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11th European Young Engineers Conference at WIChiP

On April 17-19, 2023, the 11th edition of the European Young Engineers Conference (EYEC) was held at our Faculty. The conference's principal organiser is the Scientific Club of Chemical and Process Engineering "Venturi."

The topics discussed during the conference inspired the audience to search for new research topics, take risks and cross the boundaries of their discipline.

Chemical Engineering graduates earn the most in the US

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York published a list of majors from which one can expect the highest salaries immediately after graduation or several years after graduation. Chemical engineering takes the honorable first place! The salary at the beginning of the career is $75,000 a year, which after a few years rises to as much as $120,000 a year.

You can see the entire ranking on the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York - link here.

Green Technologies in Chemical Engineering – new M.Sc. program

We started a new M.Sc. program in chemical engineering in 2023. It is called “Green Technologies in Chemical Engineering.” The program is dedicated to second-cycle students in chemical engineering and close disciplines like biotechnology, chemical technology, physics, and materials science. Enrolment for February 2024 will commence in October 2023.

Aleksandra Pisarek - Best Poster Award and research visit to Germany

We are pleased to announce two significant successes for our PhD student mgr inż. Aleksandra Pisarek. She won the Best Poster Presentation award at the "Workshop on Aerogel Characterization and Modelling" (29-31.03.2023, Debrecen, Hungary) and won the Short Term Scientific Mission - Aerogel COST Action grant.

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Chemical engineering at PW ranked first in Poland in QS by Subject

We are very pleased to announce that in the latest QS by Subject ranking in the discipline of chemical engineering at Warsaw University of Technology ranked first in Poland (places 201-250 worldwide). This indisputable distinction is the result of the continuous work of all employees, doctoral students and students who build the community of the chemical engineering discipline. Warsaw University of Technology as a whole is ranked first in Poland in Engineering & Technology and third in Natural Sciences.

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Professor Maciej Szwast elected President of the Polish Membrane Society

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It is with great joy and pride that we announce that on March 4, 2023, Maciej Szwast, Ph.D., D.Sc. was elected President of the Polish Membrane Society (pl: Polskie Towarzystwo Membranowe, PTMem) for the term 2023-2027. We sincerely congratulate him on taking up this responsible position!

Dean Marek Henczka appointed chairman of the Council of the School of Advanced Chemical and Material Technologies

We are proud to announce that by the decision of His Magnificence the Rector of the Warsaw University of Technology, Prof. Marek Henczka, Ph.D., Dean of WIChiP, has become Chairman of the Council of the School of Advanced Chemical and Material Technologies at the Warsaw University of Technology. The school strengthens cooperation between the three Faculties of Warsaw University of Technology: Faculty of Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering and Faculty of Materials Engineering. We warmly congratulate Dean Henczka on assuming this important position!

Seminar series: "The Present and the Future of Chemical Engineering from the Academic and Industrial Perspectives"

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We would like to cordially invite all students and employees of the Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering of the Warsaw University of Technology to a series of seminars under the common title "The Present and the Future of Chemical Engineering from the Academic and Industrial Perspectives." During the seminars, which will be held in March 2023, representatives of scientists and entrepreneurs will present their perspectives on the future of chemical engineering and the challenges it faces. The moderator of all meetings will be Professor Andrzej Stankiewicz.

Małgorzata Djas winner of the scholarship of the Minister of Education and Science for outstanding young scientists

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We are very proud to announce that Dr. Eng. Malgorzata Djas has received the scholarship of the Minister of Education and Science for outstanding young scientists.

This prestigious scholarship is awarded only to a very select number of young scientists each year and can only be received once.

Congratulations to Małgorzata Djas on this award and wishes of continued success!

Graduate Engineer Program - Emerson Poland Baltics&Ukraine

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Dear Students,

searching for your first job and going through the rungs of the beginning of your career can be stressful. That's why Emerson offers the Graduate Engineer - Emerson Poland Baltics&Ukraine program. More details here.

Below you can read how a company representative describes this program.

CERN's challenge to student multidisciplinary teams

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We have received information from friendly scientists at CERN about a challenge for teams of students representing various scientific disciplines. Engineering and graduate students can take on the task of proposing the use of particle gas pedals in environmental protection. More details can be found on the Innovation Fostering in Accelerator Science and Technology CERN website (link here).

Prof. Tomasz Sosnowski was elected chairman of the section within the European Federation of Chemical Engineering

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Prof. Tomasz Sosnowski, D.Sc. has been elected Chairman of the Section "Chemical Engineering as Applied to Medicine", established within the European Federation of Chemical Engineering (EFCE).
The inaugural meeting of the Section was held on 5.12.2022 in Paris during the Scientific Seminar of the 4th European Forum on New Technologies organized by the Federation.

