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Visit from Sweden
On February 22 and 23, our department was visited by Dr. Janka Kovačíková from Linnaeus University (Växjö, Sweden). As part of the mutual presentation of the activities of the departments, Dr. Janka Kováčiková presented her research on "Utilisation of Wood-Based Biocomposites in Robotic Additive Manufacturing". This was followed by a discussion about our further joint scientific cooperation as well as research and teaching opportunities at the workplace in Sweden. This information caught the attention of our doctoral students, who are considering such an option as part of Erasmus stays.
Scientific school of the international project ActaReBuild
From September 19 to 22, 2023, a science school was held at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, organized thanks to the European project HORIZON – MSCA – 2021 – DN, No. 101072598 – Acoustic and Thermal Retrofit of Office Building Stock in EU ActaReBuild. The science school for (not only) PhD students focused on circular materials, sustainable building structures, traditional and innovative building conversion solutions, as well as legislation and technical standards.
The event was opened by the main coordinator of the project, prof. Monika Rychtáriková and during four days provided by colleagues and doctoral students under the guidance of doc. Vojtech Chmelík. Many internationally recognized experts have accepted the invitation to lecture, such as Rachel Armstrong (KU Leuven), Carl Maywald (Vector Foiltec), Herbert Muellner (TGM Wien), Dirk Jaspaert (BAS bvba), Bruno Depre (IRS Studiebureau BV), Carol Monticelli (Politecnico di Milano), María Machimbarrena (University of Valladolid), Irene Poza (University of Valladolid) a Edoardo Piana (University of Brescia).
Despite the intensive program of lectures and exercises, the whole week was spent in a pleasant and creative spirit, and each lecture was followed by a discussion between the teacher and the students. The next scientific school of the ActaReBuild project will be organized at the Czech Technical University in Prague in January 2024 and its topic will be standard and alternative measurement methods and prediction methods in building physics.
You can find more information about the project on the project website and also on social networks – Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and the X platform (Twitter).
Excursion in the construction company Porfix - porous concrete, a.s., Zemianske Kostoľany - Nováky
On 04.11.2022, students of the second year of engineering studies of the Construction Technology study program from the compulsory subject Lightweight concrete with the subject guarantor Dr. Struhárová took part in an excursion in the construction company Porfix - porous concrete, a.s., Zemianske Kostoľany - Nováky. The students became familiar with the individual raw materials used in production, with the entire production process of aerated concrete based on silica sand, and, of course, with the complete range of products currently produced in the given plant.
CESBP 2022
From September 5 to 7, 2022, the Department of Materials Engineering and Physics, together with the Institute of Construction and Architecture of the SAS, organized the international symposium "5th Central European Symposium on Building Physics - CESBP 2022" at the Faculty of Architecture of STU.
Invited lectures from world experts in the field of construction physics were presented during the symposium:
Prof. Jan Carmeliet from ETH Zurich with the lecture "Changing urban climate and impact on building physics"
Prof. Ardeshir Mahdavi from TU Wien with the lecture "The Human Dimension of Building Science"
About 70 participants from different countries of the world took part in the symposium. Two sections ran in parallel, where oral presentations were given, followed by discussions on research results and exchange of experience in individual areas of construction physics. As part of the symposium, social events were organized for the participants, such as a boat trip to Devín and a festive dinner on the Danube. At the end of the symposium, a "scepter" was sold to colleagues from the Budapest University of Technology and Economics to organize the next symposium in 2025.
The new H2020 project at the Faculty of Civil Engineering STU
STU - Faculty of Civil Engineering won the prestigious EU project HORIZON-MSCA-2021-DN (Doctoral Networks) entitled Acoustic and Thermal Retrofit of Office Building Stock in EU - "ActaReBuild" (actarebuild.eu). An important part of the project is a team of skilled trainers from the Department of Materials Engineering and Physics (KMIF) SvF.
The issue of converting administrative buildings into residential buildings is currently one of the "hot topics" in the EU. Even new projects must demonstrate a method of conversion in architectural competitions, the so-called "reuse" for another purpose in the future and, in addition to the project documentation, provide information about the sustainability of the structures that are proposed in the project.
Our project covers exactly these topics and we currently have 10 positions open for EU PhD students in building physics, daylighting, building acoustics, building ventilation, sustainable building materials and building components, life cycle assessment, bio-, meta- and recycled materials and especially modern facades and bio-facades.
For anyone who would like to embark on a PhD. study in this field, for a very nice salary and with the possibility to work in an international team, do not hesitate to contact doc. Vojtech Chmelik from KMIF (vojtech.chmelik@stuba.sk), project representative for STU Bratislava, or the main coordinator of the project, prof. Monika Rychtarikova from KU Leuven (monika.rychtarikova@kuleuven.be).