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Date added: 2025-05-20

Doctoral School PhD students involved in the development of a new-generation smart composite

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In the photo: Prof. Magdalena Rucka with her research team. On the stairs, from the left: MSc Eng. Błażej Woźny, MSc Eng. Tomasz Ciborowski, PhD Eng. Erwin Wojtczak. Photo by Krzysztof Krzempek / Gdańsk University of Technology.
Two types of materials, self-monitoring and self-healing capabilities, sensor integration directly into the material structure, and 3D printing technology – these are just some of the advanced elements of the research conducted at Gdańsk University of Technology as part of the SMART-S2H3D project led by Professor Magdalena Rucka.

The goal of the project is to develop a new class of multifunctional composites that could revolutionize civil, mechanical, aerospace, and biomedical engineering in the future. Our doctoral students – MSc Eng. Błażej Woźny and MSc Eng. Tomasz Ciborowski who – are also involved in the research. They began their training at the Doctoral School at Gdańsk Tech in the academic year 2024/2025. Both are affiliated with the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering and are conducting their research under the supervision of Professor Magdalena Rucka, PhD, DSc, Eng., from the Department of Mechanics of Materials and Structures.

The researchers plan to produce materials using continuous carbon fibres and electrically conductive paths printed with 3D technology. Such solutions may enable autonomous structural health monitoring and the initiation of self-healing processes.

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The involvement of doctoral students in such an ambitious and interdisciplinary project is a great example of the active role of early-career researchers in high-impact, application-oriented research.

We wish them success in achieving their ambitious research goals and continued satisfaction in their scientific development.

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