{"id":14139,"date":"2026-10-28T13:48:57","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T12:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/?p=14139"},"modified":"2026-10-28T13:51:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T12:51:09","slug":"phd-student-gabriela-kesek-begins-research-internship-at-tohoku-university-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/en\/phd-student-gabriela-kesek-begins-research-internship-at-tohoku-university-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD student Gabriela K\u0119sek begins research internship at&nbsp;Tohoku University, Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns pk-wpis-intro is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/GK3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/GK3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/GK3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/GK3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/GK3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/GK3.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-pk-typografia-lead pk-lead\">Gabriela K\u0119sek, a&nbsp;PhD student at&nbsp;the Doctoral School of&nbsp;PK&nbsp;Krakow University of&nbsp;Technology, has started a&nbsp;research internship at&nbsp;the Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR), Tohoku University in&nbsp;Sendai. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Gabriela K\u0119sek, a&nbsp;PhD student at&nbsp;the Doctoral School of&nbsp;PK&nbsp;Krakow University of&nbsp;Technology, has started a&nbsp;research internship at&nbsp;the Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR), Tohoku University in&nbsp;Sendai, Japan. During her stay, she will continue her research on&nbsp;nanomaterials for photocatalytic applications under the supervision of&nbsp;Dr. Xiao Zhang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Her work focuses on&nbsp;carbon nitride-based materials and their modification with semiconductor nanostructures to&nbsp;improve performance under visible light, with potential applications in&nbsp;environmental purification and energy conversion. The internship will allow her to&nbsp;develop new skills, exchange ideas with an&nbsp;international research community and build connections for future collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"wp-block-uagb-image-gallery uagb-block-d6ee9f12     \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-3 spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-tab-3 spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-mob-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper\" data-spectra-gallery-image-id=\"14145\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/GK1-768x1024.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/GK1-768x1024.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--grid\" src=\"https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/GK1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Gabriela K\u0119sek in Japan during her research internship in Sendai\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\tNo&nbsp;Caption\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper\" data-spectra-gallery-image-id=\"14146\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/GK2-768x1024.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/GK2-768x1024.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--grid\" src=\"https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/GK2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\tNo&nbsp;Caption\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper\" data-spectra-gallery-image-id=\"14147\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/GK4-768x1024.jpeg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/GK4-768x1024.jpeg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--grid\" src=\"https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/GK4-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\tNo&nbsp;Caption\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">The stay is&nbsp;supported and funded by&nbsp;the Doctoral School of&nbsp;PK&nbsp;Krakow University of&nbsp;Technology through the InterDoctus SD&nbsp;PK&nbsp;programme. Gabriela\u2019s&nbsp;PhD supervisor is&nbsp;Prof. Katarzyna Matras-Postolek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">The internship in&nbsp;Japan follows Gabriela\u2019s&nbsp;earlier international experiences, including the Blended Intensive Programme at&nbsp;University West in&nbsp;Sweden and a&nbsp;symposium for graduate students at&nbsp;Tianjin Chengjian University in&nbsp;China, where she received an&nbsp;Excellent Report Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Photos from Gabriela K\u0119sek private archive<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gabriela K\u0119sek, a&nbsp;PhD student at&nbsp;the Doctoral School of&nbsp;PK&nbsp;Krakow University of&nbsp;Technology, has started a&nbsp;research internship at&nbsp;the Advanced Institute for Materials Research 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