Katarzyna Gawlinska-Necek received her Ph.D. in Materials Science from the Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science of the Polish Academy of Sciences in 2019. During her doctoral studies, she completed three short-term internships at SINTEF in Norway and at the National Center for Scientific Research ICube in France. During her doctoral studies, she carried out research work for Research and Development Center of Technology for Industry in Warsaw and for Saule Technologies in Wroclaw. Currently employed as an Professor Assistant at the Photovoltaic Laboratory of the IMMS PAS.