Date added: 2023-07-10
Over PLN 20 million for Gdańsk Tech as part of co-financing from the Ministry of Education and Science
Granted funding in the total amount of over PLN 20 million will allow for the implementation of further investments related to the university's scientific activity.
– The development of higher education and science requires regular investment in infrastructure, research projects and technologies. We are extremely pleased that this idea also guides the Ministry of Education and Science and Minister Przemysław Czarnek, who see our potential and support our activities - says prof. Krzysztof Wilde, Gdańsk Tech rector. – Projects that have received funding will soon allow for innovative research and even better education of our students. We are particularly pleased with the commitment and active attitude of young scientists, on whose initiative a modern and innovative BioMed Lab will be created.
BioMed Lab | co-financing amount: PLN 14,200,000
The project involves the creation of a modern BioMed Lab at the Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics of Gdańsk University of Technology. It is a joint initiative of young scientists from four Gdańsk Tech faculties. The BioMed Lab project team includes: Paweł Wityk, PhD, Eng. (project leader, Faculty of Chemistry), prof. Małgorzata Szczerska (FETI), prof. Robert Bogdanowicz (FETI), Michał Sobaszek, PhD, Eng. (FETI), prof. Aneta Łuczkiewicz (FCEE), Małgorzata Szopińska , PhD, Eng. (FCEE), prof. Sylwia Fudala-Książek (FCEE), prof. Jacek Łubiński (FMEST), prof. Szymon Grymek (FMEST).
The creation of such an interdisciplinary laboratory within the discipline of Biomedical Engineering will result in a significant acceleration of scientific research, increase in Gdańsk Tech innovation on a national and global scale, and increased cooperation with the economic environment.
The main goal of the Laboratory will be broadly understood analyses: mechanical, optical, chemical or biological - both of tissues of various organisms and materials used in biomedical engineering. The combination of equipment enabling the performance of highly sensitive determinations of chemical substance concentrations in conjunction with the equipment enabling the creation of sensors and fiber optic sensors will allow the development of research in the direction of useful optoelectronic sensors for diagnostic, medical and environmental monitoring applications.
The laboratory will be equipped with highly specialized equipment, such as:
- Mass spectrometer coupled with a liquid chromatograph
- Optical set with a femtosecond optical fiber laser, a fiber processing station and a spectrum analyzer
- A system for recording and analyzing mechanical loads on surfaces in biological systems
- Layer deposition kit for large-area 3D deposition of semiconductor diamond nanostructures
- A system for high-energy layer deposition using magnetron sputtering.
The research equipment purchased from the grant funds will be used mainly for scientific purposes in cooperation with other research centers (domestic and foreign), industry, as well as within the framework of cooperation within universities and cooperation with the private sector.
Redevelopment of the Hydro building | co-financing amount: PLN 6,600,000
The modernization of the Hydro building consists in the adaptation of rooms for research, teaching, laboratory, office and storage purposes, along with the necessary sanitary facilities.
– "Hydro" is one of the three buildings of the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering. After the construction of the Eco-innovation Centre, renovation of the Żelbet building, the thorough modernization of the Hydro building will fulfill the goal of the faculty authorities, which is to provide employees and students with the most modern didactic and scientific base on a world-class level. – says prof. Joanna Żukowska, Dean of the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering. – We are aware that this is a prerequisite for the dynamic development of the research staff, maintaining close international cooperation and improving the education process at the faculty. In the laboratories of the Hydro building, we carry out research focused, for example, on the development of the circular economy, combating climate change and the transition to zero emissions. In this way, as a department, we contribute to the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
During the modernization, storage rooms will be built, including the one for chemical reagents, and an industrial cold store, conference and training rooms with the possibility of working in the "active learning" mode, and 3 research and development laboratories will be modernized. The project provides for the adaptation of rooms for research and teaching staff and the modernization of the auditorium.
The building will be equipped with devices that enable people with disabilities to move around the building and facilitate access from the outside.
The project also includes roof repair and façade renovation.