Kontakt:  +48 71 320 26 53; anna.trusek@pwr.edu.pl; ul. Norwida 4/6, 50-373 Wrocław

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Imię i nazwisko: Irena Žižović

Tytuł: dr hab. Inż. Prof. PWr

Stanowisko Profesor uczelni

Pokój, nr telefonu: 108, 71 320 34 25

Tematyka badawcza (max. 500 znaków, najlepiej w punktach), moga być jakies ilustracje do tego:

• Procesy wysokociśnieniowe
• Zielona chemia - zielone rozpuszczalniki
• Zastosowanie płynów nadkrytycznych
• Ekstrakcja nadkrytyczna
• Impregnacja nadkrytyczna
• Modyfikacja materiałów polimerowych
• Opracowanie materiałów o właściwościach antybakteryjnych
• Modelowanie matematyczne
• Procesy separacji

Projekty:

Kierownik projektów krajowych:

1. OPUS 16 (NCN) „Impregnacja membran polimerowych w obecności dwutlenku węgla w stanie nadkrytycznym – dobór parametrów procesu, modelowanie molekularne oraz badania biofoulingu” UMO-2018/31/B/ST8/01826, 2019-2022, Polska
2. III45017, Funkcjonalne fizjologicznie czynne surowce roślinne o dodatkowych wartościach dla przemysłu farmaceutycznego i spożywczego, Ministerstwo Edukacji, Nauki i Rozwoju Technologicznego Republiki Serbii, 2011-2017.
3. TR 19037, Rozwój technologiczny w zakresie produkcji farmaceutycznych preparatów na bazie ekstraktów roślinnych do leczenia zakażeń skóry, Ministerstwo Nauki i Rozwoju Technologicznego Republiki Serbii, 2008-2010.

Kierownik projektów międzynarodowych:

1. Projekt Eureka ?!9906 COMPLANT (2016-2017) „Kompleksowe przetwarzanie ekstraktów roślinnych na potrzeby produktów o wysokiej wartości dodatkowej”.
2. Program Operacyjny Kapitał Ludzki. Budowa potencjału naukowo-inżynieryjnego INS poprzez wdrażanie opracowanych technologii do praktyki przemysłowej (2013-2014). Projekt UE: OIC Poland - Uniwersytet w Belgradzie, Wydział Technologii i Metalurgii - Uniwersytet w Cardiff.
3. Dwustronny projekt z Niemcami (2011-2012) „Systematyczna obróbka wstępna naturalnych surowców w celu optymalizacji uwalniania związków aktywnych podczas ekstrakcji nadkrytycznych płynów” (Uniwersytet w Belgradzie, Wydział Technologii i Metalurgii - Politechnika Hamburska).
4. Projekt Eureka E!6240 PLANTCOSMEHEL (2010-2012) „Opracowanie nowych produktów z materiału roślinnego dla potrzeb farmaceutycznych i kosmetycznych”.

 10 najważniejszych publikacji (format jednolity z dony): 

1. Irena Zizovic, Lidija Senerovic, Ivana Moric, Tijana N. Adamović, Milena Jovanovic, Melina Kalagasidis Krusic, Dusan Misic, Dušica Stojanović, Stoja Milovanović, Utilization of supercritical carbon dioxide in fabrication of cellulose acetate films with anti-biofilm effects against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus. Journal of Supercritical Fluids. 2018, vol. 140, s. 11-20.
2. Darka Marković, Stoja Milovanović, Karen De Clerck, Irena Zizovic, Dušica Stojanović, Maja Radetić, Development of material with strong antimicrobial activity by high pressure CO2 impregnation of polyamide nanofibers with thymol. Journal of CO2 Utilization. 2018, vol. 26, s. 19-27.
3. Stoja Milovanović, Darka Marković, Ana Mrakovic, Robert Kuska, Irena Zizovic, Sulamith Frerich, Jasna Ivanovic, Supercritical CO2 - assisted production of PLA and PLGA foams for controlled thymol release. Materials Science & Engineering. C, Materials for Biological Applications. 2019, vol. 99, s. 394-404.
4. Stoja Milovanović, Jelena Djuris, Aleksandra Dapčević, Djordje Medarevic, Svetlana Ibric, Irena Zizovic, Soluplus, Eudragit, HPMC-AS foams and solid dispersions for enhancement of Carvedilol dissolution rate prepared by a supercritical CO2 process. Polymer Testing. 2019, vol. 76, s. 54-64.
5. Jelena Pajnik, Maja Radetić, Dušica Stojanović, Ivona Jankovic-Častvan, Vanja Tadic, Miroslav V. Stanković, Dušan M. Jovanović, Irena Zizovic, Functionalization of polypropylene, polyamide and cellulose acetate materials with pyrethrum extract as a natural repellent in supercritical carbon dioxide. Journal of Supercritical Fluids. 2018, vol. 136, s. 70-81.
6. Stoja Milovanovic, Darka Markovic, Ksenija Aksentijevic, Dusica B. Stojanovic, Jasna Ivanovic, Irena Zizovic, Application of cellulose acetate for controlled release of thymol. Carbohydrate Polymers. 2016, vol. 147, s. 344-353
7. Stoja Milovanovic, Marko Stamenic, Darka Markovic, Maja Radetic, Irena Zizovic, Solubility of thymol in supercritical carbon dioxide and its impregnation on cotton gauze. The Journal of Supercritical Fluids. 2013, vol. 84, s. 173–181.
8. Maria A. Fanovich, Jasna Ivanovic, Dusan Misic, Maria V. Alvarez, Philip Jaeger, Irena Zizovic, Rudolf Eggers, Development of polycaprolactone scaffold with antibacterial activity by the integrated supercritical extraction and impregnation process. The Journal of Supercritical Fluids. 2013, vol. 78, s. 42-53.
9. Marko Stamenic, Irena Zizovic, The mathematics of modelling the supercritical fluid extraction of essential oils from glandular trychomes. Computers and Chemical Engineering. 2013, vol. 48, s. 89–95.
10. Florian Meyer, Marko Stamenic, Irena Zizovic, Rudolf Eggers, Fixed bed property changes during scCO2 extraction of natural materials – Experiments and modeling. The Journal of Supercritical Fluids. 2012, vol. 72, s. 140–149.

