter the profession, as well as supports and promotes the talented ones in their career development. The scholarship recipients, thanks to financial support of the programme, can be more successful in achieving academic degrees, taking up prestigious positions at universities, and managing ambitious research endeavours in their future career.
Sincere congratulations!
Interview with the laureate, Mariana Derzsi.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=ROMaLgQv6Us
