New equipment and new possibilities

On February 3, 2023 the lists of candidates admitted to the Doctoral School of the Warsaw University of Technology were published on the Doctoral School’s website. 

Marek Kania from the Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering stood on the podium of the Winter University Games in Lake Placid. Our student was third in the 500m skating race.

Sometimes the simplest solutions can make a big difference. WUT students have developed a seatbelt buckle that makes it possible to undo a seatbelt even when the standard mechanism breaks down.

With the development of biotechnology and biomedical engineering in mind, the Warsaw University of Technology and Medical University of Warsaw have signed an agreement on scientific cooperation.

The ranking lists of candidates to the Doctoral School of the Warsaw University of Technology were published. Now candidates are obliged to admit required documents until February 1, 2023.

Students of the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Mechanics and Petrochemistry have developed a concept for the expansion of the Municipal Zoological Garden in Płock. New facilities with a leisure zone would be built on the slope of the Vistula River escarpment. 

Success in sport is determined by details. Scientists are increasingly helping sportspeople to find reserves and advantages. Track cyclists from the Poland team came to the Warsaw University of Technology to participate in the research. They were looking for the right equipment settings and the optimal position on the bike. They will use the results in training and competitions.

New international project coordinated by WUT

The Best Paper Award 2022 for an article published in the journal "Control Engineering Practice" went to the authors from the Warsaw University of Technology: Waldemar Kołodziejczyk (a graduate of WUT) and Dr Izabela Żółtowska and Dr Paweł Cichosz from the Faculty of Electronics and Information Technology.

Efficient energy management and utility efficiency are issues that have been a priority for Warsaw University of Technology for many years. We take a number of measures to keep the costs associated with the maintenance and operation of facilities as low as possible, contributing to the University's stable financial situation.

Tomasz Wiktorowski - the coach of the world's best tennis player Iga Świątek received the award for the best coach of 2022 in our country. This was the choice made by the jury of the 88^th "Przegląd Sportowy" competition.

The launch of the third student satellite from the Warsaw University of Technology is planned for early 2024. The main mission of PW-Sat3 will be to test the propulsion system that will make the device burn up faster in the atmosphere, reducing space litter.

Experts from Poland and Norway are collecting and analysing information that will help understand how people travel around cities. The conclusions will be used to define actions that would promote a wider use of environmentally-friendly means of transport. The work is performed by a team from the WUT Faculty of Mathematics and Information Science, headed by Professor Maciej Grzenda.

What happened at our University in the past 12 months? What events and situations will we remember the most? Welcome to the summary!

The Warsaw University of Technology will receive additional funds for cooperation with Ukrainian universities. An agreement in this area was signed by the WUT Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, Professor Jan Słyk and Director of the NAWA Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange, Dawid Kostecki, PhD.

Researchers from the Faculty of Physics of the Warsaw University of Technology and Białystok University, thanks to their cooperation with Japanese and Dutch scientists, have proposed a novel method of recording 3D holographic images. The results of their work were published in „Nature Communications”.

Christmas and New Year's is always a special time. On this occasion, the Rector of our University, prof. Krzysztof Zaremba wishes everyone all the best. – These wishes are not just on my behalf, but also on behalf of all the Rectors – emphasizes our Rector. 

Teodor Sawicki and Katarzyna Połczyńska from the Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering and the Power Engineering Student Research Group have developed a project of a microgrid powered only with renewable energy sources. Such a solution could provide energy self-sufficiency for buildings and even for cities. 

Work on materials important for energy storage and conversion has become particularly important in recent times. This has been influenced by the changes and challenges facing the modern world. How do the activities of researchers at the Faculty of Physics of Warsaw University of Technology fit into this strategic research trend?

Jacqueline Van Ovost, general of the United States Air Force, head of the US Transport Command, visited the Warsaw University of Technology. During her meeting with students, doctoral students and staff members, she talked about her professional experience and answered the participants’ questions.  

Ten of our students participate in a new scholarship program that supports young female researchers from Ukraine.

The NARSIS project, which included researchers from the Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering, received the French "Trophée des Etoiles de l'Europe" award in the innovation category.

Representatives of the Warsaw University of Technology and KEPCO International Nuclear Graduate School signed an agreement concerning the student exchange program. This is a continuation of the collaboration that began in 2020.

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