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INSTITUTE
OF NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY
AND TECHNOLOGY
EDITORS
Wiktor Smułek, Ph.D.
Ewa Godlewska-Para, M.Sc.
PRINTING
Sylwester Wojtas
© Copyright by the Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, Warszawa 2003
All rights reserved
CONTENTS
GENERAL INFORMATION 9
MANAGEMENT OF THE INSTITUTE 11
MANAGING STAFF OF THE INSTITUTE 11
HEADS OF THE INCT DEPARTMENTS 11
SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL (1999-2003) 11
SCIENTIFIC STAFF 14
PROFESSORS 14
ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS 14
SENIOR SCIENTISTS (Ph.D.) 15
RADIATION CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS, RADIATION TECHNOLOGIES 17
MULTIFREQUENCY EPR STUDY OF SOME NATURAL DOSIMETRIC MATERIALS
G. Strzelczak, J. Sadło, W. Stachowicz, M. Danilczuk, J. Michalik, F. Callens, E. Goovaerts 19
RADICALS IN AROMATIC CARBOXYLIC ACIDS CONTAINING THIOETHER GROUP.
EPR STUDY
G. Strzelczak, A. Korzeniowska-Sobczuk, K. Bobrowski 20
ESR STUDY OF SILVER CLUSTERS IN SAPO-17 AND SAPO-35 MOLECULAR SIEVES
J. Michalik, J. Sadło, L. Kevan 21
REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES FROM ALZHEIMER’S β-AMYLOID PEPTIDE: MECHANISM
AND PROOF OF CONCEPT
C. Schöneich, D. Pogocki, J. Kański, M. Aksenova, A. Butterfield 23
SPECTRAL AND CONDUCTOMETRIC PULSE RADIOLYSIS STUDIES OF RADICAL CATIONS
DERIVED FROM N-ACETYL-METHIONINE AMIDE
K. Bobrowski, D. Pogocki, G.L. Hug, C. Schöneich 23
RADICAL CATIONS, RADICALS AND FINAL PRODUCTS DERIVED FROM AROMATIC
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS CONTAINING THIOETHER GROUP
A. Korzeniowska-Sobczuk, G.L. Hug, J. Mirkowski, K. Bobrowski 25
CHEMICAL AND RADIATION MODIFICATION OF DIPEPTIDES MODELLING ENKEPHALIN
FRAGMENTS
G. Kciuk, C. Roselli, Ch. Houeé-Levin, K. Bobrowski 30
EFFECT OF Fe(II)/EDTA COMPLEX ON DNA DAMAGE
H.B. Ambroż, E.M. Kornacka, G. Przybytniak 33
INTERACTION BETWEEN FERROUS ION AND DNA AS SEEN BY CD AND LD SPECTROSCOPY
H.B. Ambroż, T.J. Kemp, G. Przybytniak 34
INTERACTION OF SILVER ATOMS WITH ETHYLENE IN Ag-SAPO-11 MOLECULAR SIEVE
M. Danilczuk, D. Pogocki, J. Michalik 35
SILVER ATOM-ETHYLENE MOLECULAR COMPLEXES. A DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY
STUDY
D. Pogocki, M. Danilczuk 37
REACTION KINETICS IN THE IONIC LIQUID METHYLTRIBUTYLAMMONIUM
BIS(TRIFLUOROMETHYLSULFONYL)IMIDE
J. Grodkowski, P. Neta 39
INFLUENCE OF A NUCLEATING AGENT ON THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
OF POLYPROPYLENE AND ITS BLENDS
I. Legocka, J. Bojarski, Z. Zimek, K. Mirkowski, A. Nowicki 40
RADIATION CROSSLINKING AND SPURS IN A CHOSEN ELASTOMER
J. Bik, W. Głuszewski, W.M. Rzymski, Z.P. Zagórski 42
ROLE OF RADIATION CHEMISTRY IN WASTE MANAGEMENT
J. Dziewinski, Z.P. Zagórski 44
APPLICATION OF IONIZING RADIATION FOR DEGRADATION OF PESTICIDES
IN ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES
P. Drzewicz, A. Bojanowska-Czajka, G. Nałęcz-Jawecki, J. Sawicki, S. Wołkowicz, A. Eswayah, M. Trojanowicz 46
