Results of the OPUS 25 and PRELUDIUM 22 competitions

More than PLN 338 million will be awarded to researchers for the implementation of 407 projects in Polish units as part of the OPUS 25 and PRELUDIUM 22 calls. These include projects implemented at the Silesian University of Technology.

The OPUS and PRELUDIUM competitions are well-known NCN competitions among scientists in Poland, enabling the implementation of basic research in Polish units. OPUS grants enable the implementation of complex projects lasting several years, building large scientific teams, using large international research equipment and cooperation with foreign partners, all regardless of the stage of the project manager's scientific career. PRELUDIUM is a unique competition that enables researchers at a very early stage of their career, before their PhD, to gain first experience in implementing research projects lasting up to three years.

Winners from the Silesian University of Technology:

OPUS 25 competition:

Project "Explaining the mechanism of sustainable digitalization for a sustainable Poland", project leader dr Tahir Islam, Faculty of Organization and Management.

Project "The key role of designing electrode nanostructures for ultrasensitive detection of tumour markers", project leader: prof. Serge Cosnier, Centre for Organic and Nanohybrid Electronics

Project "Shaping the morphological structure and physicochemical properties of the surface layer of a shape memory alloy in terms of conditions and interaction with the cardiovascular system", project leader dr hab. Eng. Marcin Basiaga, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering

PRELUDIUM  22 Competition

Project "Hydrazone Molecular Switches for Multicolour Magnetic Resonance Imaging", project manager: M.Sc. Dawid Janasik, Faculty of Chemistry

Project "Experimental-numerical study of heat flow and storage processes in porous solid materials", project manager: M.Sc. Eng. Jakub Ochmann, Faculty of Energy and Environmental Engineering

Project "Design of biocatalysts based on ionic liquids and designable carriers in model chemical processes”, project manager: M.Sc. Eng. Anna Wolny, Faculty of Chemistry

Project "Synergy of strength and plasticity as a result of prospective heat treatment of the latest generation of medium manganese steels with metastable retained austenite", project manager M.Sc. Eng. Adam Skowronek, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering.

More info on the website: Results of the OPUS 25 and PRELUDIUM 22 competitions (ncn.gov.pl) .