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“Proving the effect of abiotic processes on the repair of cement composites with carbonates precipitated in the presence of bacteria” is the title of a project funded by the National Science Center, which will be headed by Martyna Janek for the next three years. The scientific supervisor of the project is Wojciech Franus. The project
Read moreWe are very glad to announce that the project, submitted to the National Science Centre, has been granted funding in the OPUS competition. The project is implemented as a scientific consortium of Lublin University of Technology (Leader) and Poznan University of Technology (Consortium Member). The team implementing the project within the MSAGroup – Materials/Synthesis/Application are:
Read moreThree new projects implemented by our team will be funded by the National Science Centre. Our Head Wojciech Franus is the project manager of the OPUS-27 action entitled. ‘A new generation of environmentally friendly two-component additives with foaming and anti-aging properties for application in bitumen: experimental and modeling approach’. The project is being carried out
Read moreOn November 27th, 2024, Michał Wróbel successfully defended his doctoral dissertation entitled “Water and frost resistance of asphalt mixtures produced with zeolite foamed bitumen technology”. On the same day, the Council of the Scientific Discipline of Civil Engineering, Geodesy and Transport of Lublin University of Technology awarded him the doctor of engineering and technical sciences
Read moreLublin Mayor Dr. Krzysztof Żuk awarded the Head of our MSAGroup – Materials/Synthesis/Application research team with a commemorative medal. In his laudation, the President writes “In recognition of his valuable contribution to the development and promotion of science and the dissemination of scientific and technological achievements of Lublin’s academic community, with thanks for many years
Read moreMembers of our MSAGroup – Materials/Synthesis/Application team Wojciech Franus and Maciej Szeląg have once again been included in the prestigious list of the World’s Top 2% Scientists 2024 prepared by Stanford University in cooperation with scientific publisher Elsevier. The ranking identifies exceptional individuals who conduct research that drives science forward and inspires the next generation.
Read moreMembers of the MSAGroup – Materials/Synthesis/Application research team: Joanna Styczeń, Joanna Fronczyk and Wojciech Franus in cooperation with Aleksandra Radlińska (The Pennsylvania State University) and Piotr Stępień (AGH) presented the results of the latest research on the possibility of substitution of allite (the main component of cement) by zeolites obtained from fly ash. In the
Read moreJakub Matusiak and Wojciech Franus from MSAGroup, in collaboration with Elżbieta Grządka and Urszula Maciołek (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin) as well as Trung-Anh Le (University of Helsinki) and Tan-Phat Huynh (Åbo Akademi University), have addressed this complex question in the latest article, “The interactions between zeolite and two cellulose derivatives: A comprehensive analysis of
Read moreThe invention of our MSAGroup team entitled “Technology for production of lightweight aggregates using microwave radiation” whose authors are: Franus Małgorzata, Wojciech Franus, Agnieszka Woszuk, Rafał Panek (Lublin University of Technology) and Tomasz Bień (BIKO-SERWIS), won a gold medal at the INNOWINGS 2024 International Exhibition of Inventions (Lublin, 6-7.06.2024). In addition, the Team also received
Read moreThe MSAGroup members including Szymon Malinowski, Agneszka Woszuk and Wojciech Franus in the publication “Anti-aging and rheological performance of bitumen modified with polyaniline nanofibers” presented a novel approach to inhibit the aging processes of bitumen binders, which is one of the main factors negatively affecting the performance of road pavements. The recent paper published in
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