Prof. dr hab. Marian Paluch

Professor of Physics at the Institute of Physic, Department of Science and Technology of the University of Silesia in Katowice, Director of the Silesian Center for Education and Interdisciplinary Research. A world-renowned specialist in the field of molecular dynamics studies of glass-forming liquids and polymer melts. For two years he worked at the Polymer Research Institute, in the team of prof. E. W. Fischer at the Max Planck Institute in Mainz. He also worked as a Visiting Professor at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, the University of Akron, the Hebrew University, the University of Pisa and the University of Tennessee. For several years, his scientific interests have focused on researching the molecular mechanisms responsible for the physical stability of amorphous drugs. His achievements in this field have gained international recognition. His scientific works are published in the most prestigious scientific journals such as: Macromolecules, Physical Review Letters, JACS, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, Molecular Pharmaceutics, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. Professor Paluch is the author of over 500 scientific articles.