2010-06-01 01:14

Andrzej Kotarba from the Jagiellonian University best in the competition "Science in the Service of Environment and Economy"

Andrzej Kotarba from the Jagiellonian University took first place in the competition "Science in the Service of Environment and Economy". For preparation of the project "Satellite assessment of total cloudiness for solar energy purposes" he received PLN eight thousand.

The competition has been organised by the Perfect Community Foundation. Technical university students below 30 years of age could submit new technological solutions in the form of prototype or design, and organizational projects aimed at protecting the environment or the implementing renewable energy.

The jury did not select the winner of second place. Third place took Janusz Będkowski from the Warsaw University of Technology, who developed a "System of gathering data for a mobile robot".

Four honourable mention were also awarded in the competition. The first received Mariusz Wydrzykowi the AGH University of Technology in Kraków for the project "Algae in fuel tank - algae as a viable source of biofuels". In turn, Marcin Grabowski from the Warsaw University of Life Sciences SGGW was recognized for his work "The selection of species of Carabidae family in terms of their suitability for risk assessment and monitoring of the introduction of genetically modified varieties into the environment".

Also mentioned was the Scientific Association of Warsaw University of Technology Power Engineers, whose members developed the project "Use of urban waste energy in production of heat and electricity in Warsaw". Last honourable mention was the group Seven One, representing the Technical University of Wrocław, for the work "Sun Cube - how to build a house from oil".

3rd place winner receiver PLN 3 thousand, honourable mention winners PLN 1,500 each.

Awards were given on May 27 in Warsaw. Minister of Science and Higher education Prof. Barbara Kudrycka took patronage of the competition.

Patrycja Dobroczyńska from the Perfect Community Foundation informed that the project "Science in the Service of Environment and Economy", under which the competition has been held, provides a bridge between science and industry. Its aim is to raise young scientists and students of technical trades awareness of the role of transfer of new technologies, and to promote and implement innovative and environmentally friendly solutions.

"For 15 months, during which the project continued, we organised a series of workshops and seminars on the subject of importance of research and their use in industry, modern technologies, commercialisation of research, new trends in the field of renewable energy, CO2 emissions, patents and protection of intellectual property" - informed Dobroczyńska.

Activities carried out under the initiative included opening the Educational Centre at the Centre for Renewable Energy in Pojałowice and organising the 5th International Conference "Renewable energy as a calling card of modern economy" in Zakopane.

The programme "Science in the Service of Environment and Economy" is an initiative of the Perfect Community Foundation, co-financed by the European Union through the European Social Fund under the Human Capital Operational Programme. EKR

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