Natália Kabáčová and Iaroslav Korobov have successfully completed their Bachelor studies!

All posts, StudentsBy Marie Musiolkova 19. 6. 2025

On Wednesday, June 18, 2025, two students successfully defended their bachelor’s theses and passed their final state exams under the supervision of our colleague Dr. Miroslav Kolos: Ms. Natália Kabáčová, now a graduate of the Physics study program (specialization: Physics maior with a focus on education), defended her bachelor’s thesis entitled“Prediction of Material Color Based on Ab Initio Absorption Spectra.” Mr.…

Group Mini Conference 2025

All posts, ConferencesBy Marie Musiolkova 17. 6. 2025

On Monday, June 16, 2025, our research group hosted a mini-conference featuring a total of 11 presentations by group members and invited guests. We were especially pleased to welcome Associate Professor Daniel Tunega and our colleague from Department of Chemistry, Dr. Marta Férová. The line-up also included talks by our assistant professors, postdoctoral researchers, and…

František Karlický represented our team at the 56th Heyrovsky Discussion!

All posts, ConferencesBy Marie Musiolkova 13. 6. 2025

František Karlický made an excellent presentation at the 56th Heyrovsky Discussions conference, held from June 8 to 12, 2025, in Třešť, Czech Republic. In his talk, he presented research focused on the optical and excitonic properties of two-dimensional materials and van der Waals heterostructures, utilizing many-body methods. The conference, which annually brings together leading experts…

Invitation to the Group Mini Conference

All posts, ConferencesBy Marie Musiolkova 6. 6. 2025

Miroslav Kolos and František Karlický published a new paper!

All posts, PublicationsBy Marie Musiolkova 13. 5. 2025

Computational screening of MXene-based catalysts for chlorinated hydrocarbons removal Link here: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2515-7639/add37d Abstract: Chlorinated hydrocarbons, widely used in industrial applications, pose significant environmental and health risks due to their persistence and toxicity. Conventional remediation methods often face efficiency limitations, necessitating the exploration of innovative materials for effective pollutant degradation. MXenes, a novel class of two-dimensional…

Taoufik Sakhraoui represented our team at the APS Global Physics Summit 2025!

All posts, ConferencesBy Marie Musiolkova 22. 3. 2025

Taoufik Sakhraoui gave an excellent presentation at the APS March Meeting 2025, the largest physics conference in the world, held on March 16–21 in Anaheim, California. In his talk, he presented research focused on the electronic and magnetic properties of two-dimensional materials based on graphitic carbon nitride, using the DFTB method. The conference, which annually…

PhD position opening in ab initio Modeling of Nanostructures

All posts, Job offersBy Marie Musiolkova 17. 3. 2025

The Nanostructure Physics Group at the University of Ostrava, Czech Republic, announces an opening for a PhD position in the field of ab initio modeling of nanostructures. Selected features of 2D materials, nanoparticles, or clusters (like their interactions/interfaces, electronic structure, optical properties, and suitability for photocatalysis) will be studied by density functional theory and beyond.…

PhD position opening in Computational Catalysis

All posts, Job offersBy Marie Musiolkova 11. 3. 2025

The Nanostructure Physics Group at the University of Ostrava, Czech Republic, announces an opening for a PhD position in the area of computational catalysis. The selected candidate will focus on the computational design and theoretical understanding of cluster/supported materials and single-atom catalysts (SACs) for catalytic energy conversion reactions, including oxygen evolution (OER), oxygen reduction (ORR),…

PhD position opening in Electronic structure quantum Monte Carlo

All posts, Job offersBy Marie Musiolkova 6. 3. 2025

The Nanostructure Physics Group at the University of Ostrava, Czech Republic, announces an opening for a PhD position in the area of Electronic Structure Quantum Monte Carlo development and applications. Field: Physics of NanostructuresUniversity: University of OstravaLocation: Ostrava, Czech RepublicAdvisor: Dr. Matúš Dubecký (https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/P-1720-2016) What We Offer: Requirements: Admission Procedure: The admission process begins with…