Main research areas

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

technology development of changing the surface layer properties by means of heat, thermo-chemical and vacuum techniques, in particular nitriding and carbo-nitriding processes of ferrous, Ti and non-ferrous alloys
elaboration of nanocrystalline multilayer and composite coatings with particular mechanical, electrical and optical properties
simulation of residual stress distribution in coatings and substrates for different coatings' systems and substrates with use of FEM methods and investigation of the effect of substrate's form and/or type, of the coating's type and of its thickness as well as of the coating's edge and the experimental verification of the simulations' results
fabrication, characterization and application possibilities of carbon layers (NCD, DLC)
examination of influences between physiological fluids and artificial surfaces
examinations concerning the computerization level of industrial companies on the ERP system implementation and exploitation needs
automation and robotics in manufacturing
investigations on medical robots
process supervision in an Intelligent Grinding System
machine tools design
modeling of machining processes
investigations on surface integrity generated in machining process and on its influence on functional properties of machined parts
estimation of a trajectory of a vehicle with GPS
investigations of vehicles with ABS, ASR, AS, 4WD 4WS systems
research and diagnosis of abrasive materials
research in the processes of electrodischarge (EDM) and electrochemical (ECM) machining
strength of materials and structures
static, stability, postbuckling state and load carrying capacity of thin-walled structures made of isotropic, orthotropic, composite and gradient (FGM) materials
fracture mechanics of composites
metrology of energetic values in the flow and automation of research processes
fluid mechanics - numerical and experimental methods of flow investigations
improvements in design and operating procedures of turbomachines
diagnostics and automation and control systems for turbomachines
optimization of energy consumption in industrial technological processes
processing and utilization technologies of energy from renewable resources
medical apparatus, non-invasive diagnostic methods, therapeutic and rehabilitation equipment and investigations devoted to biomedical signal processing
investigations on active magnetic fluids
automation of machines, optimisation of control systems, machine drives
cooling, heating and ventilation
burning of gas and dust mixtures
heat transfer
new high wear resistance aluminium bronze and new aluminium alloys
application of thermal-derivative analysis method (TDA) to work out computer system to control of iron and non-iron alloys
multi-criterion optimization of production system of machine elements producing

Faculty of Electrical, Electronic, Computer and Control Engineering

automatic control
databases systems
electrical power engineering
electronic
electrical engineering
electroheating
renewable energy
computer engineering
electrical machines
electricity production
optoelectronics
robotics
biomedical engineering
image processing and analysis
expert systems
computer networks
electricity markets
digital systems
electrical lighting technology
microprocessor engineering
high-voltage engineering
measuring techniques
computer systems
internet engineering
microelectronics technology
telecommunication
electric traction
electronic systems
electrical apparatus
waste treatment
computer aided design
instrument transformers

Faculty of Chemistry

characterization of supported metallic and bimetallic catalysts in reactions: dry reforming of methane with carbon dioxide, low temperature CO oxidation (also PROX), HDS and HDA of fuels, selective hydrogenation of ?,? - unsaturated aldehydes, carbon transformation,
preparation and properties of chemical sensors for the detection of reducing gases (CO, CO2, H2)
crystallographic structure of organic and complex compounds, relationships between the molecular structure and properties, particularly biological activity, QSAR analysis
analysis and investigations of organic and inorganic contaminations in soil, water and plants
thermocatalytic treatment of liquid waste
peptides containing coded and uncoded amino acids, and modified peptide bonds
application of combinatorial chemistry in studies of artificial receptors and post-translation modification of peptides and proteins
new methods of synthesis of modified nucleosides, nucleotides and oligonucleotides in order to find new selective inhibitors of pathogenic bacteria translation and inverse transcription of retroviruses
studies on new methods of synthesis and application in organic synthesis of organophosphorus compounds
structural studies of modified biomolecules on the basis of nuclear magnetic spectroscopy (NMR) and theoretical methods
experimental and theoretical (computer modeling) studies on mechanistic aspects of chemical and enzymatic reactions, and radiation induced processes
research on polymer biomaterials, new therapeutic substances, and development of new medical diagnostic methods
research in the field of environment protection, radioecology, use of the ionizing radiation in conservation of historical objects and sterilization of medical products
the crosslinking of the elastomers, the structure of the unconventional networks and its correlation with elastomers properties, technology of the rubber articles thermally resistant with specified tribological properties
synthesis and properties of nanocomposites, in which the organic matrix phase reveals elastomeric properties. New types of inorganic and organic fillers are synthesized and investigated
synthesis of components for the cosmetics and polymer processing, the applications of the keratin and collagen
synthesis of dyes for special applications, synthesis of new components for household chemistry (UV absorbes, optical brightevers, surfactants), synthesis of dye photoinitiators
investigations of composites and hydrogels based on naturals and synthetic polymers (liquid crystals polymers included)
polymer nanocomposites with organic conductors and nanotubes
biosensors based on molecular imprinting technology
semiconducting polymers for optoelectronics
field effect transistors, light-emitting diodes and photovoltaic cells based on organic and hybrid (organic-inorganic) materials

