Hanna Purzyńska, DEng, is the Director of the Center for Materials Research at Łukasiewicz – Upper Silesian Institute of Technology and the Leader of the Research Group: Materials for Energy Applications. She is the author of numerous award-winning research methods and methodologies applied in the assessment of material condition and prediction of the safe remaining life of power industry components. She develops essential material databases for conventional, nuclear, and petrochemical energy sectors.
Purzyńska, DEng, is the author or co-author of over 400 scientific and research studies, expert reports, and technical assessments conducted for various branches of industry, as well as over 50 publications in peer-reviewed national and international journals. Since 2019, she has been a member of the Council of the Łukasiewicz – Upper Silesian Institute of Technology, and in 2023-2026 she serves as a member of the Energy Committee within the Faculty IV of Technical Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Katowice Branch.
In 2024, she was awarded a Gold Medal for her invention “Cyclic creep as a necessary component in the assessment of the material condition of power boiler elements operating in the control system” at the 2024 Kaohsiung International Invention and Design EXPO (5–7 December 2024, Kaohsiung, Taiwan). In the same year, she received the Women’s Energy Award in the “Energy of Vision” category and became a finalist of the Special Award at the MKES 2025 – International Energy and Welding Congress in Żory, Poland.
In 2025, Hanna Purzyńska, DEng, completed a one-month research internship as part of the prestigious KMM-VIN – Multi-functional Materials Network program at the Università Politecnica delle Marche – Faculty of Engineering in Ancona, Italy.
The aim of the internship was to strengthen scientific cooperation and exchange experiences in the field of materials research for energy applications, particularly heat-resistant materials. During her stay, Purzyńska, DEng, had the opportunity to become familiar with the university’s state-of-the-art research infrastructure, meet inspiring scientists from an international research community, as well as conduct her own experimental studies and present their results during the scientific seminar entitled:
“Analysis of degradation processes and stability analysis of heat-resistant nickel superalloy under operating conditions”
Throughout the internship, Dr. Purzyńska took part in research projects focused on analyzing degradation and stability processes of materials operating under extreme thermal conditions. The obtained results provide a valuable contribution to the development of studies on nickel-based superalloys used in modern energy systems.
“It was a fantastic time of growth, learning, and exchange of experiences. My stay in Ancona brought many inspirations and new research ideas that will certainly bear fruit in future scientific projects,” – emphasizes Dr. Eng. Hanna Purzyńska.
Special thanks go to Fabrizio Fiori, Professor, and Paolo Mengucci, Professor, for their scientific supervision, support, and inspiring collaboration.
The KMM-VIN research internship provides not only an opportunity to carry out advanced scientific studies but also serves as an excellent platform for developing research competencies, building international relationships, and jointly creating innovative solutions for the future of materials in the energy sector.
