„Życie Uczelni” information bulletin of the TUL

41 laureates of the 14th LIDER scheme have been announced at a gala ceremony in Warsaw, among them dr inż. Zbigniew Tyfa, a researcher at the TUL's Institute of Turbomachinery. He was awarded 1.8 million złoty for Matematyczne wspomaganie przewidywania skutków leczenia tętniaków wewnątrzczaszkowych [Mathematical modelling to predict the outcome of intracranial aneurysm treatment] - a project of which he is the author.

Edited by Ewa Chojnacka

Only one candidate has been proposed nominated by the university community for the office of Rector of Lodz University of Technology in the 2024-2028 term. Professor Krzysztof Jóźwik, who has held the office since September 1, 2020, will seek re-election.

Dear Members of the TUL academic community
The last few weeks saw a number of events which engaged the entire Lodz University of Technology community. One of them, the Research Week, is the one I would like to highlight as there are several reasons for its relevance.

This year's annual call for proposals in the City funding scheme Łódź akademicka – naukowa, kreatywna i wielokulturowa 2024  [Academic Łódź - research-focused, creative, and multicultural 2024] received a record number of 56 submissions.

On the seventh of March, yet again this year, Lodz University of Technology's Performance Hall became the venue for the Czwartkowe Forum Kultury [Thursday Cultural Forum] meeting event. This time, Jakub Garbacz, an organist at the Archcathedral Basilica of Saint Stanisław Kostka in Łódź and also one of Poland's foremost organ virtuosos, was the guest speaker.

Written by Michał Grzelak, Media and Communications Office

As part of the FU2N (Fund for Academic Conference Excellence) program, I will be working on a topic related to collectible toys, conducting research that has not been previously explored in relation to these products.

Written by dr Kamil Lubiński, Institute of Marketing and Sustainable Development  

Dr hab. inż. Joanna Pietrasik and dr hab. Radosław Podsiadły have been awarded the title of professor of exact and natural sciences in the discipline of Chemical Sciences. Both researchers work at the Institute of Polymers and Dyes at the Faculty of Chemistry.
The decision on conferring the title on the TUL scientists was made by Andrzej Duda, President of the Republic of Poland, on February 29.

The following considerations are an attempt to define the problem of digital publications and their role in the process of research evaluation. They also provide an opportunity to present the results of the 3rd National Conference on Scientific Publishing hosted by CRASP. The central theme of the event conducted in a hybrid mode were the challenges posed by the developments in artificial intelligence.

Written by dr Joanna Pawliczak, TUL Library/TUL Publishing House

Dr. Eng. Marcin Cichy from the Faculty of Organization and Management of the Lodz University of Technology received the first prize in the 15th competition of the Committee of Organization and Management Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences for the best scientific work 2021-2022, in the doctoral theses category.

Professor Piotr Sankowski of the University of Warsaw, an accomplished computer scientist and winner of prestigious ERC grants, was one of the featured guests during the Science and Project Day, one of the events of the Research Week. In an interview with Życie Uczelni, he talked about the research on artificial intelligence conducted at IDEAS NCBR, of which he is President, and the importance of promoting and communicating research outputs.

The Faculty of Organization and Management (OiZ), in its capacity as a partner in the project Industry Skills Center for Logistics in Grodzisk Mazowiecki, will be involved in an endeavor, whose budget is 12 million złoty, intended to introduce a new institution into the ecosystem of education. Its official launch is scheduled for January 2025.

Enthusiasm, commitment, curiosity, and hard work - these are the traits that the E2TOP participants, high-achieving TUL students, have in common. All of them completed a research project under the guidance of a research mentor.

Written by dr Agnieszka Garcarek-Sikorska, Media and Communications Office

Lodz University of Technology students are the second largest group of participants in the micromodules and challenges offered by the ECIU consortium of universities, according to ECIU data. Maciej Szulczewski, a Mechanical Engineering student at IFE, is one of ECIU's ambassadors.

At an age when many would only think about a well-earned rest and relaxation, dr Stanisław Pruś opted for a radically different path, one that is anything but ordinary, and one that would certainly frighten many younger and aspiring researchers. After decades of work in the industry, he decided to return to the world of academia to test his hypotheses and theories that he had formed over many years of working with dyes.

Written by prof. Piotr Kulpiński, dr inż. Edyta Matyjas-Zgondek, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Informatics and Chemistry of Polymer Materials

Every year, a number doctoral degrees are awarded at Lodz University of Technology: during a solemn ceremony researchers are presented with their doctoral diplomas. I am talking to Stanisław Pruś, who defended his doctoral dissertation in February. What makes him stand out among the group of newly promoted doctoral degree recipients are the years he has lived. He returned to research work while already retired. May this article serve as an inspiration to all who wish to pursue their scholarly interests, regardless of age or employment status.

Interviewed by Ewa Chojnacka, editor-in-chief