ENLARGEMENT OF ANALYTICAL ABILITIES OF THE LABORATORY FOR DETECTION
OF IRRADIATED FOODS DEHYDRATED FRUITS
K. Lehner, W. Stachowicz 49
DETECTION OF IRRADIATED PAPRIKA ADMIXED TO FLAVOUR COMPOSITIES
OF NON-IRRADIATED SPICES, HERBS AND SEASONINGS
K. Malec-Czechowska, W. Stachowicz 51
STUDIES OF THERMAL DECOMPOSTION AND GLASS TRANSITION OCCURRING
IN POTATO STARCH, NATIVE AND GAMMA-IRRADIATED
K. Cieśla, O. Collart, E.F. Vansant 54
MODIFICATION OF THE PROPERTIES OF MILK PROTEIN FILMS BY GAMMA IRRADIATION
AND POLYSACCHARIDES ADDITION
K. Cieśla, S. Salmieri, M. Lacroix 56
PROGNOSIS OF THE APPLICATION OF SPICES, NON-DECONTAMINATED
AND DECONTAMINATED BY IRRADIATION ON THE SANITARY STATE OF FOODSTUFFS
W. Migdał, H.B. Owczarczyk 58
RADIATION DECONTAMINATION OF LYOPHILISED VEGETABLES AND FRUITS
H.B. Owczarczyk, W. Migdał, P. Tomasiński 59
POLISH-CHINESE INTERCOMPARISON IN HIGH-DOSE GAMMA-RAY DOSIMETRY
Z. Peimel-Stuglik, M. Lin, S. Fabisiak, Y. Cui, H. Li, Z. Xiao, Y. Chen 61
RADIOCHEMISTRY, STABLE ISOTOPES,
NUCLEAR ANALYTICAL METHODS, GENERAL CHEMISTRY 65
EFFECT OF CROWN ETHERS ON THE Sr2+, Ba2+ AND Ra2+ UPTAKE ON TUNNEL STRUCTURE ION
EXCHANGERS
B. Bartoś, A. Bilewicz 67
PREPARATION OF THE 225Ac GENERATOR USING A CRYPTOMELANE MANGANESE DIOXIDE
SORBENT
B. Bartoś, B. Włodzimirska, A. Bilewicz 67
IONIC RADII OF HEAVY ACTINIDE(III) CATIONS
A. Bilewicz 68
STUDIES OF BISMUTH TRIFLUOROMETHANESULFONATE SOLUTION
IN N,N-DIMETHYLTHIOFORMAMIDE
K. Łyczko, I. Persson, A. Bilewicz 70
OUTER-SPHERE HYDRATES OF TRIS(PROPANE-1,3-DIONATO)METAL(III) CHELATES:
A SUPERMOLECULAR APPROACH
M. Czerwiński, J. Narbutt 71
PLATINUM(II) AND PALLADIUM(II) COMPLEXES WITH UREA DERIVATIVES:
QUANTUM-CHEMICAL CALCULATIONS
N. Sadlej-Sosnowska, L. Fuks 75
SYNTHESIS OF RHENIUM(VI) COMPLEX WITH 2-AMINOBENZENETHIOL AT CARRIER FREE
CONDITIONS
E. Gniazdowska, J. Narbutt, H. Stephan, H. Spies 78
TRICARBONYL TECHNETIUM(I)-99m COMPLEXES WITH LIPOPHILIC BIDENTATE LIGANDS
IN SOLUTIONS
J. Narbutt, M. Zasępa, E. Gniazdowska 79
ELABORATION OF THE METHOD OF GROUP SEPARATION OF REE FROM BIOLOGICAL
MATERIALS FOR THEIR DETERMINATION BY RNAA
B. Danko, Z. Samczyński, R. Dybczyński 80
STUDIES ON POSSIBILITY OF DETERMINATION OF SOME RARE EARTH ELEMENTS BY ION
CHROMATOGRAPHY
K. Kulisa, H. Polkowska-Motrenko, R. Dybczyński 81
BEHAVIOUR OF TRACE CONCENTRATION OF PALLADIUM AND PLATINUM POLLUTANTS
IN SOIL AND THEIR LEACHING FOR ANALYTICAL PURPOSES
J. Chwastowska, W. Skwara, E. Sterlińska, L. Pszonicki 83
SPECIATION ANALYSIS OF CHROMIUM III AND VI IN MINERAL WATERS BY GF-AAS
AFTER SEPARATION
J. Chwastowska, W. Skwara, E. Sterlińska, L. Pszonicki 84
DETERMINATION OF POTASSIUM CONTENT IN THE B, C AND D CORNING REFERENCE
GLASSES USING GAMMA-RAY SPECTROMETRY
J. Kierzek, J.J. Kunicki-Goldfinger 85
A PROVENANCE STUDY OF BAROQUE GLASS
J.J. Kunicki-Goldfinger, J. Kierzek, A.J. Kasprzak, B. Małożewska-Bućko, P. Dzierżanowski 86
APPLICATION OF DISCRIMINANT AND CLUSTER ANALYSIS FOR THE PROVENANCE STUDIES
OF HISTORIC GLASS BASING OF X-RAY FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS
