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Date: <\/strong>8\u201314 January 2024<\/p>\n \n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>[vc_separator]\r\n The second of 50 Weeks in the City of Science <\/a>in 2024 is Treasure Week. The event is part of the European City of Science programme, which will last throughout 2024.<\/p>\n The main theme is the treasures of the Earth. Not everyone realises that without mineral resources, most everyday items would not exist. During Treasure Week, we will learn about common rocks and minerals, as well as about the most valuable, unique treasures of the Earth, such as gold, diamonds, emeralds, and even extra-terrestrial rocks – meteorites.<\/p>\n We will also present those without which modern technologies could not exist. We will show how rich and diverse the Earth’s treasures are, and we will also learn to tell them apart. We will have the opportunity to learn about the physical characteristics of minerals, including their fascinating fluorescence.<\/p>\n Earth\u2019s Treasures is also an extraordinary world of fossilised animals and plants, documenting the history of the development of our planet – we will tell you about excavations and extraordinary searches. During Treasure Week, we will also present machines and devices that enable the exploitation of raw materials.<\/p>\n We will also learn about robots that are revolutionising our industry and entering our everyday lives. At the end, there will be a Minerals and Fossils Exchange, where you will be able to see collector’s exhibitions and buy your own ‘treasure.’<\/p>\n The event schedule is subject to change.<\/strong><\/p>\n Attention!<\/span> Registration for events will open on 28 December.<\/strong><\/p>\n \n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>[vc_btn title=”Event on Facebook” color=”black” size=”lg” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fevents%2F766063322219886%2F%3Fref%3Dnewsfeed|target:_blank”][vc_separator]\r\n \n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”179566″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_tta_accordion title_tag=”h3″ style=”outline” shape=”square” color=”violet” spacing=”2″ gap=”2″ c_icon=”triangle” active_section=”1″ no_fill=”true” collapsible_all=”true”][vc_tta_section title=”Monday: 8 January” tab_id=”1701810839849-af456ac0-d869″]\r\n The event is addressed to 7-8 grade students at primary school and high school students. It will be led by Dr<\/strong> Zuzanna Wawrzyniak<\/strong>, geologist, and employee of the Museum of Earth Sciences in Sosnowiec, University of Silesia in Katowice.<\/p>\n During the classes, participants will learn basic terms from the fields of life sciences (classification of living organisms, key moments in the history of life on Earth) and Earth sciences (age of the Earth, determining the age of rocks, formation of various types of fossils), needed to understand the work of a palaeontologist. Students will work on selected groups of fossils of various animal groups and a stratigraphic table.<\/p>\n Registration required. Limit: 25 people.<\/strong><\/p>\n 9.00<\/strong> a.m. <\/strong>– registration form<\/a><\/p>\n 10.00 a.m. <\/strong> – registration form<\/a><\/p>\n 11.00 a.m. <\/strong> – registration form<\/a><\/p>\n 12.00 noon<\/strong> – registration form<\/a><\/p>\n When we think about palaeontologists, we get an image of people in hats carefully revealing large, completely fossilized skeletons in inhospitable, usually hot areas of our planet. Such a vision is most often given to us by cinematography, and although it is true, it only partially reflects the entirety of their work. Searching for fossils in the field is only the first step. Moreover, many fascinating discoveries can also be made by looking at old, perhaps even long-forgotten collections locked away somewhere in the depths of museums. Very often, it is there, not in the field, that real treasures are hidden! The essential part of a palaeontologist\u2019s work is laboratory research, endless discussions with colleagues regarding the interpretation of the finds and the final review of their scientific. This entire journey is extremely fascinating and filled with many challenges. Do not hesitate to take this journey with us.<\/p>\n The event will be led by Dawid Surmik, PhD, <\/strong>from the Faculty of Natural Sciences of the University of Silesia.<\/p>\n The activity is addressed to high school students.<\/p>\n Registration required. Limit: 40 people <\/strong>(registration form<\/a>).<\/strong><\/p>\n The event will include leadership skills training, with particular emphasis on the so-called soft skills of the future. The training will include:<\/p>\n As part of the training for leadership competencies of the future, interesting facts about the consequences of technological progress for humans and futuristic visions regarding the projected future of the labour market will be discussed.<\/p>\n The event is addressed to those who would like to discover their leadership potential and determine the directions of personal development.<\/p>\n The classes will cover the issues of occupational psychology, organisation and management.<\/p>\n The classes will be conducted by Ma\u0142gorzata Dobrowolska, PhD, DSc, Associate Professor <\/strong>from the Silesian University of Technology.<\/p>\n Registration required (<\/strong>registration form<\/a>).<\/strong><\/p>\n \n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>[\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Tuesday: 9 January” tab_id=”1701812411012-38e925d0-ea2d”]\r\n Unmanned aerial vehicles, i.e. drones, until recently were used only by the armed forces and were used to observe military operations areas. Today, the sight of a drone moving just a few metres above our heads does not surprise anyone, and these devices find more and more applications in many areas of life, surprising with their simplicity and effectiveness.