The Energy Week has begun
The Energy Week at the Silesian University of Technology has begun. The event takes place as part of the European City of Science Katowice 2024 celebrations.
The Energy Week is devoted to many aspects of the generation and storage of various forms of energy.
Energy drives life and everything around us. Thanks to it, we can function as people, as societies, as nations. If there were no energy in any way, either the human body or in the country, we would immediately feel it - said Dr Eng. Krzysztof Rusin, one of the coordinators of the event.
During the event, visits to numerous laboratories of modern energy technologies, discussion panels and lecture sessions have been planned.
- We start at the Faculty of Chemistry and the Biotechnology Centre of the Silesian University of Technology. We want to show energy, which is invisible to the naked eye, that is, the energy that is created in chemical or cellular processes. On Tuesday, we will talk about the energy of the human body. At the Academy of Physical Education in Katowice there will be lectures on dietetics, and in the Laboratory of Strength and Muscle Power, you will be able to be examined. On Wednesday, presentations and the Open Day of Laboratories at the Faculty of Energy and Environmental Engineering have been scheduled. We will talk about modern technologies related to energy, energy or energy generation and storage. On Thursday, there will be a competition for future engineers and engineers, addressed to secondary schools’ pupils. Friday will be devoted to the energy transition and nuclear energy. During the weekend we will talk about energy raw materials there will also be demonstrations and workshops related to these raw materials. The Energy Week will end with a piano concert at the Gliwice School of Music – announces Dr Eng. Krzysztof Rusin.
Monday’s activities began in the Euro-Centre in Katowice, where workshops on how to fight for clean air are planned, while the Laboratory Open Day was held at the Faculty of Chemistry of the Silesian University of Technology.
“Events like Energy Week are a great opportunity to infect people with science. It’s important to learn throughout your life, from a preschooler to a senior, because learning opens your mind and indicates which paths to choose in your life. It is also an interesting alternative to spending free time” - emphasizes Dr Eng. Dawid Lisicki from the Department of Chemical Organic Technology and Petrochemistry.
Laboratories at the Faculty of Chemistry were visited by preschoolers and pupils of secondary and primary schools.
- “During the workshops, children learned what thermal energy is, how it is released during the dissolution of various substances - says Dr Eng. Adam Marek from the Department of Chemical Organic Technology and Petrochemistry. – Such practical classes for students are very interesting because in schools they do not have the opportunity to carry out such chemical experiments. I hope that today’s workshops will arouse their curiosity, interest in chemistry” – added Dr Eng. Adam Marek.
In the afternoon, the Biotechnology Centre held a workshop called “Mitochondria - energy cell factories.”
During the lecture we presented issues related to cellular metabolism – that is, cells as bioreactors, as energy centres that produce the necessary energy. Then in biological laboratories, participants could see how to actually find these mitochondria in cell cultures. We showed how to do simple tests that will show us whether the cell is in good condition and whether it can produce energy or, unfortunately, is damaged in some way - said Dr Hab. Med. Magdalena Skonieczna, prof. SUT.
Details and schedule and registration for the Energy Week events at: Tydzień Energii | Europejskie Miasto Nauki 2024 KATOWICE.