J. Kierzek, J.J. Kunicki-Goldfinger, A.J. Kasprzak, B. Małożewska-Bućko 87
APPLICATION OF TRACK MEMBRANES FOR MICROFILTRATION OF WATER SAMPLES
INFLUENCED BY TEMPERATURE CHANGES
M. Buczkowski, D. Wawszczak, B. Sartowska, W. Starosta 89
KINETICS OF POLYPYRROLE DEPOSITION INTO ISOPOROUS MEMBRANE TEMPLATES
D. Wawszczak, W. Starosta, B. Sartowska, M. Buczkowski 91
SYNTHESIS OF LiFePO/Ni,Cu, AND Ag NANOCOMPOSITES FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL
4
APPLICATIONS BY COMPLEX SOL-GEL PROCESS
A. Deptuła, T. Olczak, W. Łada, B. Sartowska, A.G. Chmielewski, F. Croce, J. Hassoun 92
THERMAL CONVERSION OF Li+-Me2+-CHCOO−-ASCORBIC ACID-OH GELS TO LiMnO
3 2 4
AND LiNiCo O
x 1-x 2
A. Deptuła, T. Olczak, W. Łada, B. Sartowska, F. Croce, L. Giorgi, A. Di Bartolomeo, A. Brignocchi 95
CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY OF COORDINATION COMPOUNDS WITH HETEROCYCLIC
CARBOXYLATE LIGANDS. PART XL: THE CRYSTAL AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURES OF TWO
CALCIUM(II) COMPLEXES WITH PYRAZINE-2,6-DICARBOXYLATE AND WATER LIGANDS
W. Starosta, H. Ptasiewicz-Bąk, J. Leciejewicz 99
CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY OF COORDINATION COMPOUNDS WITH HETEROCYCLIC
CARBOXYLATE LIGANDS. PART XLI: THE CRYSTAL AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
OF A ZINC(II) COMPLEX WITH PYRAZINE-2,6-DICARBOXYLATE AND WATER LIGANDS
M. Gryz, W. Starosta, H. Ptasiewicz-Bąk, J. Leciejewicz 100
CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY OF COORDINATION COMPOUNDS WITH HETEROCYCLIC
CARBOXYLATE LIGANDS. PART XLII: THE CRYSTAL AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
OF DIAQUABIS(PYRIDAZINE-3-CARBOXYLATE-N,O)ZINC(II) DIHYDRATE
M. Gryz, W. Starosta, H. Ptasiewicz-Bąk, J. Leciejewicz 100
CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY OF COORDINATION COMPOUNDS WITH HETEROCYCLIC
CARBOXYLATE LIGANDS. PART XLIII: THE CRYSTAL AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
OF A LANTHANUM(III) COMPLEX WITH PYRAZINE-2-CARBOXYLATE AND WATER
LIGANDS
H. Ptasiewicz-Bąk, J. Leciejewicz, T. Premkumar, S. Govindarajan 101
RADIOBIOLOGY 103
LABILE IRON POOL SIZE IS RELATED TO IRON CONTENT IN NUCLEUS AND INVOLVED
IN GENERATION OF OXIDATIVE DNA DAMAGE IN L5178Y CELLS
M. Kruszewski, T. Iwaneńko 105
PROTEIN HYDROPEROXIDE FORMATION INDUCED BY IONIZING RADIATION
IN VARIOUS BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
M. Kruszewski, J.M. Gebicki, H. Lewandowska 105
LEVEL OF PROTEIN HYDROPEROXIDES INDUCED BY DIFFERENT FACTORS
IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
M. Kruszewski, J.M. Gebicki, H. Lewandowska 107
NOVEL PLATINUM COMPLEXES RADIOSENSITISE CHO CELLS ACCORDING
TO THE MODE OF ACTION ON DNA
I. Grądzka, I. Buraczewska, I. Szumiel, J. Kuduk-Jaworska 108
DNA DOUBLE STRAND BREAK REPAIR DEPENDENCE ON POLY(ADP-RIBOSYLATION)
IN L5178Y AND CHO CELLS
M. Wojewódzka 110
BASAL AND X-RAY-MODIFIED EXPRESSION OF DNA-PK GENES IN LY-R AND LY-S CELLS
I. Grądzka, B. Sochanowicz, G. Woźniak 111