Faculty of Textile Engineering and Marketing

bioactive fibers forming polymers and man made fibers for medical application
chemistry and technology of synthetic fibers and fibers forming polymers
imposing of specific properties on natural and synthetic polymers by chemical modification
modification of textile surfaces by deposition of polyelectrolyte nano-layers
studies of structure - properties relationships in polymers and copolymers
architectonical design of textiles
modelling of woven textiles, their properties, structures, textures, outside forms
technologies and techniques of mechanical and chemical modifications of textiles as -designer's tools for creating of useful and attractive products
analysis of functions and costs of textiles
digital analysis of textile image
history of architecture of textiles
methods of documentation and reconstruction of historic textiles
transposition of artistic vision to engineering, durable and useful textile product
improving and applications of techniques for creative problem solving
applications of CAD/CAM in textile design
measurement of colour and use of it for dispensing of a prescription
rudiment and optimization of processes for chemical treatment of textiles
rudiment and optimization of processes for conservation of textiles
examination of fibre fine-structures and relationship between fine-structure and physical properties of fibres and their dyeability,
examination of physical-chemical phenomena during modification and chemical finishing processes,
chemical finishing of textiles and textile care (laundry and dry-cleaning of textiles)
digital analysis of surface and external form of textile's structure
modern techniques of yarn production and new generations of yarn structures
investigation of spinning and weaving processes
technological utility of yarns
destruction and degradation of yarn in textile processes
interaction between friction barriers and yarns in technological processes
structure of knitted fabrics and their basic structural parameters with relationship to technological parameters,
weft and warp knitted technology
fabric relaxation and thermosetting effects on structural parameters of knitted fabrics
optimization of clothing processing techniques, testing of cloth properties
analysis of conditions of exploitation and reliability of textile machinery
computer aided design of textile structures and technological processes
measuring, control systems and automation of textile processes
textronics as compound technology of electronics, informatics and textile engineering
theoretical and experimental assessment of textile properties and behaviour
novel application of non-woven materials and their novel manufacturing technologies
mechanics of textile, textile structures and composites
computer-oriented analysis, synthesis and optimization of materials and structures
computer modelling of machines and robots
vibrations of mechanical systems,
machine safety

Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences

bacterial cellulose as a modern biomaterial useful in medicine
enzymatic synthesis of prebiotic oligosaccharides
cool adopted enzymes of antarctic microbes origin and their use for synthesis of chiral building blocks
methagenom of antartic soil as a source of unique lipase/esterase genes
biosynthesis of lipases and pro-salubrious lipids by fungi of Mucor genus
biodiesel enzymatic synthesis
production of enzymes of Aspergillus niger and their use in textile industry
chemical synthesis of bioconjugates of nucleosides and oligonucleotides from 1-alpha-methyl-D-mannopyrazyde as a new form of potential pro-drug
chitozane enzymatic hydrolysis
isolation, sequentionning and gene expression of microbial enzymes useful in medicine and economy
apoptosis induction by the vegetable polyphenols selected
rentgenographic structure analysis of proteins and small molecules (asparaginase, citocines, transcription regulators, lupine protein PR10, monoclonal antybodies)
bioremediation of biotopes polluted by petroleum Molecular characteristics of bacteria degradating oil-derived substances
social and legal aspects of biotechnology, especially legislation and intellectual property protection
participation in the elaboration of methods for the preparation of antibacterial and therapeutic textile articles
investigation of lactic bacteria role of Lactobacillus genus (LAB) in the humans and animal alimentary canal Elaboration of new probiotical vehicles for lactic bacteria based on plant sources
study of fermentative capability of brewery and amylolitic yeasts immobilized on the surface of solid vehicles and their use possibilities for beer and bioethanol production
elaboration of methods for manufacture of functional food of pro-salubrious value and dietetic supplements enriched in biologically active organic forms of selenium, polyphenols, cellulose; design of vaccines and starters for the production of fermentative food
elaboration of new, wasteles technologies for vine and cider production enriched in organic form of selenium or polyphenols
elaboration of methods of biosynthese process of yeasts for feeding stuff and bioethanol production based on intermediate products of sugar industry
spore inactivation of Bacillus stearothermophillus during sterilization process of plant and animal raw materials
optimization of purification process of sugar-beet raw juice
validation of basic methods of white sugar analysis
use of artificial neuron webs to the description of conductivity changes of sugar-calcium solutions
initiation of HACCP system in some food works
new sugar assortment obtaining with the use of food dyes
elaboration of early warning system against the microbial infection of apple juice
composition and properties of polyphenol extracts obtained from by-product of food industry
sugar identification based on polyphenols and saponins present therein
stability of sugar solutions assigned to beverage production
influence of cryoprotectants on the freezed meat properties
physiological and antioxidative activity of vegetables stored under controlled atmosphere
storage stability and sorption property of lyophilized food articles
study of antioxidative activity of coca bean extracts and their application to the inhibition of food oxidative processes
influence of composition and origin of wheaten starch on the physico-chemical properties of enzymatic hydrolysates
investigation of chocolate articles enriched in living culture of yogurt bacteria
glutenles bread
starch digestibility in glutenles food products

Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Environmental Engineering

revitalization and conservation of post-industrial historical areas, revalorization problems of the lodz region, protection of cultural landscape
urban planning, problems of municipal transportation, applications of information technology in urban planning
ecological problems of towns, modelling and optimisation of wind conditions around urban structures
architectural design of public, housing, sportive and recreation building objects
contemporary architecture of museums
numerical methods in deterministic and stochastic mechanics, finite element method, method of material points, flow of granular media, dynamics of driving pales, numerical modelling of plates and shells, stochastic finite element method
mechanics of heterogeneous media, dual bounds of effective properties, problems of equilibrium, quasi-static evolution, stability, dynamics and wave propagation, problem of hyperconductive toroidal bobbin, problems of cracking and contact, modelling of structure soil interaction, surface reinforcement of soils
physics of building materials and structures: modelling and computer simulation of coupled problems of mass and energy transfer, phase transitions, absorption of short and long wave electromagnetic radiation, heat energy accumulators, energy saving building envelope, intelligent elements of building envelope
modifications of building materials and composites: gypsum, cement and ceramic, problems of utilization of industrial wastes in building industry, technologies of new generation concretes
concrete elements and structures, ordinary, high strength and selfcompacting concretes, effects of carbon, aramid, and glass fibrous reinforcement, effects of dispersed fibrous reinforcement made of polypropylene and steel, reinforcement of constructions, massive concrete casting
steel and timber elements and structures, strength and flexibility of mechanical connectors, concrete-timber composed elements
navigation and thematic environmental cartography, geometric shaping of structures
strength and exploitation of heating and air conditioning installations and materials
structural and operation analysis of environmental engineering devices (drives and bearings)
optimisation of water consumption in industrial technological processes
reclamation of misused municipal and industrial areas
numerical modelling and model testing of water and wastewater systems, forecasting of rain water fall flows
modernization and optimisation of structural designs of water and wastewater systems, methods of purification of water and wastewater, utilization of wastes

