Aktualności | Faculty of Chemistry at the Gdańsk University of Technology

Professor Żaneta Polkowska, PhD, DSc, Eng., on the 21st February 2023 has become a member of the Polar Research Committee of the Presidium of the Polish Academy of Sciences for the term 2023-2026 (by the ruling of the Presidium of PAS no. 9/2023 from 21/02/2023 invoking the members of the problem committees and councils of the Presidium of the Polish Academy of Sciences for the term of office 2023-2026).

The lists of potential supervisors in recruitation to the Doctoral School for the academic year 2023/24 have been published together with completed questionnaires. Surveys can be opened by clicking on the link under a specific name in the list.

Commission: Vice-Rector of Education Ph.D., D.Sc. Mariusz Kaczmarek, prof. Gdańsk Tech and the Dean of the Faculty of Chemistry Professor Agata Kot-Wasik have decided that the award of the Dean of the Faculty of Chemistry goes to  Eng. Karol Staszczyk for the research project: "Interactions of biomolecules in the additive manufacturing of biomaterials". The project has been realized at the Department of Food Chemistry, Technology and Biotechnology under the supervision of Ph.D., D.Sc. Robert Tylingo , prof. Gdańsk Tech and Ph.D. Szymon Mania.

On February 23rd the results of the SONATA BIS 12 and MAESTRO 14 calls for proposals have been announced. In both competitions, 472 applications were submitted. 63 projects received funding for a total amount of over PLN 188 million.

The ranking list is available on website: https://www.ncn.gov.pl/aktualnosci/2023-02-23-wyniki-maestro-sonatabis-2023

The winners at the Faculty of Chemistry:

In the 3rd edition of the Aurum Supporting International Research Team Building program, 7 applications received funding (50% submitted applications) for a total amount of more than PLN 2.5 million.

The funds awarded under the competition will influence and enrich the scientific potential of Gdansk University of Technology. Under the program, new research teams will be formed, led by PG scientists conducting research with foreign scientists.

Eng. Denys Suprun, a 2^nd-semester master's degree student of Chemical Technology at the Faculty of Chemistry, has qualified to participate in the first edition of the H₂ Academy organized by PKN Orlen in cooperation with TOYOTA, PESA, KEZO Research Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences, as well as Warsaw University of Technology, Lodz University of Technology and Gdansk University of Technology. Mr.

On 9 February 2023, the Gala of Polish Science was held at the Jordanki Concert Hall in Toruń, during which, on the first day of the World Copernican Congress, the Minister of Education and Science presented awards to outstanding researchers representing various fields of science. The laureates were honored for merits in five categories: for significant achievements in the field of scientific, didactic, implementation, organizational and overall achievements.

The Radon Supporting Most Talented Students program is an element of the tasks of the IDUB program in the field of improving the quality of student education, in particular in the fields and disciplines related to the priority research areas (PRA) of the University. The goal may be achieved through scholarships for particularly gifted students engaging in the university's research activities.

The ranking list is available on website: https://pg.edu.pl/badawcza/2023-02/wyniki-iii-edycja-technetium-talent-management-grants

At the Faculty of Chemistry, funding was granted to 9 projects (almost 50% of Gdańsk Tech funding!) within the Research Centers: