The 3rd edition of the Argentum Triggering Research Grants program awarded more than 3 million zlotys | Gdańsk University of Technology

The funds awarded under the competition will increase the
level of quality of scientific activity of the Gdansk University of Technology. Under the program, it is possible to obtain a university grant to finance the costs of ongoing research and development of young scientists in areas consistent with the activities of the Priority Centers of PG's Research Areas.

In the completed call, 33 high-potential applications were submitted, 22 of which received funding, divided into 4 Priority Research Area Centers:

EcoTech Center

Project title: DAYLIGHT AND VIEW: TOWARD A HEALTHIER ARCHIECTURE
Project manager: Natalia Sokół, PhD, Eng.

Funds awarded: PLN 147,956.49

Project title: AID-4WATER Synergistic effect of advanced oxidation methods (electrolysis and ozonation) implemented for treatment of wastewater from medical facilities with special emphasis on pharmaceutical degradation pathways
Project Manager: Małgorzata Szopińska, PhD.

Funds awarded: PLN 149,978

Project title: Evaluation of fracture resistance of warm mix asphalt (WMA) containing a high percentage of asphalt pavement distillate (RAP)
Project Manager: Dr. Cezary Szydłowski, Eng.

Funds allocated: PLN 148,900

Project title: Identification of defects in the rolling surface of railroad rails using vibration signals
Project manager: Roksana Licow, Ph.D.

Funds awarded: PLN 149,920

Project title: Joanna Majtacz, Ph.
Project Manager: Effect of C/N ratio and pH on the efficiency of single-stage partial denitrification combined with anammox (PD/A) process in a sequential biological reactor

Awarded funds: PLN 149,438

Project title: Evaluation of the potential and effects of microplastics (MP) as a carrier of trace elements from the aquatic environment under varying water conditions
Project manager: Aneta Pacyna-Kuchta, PhD, Eng.

Funds awarded: PLN 147,264

Project title: Gain tuning of velocity observers in sensorless electric drives
Project manager: Daniel Wachowiak, Ph.D.

Funds awarded: PLN 149,180

Project title: Coupled dynamic analysis of the interaction of a pedestrian bridge and a bipedal pedestrian.
Project manager: Anna Banaś, Ph.D.

Funds awarded: PLN 149,954

Project title: Artificial Intelligence-based Diagnostic-Decision System Model (D-DSM) for assessing the impact of vibrations on buildings
Project manager: Anna Jakubczyk-Gałczyńska, Ph.

Funds awarded: PLN 149,880

Project title: Reduction of NOx emissions from hydrogen fumes using UV radiation and low-energy electrical discharges
Project Manager: Konrad Marszałkowski, Ph.D.

Funds awarded: PLN 133,757

Project title: Efficient measurement of wear particle emissions from sliding contact
Project manager: Yurii Tsybrii, PhD, Eng.

Funds awarded: PLN 149,998.30

Digital Technology Center

Project title: Evaluation of the quality of motion data transmission in an underwater multipath channel for selected modulation techniques
Project manager: Agnieszka Czapiewska, Ph.

Funds awarded: PLN 149,978

Project title: Optimization of low-emission concrete mixtures using artificial intelligence
Project manager: Patryk Ziółkowski, PhD, Eng.

Funds awarded: PLN 149,860

Project title: Development of a method for selecting the rigidity of a prone workpiece mount in application to vibration reduction during high-speed milling with slender tools
Project leader: Natalia Stawicka-Morawska, PhD, Eng.

Funds awarded: PLN 149,999.38

BioTechMed Center

Project title: Stimulation of complex tissue regeneration using Folistatin.
Project leader: Piotr Sass, Ph.D.

Funds awarded: PLN 149,860

Project title: Intracranial EEG, neural impulses and pupillometry in human thought detection
Project leader: Dr. JesYs Garcia Salinas

Funds awarded: PLN 149,550

Project title: Use of Raman spectroscopy to study tattoo pigments in tissues and the effects of their photodegradation
Project leader: Katarzyna Karpienko, Ph.D.

Funds awarded: PLN 149,230

Project title: Development of an anisotropic visco-hyperelastic material law for modeling the dura mater of the human spine
Project Manager: Dr. Lukasz Pachocki, Eng.

Funds awarded: PLN 145,320

Center for Future Materials

Project title: Experimental and numerical investigation of mechanical and piezoelectric properties of nanoparticle-enhanced piezo composite based on functionally graded concept.
Project Manager: Mohammad Malikan

Awarded funds: PLN 149,562.68

Project title: non-axial synthesis of structured carbon electrodes for microfluidic electroanalytical platforms
Project leader: Dr. Mattia Pierpaoli

Funds awarded: PLN 149,940

Project title: Be like an alchemist. Plasmonic structures of copper-silver nanorods with gold properties for luminescence enhancement
Project Manager: Marcin Łapiński, PhD.

Funds awarded: PLN 149,860

Project title: Effect of silver nanoparticles on mechanical and biological properties of bacterial cellulose matrix nanocomposite: application in cardiac surgery and dermatology
Project leader: Alicja Stanislawska, MD, PhD   

Funds awarded: PLN 149,744.51

Decisions and merit evaluation sheets will be sent to you within two weeks.