 Prace mgr i inż dla studentów: 

 Magisterske:

1. Rozdział mieszanin metan-dwutlenek węgla

 Inżynierske.:

1. Ekstrakcja chmielu nadkrytycznym ditlenkiem węgla i impregnacja gazy bawełnianej ekstraktem

Filip Formalik

mgr inż. doktorant,

asystent

pok.115, tel. 71 320 33 14

Tematyka Badawcza:

Prowadzone badania skupiają się wokół metod modelowania molekularnego w wielu skalach, m.in. metod teorii funkcjonału gęstości (DFT; drgania sieci, właściwości strukturalne), Grand Canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC; zjawisko adsorpcji) oraz dynamiki molekularnej (MD) wykorzystywanych w analizie właściwości materiałów nanoporowatych:

• Transformacje strukturalne w hybrydowych materiałach nanoporowatych ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem wpływu drgań sieci o niskich częstotliwościach (fononów) oraz adsorpcji gazów
• Badanie adsorpcji gazów w materiałach typu MOF (ang. metal-organic frameworks)

Projekty:

• Modelowanie hybrydowych deformowalnych nanomateriałów porowatych do składowania gazów i oczyszczania biogazu, 2015/17/B/ST8/00099, OPUS 9, NCN – wykonawca
• Wpływ dynamiki fononów na przemiany strukturalne i adsorpcję w hybrydowych materiałach nanoporowatych, 2018/28/ST4/00234, ETIUDA 6, NCN – kierownik

Publikacje:

1. Filip Formalik, Michael Fischer, Justyna Rogacka, Lucyna Firlej, Bogdan Kuchta, Benchmarking of GGA density functionals for modeling structures of nanoporous, rigid and flexible MOFs. Journal of Chemical Physics. 2018, vol. 149, nr 6, art. 064110, s. 1-11, org/10.1063/1.5030493
2. Filip Formalik, Michael Fischer, Justyna Rogacka, Lucyna Firlej, Bogdan Kuchta, Effect of low frequency phonons on structural properties of ZIFs with SOD topology. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 2018, s. 1-6, org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2018.09.033
3. Paul Iacomi, Filip Formalik, Joao Marreiros, Jin Shang, Justyna Rogacka, Alexander Mohmeyer, Peter Behrens, Rob Ameloot, Bogdan Kuchta, Philip Llewellyn, Role of structural defects in the adsorption and separation of C3 hydrocarbons in Zr-fumarate-MOF (MOF-801). Chemistry of Materials. 2019, s. 1-37, org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b02322
4. Kornel Roztocki, Filip Formalik, Anna Krawczuk, Irena Senkovska, Bogdan Kuchta, Stefan Kaskel, Dariusz Matoga, Colletctive breathing in an eightfold interpenetrated metal-organic framework: From mechanistic understanding towards threshold sensing architectures, Angewandte Chemie (International Edition). Accepted Author Manuscript, org/10.1002/ange.201914198
5. Bogdan Kuchta, Ege Dundar, Filip Formalik, Philip Llewellyn, Lucyna Firlej, Adsorption-induced structural phase transformation in nanopores. Angewandte Chemie (International edition). 2017, vol. 56, nr 51, s. 16243-16246, org/10.1002/ange.201708993
6. Bogdan Kuchta, Filip Formalik, Justyna Rogacka, Alexander V. Neimark, Lucyna Firlej, Phonons in deformable microporous crystalline solids. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials. 2019, vol. 234, nr 7-8, s. 513–527, org/10.1515/zkri-2018-2152
7. Justyna Rogacka, Filip Formalik, Azahara Luna-Triguero, Lucyna Firlej, Bogdan Kuchta, Sofia Calero, Intermediate states approach for adsorption studies in flexible metal-organic frameworks. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 2019, vol. 21, nr 6, s. 3294-3303, doi.org/1039/C8CP06817H
8. Michael Fischer, Felix O. Evers, Filip Formalik, Adam Olejniczak, Benchmarking DFT-GGA calculations for the structure optimisation of neutral-framework zeotypes. Theoretical Chemistry Accounts. 2016, vol. 135, art. 257, s. 1-19, doi.org/1007/s00214-016-2014-6
9. Lucyna Firlej, Justyna Rogacka, Filip Formalik, Bogdan Kuchta, How dense is the gas adsorbed in nanopores? Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 2018, s. 1-6, org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2018.12.024
10. Ege Dundar, Nicolas Chanut, Filip Formalik, Pascal Boulet, Philip Llewellyn, Bogdan Kuchta, Modeling of adsorption of CO2 in the deformed pores of MIL-53(Al). Journal of Molecular Modeling. 2017, vol. 23, art. 101, s. 1-10, doi.org/10.1007/s00894-017-3281-4

