Laboratory for Advanced Materials was established on September 1, 2018 as a new department of the Faculty of Natural Sciences of Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia, through funding by European Commission under the Horizon2020, ERA Chair programme.
As defined by European Commission, the objective of the ERA Chair program is to help universities and research organizations within the widening area countries to “attract and maintain high quality human resources under the direction of an outstanding researcher and research manager, the ERA Chair holder, and in parallel implement the structural changes necessary to achieve excellence on a sustainable basis.”
Consistent with the objectives of the ERA chair program, at LAM our goal is to address challenges specific to the scientific and academic environment in Slovakia and at Comenius University. Our specific objectives are: