Events
23 Jun |
Pictures of Podhale highlandersDate: 23 June 08, Monday 16:00 - 15 July 17:30 On the 23rd of June at 16:00 in the Building of the Faculty of Physics there will be the opening of a photo exhibition ”Pictures of Podhale Highlanders” by Jerzy Z. Kosiuczenko, a former employee of the Faculty of Physics. The exhibition will be open until the 15th of July, 9.00-17.30. |
14 Sep |
International Cold Forging Group Plenary MeetingDate: 14 September 08, Sunday 16:00 - 17 September 16:00 More information about the conference at: www.icfg2008.com |
19 Sep |
12th Festival of Science – Warsaw 2008Date: 19 September 08, Friday 10:00 - 28 September 20:00 More about the festival at: http://festiwal.icm.edu.pl/2008 |
20 Sep |
Glider flight simulatorDate: 20 September 08, Saturday 09:00 - 21 September 16:00
Institute of Aeronautics and Applied Mechanics of Warsaw University of Technology, Nowowiejska 24 The classes take place from 16:00 – everyone interested can join in at any time. Participants will be able to fly in a glider flight simulator. At the same time: discussion of flight rules and of flight mechanics of an aircraft. The Earth is a planet of people who, thanks to their technical creativity, could leave the ground, which has always been a desire of humankind. Many members of the Scientific Circle of Aeronautical Engineers fly gliders and planes so they know it well. The simulator helps them to improve their flying skills – such as training of making correct turns. Length: ca. 30min (the classes are held without a fixed timeframe, depending on the interests of the guests, the classes can be joined at any time)
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Location: More about the Science Festival at the website www.festiwalnauki.edu.pl |
20 Sep |
Show of visualization in an aerodynamic tunnelDate: 20 September 08, Saturday 09:00 - 21 September 16:00
Institute of Aeronautics and Applied Mechanics of Warsaw University of Technology, Nowowiejska 24 A meeting organized in cooperation with the Association of Young Aeronautical Engineers. The show ends at 16:00. Air in the service of people. How is it possible that a plane weighing a few tonnes leaves the ground? How does air act around us, our houses and cars? Can we talk about the Earth, the planet of people and forget about its very important part – air which surrounds everything? These and other questions will be answered by the Association of Young Aeronautical Engineers. Thanks to a self-designed aerodynamic tunnel we can see the air and the way it acts around a flying plane, a driving car and even… a building on a windy day. Length: ca. 45 min
Dates: More about the Science Festival at the website www.festiwalnauki.edu.pl |
20 Sep |
Against the wind by carDate: 20 September 08, Saturday 10:00 - 21 September 10:45
Institute of Aeronautics and Applied Mechanics of Warsaw University of Technology, Nowowiejska 24 More about the Science Festival at the website www.festiwalnauki.edu.pl |
20 Sep |
Thermography in aerodynamic applicationsDate: 20 September 08, Saturday 11:00 - 21 September 11:45
Institute of Aeronautics and Applied Mechanics of Warsaw University of Technology, Nowowiejska 24, More about the Science Festival at the website www.festiwalnauki.edu.pl |
20 Sep |
Computer analysis of image and speech signalsDate: 20 September 08, Saturday 11:00 - 13:00
Faculty of Electronics and Information Technology, Nowowiejska 15/19,
The event will consist of two parts: a lecture and a show in the robotics laboratory. The lecture will outline the rules of computer analysis of digital images and speech signals and examples of their applications in various areas of technology. Then in the laboratory there will be a presentation of functional capabilities of robots controlled by speech and image. In near future, there will be a significant growth of the need for devices helping people in their daily duties. The devices will use natural (for people) forms of communication, such as speech and gesture commands.
Comments: More about the Science Festival at the website www.festiwalnauki.edu.pl |
20 Sep |
Composite-structure gliders from WUTDate: 20 September 08, Saturday 12:00 - 21 September 16:00
Institute of Aeronautics and Applied Mechanics of Warsaw University of Technology, Nowowiejska 24 Continuous event, shows last until 16:00.
During the events, there will be a presentation of prototypes of gliders, made from scratch in the Institute of Aeronautics and Applied Mechanics of Warsaw University of Technology. It will also be possible to see an experimental workshop.
