Organizers – CESTC 2026

Organized by

Candela Foundation

The Candela Foundation is the main organizer of CESTC 2026. Candela is a non-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting young scientists developing optics and photonics in Poland and Central Europe.

candela.org.pl ↗

Scientific Patronage

Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw

Scientific patronage and institutional support

chem.uw.edu.pl ↗

Conference Chair

Michał Przybytek

University of Warsaw, Poland

Scientific Committee

Nađa Došlić

Ruđer Bošković Institute, Croatia

Leticia González

University of Vienna, Austria

Tomica Hrenar

University of Zagreb, Croatia

Anne-Marie Kelterer

Graz University of Technology, Austria

Miroslav Medveď

Matej Bel University, Slovakia

Monika Musiał

University of Silesia, Poland

Jozef Noga

Comenius University, Slovakia

Jiří Pittner

J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry, Czechia

Michał Przybytek

University of Warsaw, Poland

Petr Slavíček

University of Chemistry and Technology, Czechia

Ágnes Szabados

Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary

Péter Szalay

Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary

Organizing Committee

Aleksandra Tucholska

J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry, Czechia

Michał Hapka

University of Warsaw, Poland

Michał Lesiuk

University of Warsaw, Poland

Ada Krawiec

Candela Foundation

Mihai Suster

Candela Foundation

Piotr Węgrzyn

Candela Foundation