More than 30m for implementation of basic research from NCN

AGH University projects to receive OPUS 28 funding

• Project title: (Bio)functionalized mineral and organic adsorbent-based floating islands as a nature-based, passive treatment system for the removal of pharmaceuticals from urban water reservoirs
  Principal investigator: Professor Tomasz Bajda, Faculty of Geology, Geophysics, and Environmental Protection
  partnership with the University of Warsaw
  Granted funds: PLN 3,864,960 (including PLN 2,049,600 for the AGH University)
   
• Project title: Volatiles mobilization and redistribution during orogenesis
  Principal investigator: Dr Alessia Borghini, Faculty of Geology, Geophysics, and Environmental Protection
  Granted funds: PLN 1,855,986
   
• Project title: Recognition of multi-modal patterns in full-slide histopathological images using large vision and language models
  Principal investigator: Professor Bogusław Cyganek, Faculty of Computer Science, Electronics, and Communications
  Granted funds: PLN 1,304,136
   
• Project title: Ni-base/Co-base alloy gradient materials additively manufactured by laser powder bed fusion
  Principal investigator: Professor Beata Dubiel, Faculty of Metals Engineering and Industrial Computer Science
  Granted funds: PLN 1,487,485
   
• Project title: Heat-resistant high entropy alloys designed for application in a variety of aggressive atmospheres
  Principal investigator: Professor Zbigniew Grzesik, Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics
  Granted funds: PLN 758,840
   
• Project title: Explore the use of diffusion tensor imaging and complementary geophysical techniques to estimate the spatial distribution of filtration parameters in carbonate, shale, and terrigenous rocks, with particular emphasis on the anisotropy of rock cores
  Principal investigator: Professor Artur Tadeusz Krzyżak, Faculty of Geology, Geophysics, and Environmental Protection
  Granted funds: PLN 2,611,410
   
• Project title: Development and construction of new group decision-making methods based on pairwise comparisons and reference data
  Principal investigator: Professor Konrad Kułakowski, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Automatics, Computer Science, and Biomedical Engineering
  Granted funds: PLN 329,168
   
• Project title: Sustainable event-based vision for scene perception and understanding by autonomous robots
  Principal investigator: Professor Bogdan Kwolek, Faculty of Computer Science
  Granted funds: PLN 1,445,210
   
• Project title: High-performance full-field 3D model of microstructure evolution based on GPU and physics-informed neural cellular automata
  Principal investigator: Professor Łukasz Madej, Faculty of Metals Engineering and Industrial Computer Science
  Granted funds: PLN 991,860
   
• Project title: Immobilization of U and Th by Pb-activated zeolite
  Principal investigator: Professor Maciej Manecki, Faculty of Geology, Geophysics, and Environmental Protection
  Granted funds: PLN 1,257,088
   
• Project title: 3D printed hybrid smart cement composites
  Principal investigator: Professor Waldemar Pichór, Faculty of Space Technologies
  Granted funds: PLN 1,588,400
   
• Project title: Upper mantle / lower crust metasomatism as a source of unique Cr-Sc-Ree-Be-Nb mineralization at the contacts between felsites and ultramafic-rodingite rock association at Jordanów Śląski
  Principal investigator: Professor Adam Pieczka, Faculty of Geology, Geophysics, and Environmental Protection
  Granted funds: PLN 1,328,580
   
• Project title: Research and analysis of the degradation process of microplastics as a result of the treatment of digested sewage sludge using the hydrothermal carbonization method
  Principal investigator: Professor Małgorzata Wilk, Faculty of Metals Engineering and Industrial Computer Science
  Granted funds: PLN 1,402,756
   
• Project title: Quasi-optical scalable antennas based on artificial dielectrics realized with additive manufacturing technique
  Principal investigator: Professor Krzysztof Wincza, Faculty of Computer Science, Electronics, and Telecommunications
  Granted funds: PLN 1,596,980
   
• Project title: Metal-organic frameworks for efficient removal of dissolved carbon dioxide from water
  Principal investigator: Professor Stefan Wuttke, AGH University Academic Centre for Materials and Nanotechnology
  Granted funds: PLN 2,472,940

The OPUS 28 call was open to researchers with at least one research paper published or accepted for publication, regardless of their academic degree or title and without restrictions on research experience. Applications could cover both national research projects and projects involving foreign partners or the use of international research facilities by Polish teams.

The OPUS 28+LAP/Weave call received 2,039 applications for a total amount of over PLN 3.2 billion. Of these, 1,823 applications for almost PLN 3 billion were national projects, and 216 applications for over PLN 320 million were projects submitted under the LAP track.

The OPUS 28 ranking list includes 234 national projects eligible for funding, with a total cost of over PLN 448 million. NCN teams of experts also evaluated LAP proposals, but their evaluations must be additionally approved by partner institutions from countries cooperating with the NCN in the Weave programme. The ranking lists for these applications will be published by the NCN in the coming months.

AGH University projects to receive OPUS 28+LAP/Weave funding

• Project title: Reduction of the inflammatory state in keratinocytes using cholesterol-enriched polymer  fibers with a controlled piezoelectric effect for psoriasis treatment
  Principal investigator: Dr Krzysztof Berniak, Faculty of Metals Engineering and Industrial Computer Science
  Granted funds: PLN 1,469,246
   
• Project title: New coke-resistant and sulfur-tolerant (Pd, Mo)-(Ag, Zn, Al)-Cu catalysts for  electrochemical conversion of CO2 to hydrocarbons in flow reactors
  Principal investigator: Dr Sebastian Jarczewski, AGH University Academic Centre for Materials and Nanotechnology
  Granted funds: PLN 1,299,300
   
• Project title: 3D Printing of turbine blades based on boron carbide and intermetallic additives for use in  the aerospace and energy production industries
  Principal investigator: Dr Dawid Kozień, Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics
  Granted funds: PLN 628,300
   
• Project title: Transport in superlattices and moire structures in two dimensional materials
  Principal investigator: Dr Alina Mreńca-Kolasińska, Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science
  Granted funds: PLN 402,600
   
• Project title: Reducing electrochemical losses in solid oxide fuel cells through particle swarm  optimization of microstructural polydispersity
  Principal investigator: Dr Tomasz Prokop, Faculty of Energy and Fuels
  Granted funds: PLN 1,307,840
   
• Project title: Marriage between metamaterials and single-electron transistors as a path to a new class of optoelectronic components
  Principal investigator: Dr Kacper Pilarczyk, Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science
  Granted funds: PLN 1,899,540
   
• Project title: Adaptive hybrid parallelization of full-field microstructure evolution models with massive domains based on graph cellular automata approach
  Principal investigator: Dr Mateusz Sitko, Faculty of Metals Engineering and Industrial Computer Science
  Granted funds: PLN 373,320
   
• Project title: Multicomponent alloys with hierarchical heterostructure exhibiting excellent strength and  ductility synergy
  Principal investigator: Dr Anna Wójcik, Faculty of Metals Engineering and Industrial Computer Science
  Granted funds: PLN 728,340

The SONATA 20 call was addressed to researchers with a doctoral degree obtained between two and seven years prior to the year of application. Its aim was to support people starting their academic careers in conducting innovative research. There were 1,179 submissions made, with a total value of exceeding PLN 1.3 billion. 207 projects were qualified for funding in the amount of almost PLN 260 million.