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An international team of enthusiastic chemists, materials scientists, and coating engineers working together for R&D of unconventional nanomaterials at INL.
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Latest News and Events
Discover our latest breakthroughs, research updates, and impactful events driving scientific progress.
SUMMER STUDENTS
29.08.2025
This year's summer students!
5th International Conference on Electrolysis (ICE)
25.08.2025
Mafalda participated in the 5th International Conference on Electrolysis (ICE), held in Freiburg, Germany.
CHEAC Summer School 2025: High Entropy Materials for Energy Conversions
11.08.2025
Yashwant participated in the CHEAC Summer School 2025, held in Metalskolen, Jorlunde, Denmark.
Laboratory Management and Operation training course
25.07.2025
Natalia and Sónia concluded the 'Laboratory Management and Operation – Good Practices and Optimization' training course, with João Lourenço (instructor) and organized by Vantagem+.
New Paper on Coatings
16.07.2025
Viviana, Laura, and Yury paper on screen-printed thermoelectrics published in Mater. Today Energy.
New Paper on Heterogeneous Catalysis
16.07.2025
Liliana, Juliana, and Yury paper on CO₂ methanation published in Ind. Chem. Mater.
KNOWSKITE-X M30 General Assembly + Summer School
07.07.2025
Siavash and Yury (online) took part in the KNOWSKITE-X Month 30 - General Assembly + Summer School, held in Rovereto, Italy.
2025 CHINA MATERIALS CONFERENCE
04.07.2025
Zhipeng participated in the 'China Materials Conference 2025,' hosted by the Chinese Materials Research Society, was successfully held at the Xiamen, China in July.
World Conference on Carbon
29.06.2025
João participated in the Carbon 2025 Conference in Saint-Malo, France.
Welcome Tania Pietro
23.06.2025
Tania joins Kolen’ko Group at INL to work with COFs for electrocatalysis and photocatalysis.
International Congress on Sustainable Energy and Related Technologies (ICSET) 2025
22.06.2025
Yashwant participated in the International Congress on Sustainable Energy and Related Technologies (ICSET), held in Lipari, Italy, in the scope of Development of ALK electrolysers - PRR Project.
Mid-term AMRAMR Meeting
18.06.2025
Diana, Joao Rodrigues, Sandra and Soraia participated in the Mid-term AMRAMR Project Meeting at University of Bologna, Italy.
Welcome Manuel
16.06.2025
Manuel joins Kolen'ko Group at INL to work with magnetic nanoparticles for anti-counterfeiting applications.
19th International Conference on Chemistry and the Environment (ICCE 2025)
08.06.2025
Joao Braga and Tânia Graínha participated in the 19th International Conference on Chemistry and the Environment in Belgrade, Serbia.
Congress Water Smart Economy & Society 2025 (WSES2025)
25.05.2025
Joao Braga and Tânia Grainha participated in the Congress Water Smart Economy & Society at Rotterdam, Netherlands.
New Paper on Solid Oxide Cells
22.05.2025
Siavash, Valerie, and Yury’s paper on Co-free perovskite electrode for symmetrical solid oxide cells published in JPhys Energy.
247th Electrochemical Society (ECS) Meeting
18.05.2025
Isilda participated in the 247th ECS Meeting at Montréal, Canada.
MemCat 12-Month Meeting
07.05.2025
Yury, Natalia, and Gaje participated in the MemCat 12-Month Technical Meeting at our facilities.
New paper on coatings
24.04.2025
Diana, João and Juliana's paper on hydrophobic cotton for oil-water separation published in Applied Science Surface.
SpinCat Workshop Hosted
08.04.2025 - 09.04.2025
Kolen'ko Group hosted a 2-day hybrid SpinCat Workshop at INL, discussing anion exchange membrane water electrolysis with experts.
New Paper on UV-Shielding
07.04.2025
Sandra and Juliana's paper on Hybrid TiO2@SiO2/UVabs nanoparticles for protective coatings published in Prog. Org. Coat.
New Group Photo
02.04.2025
Kolen'ko Group shares a new team photo. Keep pushing!
Welcome Gaje
01.04.2025
Gaje joins Kolen'ko Group at INL to work on nanomaterials for CO2 hydrogenation.
Welcome Valerie
17.03.2025
Valerie joins Kolen'ko Group for a month to work on perovskite materials for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells.
Welcome Katam
03.03.2025
Katam joins Kolen'ko Group at INL to work on nanomaterials for green hydrogen production.
