Based on the TUKE Rector's call for submission of research grant applications for young researchers and full-time doctoral students at TUKE under the age of 30 for 2023, 15 grant applications were delivered to the VVaDŠ Division within the specified deadline. The Commission for Science and Research at TUKE carefully assessed all applications for the award of a TUKE research grant and selected the following seven projects that will be funded in this call for the project solution period from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023:

01/TUKE/2023: A New Method of Titanium Alloys Surface Treatment by Ultrasonically Excited Pulsating Water Jet, Principal Investigator: Ing. Gabriel Stolárik, TUKE Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies, based in Prešov

02/TUKE/2023: Research and Development of an Autonomous Logistics System Based on Small Physical Models and Computer Simulation of Robotic Workplaces as a Means of Logistics Research, Principal Investigator: Ing. Jakub Kovalčík, TUKE Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Process Control and Geotechnologies

03/TUKE/2023: Design and Implementation of a Measuring Station for Measuring Performance Parameters of Electromagnetic Actuators Used for Stabilization and Nanosatellites Position Control, Principal Investigator: Ing. Patrik Kašper, TUKE Faculty of Aeronautics

04/TUKE/2023: Control of Kinematically Redundant Robots for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Principal Investigator: Ing. Peter Ján Sinčák, TUKE Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

05/TUKE/2023: Development and Research of High-Entropy Oxides for Lithium-Ion Batteries, Principal Investigator: Ing. Dávid Csík, TUKE Faculty of Materials, Metallurgy and Recycling

06/TUKE/2023: Approach of Artificial Intelligence and IT Technology for Human-Machine Cooperation in Industry 5.0, Principal Investigator: Ing. Maroš Krupáš, TUKE Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics 

07/TUKE/2023: Design and Implementation of a Remodular Construction Unit on TUKE Premises, Principal Investigator: Ing. Ivana Halászová, TUKE Faculty of Civil Engineering

We heartily congratulate all who submitted successful projects.