Warsaw University of Technology, female researchers and WIChiP student are winners of prizes at 3W Congress

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We are very proud to announce that Warsaw University of Technology has become a gold winner of the 3W World Leader 3W Competition in the SCIENCE category. The award was given for the research conducted at our Faculty by Marta Mazurkiewicz-Pawlicka, Ph.D., and Zuzanna Bojarska, M.Sc., on cost reduction in green hydrogen production. What's more, Jakub Zabrzycki, Eng., from our Department was awarded second place in the competition for the best engineering paper in the 3W topic.

LIDER grant for Kamil Czelej

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We would like to inform you that the results of the LIDER XIII competition organized by the National Research and Development Center are now known. Among the five projects awarded for implementation at the Warsaw University of Technology, one will be implemented at our Department. Kamil Czelej, Ph.D. Eng., will head the project "Novel technology of highly efficient synthesis gas production by dry photoreforming of methane in a flow system". Funding in the amount of PLN 1,485,612.50 has been awarded.

The full list of awardees is available on the NCBiR website.

Winners of the "Golden Chalk 2022" plebiscite

Photograph presents the winners, students of our Faculty, and one of our Vice-Deans. From the left: Maciej Pilarek, Ph.D. D.Sc., Piotr Machniewski, Ph.D., Klaudia Kopka, Eng., Zuzanna Jóźwik, Eng., prof. Marek Henczka, Magdalena Majchrzyk, Marcin Odziomek, Ph.D., Jakub Dekowski.

We are pleased to announce that three employees of our Department received their awards at the "Golden Chalk 2022" gala on 26/11/2012. The awards were given to academic teachers for the teaching in 2021/2022 academic year.

Jakub Gac, Ph.D. D.Sc., awarded the Medal of the National Education Commission

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At a ceremonial meeting of the Senate on November 15, 2022, the feast day of the Warsaw University of Technology, the Medal of the Commission of National Education was awarded to an academic teacher and researcher from our Department, Jakub Gac, PhD, professor at the university. The medal was presented to him by the Rector of Warsaw University of Technology, Prof. Krzysztof Zaremba. You can read more about the ceremonial meeting of the PW Senate in the PW Bulletin (text in Polish).

8th European Process Intensification Conference - Call for Papers -

The 8th European Process Intensification Conference (EPIC) will be held in Warsaw from May 31 to June 2, 2023. The conference will provide an excellent opportunity to learn about the latest trends in process intensification in thought and research. Submissions for abstracts of presentations will be accepted until January 15, 2023. More information can be found on the EPIC website and in the conference call below.

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Article by our researchers is among the most downloaded articles of the IJMS journal

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We are proud to announce that the article titled "Evaluation of Sterilization/Disinfection Methods of Fibrous Polyurethane Scaffolds Designed for Tissue Engineering Applications" by Iwona Łopianiak, M.Sc., a Ph.D. student at the PW Doctoral School, and Beata Butruk-Raszeja, Ph.D., has become one of the most downloaded articles in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences among those published in 2020. We sincerely congratulate the authors on this achievement and wish them continued success.

The article is available in Open Access format and can be downloaded here.

Registration to 11th European Young Engineers Conference is open!

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You are cordially invited to register your participation in the 11th European Young Engineers Conference, whose main organizer is the Scientific Circle of Chemical and Process Engineering "Venturi".

Registration is available at this link. More information is available on the conference website or Facebook.

Dr inż. Bogumiła Wrzesińska - winner of ENERGYEDULAB grant

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We are proud to announce that dr inż. Bogumiła Wrzesinska, assistant professor at Our Faculty, has been the winner of the ENERGYEDULAB competition organized within the framework of the Research University Initiative for Excellence program.

Using the awarded funding, a new "Heat Pump" teaching station will be built under Doctor Wrzesińska's leadership. Funding in the amount of PLN 97,100 was awarded.

We congratulate all the winners!

Awards for poster presentations at World Filtration Congress

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We are pleased to announce that the representation from our Faculty, in the persons of dr hab. inż. Andrzej Krasinski, professor WUT, and dr hab. inż. Maciej Pilarek, professor WUT, won two first places in the best poster competition in the "Industry poster" category at the 13th World Filtration Congress in San Diego, California, USA.

For details on the presented posters, please see the expanded version of the news.

Academic year 2022/2023 at WIChiP ceremonially started

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The inauguration ceremony of the 2022/2023 academic year at our Faculty was held on Friday, September 30, 2022. Invited guests gathered in the Auditorium: representatives of the University's authorities and PW departments, as well as staff and students of the Faculty.

New version of the guide "How to make the most of your study time?"

WUT Centre for Innovation and Technology Transfer Management have prepared new, uptadated version of the "How to make the most of your study time?" guidebook containing advice from PW alumni for those currently studying and those who plan studying. You can download it from the CITTM website here.

CITTM website also contains "A guidebook for candidates for studies at the Warsaw University of Technology. Download link here.