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22 Sep |
Challenges of Contemporary TechnologyDate: 22 September 08, Monday 10:00 - 24 September 16:00 Young Scientists towards the Challenges of Contemporary Technology As a continuation of the initiative, started two years ago, of integrating the community of young scientists, we would like to invite you to take part in a national Scientific and Technical Conference of PhD Students and Young Scientists organized under the name ”Young Scientists towards the Challenges of Contemporary Technology”, which will be held on 22-24 September 2008 at Warsaw University of Technology. The registration deadline is May, 30. Detailed information can be found at the Internet website of the conference: http://konferencja.doktoranci.pw.edu.pl |
23 Sep |
Microorganisms provide energyDate: 23 September 08, Tuesday 17:00 - 17:45
Centre for Biotechnology of Warsaw University of Technology, Waryńskiego 1 The aim of the event is to present the possibility of using microorganisms to produce renewable energy: ranging from production of biogas, hydrogen, to microbiological fuel cells.
The lecture deals with the specificity of use of biotechnology to obtain energy. There will be a presentation of some devices and methods used in biotechnological processes, as well as engineering-economic issues, that is: how to produce energy cheaply using microorganisms.
Length: 45 min. |
25 Sep |
Animal cell culture in in vitro conditionsDate: 25 September 08, Thursday 17:00 - 17:45
Centre for Biotechnology, Waryńskiego 1 The event will be devoted to animal cell culture in vitro in laboratory conditions. During the show, participants will be able to see i.a. human cell culture, as well as specialist equipment used at different stages of biotechnological production. The participants will see how biotechnology combines achievements of biological, chemical and technical sciences.
Length: 45 min. |
26 Sep |
Biocybernetics: technology for humankindDate: 26 September 08, Friday 15:30 - 17:30
Faculty of Electronics and Information Technology, Nowowiejska 15/19
Presentation of solutions and methods of helping disabled people using Brain Computer Interface. The development of information technologies makes interaction between people and computers more possible, using thought only. The device called Brain Computer Interface is the future of communication, and in near future it will offer indispensable help for disabled people. (Fundamentals of information technology / electronics)
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27 Sep |
Robots – human’s alliesDate: 27 September 08, Saturday 10:00 - 12:00
Institute of Aeronautics and Applied Mechanics of Warsaw University of Technology, Nowowiejska 24 The show will include robots which help to look after patients in hospitals, to clean flats and offices, to conduct remote surgeries, to build space stations remotely and to neutralize dangerous substances remotely without human participation.
Length: 2 hours |
27 Sep |
Laser – incredible source of lightDate: 27 September 08, Saturday 10:00 - 15:00
Faculty of Electronics and Information Technology of Warsaw University of Technology, Nowowiejska 15/19 The event / lesson will include a 30-minute lecture which will discuss physical fundamentals of lasers, general ideas of their structure and their uses. Then there will be a demonstration of the operation of an argon-krypton laser. The lesson will end with a 20-minute show presenting the possibility of marking moving images with a laser beam.
Length: 1 hour More about the Science Festival at the website www.festiwalnauki.edu.pl |
27 Sep |
Looking for thoughts – imaging brain operationsDate: 27 September 08, Saturday 10:00 - 11:00
Faculty of Electronics and Information Technology of Warsaw University of Technology, Nowowiejska 15/19 The aim of the event is for its participants to learn about modern methods of functional imaging of the brain. During the event, there will be lectures and presentations on physical phenomena used in the process of creating images of inner parts of the brain, as well as electronic and IT tools used to create imaging devices – tomographs. Apart from lectures, there will be a tour of medical imaging laboratories, together with a demonstration of the operation of devices – tomographs: Magnetic Resonance (MR) and computer tomography (CT).
Length: ca 1h. More about the Science Festival at the website www.festiwalnauki.edu.pl |
27 Sep |
Can robots weld?Date: 27 September 08, Saturday 10:00 - 11:45
Institute of Materials Technologies, Narbutta 85 The show of robot welding will be conducted on a laboratory stand equipped with a number of modern technological devices. The most important of them is a universal technological robot IRp-6 produced by ZAP - Robotyka S.A. Ostrów Wlkp. It has five independently controlled axes (degrees of freedom), high repeatability and precision of positioning (+- 0,2 mm). An additional sixth degree of freedom of the stand is a continually-operated positioner installed on a common stand.