Faculty of Technical Physics, Computer Science and Applied Mathematics

vertical-cavity surface-emitting and edge emitting lasers
measurements and applications of electrooptic effects, applications of extended matrix calculus to uniaxial crystals in the presence of external fields
relations between physical structure and electrical properties of diamont-like carbon thin films
mathematical physics
properties of liquid crystals
morphology of crystals
crystal growth
applications of laser techniques
artificial intelligence (computational intelligence, applications of neural, genetic and fuzzy systems to modelling, simulation, technical and medical diagnosis, pattern recognition, knowledge extraction and intelligent internet exploration, expert systems, knowledge acquisition, data mining, application of intelligent systems, optimization, numerical methods, soft computing, artificial intelligence, evolutionary computing, linguistic summary, theory of fuzzy sets, text processing, intelligent Web searching, theory of rough sets, linguistic knowledge representation)
computer graphics and multimedia (virtual reality, multimedia, human-computer, interaction, computer games, graphic design, typography design and illustration, artistic composition of images and virtual spaces, visualization)
information systems and databases (software methodology and engineering, data mining and knowledge extraction, information systems, database systems, computer system design, electronic data interchange, electronic commerce, data warehousing, virtual communities, information management, information system analysis and design, relational and object oriented database systems)
modeling and simulation (computer science, teleinformation, modelling and simulation in engineering, technical and medical diagnosing, electrical engineering, bioelectromagnetism, asymptotic methods, integral equations, inverse scattering and ill-posed problems, numerical methods, operational research, methods of optimization, system theory, parallel programming)
security of computer systems (operating system security, security problems in local and wide area networks, database access security, access control in information systems)
signal and image processing (theory of fast adaptive algorithms, technical and medical diagnostics, processing, classification and recognition of structural data, applications of artificial intelligence, universal and uniform computational architectures, data compression)
financial risk management for pensions plans, insurance companies and other financial institutions, portfolio immunization, immunization inequalities, risk transfers, optimal reinsurance contracts, stochastic control of the insurer's risk process via reinsurance and investments, credibility theory, multiperiod optimization of insurance premiums, bayesian and minimax prediction, information inequalities for prediction risk, optimization of social transfers
real functions: generalized continuity, algebraic properties, classification of Baire
measure theory and topology: generalized integral
complex functions: geomerical theory of one and several variables
nonlinear analysis: fixed point theory, iterated function systems
small sets in analysis and topology: Baire category, representations of algebras of sets, statistical and ideal convergence
connections of Boolean algebras with topology and Banach spaces theory
connections between Lapunov exponents and Hamiltonian biliards
periodic solutions to a nonlocal pendulum equation
invariant measures and Frobenius-Perron operators
travelling waves in generalizations of Korteweg-deVries equation
Miranda's theorem for morphisms in the sense of Górniewicz
geometrical studies of Lie-Rinehart algebra - an algebraic equivalent of Lie algebroid

Faculty of Organisation and Management

managing staff in the structure of power in companies
adjustment of organizational structure and strategy in the process of large companies development
outsourcing in SME sector
methods of building competition advantage in SME sector
multidimensional analysis of factors influencing risk management in company
demand for managerial and engineering staff in Łódź voivodeship in years 2002 - 2015
analysis of pension funds functioning and of their members' decisions with the use of quantitative methods, etc
creating the company image,
obtaining the access to new technologies,
avoiding uneconomical investments,
market-oriented transformation,
liberalization of the power and natural gas sectors,
network industries,
regulation, energy policy, structural changes,
regulation for competition,
incentive price regulation,
innovation, economics of innovation,
R&D, R&D management,
high tech industries,
venture capital,
high tech incubators,
economic activity of disabled people,
managerial accounting, cost management,
cost budgeting and controlling,
artificial intelligence, neural networks,
management of long-term contracts,
process costing, product costing,
the potential of regional R & D,
managing the innovation process,
marketing management in small and medium sized enterprises,
financing innovations,
innovativeness of SMEs in the Lodz region in the years 2005-2008,
the influence of Advanced Technology Centers on the innovativeness of textile enterprises,
internet marketing In R & D institutions - concept and application
innovations in the creation of competitive advantage by hypermarkets in Poland
managing innovation processes in the sector of industrial biotechnology
using distance learning in enterprise management
ultimate load of thin-walled structures
the theoretical and numerical analysis of stress and strain state of structures, especially denture structures
insertion loss of sound absorbing screens used during the exploitation of earth moving machines
the problem of the noise high level of machines working on the open space
industrial symbiosis and designing of eco-industrial parks
intellectual property protection, including: modelling the methods of assessing immaterial and legal values, as well as improving the innovation of enterprises by using industrial property

Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering

fluid mixing in homogeneous and heterogeneous systems
microgrinding in mills of different constructions
disintegration of microorganisms in bead mills
powder and dust granulation in drum and disc granulators
separation processes in different types of screens (wet or dry)
hydrodynamics of multiphase system flow
construction of new types of rheometres
two-phase flow in micro-channels
transport of media of complex rheological properties
rheology and rheometry of non-Newtonian liquids
single- and multiphase emergency outflows
Biotechnology and environmental management
Improvement of bioproduct separation methods
designing and improvement of biotechnological equipment
kinetics, modelling and optimization of biotechnological processes
biochemical and thermal utilization of solid wastes and sewage sludge
unit processes and operations in environmental engineering
atmospheric protection engineering
thermal and calorimetric analysis
environmental management
industrial safety and risk management