Bozena Hilczer

Bożena Hilczer (1936 – 26 March 2025) was a Polish physicist at the Institute of Molecular Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences (IFM PAN) in Poznań. She worked in ferroelectrics, charge storage in dielectrics, dielectric dynamics in ferroic structures, superprotonic phase transitions and proton transport, and functional ceramic–polymer composites.

Research and teaching Between 1985 and 2000, Hilczer delivered courses on topics including lattice defects in ferroelectrics, physics of dielectrics, smart materials, and sensors and actuators. She held a patent related to electret microphone diaphragms and co-authored a technology for pyroelectric detectors based on piezopolymers.

Professional activities Hilczer was involved in the Polish–Czech Seminar on Structural and Ferroelectric Phase Transitions, originated in discussions between her and Jan Fousek, and these bilateral meetings have been held alternately in the two countries since 1979.

She was chair of the Polish Society for Crystal Growth (PTWK) awards chapter (kapituła nagród), among those involved in the society’s awards activity for the 2001–2004 term.