As a welding electricity source, a specialist device produced by ESAB has been used. It is controlled by a computer system placed in a separate cubicle. The control system is equipped with a unique computer system based on an industrial PC panel with an active control screen.
Length: 45 minutes More about the Science Festival at the website www.festiwalnauki.edu.pl |
27 Sep |
Science Festival of the Young ManDate: 27 September 08, Saturday 10:00 - 28 September 16:00 An event for children, guest housed at the Faculty of Physics at WUT, Koszykowa 75 More about the Science Festival at the website www.festiwalnauki.edu.pl |
27 Sep |
Science Festival in JabłonnaDate: 27 September 08, Saturday 10:00 - 28 September 17:00 Venue: Palace in Jabłonna, Modlińska 105, Jabłonna A detailed timetable of the Science Festival in Jabłonna can be found at the website: http://www.festiwalnauki.edu.pl/node/602 More about the Science Festival at the website www.festiwalnauki.edu.pl |
27 Sep |
Incredible glassDate: 27 September 08, Saturday 11:00 - 12:45
The Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering of Warsaw University of Technology, Wołoska 141 Modern technology enables production of new materials of unique properties. Such a group of materials are metallic glasses, i.e. metallic alloys of the structure of normal window glass, exhibiting extraordinary magnetic or mechanical properties. At the same time, they are a basic material for obtaining nanocrystalline materials. The participants of the show will witness subsequent stages of the process of manufacturing metallic glass and then they will evaluate their basic physical properties themselves. They will all take home a-few-centimetre-long parts of the produced metallic glass.
Length: 45 min More about the Science Festival at the website www.festiwalnauki.edu.pl |
27 Sep |
Joints to be replacedDate: 27 September 08, Saturday 11:00 - 12:45
The Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering of Warsaw University of Technology, Wołoska 141, room 311 It is said that modern medicine does miracles. But would this be possible without the support of technology? Not really. One example of such help for doctors is making different types of endoprostheses of joints by engineers. Thanks to them, a few thousand people a year in Poland can recover and regain their normal activity. Guests who will come to the event will be able to see the structure of different types of endoprostheses and learn what materials they are made of. The programme also includes short animations which show schematically the course of a surgery of inserting an endoprosthesis.
Length: 45 min More about the Science Festival at the website www.festiwalnauki.edu.pl |
27 Sep |
Strongest magnetsDate: 27 September 08, Saturday 11:00 - 12:45
The Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering of Warsaw University of Technology, Wołoska 141, room 019 Hard magnetic materials – magnets – are in many everyday objects: in houses, cars, we often have them with us, e.g. in engines of watches. We take no notice of them because they are often hidden in miniature engines, earphones or loudspeakers. Only 20 years ago these devices were not so small. Rapid miniaturization started when strong Nd-Fe-B magnets were obtained (1984). They made use of excellent magnetic properties of the phase Nd2Fe14B. It is not enough, however, to select the contents of these three elements correctly to make an alloy a strong magnet. It also needs to obtain a microstructure which will make the material after magnetizing a source of constant magnetic field. Nowadays the value of the world production of these materials is almost half of the value of production of all magnets. Strong magnets are constantly finding new applications. The participants of the presentation will be able to learn about the secrets of production of Nd-Fe-B magnets, check their strength themselves and see their present and future applications. Length: 45 min
How to get there – trams 10, 17, 33, buses 107, 117, 138, 192. More about the Science Festival at the website www.festiwalnauki.edu.pl |
27 Sep |
Journey into a materialDate: 27 September 08, Saturday 11:00 - 12:45
The Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering of Warsaw University of Technology, Wołoska 141, floor 2, room 313A During the show there will be a presentation of the basic technique of studying materials – optical microscopy. There will be a short show of metallographic structures. Participants will be able to see metallographic structures themselves, e.g. coins. Those interested will be able to make a metallographic microsection themselves. Length: 45 min
Trams 10 17 33 Paszkowskiego stop
Dates: More about the Science Festival at the website www.festiwalnauki.edu.pl |
27 Sep |
How do animals move in air or water?Date: 27 September 08, Saturday 11:00 - 12:45
Institute of Aeronautics and Applied Mechanics of Warsaw University of Technology, Nowowiejska 24 For millions of years nature has not invented the rotary bearing. Animals can only make swinging motion with their limbs. Because of these limitations they have developed various, unknown in technical solutions, methods of obtaining aerodynamic lift and driving force enabling them to move freely in air or water. The lecture presents, in the visual form (graphics and short films), information about the ways in which birds, insects and bats fly and whales and fish swim.
