About Kolen'ko Group
We engineer materials and coatings that couple transport and reaction phenomena under non-equilibrium conditions. Through tailored synthesis of unconventional nanostructures and functional coating design, we simultaneously control transport pathways (electronic, ionic, and molecular) and reaction kinetics and fluxes. Our work emphasizes sustainable, scalable materials free of critical and toxic components, enabling efficient energy and catalytic technologies.
Our Mission
We engineer materials that couple transport and reaction phenomena under non-equilibrium conditions for efficient energy and catalytic technologies.
Our History
2016
The Group is Founded
The Kolen'ko Research Group was officially formed on 1 October 2016.
2016
First Steps in European Research: CritCat
We partnered in our first EU project within the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme. CritCat focused on developing alternatives to critical catalyst materials through controlled nanoparticle design.
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Welcoming Our First PhD Student
Our team grew with the addition of our first PhD researcher funded by COMPETE 2020 & FCT, working on innovative printing methods for sustainable photovoltaic devices.
2018
First Contract Research Project
First industry collaboration with Smart Separations Ltd, marking our entry into contract research and applied innovation.
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Expanding Through Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions: CO2COFs
Participation in our first MSCA-IF project marked an exciting phase of growth. CO₂COFs aimed at creating novel electrocatalysts based on covalent organic frameworks.
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Scaling Up with EU Industrial Leadership: Marewind
Marewind brought us into a EU Industrial Leadership consortium, contributing with the development and up-scaling of self-healing coatings to extend the lifetime of offshore wind energy infrastructure.
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Leading Our First European Project: SpinCat
We coordinated our first Horizon 2020 project, FET-Open SpinCat, focused on spin-polarized magnetic catalysts to improve energy efficiency in water electrolysis.
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Coordinating Our First EIC Project: MemCat
As coordinators of the MemCat project, we began work on new catalytic strategies for membrane-assisted ethylene production—an ambitious step toward cleaner chemical processes.
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Growing Together
The group has grown to around 30 members, including core staff and collaborators, reflecting our expanding research activities and partnerships.