The award of Prof. Henryk Struszczyk for original achievements in research in chitin and its derivatives in 2024 was given to dr. inż. DAWID KASPRZAK from Faculty of Chemical Technology Poznań University of Technology.

Awards winners in short talk competition:

1st Award
Maria Stasińska-Jakubas, Katarzyna Rubinowska, Barbara Hawrylak-Nowak
DIFFERENTIATED METABOLIC RESPONSE OF ST. JOHN’S WORT AND LEMON BALM TO THE FOLIAR APPLICATION OF CHITOSAN

2nd Award
Małgorzata Gnus
EXTERNAL MAGNETIC FIELD – EFFECT ON SEPARATION PROPERTIES OF CHITOSAN MEMBRANES CONTAINING MAGNETIC PARTICLES – COMPARISON OF ETHANOL DEHYDRATION PROCESS BY PERVAPORATION AND VAPOUR PERMEATION METHOD

3rd Award
Magdalena Gierszewska, Ewa Olewnik-Kruszkowska, Ewelina Jakubowska, Aleksandra Szydłowska-Czerniak
CHITOSAN IN FOOD PACKAGING APPLICATIONS – PACKAGE FORMATION AND EXTENDING OF FOOD SHELF-LIFE

Recognition Award
Anna Rył, Piotr Owczarz
INFLUENCE OF INJECTION APPLICATION ON THE BULK AND LOCAL MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF CHITOSAN HYDROGELS

Luminita Marin, Alexandru Anisiei, Daniela Ailincai, Sandu Cibotaru BIOABSORBABLE WOUND DRESSINGS BASED ON CHITOSAN NANOFIBERS: DESIGN, PHYSICO-CHEMICAL INVESTIGATION AND WOUND HEALING PERFORMANCE

Awards winners in poster competition:

1st Award
Monika Owczarek, Maria Wiśniewska-Wrona, Wiesław Adamiec, Piotr Cichacz, Katarzyna Bartosik, Alicja Buczek
PREPARATION IN FORM EMULSION BASED ON NATURAL POLYMERS WITH THE ADDITION OF ESSENTIAL OILS REPELLANT TO TICKS

2nd Award
Piotr Drożdżyński, Katarzyna Struszczyk-Świta, Klaudia Piekarska, Olga Marchut-Mikołajczyk
BIOPREPARATIONS BASED ON CHITOSAN AND BIOSURFACTANTS AS A PLANT GROWTH STIMULANT

3rd Award
Jacek Nowaczyk, Aneta Jastrzębska
EDIBLE MEAT PACKAGING BASED ON CHITOSAN

Recognition Award
Urszula Filipkowska, Tomasz Jóźwiak, Malwina Nierobisz
EFFICIENCY OF THE REACTIVE BLACK 5 DYE REMOVAL IN AN AIR-LIFT REACTOR AND IN A COLUMN REACTOR