Education:
1987: M.Sc., Rzeszow University of Technology, Poland; the title of master of science in chemical engineering, the title of dissertation: “Deactivation of catalyst in heterogeneous catalysis”.
1998: Doctor, Technical University of Wroclaw, Poland; the title of doctor in the field of technical science; the title of dissertation: “Dynamics of preparative chromatographic column” awarded by Wroclaw University as first class honors.
2003: Doctor habilitata (Doctor of Science), Otto-von-Guericke Universität in Magdeburg, Germany; the field of study: adsorption and chromatography; the title of dissertation: “Gradient techniques in preparative chromatography”.
2004: Official recognition the Doctor of Science title in Poland.
2012: Full professor title.
Professional Experience:
1987-1990: Technologist in an industrial plant in Nowa Deba, Poland.
1990-1998: Assistant at Rzeszow University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Chemical and Process Engineering Department.
1998-2003: Adjunct at Rzeszow University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Chemical and Process Engineering Department.
2004-2012: Associated Professor of Rzeszow University of Technology, Rzeszow.
2005-2008: Vice-dean of Faculty of Chemistry Rzeszow University of Technology, Rzeszow.
Since 2012: Full professor of Rzeszow University of Technology, Rzeszow.
Since 2014: Chair of Department of Chemical Engineering and Processing, Faculty of Chemistry, of Rzeszow University of Technology, Rzeszow.
Since 2016: Dean of Faculty of Chemistry, Rzeszow University of Technology.
Duties:
Lecturer in Chemical Faculty; leader of the research group in Chemical and Process Engineering Department, supervisor of diploma and PhD students.
List of lectures:
Thermodynamics, Fluid Dynamics, Separation of Biomolecules
Research Grants/Fellowships:
1997: Fellowship at Politechnico di Milano, Italy, Department of Applied Physical Chemistry (five months).
1999-2001: Fellowship at Max-Planck-Institute in Magdeburg, Germany for the post-doc position (two years).
2006: Fulbright Grant at University of Virginia, realization of the project “Chromatographic separation of biopharmaceuticals. Designing and optimization of the process” (four months).
2008: Fellowship at University of Braunschweig, Germany in the frame of the research project: SFB 578 „From Gene to Product", subproject C2 “Modeling of chromatographic processes" (one month).
Honors and Awards:
1999: Individual prize for the Ph.D. thesis founded by Polish Minister of Education.
1999, 2002: Group prizes for research achievements founded by Rector of Rzeszow University of Technology.
2004, 2003: Individual praises founded by Rector of Rzeszow University of Technology for the habilitation thesis “Gradient techniques in preparative chromatography” (2003) and for successful acceptation of the thesis by Polish Central Commission of Scientific Degrees and Titles (2004).
2005-2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018-2022: Individual or group prizes for the research achievements, founded by Rector of Rzeszow University of Technology.
2015: Gold Cross of Merit received from President of RP
Memberships and Affiliations:
2005-2008: Vice-dean of Faculty of Chemistry, Rzeszow University of Technology.
since 2013: Member of scientific committee of International Symposium on Preparative and Process Chromatography (PREP).
Since 2014: Member (scientific partner) of Austrian Center of Industrial Biotechnology (ACIB).
2016: Member of scientific committee of International Symposium on Preparative and Industrial Chromatography and Allied Techniques (SPICA) 2016, permanent member since 2018
Since 2016: Dean of faculty of Chemistry
Since 2017: Member of Advisory Editorial Board of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Wiley
Since 2020: Member and Vice-president of Committee of Chemical Engineering PAN, Poland