<\/p>\n During the workshops, you will feel like an operator of an unmanned aircraft and see the world from their perspective, as well as touch virtual reality by entering this world using the latest technology.<\/p>\n The event is addressed to primary and high school students. It will be led by Aleksandra Mierzejowska, PhD Eng. <\/strong>\u2013 employee of the Faculty of Mining, Safety Engineering and Industrial Automation of the Silesian University of Technology.<\/p>\n The event is addressed to primary- and secondary-school students.<\/p>\n Registration required. Limit: 20 people.<\/strong><\/p>\n 9.00 a.m.<\/strong> – registration form<\/a><\/p>\n 10.00 a.m.<\/strong> –\u00a0registration form<\/a><\/p>\n 11.00 a.m.<\/strong> – registration form<\/a><\/p>\n 12.00 noon<\/strong> – registration form<\/a><\/p>\n What is geocaching? It can be said that it is an international field game that is a combination of alternative, individual tourism with orienteering using GPS receivers. Its main goal is to find a cache \u2014 a geocache \u2014 created by another participant in the game. The location of the “cache” is communicated to players by entering its geographical coordinates into the so-called geocaching websites. The author also publishes hints to help find it and information about where it is hidden. People who set up new caches try to use them to highlight all possible local attractions, enriched with various historical, natural and geological curiosities that are intended to encourage people to visit a given area.<\/p>\n The event will be led by Pawe\u0142 Wo\u017aniak<\/strong>, an employee of the Upper Silesian Branch of the National Geological Institute in Sosnowiec.<\/p>\n The event is addressed to high school students.<\/p>\n Free entrance.<\/p>\n The presentation will outline the basics of the problem of large-scale energy storage and currently available energy storage technologies, such as: energy storage in compressed air, pumped hydroelectric energy storage in power plants and storage of hydrogen and methane gases in power-to-X technologies. Then, the possibilities of using post-mining infrastructure for energy storage and current experiences in this area will be presented. The current state of knowledge will be presented against the background of the achievements of the HESS project “Hybrid energy storage system using post-mining infrastructure” financed by the EU Research Fund for Coal and Steel.<\/span><\/p>\n The event is led by Prof. Eng. Marcin Luty\u0144ski <\/strong>from the Faculty of Mining, Safety Engineering and Industrial Automation of the Silesian University of Technology.<\/span><\/p>\n Free entrance.<\/p>\n \n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>[\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Wednesday: January 10″ tab_id=”1701812761923-6dfe9e50-e154″]\r\n Minerals are a natural component of the Earth’s crust. Of the approximately 4,000 known minerals, only 200 are called rock-forming minerals. As a part of the event, students will learn to independently determine the basic macroscopic features of minerals found in the Earth’s crust. Additionally, participants will have the opportunity to conduct microscopic observations of these minerals.<\/p>\n The event is intended for secondary and primary school students. They will be led by Joanna Komorek, PhD, DSc <\/strong>and Ewa Strza\u0142kowska, PhD Eng. <\/strong>from the Faculty of Mining, Safety Engineering and Industrial Automation of the Silesian University of Technology.<\/p>\n An event addressed to primary and high school students.<\/p>\n Registration required. Limit: 12 people<\/strong><\/p>\n 9.00 a.m.<\/strong> – registration form<\/a><\/p>\n 10.00 a.m.<\/strong> – registration form<\/a><\/p>\n 11.00 a.m.<\/strong> – registration form<\/a><\/p>\n 12.00 noon<\/strong> – registration form<\/a><\/p>\n For centuries, gemstones have been objects of desire and adoration. The largest and most beautiful pieces can reach very high prices. Unfortunately, with the progress of technology and the developing knowledge of minerals, humanity has learned to create imitations of natural stones, the value of which is much lower. How to avoid fraud and distinguish between a real treasure and ordinary glass? During the workshops, participants will have the opportunity to learn how to distinguish natural gemstones from synthetic ones and their imitations.<\/p>\n The classes will be led by Dorota \u015arodek, PhD <\/strong>from the University of Silesia.<\/p>\n Registration required. Limit: 15 people<\/strong><\/p>\n 9.00 a.m.<\/strong> – registration form<\/a><\/p>\n 10.15 a.m.<\/strong> – registration form<\/a><\/p>\n 11.30 a.m.<\/strong> – registration form<\/a><\/p>\n 12.45 p.m.<\/strong> – registration form<\/a><\/p>\n Part 1<\/strong>: In times of continued instability in financial markets, alternative investments are becoming more and more popular, i.e. those whose rate of return is not correlated with changes in the stock market. Investments of this nature include raw materials and precious metals. Participants will learn about the possibilities of investing in the raw materials and precious metals market, as well as learn about the risks associated with this type of investment based on the analysis of alternative funds with specialised investment policies.<\/p>\n Part 2: <\/strong>Technical analysis is a method that can be used to forecast prices in various markets, including the raw materials and precious metals markets. The workshops will consist of two parts: theoretical and practical. In the theoretical part, participants will learn the basic issues of technical analysis such as: trend lines, support and resistance levels, as well as examples of linear and candlestick patterns. The practical part will be a workshop and participants will be able to independently try to determine the previously learnt elements on financial instruments charts.<\/p>\n The workshop will be led by Krzysztof Podg\u00f3rski, PhD Eng. <\/strong>and Mateusz Muszy\u0144ski, MSc <\/strong>from the University of Economics in Katowice.