Bartłomiej Łuszczuk from the Faculty of Chemistry at the Warsaw University of Technology was the only student from Poland to be awarded a scholarship in the Amgen Scholars Programme. It is a global summer research internship programme for students that provides hands-on research experience in the fields of biology, biotechnology, and biomedical sciences at leading scientific institutions - with only 2% of applicants being accepted.
Julia Pigłowska and Jeremi Kozakiewicz from the Student Research Group of Spatial Management at the Faculty of Geodesy and Cartography, Warsaw University of Technology, took part in archaeological excavations in Sacsayhuamán, Peru, conducted by the Centre for Andean Studies of the University of Warsaw.
Dr Marta Mazurkiewicz-Pawlicka from the Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering has just returned from a one-year postdoctoral fellowship at RWTH Aachen University. She worked there under the supervision of Prof. Anna Mechler – an expert in electrochemistry and the head of the Electrochemical Reaction Engineering Chair, operating within the Aachener Verfahrenstechnik research institute. The ERT team investigates electrochemical processes occurring in fuel cells (conversion of chemical energy into electrical energy) and in electrolytic processes (conversion of electrical energy into chemical energy).
The WaterSense – ASIR project, aimed at developing and introducing to the market an innovative water quality monitoring system in Poland, has been awarded the runner-up title in the national stage of the international James Dyson Award competition. Thanks to its innovative technology, the system enables continuous, precise, and fully automated water quality monitoring.
Although we usually associate earthworms with gardens and soil aeration, they can also play an important role in environmental remediation. Some species of these invertebrates are capable of cleaning up soils contaminated with crude oil and its derivatives.
How can used plastics and waste oils be transformed into something that not only replaces fossil fuels but also contributes to environmental protection? Sabina Wilkanowicz, PhD, from the Warsaw University of Technology Branch in Płock, has been seeking answers to this question. Together with her team, she has been conducting research for several years on the use of electrospinning nanotechnology in recycling and biofuel production.