0.5M NaCl – SENSITIVE SECTOR OF POTENTIALLY LETHAL DAMAGE IN X-IRRADIATED
LY-S CELLS DEFECTIVE IN DNA DOUBLE STRAND BREAK REPAIR
B. Sochanowicz, I. Grądzka, I. Szumiel 112
A CROSS-PLATFORM PUBLIC DOMAIN PC IMAGE-ANALYSIS PROGRAM FOR THE COMET
ASSAY
K. Końca, A. Lankoff, A. Banasik, H. Lisowska, T. Kuszewski, S. Góźdź, Z. Koza, A. Wójcik 113
CORRELATION OF CHROMOSOMAL ABERRATIONS AND SISTER CHROMATID
EXCHANGES IN INDIVIDUAL CHO CELLS PRE-LABELLED WITH BrdU AND TREATED
WITH DNase I OR X-RAYS
M. Sayed Aly, A. Wójcik, C. Schunck, G. Obe 114
APPLICATION OF THE BIOTIN-dUTP CHROMOSOME LABELLING TECHNIQUE TO STUDY
THE ROLE OF 5-BROMO-2’-DEOXYURIDINE IN THE FORMATION OF UV-INDUCED SISTER
CHROMATID EXCHANGES IN CHO CELLS
A. Wójcik, C. von Sonntag, G. Obe 115
ANALYSIS OF MICRONUCLEI IN PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTES OF PATIENTS TREATED
FOR THYROID CANCER WITH IODINE-131
S. Sommer, I. Buraczewska, E. Lisiak, M. Siekierzyński, E. Dziuk, M. Bilski, M.K. Janiak, A. Wójcik 116
NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGIES AND METHODS 119
PROCESS ENGINEERING 121
CERAMIC MEMBRANES APPLIED FOR RADIOACTIVE WASTES PROCESSING
G. Zakrzewska-Trznadel, M. Harasimowicz, B. Tymiński, A.G. Chmielewski 121
DETERMINATION OF SULFUR ISOTOPE RATIO IN COAL COMBUSTION PROCESS
A.G. Chmielewski, M. Derda 122
SEPARATION OF THE SULFUR ISOTOPES 34S AND 32S IN THE SYSTEM: GASEOUS SO
2
AND SO ADSORBED ON SILICA GEL
2
A.G. Chmielewski, A. Mikołajczuk 123
INDUSTRIAL INSTALLATION FOR ELECTRON BEAM FLUE GAS TREATMENT
– OPERATIONAL TRIALS
A. Pawelec, B. Tymiński, A.G. Chmielewski 125
STABLE ISOTOPE COMPOSITION IN FOOD AUTHENTICITY CONTROL
R. Wierzchnicki 126
A STUDY OF HYDRAULIC CONTACTS AND FLOW DYNAMICS OF GROUND WATERS
IN THE REGION OF SALT DOME “DĘBINA” IN THE LIGNITE STRIP MINE “BEŁCHATÓW”
W. Sołtyk, J. Walendziak, A. Dobrowolski, A. Owczarczyk 127
CHLORINATED HYDROCARBONS DECOMPOSITION BY USING ELECTRON BEAM
TECHNOLOGY
A.G. Chmielewski, Y. Sun, S. Bułka, Z. Zimek 128
APPLICATION OF COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS METHODS FOR DETERMINATION
OF FLOW STRUCTURE IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT TANKS
J. Palige, A. Dobrowolski, A. Owczarczyk, A.G. Chmielewski, S. Ptaszek 129
CATALYTIC CRACKING OF POLYETHYLENE WASTES
A.G. Chmielewski, B. Tymiński, K. Zwoliński 131
MATERIAL ENGINEERING, STRUCTURAL STUDIES, DIAGNOSTICS 133
DETERMINATION OF TRACE ELEMENTS CONCENTRATIONS IN LEAD WHITE BY NEUTRON
ACTIVATION ANALYSIS OF THE JERUSALEM TRIPTYCH DATED ABOUT 1500
E. Pańczyk, J. Olszewska-Świetlik, L. Waliś 133
NEW SILICA MATERIALS WITH BIOCIDAL ACTIVITY
A. Łukasiewicz, L. Waliś, L. Rowińska, D. Chmielewska 137
SEM OBSERVATIONS ON THE SPECIAL TYPE OF PARTICLE TRACK MEMBRANES
B. Sartowska, O. Orelovitch 138
INVESTIGATIONS OF PHASE CHANGES IN STEELS IRRADIATED WITH INTENSE PULSED
PLASMA BEAMS
B. Sartowska, J. Piekoszewski, L. Waliś, M. Kopcewicz, Z. Werner, J. Stanisławski, J. Kalinowska, F. Prokert 139
CORROSION PROPERTIES OF TITANIUM SURFACE ALLOYED WITH PALLADIUM
BY IMPLANTATION AND/OR PLASMA PULSES, IN 0.1 M HSO AT 80oC
2 4
F.A. Bonilla, P. Skeldon, G.E. Thompson, J. Piekoszewski, A.G. Chmielewski, J. Stanisławski, Z. Werner 141
ABLATION OF SUBSTRATE MATERIAL INDUCED BY PULSED PLASMA BEAMS IN MW/cm2
RANGE AS OBSERVED BY OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY
J. Stanisławski, J. Baranowski, J. Piekoszewski, E. Składnik-Sadowska, Z. Werner 142
PHYSICAL STATE OF THE ELECTRODE MATERIAL ERODED DURING THE PLASMA
DISCHARGE IN ROD PLASMA INJECTOR GENERATORS AS DETERMINED BY SPECTRAL
DIAGNOSTICS
J. Stanisławski, J. Baranowski, J. Piekoszewski, E. Składnik-Sadowska 143
NUCLEONIC CONTROL SYSTEMS AND ACCELERATORS 144
AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR A SCINTILLATION DETECTOR
B. Machaj, J. Mirowicz, J. Bartak, E. Świstowski 144
DETECTING DISTORTIONS OF THE SMOOTHED SPECTRA USING AUTOCORRELATION
FUNCTION
P. Urbański, E. Kowalska 145
APPLICATION OF A FIELD AND INDUSTRIAL RADIOMETER TYPE FIR-1 FOR RADIOTRACER
AND RADIOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS
J. Palige, A. Owczarczyk, A. Dobrowolski, S. Ptaszek, J. Pieńkos, E. Świstowski 146
APPLICATION OF THE MORPHOLOGICAL IMAGE ANALYSIS FOR IDENTIFICATION
OF THE STEEL SURFACES IRRADIATION WITH PLASMA PULSES
A. Jakowiuk 147
THE INCT PUBLICATIONS IN 2002 149
ARTICLES 149
BOOKS 156
CHAPTERS IN BOOKS 156
THE INCT REPORTS 160
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS 161
CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS 162
SUPPLEMENT LIST OF THE INCT PUBLICATIONS IN 2001 166
NUKLEONIKA 167
THE INCT PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS IN 2002 170
PATENTS 170
PATENT APPLICATIONS 170
CONFERENCES ORGANIZED AND CO-ORGANIZED BY THE INCT IN 2002 171
Ph.D./D.Sc. THESES IN 2002 182
Ph.D. THESES 182
EDUCATION 183
Ph.D. PROGRAMME IN CHEMISTRY 183
TRAINING OF STUDENTS 183
RESEARCH PROJECTS AND CONTRACTS 185
RESEARCH PROJECTS GRANTED BY THE POLISH STATE COMMITTEE
FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN 2002 AND IN CONTINUATION 185
IMPLEMENTATION PROJECTS GRANTED BY THE POLISH STATE
COMMITTEE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN 2002 AND IN CONTINUATION 185
IAEA RESEARCH CONTRACTS IN 2002 186
IAEA TECHNICAL CONTRACTS IN 2002 186
EUROPEAN COMMISSION RESEARCH PROJECTS IN 2002 186
OTHER FOREIGN CONTRACTS IN 2002 186
LIST OF VISITORS TO THE INCT IN 2002 187
THE INCT SEMINARS IN 2002 189
SEMINARS DELIVERED OUT OF THE INCT IN 2002 191
AWARDS IN 2002 193
INSTRUMENTAL LABORATORIES AND TECHNOLOGICAL PILOT
PLANTS 194
INDEX OF THE AUTHORS 204
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GENERAL INFORMATION
The Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology (INCT) is one of the successors of
the Institute of Nuclear Research (INR) which was established in 1955. The latter In-
stitute, once the biggest Institute in Poland, has exerted a great influence on the scien-
tific and intelectual life in this country. The INCT came into being as one of the inde-
pendent units established after the dissolution of the INR in 1983.