AMRAMR Project Secondment
23.02.2025 - 09.03.2025
Diana and Soraia completed a 15-day secondment at Teer Coatings, UK, advancing PVD and Magnetron Sputtering for AMRAMR.
New Paper on UV-Shielding Coatings
22.02.2025
Clara, Yury, and Juliana's paper on carbon quantum dots for UV-shielding coatings published in SM&T.
New Paper on Covalent Frameworks
18.02.2025
Clara, Soraia, Yury, and Laura's paper on vinylene-linked covalent organic frameworks published in Chem. Mater.
Welcome Siva
03.02.2025
Siva joins Kolen'ko Group at INL to develop materials for PEM electrolyser applications.
Welcome Tânia
03.02.2025
Tânia joins Kolen'ko Group at INL to work on photovoltaic cells for textile substrates.
Welcome Bernardo
03.02.2025
Bernardo joins Kolen'ko Group at INL to synthesize nanomaterials for electrocatalysis.
Welcome Sónia
16.01.2025
Sónia joins Kolen'ko Group at INL as a lab assistant.
New Paper on IR-Reflective Additives
15.01.2025
Isabel, Diógenes, Natalia, and Juliana's paper on IR-reflective additives for automotive use published in Prog. Org. Coat.
Nanochemistry Day 2024
20.12.2024
Kolen'ko Group celebrated Nanochemistry Day at INL. João Rodrigues won jury vote, Soraia won audience choice for best presentations. Sponsored by M2N PRR.
Welcome Yashwant
16.12.2024
Yashwant joins Kolen'ko Group at INL to work on fuel cells and electrolyzers.
MEMCAT M6 Meeting
20.11.2024 - 21.11.2024
Yury attended MEMCAT M6 Consortium Meeting to review progress and plan next steps.
MAREWIND Final Meeting
20.11.2024 - 21.11.2024
Juliana attended MAREWIND Final Consortium Meeting and Workshop in Madrid, discussing sustainable offshore wind energy.
ICESA 2024 Conference
18.11.2024 - 20.11.2024
João Braga presented metal recovery from lithium-ion batteries at ICESA 2024 in Lisbon.
Welcome Denis
16.11.2024
PhD student Denis joins Kolen'ko Group at INL to work on flexible supercapacitors with nanostructured hydrogels.
New Paper on PdCu Catalysts
14.11.2024
Diógenes, Isabel, João Restivo, and Juliana's paper on PdCu catalysts for pollutant reduction published in J. Environ. Chem. Eng.
GreenAuto TechDay
14.11.2024
Juliana and Diana presented hydrophobic coating prototypes at GreenAuto TechDay in Mangualde.
New Paper on Iridium Catalysts
29.10.2024
Isilda, Natalia, Diana, Yury, and Juliana's paper on iridium catalysts for water electrolysis published in Int. J. Hydrogen Energy.
M2N Scientific Workshop
22.10.2024
Isilda presented electrocatalyst advancements for PEM and ALK electrolyzers at M2N Workshop in Lisbon.
AMRAMR 1st Workshop
23.09.2024 - 24.09.2024
Juliana and Diana presented antimicrobial nanomaterial coatings at AMRAMR Workshop in Valencia.
Young Researcher Award
1609.2024 - 19.09.2024
Zhipeng won Young Researcher Award at E-MRS 2024 for self-powered hydrogen production research.
New Paper on Ferrites
30.08.2024
Tiago, Ramsundar, Siavash, Laura, and Yury's paper on ferrite-based water electrolysis published in Energy Adv.
Viviana's PhD Defense
29.07.2024
Viviana successfully defended her PhD with Kolen'ko Group research.
New Paper on PbSe Quantum Dots
12.07.2024
Viviana, Siavash, Cátia, and Yury's paper on PbSe quantum dots for thermoelectrics published in Adv. Funct. Mater.
KNOWSKITE-X Meeting
10.07.2024 - 11.07.2024
Yury and Siavash attended KNOWSKITE-X 18th Month Review Meeting in Lille, focusing on CRM-free perovskite materials.
EuChemS Congress 2024
07.07.2024 - 11.07.2024
Juliana and Isilda presented NGS and M2N project work at EuChemS Congress in Dublin.
Summer Internship 2024
Summer 2024
FEUP students Ana Luísa, José, Renan, Joana, and Filipa completed summer internships with Kolen'ko Group.