Throwback to 2014: Olga Malinkiewicz receives the prestigious Photonics21 Innovation Award
picture: Olga Malinkiewicz (on the left) receives the Photonics21 Innovation Award from the EU Commissioner Neelie Kroes, (on the right) during the Photonics21 Annual Meeting. Brussels, 2014. photo: Bea Uhart.
Before Saule Technologies' creation, Olga Malinkiewicz received the Photonics21 Student Innovation Award for her work on thin film photovoltaic devices, winning the 1st prize in the prestigious competition organized by the European Technology Platform Photonics21
The work on thin film photovoltaic devices, which earned her victory, was part of Olga’s PhD thesis work at the University of Valencia, ICMOL. The award was handed to Olga by Neelie Kroes, the Vice-President of the European Commission and the EU Commissioner for the Digital Agenda, and the award ceremony took place at the evening reception of the Photonics21 Annual Meeting 2014.
It was during the gala when Olga Malinkiewicz first met Artur Kupczunas and Piotr Krych, and when the first idea of Saule Technologies appeared. A few months later the company was officially created, opening a brand new chapter of inkjet-printed perovskite photovoltaics.
About the award: the Photonics21 Student Innovation Award is presented annually to a student under 35 years of age who has made a significant contribution to photonics especially related to R&D with industrial impact.
Learn more about the European Technology Platform Photonics21.