At present, the Institute research activity is focused on:
• radiation chemistry and technology,
• radiochemistry and coordination chemistry,
• radiobiology,
• application of nuclear methods in material and process engineering,
• design of instruments based on nuclear techniques,
• trace analysis and radioanalytical techniques,
• environmental research.
In the above fields we offer research programmes for Ph.D. and D.Sc studies.
At this moment, with its nine electron accelerators in operation and with the staff
experienced in the field of electron beam (EB) applications, the Institute is one of the
most advanced centres of radiation research and EB processing. The accelerators are
installed in the following Institute units:
• pilot plant for radiation sterilization of medical devices and transplants,
• pilot plant for radiation modification of polymers,
• experimental pilot plant for food irradiation,
• pilot plant for removal of SO and NO from flue gases,
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• pulse radiolysis laboratory, in which the nanosecond set-up was put into operation in
2001. A new 10 MeV accelerator was constructed in the INCT for this purpose.
Based on the technology elaborated in our Institute, an industrial installation for
electron beam flue gas treatment has been implemented at the EPS “Pomorzany” (Dolna
Odra PS Group). This is the second full scale industrial EB installation for SO and
2
NO removal all over the world.
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In 2002 the INCT scientists published 149 papers in scientific journals registered
in the Philadelphia list, among them 24 papers in journals with an impact factor (IF)
higher than 1.0. Ellis Horwood Publishers published a book “Concise Chemistry of the
Elements” by prof. S. Siekierski (INCT) and J. Burgess.
The international journal for nuclear research – NUKLEONIKA published by the
INCT was for the first time mentioned on the SCI Journal Citation List with an impact
factor equal to 0.37.
Annual rewards of the INCT Director-General for the best publications in the
period 2000-2001 were granted to the following research teams:
• First award to prof. K. Bobrowski, dr. D. Pogocki, dr. J. Sadło, dr. G. Strzelczak,
dr. P. Wiśniowski for a series of papers on radiation-induced radical processes in
aminoacids and peptides with thioether group.
• Second award to prof. J. Ostyk-Narbutt and dr. J. Krejzler for the paper explaining
the differences in coordination chemistry of cations in the 3rd and 13th groups.
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• Third award to prof. A. Wójcik and prof. I. Szumiel for the publication on the analy-
sis of correlation between cellular radiosensitivity and telomer length.
In 2002, J. Ostyk-Narbutt, Ph.D., D.Sc. obtained a professor title conferred by the
President of Polish Republic.
W. Łada (INCT) was awarded with the World Intellectual Property Organization
Certificate of Merit on the occasion of the 2th Competition – Plebiscite for “Woman
Inventor” – 2001, organized by the Association of Polish Inventors and Rationalizers
(SPWIR), in cooperation with the “Przegląd Techniczny” magazine and the Society for
Technical Culture in Poland
In the autumn 2002, eight new persons were admitted to the Ph.D. studies in the
INCT based on the results of entrance examinations. Thereby, the total number of
Ph.D. students in the INCT increased to 24 persons.
Four scientific meetings have been organized by the INCT in 2002:
• National Symposium on Nuclear Techniques in Industry, Medicine, Agriculture and
Environmental Protection (Chairman of organizing comittee: dr. G. Zakrzewska-Trzna-
del – INCT);
• Accelerators for Radiation Processing – Technical Meeting (Organizing committee:
prof. A.G. Chmielewski, dr. Z. Zimek and S. Bułka);
• The Final Regional Workshop of IAEA TC Project “Quality assurance and quality
control of nuclear analytical techniques” (Organizer: dr. H. Polkowska-Motrenko –
INCT);
• A Conference on Incineration Problems with Municipal Wastes (Organizing com-
mittee: dr. M. Obrębska – Warsaw University of Technology and A. Ostapczuk –
INCT).
Two European Commission research projects were run in the INCT in 2002:
• Electron beam for processing of flue gases, emitted in metallurgical processes, for
volatile organic compounds removal (project coordinated by prof. A.G. Chmielewski
– INCT);
• Sulphur radical chemistry of biological significance: the protective and damaging
roles of the thiol and thioether radicals (principal investigator: prof. K. Bobrowski –
INCT).
Prof. Z.P. Zagórski (INCT) participated in the programme “Actinide chemistry
and repository science” sponsored by the Los Alamos National Laboratory (USA).