Scientists from the Silesian University of Technology received MINIATURE grants
Dr Eng. Ada Orłowska and Dr Eng. Anna Katarzyna Taratuta - two scientists from the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering of the Silesian University of Technology have won the tenth edition of the MINIATURA competition. The results were published by the National Science Centre.
The MINIATURA National Science Centre competition is designed for scientists with a PhD who want to take their first steps in the grant system. Thanks to the financing of scientific activities, they can verify their research ideas, carry out preliminary work and during research trips establish scientific contacts that will help them to develop a concept of a full-scale research project. They can also benefit from the support of an experienced NCN (National Science Centre) mentor.
In the last, 10th edition of the competition, a total of 88 scientists from all over Poland received support. They will receive grants in the amount of PLN 5 to 50 thousand for the implementation of a scientific activity in the form of preliminary research, research, or scientific trip. The research activities may last up to 12 months.
Among the winners there are two scientists from the Silesian University of Technology.
Dr Eng. Ada Orłowska received a grant to finance works related to the modification of post-production processing of bone implants manufactured by the industrial method of 3D DMLS printing, using sequential chemical etching. For the project entitled: “Sequential chemical etching of high-pore Ti6Al4V scaffolds manufactured by DMLS as a tool to control the surface and mechanical properties of bone implants”, she received financing in the amount of PLN 49 995.
In turn, Dr Eng. Anna Katarzyna Taratuta thanks to the grant will implement the project entitled: "The effect of early stages of ZnO growth using ALD method on the properties of bioactive interfaces of IJD-embedded hydroxyapatite." The amount of funding is 49 610 PLN.
We congratulate the winners and wish them further scientific success!
