Aktualności | Faculty of Chemistry at the Gdańsk University of Technology

Dear Colleagues, 

we are pleased to invite you to participate in the 15th Conference on Calorimetry and Thermal Analysis (CCTA15), to be held between 8 - 12 September 2024 in Zakopane, Poland.  The conference and accommodation will be at the Conference Recreation Center “Hyrny”. The event is organized jointly by the Faculty of Chemistry of Gdańsk University of Technology, the Polish Society of Calorimetry and Thermal Analysis (PTKAT), and the Scientific Society Stanislaw Staszic.

The ceremony of naming the Chemical Auditorium after Professor Jacek Namieśnik took place on 12 April 2024.

On 22 March 2024, the AGATHONY ceremony was held, dedicated to rewarding people who have made outstanding contributions to the Faculty of Chemistry.

The gala was hosted by: Dean of the Faculty of Chemistry Agata Kot-Wasik, and Vice-Dean for Science Marek Tobiszewski and Urszula Kampowska as presenters.

On 28 February a ceremonial meeting of the Senate of Gdańsk University of Technology was held in the Gdańsk University of Technology auditorium on the occasion of academic promotions. During the event, the university's rector, prof. Krzysztof Wilde accepted as titular professors of Gdańsk University of Technology professors of the university who received the academic title of professor in 2023, and also solemnly presented promotions to the degrees of habilitated doctor and doctor as well as the "Diploma of the Year" awards.

The Oxygenium Supporting Open Access Publications Program is a part of the implementation of IDUB project tasks in the scope of increasing the quality level of scientific activity at university within the action I.4 (Activities for increasing the number of publications in prestigious journals and publishing houses). Funds in the program are  intended to finance fees for the publication of articles in Open Access format in journals and publishers (including the so-called Data Journal for Open Research Data).

In the years 2024-2026, our Faculty will implement an international project entitled "Sustainable polyurethanes "from the cradle to the grave" using enzymes" co-financed by National Science Center. The project manager is Professor Janusz Datta, and the funding amount is 1 077 200 PLN.

Dr. Wojciech Wojnowski from the Department of Analytical Chemistry will participate in the NASA ASIA-AQ (Airborne and Satellite Investigation of Asian Air Quality) mission. Its aim is to study the air quality above the major urban areas of East and Southeast Asia. The task of Dr. Wojnowski will be to monitor the concentration of VOCs and PAHs in the troposphere.