Length: 45 min More about the Science Festival at the website www.festiwalnauki.edu.pl |
27 Sep |
How do computers see?Date: 27 September 08, Saturday 11:00 - 12:45
Faculty of Electronics and Information Technology, Nowowiejska 15/19 Length: circa 45 minutes
Dates: More about the Science Festival at the website www.festiwalnauki.edu.pl |
27 Sep |
Digital face – detection and immersion in videoDate: 27 September 08, Saturday 11:00 - 14:30
Faculty of Electronics and Information Technology of Warsaw University of Technology, Nowowiejska 15/19
The event will be a show of a system of automatic face localisation in digital image and then recognition of people on the basis of that. During the show, participants will be able to test the system on themselves by adding their photos to the system and checking if they are recognized correctly. Length: circa 30 minutes
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Dates: More about the Science Festival at the website www.festiwalnauki.edu.pl |
27 Sep |
Networks of sensors monitoring the environmentDate: 27 September 08, Saturday 13:00 - 14:00
Faculty of Electronics and Information Technology of Warsaw University of Technology, Nowowiejska 15/19 The environment on the Earth is becoming more and more polluted as a result of the activity of the human. The greatest authorities on all continents are trying to prevent its degradation. The basis of effective prevention of contamination is monitoring – of water, soil, air, noise and electromagnetic and corpuscular radiation. These purposes are served by specialist sensors, connected in an IT network with appropriate software. Measuring probes are placed on the ground, on planes and on satellites. The realization of this task is an interdisciplinary issue.
Length: about an hour
Date: More about the Science Festival at the website www.festiwalnauki.edu.pl |
28 Sep |
Solar electrical energyDate: 28 September 08, Sunday 10:00 - 15:00
Faculty of Electronics and Information Technology of Warsaw University of Technology, Nowowiejska 15/19 A multimedia presentation on the perspectives of growth of photovoltaics and photovoltaic systems. It will be complemented with a presentation of PV modules and systems.
Length: 2 hours More about the Science Festival at the website www.festiwalnauki.edu.pl |
29 Sep |
Future Bridge Project SeminarDate: 29 September 08, Monday 09:30 - 16:00 HP Future-Bridge Project Consortium and the Faculty of Civil Engineering of Warsaw University of Technology have the pleasure to invite you to a seminar entitled “Cost Competitive, Long Life and Low Maintenance FRP Composite Bridges”, which will take place on the 29th of September 2008 at 9:30 at the MDM Hotel, pl. Konstytucji 1 in Warsaw. The seminar will be held in English and participation is free of charge. Detailed information can be found at http://www.mostostal.waw.pl. |
1 Oct |
Inauguration ceremony of the academic yearDate: 01 October 08, Wednesday 10:00 - 12:00 |
2 Oct |
SeminarDate: 02 October 08, Thursday 16:15 - 17:00
On the 2nd of October 2008 at 16:15 in room 123 (Main Building) a seminar will be held, in which Wiesław K. Binienda, Ph..D., professor and Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Civil Engineering at the University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, USA, will make a presentation entitled "Experimental and Numerical Investigations of Braided Composite Materials for Jet Engine Applications". |
16 Oct |
Seminar: Nanotechnology with nanotubesDate: 16 October 08, Thursday 16:15 - 17:30 Place: WUT Main Building, room 134 Nanotechnology with nanotubes: From thermal motors to manipulations of electrons prof. Adrian Bachtold, Centro de investigacion en nanociencia y nanotecnologia, Barcelona More information at the website: http://www.mini.pw.edu.pl/~konwersa/konwersatorium |
21 Oct |
