„Życie Uczelni” information bulletin of the TUL

Dr inż. Ernest Stano of the Institute of Mechatronics and Information Systems, Lodz University of Technology has been recognized with a scholarship for excellent young researchers awarded by the Minister of Education and Science.

The laureate graduated from the Faculty of Electric, Electronic, Computer and Control Engineering. He defended his doctoral dissertation with honors last year, just four years of his graduation. The 29-year-old researcher's track record is quite impressive. He has authored and co-authored 24 publications, six patents, and has carried out three research grants.

Written by Ewa Chojnacka, editor-in-chief

A group of researchers in the Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Science, including dr inż. Joanna Grzelczyk, dr inż. Gałązka-Czarnecka, and dr inż. Joanna Oracz, have been working edible packaging and dishware. The technology they have been developing takes advantage of vegetative waste. Their innovative project called Mixture for the production of disposable biodegradable packaging and tableware, especially for use in the food industry, and a method of their production took second place in the competition "Eureka! DGP - discovering Polish inventions".

The latest Hot Topics in Science and Technology series featured dr. Jacek Gwizdka, Associate Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, who delivered a lecture on “Neuro-physiological evidence as a basis for understanding human-information interaction”. In an interview for Życie Uczelni, Jacek talks about his professional career trajectory and research.

With the beginning of July, the second edition of the Spinaker project, funded by NAWA with EU funds, kicked off at the Faculty of OiZ. The first one was successfully held in April.

Written by dr Sebastian Bakalarczyk, Institute of Management

The project has been in development since 2015. New students have been joining the team in place of those graduating, yet one thing has remained constant - the GUST turbine has been a tour de force project. At the International Small Wind Turbine Contest in the Netherlands, the team working on the GUST project have just achieved another spectacular win. Their small but highly innovative wind turbine won first place, achieving in addition the best result in the category of the highest per annum energy production.

Written by Marcin Walczak, Team GUST

Lodz University of Technology is among the best universities in Poland! Again! This year, however, it has been ranked one notch higher than last year among technical universities.

Written by Ewa Chojnacka, editor-in-chief

Year 2023 has been rather special for the discipline of Management and Quality Studies on account of the Summer School of Management (SZL), an event regarded as iconic by the scientific community of the discipline. The conference has been held biannually since 1973. The organization of the latest, 22nd edition, was granted to the Faculty of Organization and Management of Lodz University of Technology and the Faculty of Management of the Wroclaw University of Economics. It was held under the auspices of the Committee on Organizational and Management Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences, as well as of the Rectors of both universities, Professor Krzysztof Jóźwik and Professor Andrzej Kaleta.

Written by dr hab. Anna Adamik, TUL professor, Institute of Management

The project dealing with carbon capture and utilization is scheduled to end in December 2023. Its activities have been carried out with the financial support of the governments of Czechia, Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary provided through the Visegrad Grants from the International Visegrad Fund.

Prof. Andrzej Marcinkowski from the Department of Organization and Management at the Lodz University of Technology (TUL) is involved in his research work, including life cycle assessment (LCA), production engineering, industrial symbiosis and energy efficiency.

Lodz University of Technology representatives successfully competed in the Polish Academic Championships in beach volleyball. Maciej Kaszewiak, a student at the Faculty of Organization and Management, and Miłosz Kruk, a student at the Faculty of Chemistry, won the title of Polish Vice-Champions. Their coach is mgr Piotr Piotrowski, TUL Sports Center.

Written by TUL Sports Center

We are very pleased to announce that the fourth edition of the project 'Masters of didactics-implementation of the tutoring model' has brought about great achievements for many students of Lodz University of Technology. Among them is Anna Magnuszewska, a second-year student pursuing a degree in Advanced Design and Technology at the Faculty of Materials Technology and Textile Design. Read on to learn more about this young person, who for several years now has been successfully blending her passions into her studies.

Written by Alina Wujcik, International Cooperation Center

The challenge in today's education is to keep up with all the changes taking place in the social and economic environment of the university. Nowadays, universities are no longer the sole and overriding center of learning, as many companies are opening their own research, development, and training centers. Thus, the need to diversify competencies and enable their advancement at every stage of life is becoming increasingly pronounced.

Written by Ewa Chojnacka, editor-in-chief

The latest edition of the European Economic Forum - Łódzkie 2023 brought together representatives of business, politics, and academia to reflect on the prevailing challenges of the geopolitical situation and to examine current development trends. The Institute of Architecture and Urban Planning of Lodz University of Technology (IAiU) in the panel "Transformation of space - architectural and urban planning research as a source of economic innovation" explored issues related to the impact of the economy on the environment, climate, and green transformation.

Written by dr inż. arch. Adriana Cieślak – Arkuszewska, dr inż. Aneta Tomczak, Institute of Architecture and Urban Planning

The City has launched its Startups Acceleration Program Powered by Invest in Lodz (Central Poland). The kick-off event held at Zatoka Sportu TUL was attended by mentors, experts, and startups from Poland and beyond. Lodz University of Technology is one of the program's strategic partners.

Last week (14-18.06), UbiCOMP Research Group and Polskie Towarzystwo Informatyczne organized an international summer school on Human Computer Interaction (HCI) and the Internet of Things (IoT). The event was co-organized by the Institute of Applied Computer Science, the Faculty of Electrical, Electronic, Computer and Control Engineering with the support from ACM SIGCHI Poland. Technology companies based in Lodz, Digica and TME - Transfer Multisort Elektronik, were the event's partners.

Written by dr Aleksandra Wysokińska, Institute of Applied Computer Science