<\/p>\n Registration required. Limit: 30 people <\/strong>(registration form<\/a>).<\/strong><\/p>\n Most people place health at the top of their list of desired values. The classic expression of this is the most popular ‘first of all health’ wish. However, taking care of one’s health takes a distant place among many human activities. There is a common misconception that professional institutions where you can buy or “deal with” this \u201cproduct\u201d are responsible for its condition. Meanwhile, health is not a commodity, but a value – comparable to honour, which can be easily lost and much more difficult to regain.<\/p>\n Contrary to popular belief, a doctor does not produce or sell health. Their task is to strengthen factors that help maintain or restore the body’s balance and eliminate or weaken factors that disturb it and thus cause disease. The impact of lifestyle on health is estimated at over 50%, and the impact of the environment at approximately 20%. The remaining 30% is divided between genetic predispositions and the health care system. It means that the most important condition for improving the health situation of society is the general awareness of responsibility for the health of one’s own and others.<\/p>\n The event will be led by Prof. Jan Du\u0142awa, MD, PhD <\/strong>\u2013 a specialist in internal diseases, nephrology, hypertensiology and angiology. He is the head of the Department of Internal Medicine at the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice and the head of the Department of Internal and Metabolic Diseases at the Prof. Leszek Giec Upper-Silesian Medical Centre of the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice.<\/p>\n Free entrance.<\/p>\n Diamond is a mineral that has become part of our culture as the most valuable and desirable gemstone. Large specimens are often shrouded in mystery, and their unique beauty makes them reach extremely high prices. But has it always been like this? Are diamonds worth the price? When did we start loving diamonds so much that today we can’t imagine getting engaged without them? The lecture will present the history of diamond, its properties, the most famous representatives and possible methods of treatment and synthesis.<\/p>\n The event will be led by Dorota \u015arodek, PhD <\/strong>from the University of Silesia in Katowice.<\/p>\n Free entrance.<\/p>\n \n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>[\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Thursday: 11 January” tab_id=”1701813701677-91f1aa26-3cb8″]\r\n Mineral resources are crucial for the development of many branches of the economy and the everyday life of ordinary people. Obtaining key raw materials requires modern mining technologies based on the use of modern machines. The increasingly difficult working conditions of miners and the need to reach deposits in places inaccessible to humans (ocean depths, outer space) require the use of robots. As part of the event, we will present mining machines currently used in underground mines, as well as remotely controlled robots exploring hard-to-reach places. You will be able to learn how mining machines work and play the role of their operator. During the event, participants will be able to try their hand at searching for and obtaining minerals in space conditions.<\/p>\n The activity will be led by Piotr Cheluszka, PhD, DSc Eng., Associate Professor <\/strong>and Grzegorz G\u0142uszek, MSc Eng. <\/strong>from the Silesian University of Technology.<\/p>\n Registration required.<\/strong><\/p>\n 10.00 a.m.<\/strong> – registration form<\/a><\/p>\n 11.00 a.m.<\/strong> – registration form<\/a><\/p>\n 12.00 noon<\/strong> – registration form<\/a><\/p>\n What are they, where do meteorites come from and why, what cosmic bodies are their source and what do they look like when they arrive on Earth? Specimens of meteorites as such will be presented, the characteristic features that allow them to be distinguished from terrestrial rocks and their basic classification will be discussed. The most interesting inheritances and stories related to them will be presented. We will show what tektites and impactites are, as rocks, also related to space. During the lecture, approximately 20-25 specimens will be presented, and the lecture participants will be able to hold them in their hands.<\/p>\n The activity will be led by Kazimierz Mazurek <\/strong>– one of the founders of the Polish Meteorite Society. For over 25 years, as a collector and owner of one of the largest collections of meteorites in Poland, he has been a populariser of meteoritics – an interdisciplinary field of science.<\/p>\n Free entrance.<\/p>\n \n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>[\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Friday: 12 January” tab_id=”1701968566245-7d37cdff-423f”]\r\n Our smartphones contain dozens of composites, compounds and metals that include almost 75% of the elements on the periodic table. More than half of all elements in a mobile device – including its screen, casing, microprocessor, cables, battery, speaker and microphone – could not be created if it were not for the raw materials that are used to produce all these components. Some of them are only present in small amounts (like the very thin layer of indium-tin-oxide that makes the screen work like a touchscreen), but all of them must be extracted from a mineral deposit before they are used in your smartphone. The exhibition will present minerals that are sources of elements necessary for the proper functioning of your smartphone.<\/p>\n The event will be led by Magdalena Kokowska-Paw\u0142owska, PhD, DSc Eng. <\/strong>and Jacek Nowak, PhD Eng. <\/strong>\u2013 employees of the Department of Applied Geology at the Faculty of Mining, Safety Engineering and Industrial Automation of the Silesian University of Technology.<\/p>\n\n
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