Dr Mirosław Werwiński was nominated for the Polish Intelligent Development Award 2019 in the category "Scientist of the Future" for the scientific project: „Influence of chemical disorder on the properties of selected rare-earth free permanent magnets” founded by the Foundation for Polish Science.

The Polish Intelligent Development Award is awarded by the Center of Intelligent Development in Tychy. The honorary patron of this award is Dr. Alicja Adamczak, president of the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland.The goal of the Polish Intelligent Development Award is to popularize and to promote a pro-innovative and perspective way of thinking, resulting in effects that can contribute to sustainable economic development of the country. This prestigious distinction is an award to local governments, related companies and enterprises that implement innovative investments and solutions and thus contribute to the sustainable development of the country. It is also given to scientists, universities, units and scientific institutions implementing innovative projects.