Research | Gdańsk University of Technology

2021-04-16

How to verify that your dog is not human? Scientists from Gdańsk are working on it

Albert is a dog (Canis familiaris), but he is not aware of it. Moreover, he loves human food (and beer), watching movies online, sleeping in bed, though he shouldn't be doing all of these things. To convince him of this, an interdisciplinary team of scientists from Gdańsk University of Technology, the University of Gdańsk and the Medical University of Gdańsk, i.e. universities making up the...

2021-03-25

Intelligent material for medical sensors shall be created

A team of chemists and material engineers from Gdańsk University of Technology and the University of Gdańsk - two of the three universities that are part of the Fahrenheit University Association - led by prof. Jacek Ryl from the Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics at Gdańsk Tech is working on creating an intelligent composite material using diamond for the production of electrochemical...

2021-03-19

PG was classified in the discipline of Chemistry for the first time

In this year's edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021, Gdańsk University of Technology was classified in two disciplines out of five broad scientific areas: Chemistry and Engineering - Electrical & Electronic. The authors of the ranking analyzed over 3 800 study programs at over 1 440 universities. They considered among others opinions about the universities in the...

2021-03-12

Pioneer brain surgery with the participation of Michał Kucewicz, PhD from Gdańsk Tech

A pioneer brain surgery was performed in Wrocław, during which PhD Michał Kucewicz, who runs the Brain and Mind Electrophysiology Laboratory at the Department of Multimedia Systems, Gdańsk Tech, registered the signals from electrodes implanted deep into the patient's brain using electrophysiological equipment. The conducted research project may be a breakthrough in the study of the mechanisms...

2021-03-05

A unique platform for the production of proteins using psychrotolerant yeast

Another license agreement was signed for an invention in the field of biotechnology created by scientists from Gdańsk University of Technology and Łódź University of Technology. It is a platform that enables the production of proteins based on the gene expression system in a selected yeast species adapted to growth at low temperatures. This unique solution can be used, among others in the...

2021-03-02

Mateusz Daśko, Ph.D. Eng. is a laureate of the prestigious Maria Skłodowska-Curie scholarship

Mateusz Daśko, Ph.D. Eng. from the Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, won the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions competition and received a prestigious scholarship. As a result, for two years he will conduct research on the synthesis of new chemical compounds that may help in the selective degradation of proteins in cells and contribute to the creation of new drugs,...

2021-02-17

The youngest professor in the Institute of Applied Mathematics

The President of Poland, by decision of January 4, 2021, awarded the academic title of professor to Joanna Janczewska, Ph.D. D.Sc. Eng. from Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics Professor Joanna Janczewska A graduate of the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of the University of Gdańsk (1999), currently director of the Institute of Applied Mathematics and head of the Subsection of...