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Institute of Physical Chemistry
Polish Academy of Sciences

70 years of the Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences (IChF)

The Institute was established in 1955 as the first chemical institute of the...

Warsaw Scientists Break New Ground in Safely Handling Dangerous Organometallic Compounds

Warsaw, Poland - A groundbreaking study published in Science Advances by...

The Grignard reaction: why so challenging to model?

We are pleased to invite you to a special lecture organized jointly by the...

A little bit of Space on Earth

There is a large diversity in the chemical composition of astronomical objects...

Structure of protein from the visual cycle (RBP3) is solved

Proteins are fundamental biomolecules that perform a broad range of vital...

Inspiring curiosity: IChF engages children and youth in hands-on science in Q1 2025

Throughout the first quarter of 2025, the Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish...

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Added 5 May 2025: PUBLIC DEFENCE OF THE PHD THESIS

NOTICE the public defence of the Ph.D. Thesis May 22, 2025 (Thursday) at 12:30 mgr...

Added 4 Mar 2025: PUBLIC DEFENCE OF THE PHD THESIS

Warsaw, February 26, 2025. SRN.431.4.2024.2025 INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY...

Added 5 Dec 2024: PUBLIC DEFENCE OF THE PHD THESIS

INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY PAS NOTICE the public defence of the Ph.D....

Added 28 Oct 2024: PUBLIC DEFENCE OF THE PHD THESIS

NOTIFICATION the public defence of the Ph.D. Thesis November 14, 2024 (Thursday), at 12.30...

Added 25 Oct 2024: Invitation to Cluster’s 1 Excellence Chemistry Lecture titled: Advanced human heart models and gene therapies. Are they connected? - R&D dualism.

You are cordially invited to a talk organized by Cluster 1, titled: “Advanced biomaterials...

Added 6 Sept 2024: PUBLIC DEFENCE OF THE PHD THESIS

Warsaw, September 5, 2024. SRN.431.2.2024 NOTIFICATION the public defence of the Ph.D....

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Inspiring curiosity: IChF engages children and youth in hands-on science in Q1 2025

Throughout the first quarter of 2025, the Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish...

Ursynów Science Festival

In October, the Ursynów Science Festival took place, in which our Institute also...

24th Science Picnic

The Institute took part in the 24th Science Picnic "Climate and We". The...

10 questions about skeletal muscle tissue engineering

Have questions about #TissueEngineering? In this short video our colleagues...

The 24th Science Festival

In 2020, the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the PAS participated in the...

"The Glass and Eye" competition

The Institute took the patronage of the 4th edition of the district’s...

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Get to know the Institute of Physical Chemistry,
Polish Academy of Sciences

The Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IPC PAS) in Warsaw is one of the best Polish scientific units dealing with chemistry in the broadest sense of the word and in its category it is ranked among the highest in the rankings of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.

The Institute was established on 19 March 1955 as the first chemical institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

At present, the IPC is strongly connected with the latest world directions of physical chemistry and chemical physics development.

The entity has the right to confer the academic degree of doctor and doctor habilitated in chemistry. We employ over 200 researchers, including 20 with the title of professor.