LIST OF DOCTORAL PROJECTS – 2024/2025

Academia Copernicana Interdisciplinary Doctoral School

no.

project title

author(s) of the project

                            area of science: astronomy

1.

 Study of the population of radio transient sources

dr hab. Magdalena Kunert-Bajraszewska, prof. UMK

          area of science: biological sciences

1.

Cajal bodies: multifunctional hubs involved in the metabolism of various types of RNA

dr hab. Dariusz Jan Smoliński prof. UMK

2.

Phytochrome signalling via cAMP/cGMP second messengers in Arabidopsis thaliana

dr hab. Krzysztof Jaworski, prof. UMK

prof. Jiří Friml, Institute of Science and Technology (IST), Austria

3.

Impact of Monsoons on Tree Rings and Xylogenesis of Selected Tree Species in the Tropical Climate of Southeast Asia

dr hab. Marcin Koprowski, prof. UMK

prof. Nathsuda Pumijumnong, Mahidol University, Salaya, Thailand

4.

Tolerance: Internal Mechanism Regulating Immune Checkpoint Expression

dr hab. Sylwia Wrotek, prof. UMK

5.

Influence of artificial light at night (ALAN) on predator-prey interactions: behavioral and physiological response of freshwater species

dr hab. Łukasz Jermacz, prof. UMK

dr Magdalena Czarnecka

6.

Changes in vegetation and soil properties in maritime sand dunes habitats due to invasion of Rosa rugosa Thunb

dr hab.Marcin Woch, prof.UMK

7.

 Analysis of the α4 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit’s stoichiometric integration

dr hab. Katarzyna Roszek, prof. UMK

dr. Ákos Nemecz

area of science: chemical sciences

1.

Advanced hybrid materials for stable and efficient water electrolysis

dr hab. Anna Ilnicka, prof. UMK

dr. Athanasios Chatzitakis, University of Oslo (UiO)

2.

Harnessing Machine Learning for Excited-State Molecular Dynamics Simulation in Photochemistry

dr hab. Anna Kaczmarek-Kędziera, prof. UMK

dr. Saikat Mukherjee, Assistant Professor, NCU

3.

Development of cosmetic preparations supporting the treatment of acne rosacea

dr hab. Jolanta Kowalonek, prof. UMK

4.

Shadows and glows of protein corona

dr hab. Marek Wiśniewski, prof. UMK

dr hab. Katarzyna Roszek

5.

Innovative wound dressing materials based on polysaccharides and plant extracts

dr hab. Marta Ziegler-Borowska, prof. UMK

dr Dorota Chełminiak-Dudkiewicz

6.

Theranostic, stimuli -responsive biopolymer materials for anticancer therapy

dr hab. Marta Ziegler-Borowska, prof. UMK

Assoc. prof. PharmDr. Veronika Nováková, Ph.D

7.

Application of electrochemical, separation, and spectral techniques for the study of low molecular weight compounds in roughage used to feed polygastric animals

dr hab. Małgorzata Szultka-Młyńska, prof. UMK

dr Agnieszka Ludwiczak

8.

Advancing Microbial Profiling Through Spectroscopic and Spectrometric Integration on Nanostructured Platforms

dr hab. Paweł Pomastowski, prof. UMK

9.

Innovative Strategies in the Isolation and Functionalization of Biologically Active Lactoferrin- Towards Therapeutic and Prophylactic Applications

dr hab. Paweł Pomastowski, prof. UMK

10.

Fabrication of new materials based on polymer and peptides for potential biomedical applications

prof. dr hab. Alina Sionkowska

prof. Mahesh Basavaraju, JSS Academy of Technical Education

11.

New carbon – based anti-icing surfaces

prof. dr hab. Artur Terzyk

12.

Non-electrochemical extraction of hydrogen from water

prof. dr hab. Jerzy Łukaszewicz

dr Piotr Kamedulski

13.

Modern electrochemical energy storage devices

prof. dr hab. Jerzy Łukaszewicz

dr Piotr Kamedulski

area of science: economics and finance

1.

Inflation and economic growth

dr hab. Maciej Ryczkowski

                                  area of science: management and quality studies

2.

Micro -foundations of sustainable development

prof. dr hab. Aldona Glińska-Neweś

area of science:  physical sciences

1.

Modern materials for transparent conductive oxide layers in photovoltaics and optoelectronics ap plications

dr hab. Anna Zawadzka, prof. UMK

dr Przemysław Płóciennik

2.

Modern heterojunctions based on 1-3D nanostructural metal chalcogenide and GaN for ultrasensitive gas detection

dr hab. Anna Zawadzka, prof. UMK

dr Przemysław Płóciennik

3.

New nanostructured photosensitive materials for optoelectronics and photonics

dr hab. Beata Derkowska-Zielińska, prof. UMK

dr hab. Dorota Kowalska, prof. UMK

4.

ZnTe based ternary and quaternary materials, growth, thermal and optical properties

dr hab. inż. Karol Strzałkowski, prof. UMK

prof. Olivier Pages

5.

Towards Reliable Electronic Structure Schemes in Organic Electronics

dr hab. Katharina Boguslawski, prof. UMK

6.

Resolving the Structure-Property Relationship in Organic Electronics

dr hab. Katharina Boguslawski, prof. UMK

7.

Measurement methods and factors affecting the luminance of two -photon visual stimuli

dr hab. Maciej Szkulmowski, prof. UMK

dr inż. Katarzyna Komar

8.

Multi -parametric optical coherence elastography for intraoperative cancer detection

dr hab. Maciej Szkulmowski, prof. UMK

BEng, PhD/ Prof. Brendan Kennedy

9.

 Development of an eye movement model based on information from the anterior and posterior chambers of the eye

dr hab. Maciej Szkulmowski, prof. UMK

10.

Development of eye motion-based biomarkers for the detection and monitoring of neurodegenerative diseases

dr hab. Maciej Szkulmowski, prof. UMK

11.

Study of trapped ions

dr hab. Mariusz Piwiński, prof. UMK

dr hab. inż. Łukasz Kłosowski, prof. UMK

12.

Theoretical Spectroscopy for Organic Photovoltaics: Finding the Fingerprints of Photodegradation

dr hab. Paweł Tecmer, prof. UMK

Patrick Norman,KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Stockholm, Sweden)

13.

Plasmonic molecular chirality: from designing nanostructures to advanced fluorescence microscopy studies

prof. dr hab. Sebastian Maćkowski

14

AI-driven correlation and total energies in quantum chemical applications

prof. dr. hab. Ireneusz Grabowski

prof. Pavlo Dral

area of science: literary studies

1.

Culture of contestation in the Kosovo parallel state in the 90s –how might one function in the sociological vacuum?

dr hab. Adam Kola, prof. UMK

dr. hab. Agata Domachowska

area of science: social sciences

1.

Digital Neuro-biomarkers for Dementia Prediction and Healthy Aging Support: Monitoring Olfactory Brain Responses and Neuroimaging Applications of Non-pharmacological interventions

dr Tomasz Rutkowski

dr Tomasz Komendziński

area of science: veterinary science

1.

Hepatoprotective effect of Andrographis Panicu/ata extract against AFBl induced hepatotoxicity in pigs

prof. dr hab. Chandra Pareek

prof. Dr. rer. nat. Klaus Wimmers, Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN)