Karolina Zofia Milowska

Karolina Zofia Milowska
Research Fellow
Ikerbasque fellow

Background:

Since January 2022, I am an Ikerbasque Research Fellow in Theory Group of Prof. Emilio Artacho at CIC nanoGUNE working on low-dimensional systems for sustainable energy generation. Prior to this I spent 5 years at the University of Cambridge (UK) as Research Associate investigating thermoelectric properties of carbon-metal composites with Dr Paul Bristowe and Prof. Krzysztof Koziol in the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy (2016) and designing reactive nanoparticles for in situ catalytic cracking of hydrocarbons by first principle methods with Prof. Mike Payne in TCM Group at Cavendish Laboratory (2017-2021). As a postdoctoral research fellow (2013-2015) at Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München (Germany) I was engaged in modelling and experimental work in the field of controlled self-assembly, photocatalysis, and optoelectronics (including hybrid halide perovskites). In December 2013, I completed PhD studies in physical sciences at Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Warsaw (Poland). My PhD thesis focused on functionalization of carbon nanotubes (CNT) and graphene for composites and nanodevices was qualified as outstanding by Faculty Council. My research in the area of nanoelectronics and 2D materials was also recognized as outstanding by Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education. I received 1 of 100 prestigious awards for the best PhD students in all disciplines in Poland. In 2008, I received two master degrees in biophysics (Monte Carlo modelling of light transport through skin and in-vivo experiments on mouse model for diagnostics and treatment of melanoma cancer) and in experimental solid state physics (metallization of Li nanorings and nanowires by first-principle methods) at Jagiellonian University (Poland).

Research:

My research works are concentrated in the fields of condensed matter physics, quantum chemistry and computational material science. I am generally interested in the physicochemical properties of nanomaterials and designing new nanomaterials. I employ both numerical (density functional theory and tight binding methods, as well as molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo simulations) and analytical techniques to investigate mechanical, optoelectronic and transport properties of various low-dimensional materials and at the interface between them. I am particularly interested in carbon nanotubes, 2D materials and hybrid halide perovskites.

Complete list of my publications: Google Scholar 

* Updated on February 9, 2024.

PhD students:

  • Teresa Kulka (University of Warsaw, Poland)
  • Oussama Er-Riyahi (University of the Basque Country, Spain)
  • Dorota Biernacka (Warsaw University of Technology, Poland)

Bachelor student:

  • Iñaki Agraso (University of the Basque Country, Spain)