Dr Agnieszka Żuchowskafrom the Faculty of Chemistry at the Warsaw University of Technology (WUT) and Kiranmai Uppuluri from the Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Microelectronics and Photonics took first place ex aequo in the Warsaw Falling Walls Lab competition. 

The contestants had to present in three minutes in English their proposal for ” breaking down a wall” in science, education, society. The speeches were judged by an international jury and the audience gathered at the final.

The finalists proposed solutions to problems concerning the treatment of diseases, management of natural resources, data management, modern materials, food, energy.

The judges awarded two first prizes. They were received by Kiranmai Uppuluri from the Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Microelectronics and Photonics, who spoke about ‘breaking down walls’ in water data analysis, and Dr Agnieszka Żuchowska from the Faculty of Chemistry of the Warsaw University of Technology, who addressed pre-clinical research in her presentation. The winners will compete in the international final of the Falling Walls Lab, which will take place in early November in Berlin. There, they will compete against representatives from 60 countries from all over the world.