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Sport achievements of our Student!

Bogna Świtała

One does not live by football alone. We would like to inform all sports lovers about the successes of Ms. Bogna Świtała, a second-year student of Chemical Technology.

Our colleague managed to gain ranking points at the international billiards competition held in Treviso, Italy, on November 25-28. The points gained are even more satisfying as it was the Student's first performance at the Euro Tour tournament.

Winners of the OPUS 23, PRELUDIUM 21 and POLONEZ BIS 2 competitions

Logotype of National Science Center
On December 6th the results of the OPUS 23, PRELUDIUM 21 and POLONEZ BIS 2 calls for proposals have been announced (those submitted in June 2022). During this edition the National Science Center received 4,299 proposals with a total value of over 3 billion PLN.

After a two-stage expert's assessments 576 applications with a value of almost 491 million PLN have been finally qualified for funding. Based on the above, the numerical success rate is 13.4%.

Passed away Prof. Włodzimierz Zwierzykowski

prof. W. Zwierzykowski
It is with our deepest regret to inform that Professor Włodzimierz Zwierzykowski passed away on 28th November 2022, aged 93. For many years, he was an academic teacher at the Gdańsk University of Technology. The Professor also served as the Dean of the Faculty of Chemistry (1975 – 1978), the Vice-Rector of our University (1978 – 1981) and the head of Department of Fat Technology (1974 – 1999).

Professor Zwierzykowski was a well-known and respected scientist and expert in the field of chemistry and technology of fats and surfactants.

Fahrenheit Scholarship awarded for the implementation of the project at the FoCh

Maria Alaide de Oliveira

On November 16th this year, the results of the competition for scholarships for foreign doctoral students funded by the Mayor of the City of Gdańsk in consultation with Fahrenheit Universities were announced. Maria Alaide de Oliveira from the Brazilian Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE) is among the three winners.

"ENERGY, but what kind?" – expert debate at Gdańsk University of Technology

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The global energy crisis, the increase in the prices of energy carriers and their limited supply, as well as climate change make the issue of obtaining energy and possible ways to save it become the leading topic of discussions on various forums.

On Monday, 14 November, the Fahrenheit Courtyard of Gdańsk University of Technology hosted an expert debate entitled "Energy, but what kind?". Among the guests of the debate were: Swiss Ambassador Fabrice Filliez, Mariusz Sadłowski - Director of the Energy Office of the City of Gdańsk, prof.

Recovery of pure silicon from photovoltaic modules. Researchers checking the industrial application

prof. Ewa Klugmann-Radziemska
Researchers from Gdańsk University of Technology can recover pure silicon from photovoltaic modules in laboratory conditions. Currently, they are checking if their technology can be industrially implemented. It is not only the photovoltaic, but also the entire electrical industry that rely on this expensive element. This solution will limit the consumption of valuable materials and energy in production processes and reduce waste generation.

Within the scope of a project funded from the VENTUS  program,  pre-implementation works will be performed to start the industrial process of recycling the monocrystalline and polycrystalline photovoltaic (PV) modules, obtained from end-of-life or damaged modules. Researcher plan to apply a PV module recycling method, developed in at the Department of Energy Conversion and Storage at the Faculty of Chemistry of Gdańsk Tech, which was patented in 2014.

Silver medal received at international trade fair

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Probe for measuring the corrosion rate, developed by a team of researchers from Gdańsk University of Technology under the supervision of Prof. Kazimierz Darowicki and in cooperation with PKN ORLEN, won a silver medal at the international iENA fair in Nuremberg.

iENA „Ideas –  Inventions – New Products”, an event devoted to presentation of innovative solutions in various areas of science, was attended by 500 participants from 35 countries.  The invention developed at Gdańsk University of Technology was submitted by PKN ORLEN (Polish Oil Company) and received a silver medal for invention, new product category.

Faculty seminar "Selected hydrogenation and dehydrogenation reactions with low-valent olefin metal complexes"

On October 26. at 10:15 in the Chemical Auditorium the faculty seminar speech will be delivered by:

prof. Hansjörg Grützmacher, ETH Zürich, Switzerland

The topic of the presentation:
"Selected hydrogenation and dehydrogenation reactions with low-valent olefin metal complexes"

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