We are delighted to announce that our PhD student, Patrycja Zdeb-Stańczykowska, MSc, has been awarded a prize for the best oral presentation during the student session ‘Frontiers of Science: Extreme Technologies and Fundamental Research’ at the Lem Next Gen Science Forum conference, which took place on 28–29 April 2026 at Wrocław University of Science and Technology. Besides Mrs Patrycja, our Institute was represented by Dominika Czekanowska, Marek Adaszyński, and Grzegorz Bękarski. We warmly congratulate our PhD students on their excellent presentations, and Mrs Patrycja on receiving this prestigious award.