Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology

Faculty of Chemistry

Wydział Chemiczny
Type	Public
Established	1904/1945
Dean	Prof. dr hab. inż. Sławomir Milewski
Administrative staff	246
Students	ca. 2800
Location	Gdańsk, Poland
Website	http://chem.pg.edu.pl/general-information

Coordinates: 54°22′16″N 18°37′15″E / 54.37111°N 18.62083°E / 54.37111; 18.62083

Faculty of Chemistry - is one of nine faculties of Gdańsk University of Technology, educating in the field of technical and natural sciences. There are the following types of studies: full‐time studies at the BEng level (3.5 years), full‐time studies at the MEng level for graduates holding a BEng degree (1.5 years), postgraduate studies leading to a PhD degree (4 years), non‐residential postgraduate studies, supplementary courses at different levels, studies and courses for foreign students (in English).

Faculty of Chemistry was one of the four original faculties of 'Royal Technical College in Gdańsk', operating continuously in the pre-war German technical university since its establishment. The Institute of Chemistry (Chemisches Institut) building was one of the first built specially for Gdańsk University of Technology in 1900-1904.

Famous for his discovery of sex hormons Adolf Butenandt was professor at the Technical University of Danzig 1933-1936. Here at Chemisches Institut he was continuing his works over hormons extracting from several thousand liters of urine progesterone in 1934 and testosterone a year later. Subsequently Butenandt had synthesized estrogen and testosterone. Adolf Butenandt also had characterized the first pheromone, bombykol, a chemically well-characterized sexual hormone released by the female silkworm to attract mates. While working in Gdańsk Butenandt has obtained a substantial part of research results awarded later by Nobel Committee in 1939.