From July 1 to 26, 2024, four students participated in internships at our faculty as part of the fourth edition of the NatSci TSSP program. The internship program was prepared and coordinated by Prof. Wojciech Kujawski from the Faculty of Chemistry and Dr. hab. Przemysław Charzyński NCU prof., with financial matters managed by Mrs. Karolina Rasak from our dean's office. The program included 18 students, 15 from foreign universities and 3 from Nicolaus Copernicus University (UMK). Fifteen projects were carried out in the fields of chemistry, geography, and biology.
- In Department of Hydrology and Water Management the project "Assessment of quantitative and qualitative resources of small water reservoirs in the city of Toruń in the light of climate change" was conducted. The intern was Timur Azganov, a student from Kyrgyzstan studying at Debrecen University. The research was supervised by dr Katarzyna Kubiak-Wójcicka and dr. Adam Solarczik.
- Damla Karadede from Ege University in Izmir, Turkey, worked on the project "Microplastic contamination in soils of urban traffic areas" in Department of Soil Science and Landscape Management. The scientific supervisors of this project were Prof. dr hab. Piotr Hulisz, Dr. hab. Przemysław Charzyński, NCU prof. and Marek Chabowski, MSc.
- In Geomatics and Cartography Department: Akanshak Singhal, originally from India and studying at the University of Debrecen in Hungary, and Ngakan Yoga, a UMK student of Global Change Biology, conducted the project "Temporal and spatial land-use/cover changes of Tuchola Forest Biosphere Reserve." The interns were supervised by dr. Hab. Mieczysław Kunz, NCU prof..
As part of the program, the interns attended weekly lectures every Thursday in the R. Galon Auditorium and participated in cultural activities. They toured Toruń and Chełmno, made traditional gingerbreads at the Gingerbread Museum, and attended workshops on "Environmental, biological, chemical, and enotouristic aspects of viticulture" at the 'Przy Talerzyku' vineyard in Topolno in the Lower Vistula Valley.
On Thursday, July 25, the students presented their work, with our faculty intern Damla Karadede winning 2nd place in the best presentation competition. First place went to Bayansulu Otegenova from Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, who worked on the chemistry project "Hemostatic agent based on chemically modified diatom biosilica for wound healing" under the supervision of Dr. Myroslav Sprynsky.
