The chemist Dr. Uliana Tsiko from the Institute of Applied Physics at TUD Dresden University of Technology is one among excellent 600 young researchers who have been selected for participation in the 74^th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting taking place from 29 June to 4 July 2025. This year’s conference is dedicated on Chemistry focusing on AI, Circular Chemistry, and Science Diplomacy.

The young researchers have the unique opportunity for an intense exchange on science, careers, and the grand challenges of our time with 35 Nobel laureates. Uliana is particularly looking forward to meeting Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino, Nobel Laureates in Chemistry 2019, recognised for their pioneering work on lithium-ion batteries: “Today, it is hard to imagine a world without gadgets and electric cars — all powered by lithium-ion batteries. I would love to learn more about the story behind their discoveries.”

After completing her Master’s degree in Lviv, Ukraine in 2018, Uliana Tsiko did a PhD in Chemical Engineering at the Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania and subsequently came to TUD, first as a Maria Reiche Fellow, now working as an Alexander von Humboldt postdoctoral fellow. In her current project "Application-specific purely organic material framework for room-temperature phosphorescence (ArtOfRTP)" she is focusing on the design and synthesis of organic phosphorescent materials exhibiting specific characteristics for photonic applications. For her, science is more than just a profession: “Science lives from its community, from continuous exchange of ideas, constructive yet critical discussion of results, opportunities, and challenges. As a young woman from Ukraine, science has become something like a safe place for me. It is a privilege and a responsibility to overcome current scientific and technological limitations by creating new materials for photonic applications. The 74th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting is an incredible cornerstone of intergenerational exchange within the scientific community. It is a great honour for me to be a part of such a global, inspirational event.”