Fairs of Scientific Circles and Student OrganizationsDate: 21 October 08, Tuesday 10:00 - 22 October 17:00 On 21-22 October, the Main Building of Warsaw University of Technology will host the fifth edition of ”Konik” Fairs of Scientific Circles and Student Organizations. The event will be held under the honorary patronage of the Rector of Warsaw University of Technology, Włodzimierz Kurnik and the Mazowsze Chief Education Officer, Karol Semik. The “Konik” Fairs are the biggest event of this type at Warsaw University of Technology. Over the two days of fairs, ca. 50 most active Scientific Circles and Student Organizations will show their scope of activities. There will also be a presentation of WUT Media, which have received a special common platform. The Fairs have been planned in such a way that each participant can find something for themselves and “palpably” check the performance of various interesting models. A thematic, colorful division into sectors will make it easier to visit stands. A large number of cases and competitions will be conducted by different units. We will be able to see the progress of work of young scientists and to look into their scientific projects. On a large screen there will be a show of films and reports on student expeditions and projects made by the WUT Internet Television (WUTTV). Members of Scientific Circles and Student Organizations will enjoy additional attractions. In the evening, on the eve of the Fairs, there will be an integration game thanks to which, like in a western, participants will be able to gain additional skills of moving around a maze of red tape. In the evening on the second day of the Fairs, after the official closing of the event, you are invited to the Babilon Club, where in the climate and outfits from the Wild West we will have fun till the crack of dawn. During “Konik”, a competition will be held for the most attractive stand of a Scientific Circle and Student Organization and the audience award will also be given. The Fairs will be visited by numerous students from Warsaw secondary schools. 20 October18.00 Case for members of Scientific Circles and Student Organizations 21 October
10.00 Beginning of Day 1 22 October
10.00 Beginning of Day 2 |
23 Oct |
Great Music in the Small HallDate: 23 October 08, Thursday 18:00 - 19:30
Hot climates of South America |
27 Oct |
Can there be unsustainable development?Date: 27 October 08, Monday 16:15 - 17:30 Place: The Small Hall, WUT
As part of the cycle ”Young Poland’s Academy”, a meeting will be held with the vice-minister of economy, Adam Szejnfeld. |
15 Nov |
Day of Warsaw University of TechnologyDate: 15 November 08, Saturday 10:00 - 18:00 Timetable8.00 - mass Galleries, 2nd floor, WUT Main Building9.35 – opening of the exhibition ”90 years of ARKONIA corporation” The Small Hall, WUT Main Building10.00 – ceremonial session of the WUT Senate (in the schedule i.a.: graduation ceremony for doctoral and habilitation degrees; award of the medal: ”WUT Person of Merit” and WUT medals) 10.00 – 14.00 – University of the Young Chemist – lectures for the youth (i.a.: ”Electronic nose and tongue” – lecture by prof. Wojciech Wróblewski, Ph.D., D.Sc. (the youngest professor of WUT, 39 years of age) for students of high schools 10.00 – 14.00 – visits to WUT laboratories (the Faculty of Chemistry and other faculties) 10.00 – 17.00 – Car Exhibition (Politechnika Square, the Faculty of Automotive and Construction Machinery Engineering) 11.00 – 17.00 – Picnic of WUT Student Scientific Circles (tent in front of the Main Building) 11.00 – 17.00 – tent with a barbecue (yard next to the Main Library) The Hall of Physics, the Building of the Faculty of Physics12.00 Opening of the exhibition ”Large Hadron Collider in Poland”- the exhibition is devoted to commissioning of the Large Hadron Collider in the CERN laboratory. The Main Library, WUT Main Building13.30 – visit to an occasional exhibition: ”We are learning… student’s books, laboratory equipment, e-sources” (Exhibition open from 14 to 21 November 2008) Ceremonial presentation of a private collection of slide rules to the WUT Museum Signing of an agreement between the Student Self-Governments of WUT and Kiev Area outside the Building of Electronics
The Faculty of Civil Engineering
Stadium of Warsaw University of Technology15.00 – Third Race for the WUT Rector’s Cup The Main Hall, WUT Main Building17.00 – Elections of the Miss and Mister of Warsaw University of Technology and a concert of “The Engineers Band” and WUT choir |
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