Research | Gdańsk University of Technology

2020-11-27

New superconductors and publication in a prestigious journal

Prof. Tomasz Klimczuk and PhD student MSc. Eng. Karolina Górnicka from the Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics and the Advanced Materials Center have discovered two new inorganic compounds showing unconventional superconductivity. The results of the research, co-authored by scientists from the AGH University of Science and Technology, Princeton University and Rutgers University (USA),...

2020-11-26

Almost PLN 5 million for young scientists in the 1st edition of the ARGENTUM program

The granted funds will make it possible to carry out a comprehensive research process and disseminate research results, including the purchase of research equipment, materials, small devices or coverage of the costs of publication of the results. Some of the planned projects will be the basis for applying for international funds, thus implementing the objectives of the Excellence Initiative -...

2020-11-25

Almost PLN 7 million from the NCN for the implementation of projects at GUT

Scientists from Gdańsk University of Technology will receive almost PLN 7 million (PLN 6 768 102) for the implementation of 13 projects as part of basic research. The National Science Center has just announced the results of the OPUS and PRELUDIUM competitions. Projects from Gdańsk University of Technology, co-financed under the OPUS19 competition: ‘Modeling of injuries of the...

2020-11-20

Prof. Jacek Namieśnik is yet again among the most cited scientists in the world

Prof. Jacek Namieśnik, PhD, DSc, Eng. the late rector of Gdańsk University of Technology, who died in April 2019, is once again on the prestigious list of the world's most cited scientists. On the Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2020 list, there are only three names of scientists from Polish universities. Clarivate (formerly Thomson Reuters) is a global set of the most cited scientists...

2020-11-05

The international Galileo Award for an architect from GUT

Dr. Eng. Arch. Karolina Zielińska-Dąbkowska, assistant professor at the Department of Urban Architecture and Waterscapes, Faculty of Architecture GUT, was awarded the international Galileo Award 2020, by the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) which is based in the USA. The Galileo Award was established by the IDA Europe in 2003 and has traditionally been presented at the European...

2020-11-05

Lost equipment in hospitals will no longer be a problem

Specialized equipment for examinations at patients' beds, portable x-ray or ECG devices, or even wheelchairs - searching round the hospital for the appropriate medical equipment often wastes a lot of staff’s time that could be spent on helping patients. However, thanks to the technology of scientists from the GUT Department of Microwave and Antenna Engineering, it will be possible to overcome...

2020-10-12

More effective fight against kidney tumors thanks to GUT scientists and students

Scientists and students from Gdańsk University of Technology have developed an innovative system for recognizing the malignancy of kidney tumors. Thanks to it, a more accurate diagnosis will be possible, as well as reducing the number of unnecessary surgeries that put patients' health and life at risk. Most of the patients who develop kidney tumors are the elderly, for whom surgery to remove...