Since the beginning of the war, the scientists of our university faced a serious problem of executing research projects, especially those that involved academic mobility to conduct experimental research using analytical equipment in partner countries. The mobility of scientists from Ukraine is significantly limited. That is why there is a high need to purchase analytical equipment.

A significant number of chemical scientists of our university need the following equipment for the sustainable implementation of the research in the fields of chemistry, biochemistry and pharmaceuticals:

Agilent 7250 GC/Q-TOF gas chromatograph with mass spectroscopy detector, 1 unit, timeline approximately 1 year, supplier in Ukraine – LLC "ALSI-CHROM".

It will be used for analytical support of the research projects on the development of biomass processing technologies and the synthesis of biologically active polymers for medical purposes.

About the Institution

Lviv Polytechnic National University has established itself as a powerful center of science and education in Europe, a generator of technical ideas and inventions. The university has formed well-known scientific schools in Ukraine and abroad on the basis of many years of theoretical and experimental activity. In 2021, scientists of the university performed: 38 research projects financed from the state budget of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine; 8 research works financed by the National Research Fund of Ukraine; 2 scientific and research works under the state order; 1 research work under basic funding; one scientific research work under the state targeted scientific and technical program of conducting research in the Antarctic; one scientific research work under the KPKVK budget program 2751270 "Support of regional policy of Ukraine"; 17 international scientific projects; more than 300 government contracts, of which three are international; one project financed by the Lviv Polytechnic for young scientists; one project on the popularization of the results of research and development, financed by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine. In 2021, Lviv Polytechnic organized and held 74 scientific events. The results of scientific research by university employees are reflected in: 280 monographs; in 31 textbooks; in 185 training manuals; in 29 dictionaries; in more than 3,500 scientific articles and more than 3,000 conference proceedings. Employees of the Lviv Polytechnic are actively engaged in inventive activities. During 2021, 63 applications for the issuance of Ukrainian patents were submitted.

With the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian war, some of restrictions were introduced at the Lviv Polytechnic National University, both in the educational process and in the organization of scientific research work of employees of this higher education institution. We have to admit that we are not in an active war zone, but the infrastructure of the university was also damaged. In particular, windows and doors in the premises of the Technological Park of the Lviv Polytechnic were damaged as a result of a rocket attack on the city of Lviv. And this was part of scientific research infrastructure.

Since March 2022, state funding of scientific projects from all-Ukrainian funds has been suspended, funding of state budget topics has been limited - this has significantly reduced the intensity of research and development of university employees. At the same time, it was forbidden to purchase equipment, which also negatively affected the development of scientific research. Many scientists who have children and elderly people under their care have been forced to leave the country for their safety, and therefore are unable to fulfill their professional duties in full. At the same time, a number of restrictions arose in the organization of trips and internships of scientists of draft age abroad, which allowed them to test their skills abroad and gain the relevant experience of world-class specialists. At the unstable situation in the country and the threat for impossibility of paying full salaries to scientists, there may be a danger of an outflow of scientific personnel from abroad (especially among young researchers). This can significantly shake the scientific potential of the institution and the country.

Research Focus / Keywords

Development of biomass processing technologies and the synthesis of biologically active polymers for medical purposes.