Eleven MINIATURES for Gdańsk Tech Scientists
The National Science Centre announced the results for proposals submitted in July in the MINIATURA 8 competition and summarized this year’s edition. At Gdańsk Tech, a total of 11 projects received funding amounting to over PLN 470,000 within the framework of the competition.
The National Science Centre announced the results for proposals submitted in July in the MINIATURA 8 competition and summarized this year’s edition. At Gdańsk Tech, a total of 11 projects received funding amounting to over PLN 470,000 within the framework of the competition.
Projects from Gdańsk Tech that received funding in the MINATURA 8 competition:
- “Assessment of the impact of deep eutectic solvent additive on the properties of chitosan-based composite coatings electrodeposited on titanium alloy surface for bone implant applications”, PhD Eng. Łukasz Pawłowski, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Ship Technology, PLN 49,500
- “Laser remelting of nanohydroxyapatite coating obtained on titanium alloy in terms of tribological properties of the resulting surface layer”, PhD Eng. Magdalena Jażdżewska, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Ship Technology, PLN 49,610
- “Preparation and characterization of laser-induced Mo2TiC2Tx MXene/graphene hybrid materials for applications in electrochemical energy storage”, PhD Samaneh Shahsavarifar, Prof. Gdańsk Tech, Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics, PLN 49,990
- “Is Geotrichum candidum a new threat? – proteome and metabolome analysis of environmental and clinical isolates”, PhD Eng. Martyna Mroczyńska-Szeląg, PLN 47,960
- “Development and validation of a methodology for determining selected VOCs released during low-temperature pretreatment of sewage sludge”, PhD Eng. Hubert Byliński, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, PLN 40,700
- “Characterization and coexistence of price bubbles in the art investment market and selected capital markets”, PhD Eng. Marcin Potrykus, Faculty of Management and Economics, PLN 31,460
- “Identification of material parameters of asphalt mortar in a two-phase model of asphalt concrete”, PhD Eng. Cezary Szydłowski, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, PLN 39,600
- “Tool for integrated numerical modeling of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) migration in the aeration and saturation zones”, PhD Eng. Anna Gumuła-Kawęcka, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, PLN 25,700
- “Polychromatic precise microscopic and imaging polarimetry – research trip to Marine Biological Laboratory”, PhD Mykola Shopa, Prof. Gdańsk Tech, Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics, PLN 48,730
- “Growth of single crystals and investigation of physical properties of EuAg4Sb2, SrCu4As2 and BaCu4As2”, PhD Sudip Malick, Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics, PLN 49,500
- “Clinically significant bacteria in the aquatic environment in terms of the spread of resistance traits – molecular analysis of the phenomenon preliminary/pilot study”, PhD Eng. Filip Gamoń, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, PLN 39,380
In the eighth edition of the MINIATURA competition, a total of 339 scientists received funding. They will receive over PLN 13.7 million to carry out their scientific activities.
MINIATURA is a competition aimed at scientists who have obtained a PhD degree within the last 12 years and have not yet gained experience in independently managing a research project. In the 8th edition of the competition, researchers could receive funding ranging from PLN 5,000 to 50,000 for the implementation of scientific activities up to 12 months, in the form of preliminary research, pilot studies, literature review, scientific internship, research trip, or consultation trip.