Grzegorz Pyka

The objective of the pole Materials and Processes Engineering (IMAP) is to develop an integrated and multidisciplinary research of the full life cycle of materials, from chemical processing to recycling, including the processes control and materials characterization. An integrated view of the entire life cycle of a product is a necessary prerequisite to the establishment of effective sustainable development strategies.

The necessity to address performance in its environmental, economical, technical, social and even aesthetical levels is now universally admitted. This is called life cycle engineering.

The best product to meet a given need is that which may be obtained with low-cost and green processes, and which may be inspected, replaced and easily recycled, allowing an as clean as possible use.

We talk about green, sustainable, lightweight, recyclable, biodegradable, non-toxic, clean materials. We talk about eco-efficient, clean, economical processes.