Assoc. Prof. Tomáš Homola obtained the MUNI Innovation Award for the application of plasma treatments of nanostructured surfaces in the field of flexible and printed electronics and the use of plasma for the production of large printed solar cells, which resulted in the development of plasma technology and its successful implementation in the production line for flexible perovskite solar cells in a foreign company Saule Technologies. Congratulations!
This is an award for students or employees of the Masaryk University, whose outputs have been successfully implemented, helped to improve products or services or in any other way contributed to increasing the social relevance of Masaryk University research. This year's prize is exceptionally awarded for the previous six years, in the future it will be awarded once every two years. The list of MUNI Innovation Award 2021 winners and at the same time an overview of MU workplaces can be found in the catalog published for the Business Research Forum 2021.
Richard Krumpolec and Slavomír Sihelník recently represented our department and the CEPLANT center at Glass Performance Days (GPD) 2025 in Tampere, Finland – the leading global forum for innovation in the glass industry. Both presented on atmospheric plasma, a promising technology for glass surface modifications.
Dr. Kelar participated in experiments with our colleagues from the Výzkumný ústav bavlnářský (Czech Republic) at Elmarco in Liberec, a leading manufacturer of Nanospider® technology.