Ph.D. KAROLINA LABUS, Assistant Professor

karolina.labus@pwr.edu.pl

(+48) 71 320 3314

Office: Building C6, room 115a

ORCID 0000-0001-5705-8906

  Titles and degrees 

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology — Master of Science, Faculty of Chemistry, Field of study: Biotechnology

2006

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology — Ph.D. degree in Chemical Sciences in the field of Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry – Department of Bioorganic Chemistry

2011

WSB University in Wrocław — Post-graduate studies, Field of study: Manager of research and development projects

2013

Professional carreer

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology — Assistant

2010 - 2015

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology — Assistant Professor

2015 – until now

Scientific interests

1. Preparation and characterization of enzymes (e.g. tyrosinase, laccase)
2. Enzymatic processes of industrial importance (e.g. hydrolysis of lactose, production of levodopa)
3. Immobilization of biologically active compounds (e.g. enzymes, drugs, agrochemicals)
4. Functional materials in bioapplications (e.g. hydrogels, biochar, metal-organic frameworks)
5. Enzymatic methods in biomass management

Selected scientific articles

1. Labus, K., Wolanin, K., Radosiński, Ł. Comparative study on enzyme immobilization using natural hydrogel matrices - experimental studies supported by molecular models analysis. Catalysts. 2020, 10, nr 5, 489. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10050489
2. Labus, K., Radosiński, Ł., Kotowski, P. Functional properties of two-component hydrogel systems based on gelatin and polyvinyl alcohol - experimental studies supported by computational analysis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2021, 22, 18, 9909. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22189909
3. Lech, M.; Labus, K. The methods of brewers’ spent grain treatment towards the recovery of valuable ingredients contained therein and comprehensive management of its residues. Chemical Engineering Research & Design. 2022, 183, 494-511. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2022.05.032
4. Paiva dos Santos, K.; Rios, N.; Labus, K.; Goncalves, L.R.B. Co-immobilization of lipase and laccase on agarose-based supports via layer-by-layer strategy: effect of diffusional limitations. Biochemical Engineering Journal. 2022, 185, 108533. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bej.2022.108533
5. Labus, K.; Maniak H. Colourimetric plate assays based on functionalized gelatine hydrogel useful for various screening purposes in enzymology. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2023, 24, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24010033

Scientific projects

1. European Regional Development Fund, POIG.01.03.01-00-158/-04, Biotransformations useful in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries, 2010 – 2011 – investigator
2. National Science Center, 2011/03/B/ST8/06029, Characteristic of cascade of enzymatic membrane reactors for biopolymers hydrolysis, 2012-2015 – investigator
3. National Science Center, 2013/11/B/ST8/03672 NCN, Mass transport of therapeutic substance from the homogeneous or multi-phase implant which is its reservoir or formation place, 2013 – 2017 – investigator
4. National Science Center, 2015/19/D/ST8/01899 NCN, Determination of an influence of composition and spatial structure of hydrogels on the properties of entrapped biocatalysts, 2016 – 2020 – project leader
5. National Science Center, NCN 2020/37/B/NZ9/04201, A smart platform of bioinspired materials of ionic nature possessing beneficial impact on plants, 2021 – 2024 - investigator

Scientific internships - cooperation abroad

Federal University of Ceará, Campus do Pici, Department of Chemical Engineering, Group of  Prof. Luciana Rocha Barros Gonçalves – 2020

Cooperation with industry

Stepan Company – 2017-2018

Laparo Medical Simulators – 2019-2023

Awards

Thesis proposal (academic year 2023-2024)

1^o (Eng.)

Mechanisms of biodegradation of hydrogel materials (Biotechnology or Chemical Engineering)

Targeted formation of alginate hydrogels containing natural components (Biotechnology or Chemical Engineering)

2^o (MSc)

Preparation and characterization of immobilized biocatalysts using materials of natural origin (Biotechnology)

Selection of immobilization conditions for given biocatalysts in ZIF matrices (Biotechnology or Chemical Engineering)

Dr. Magdalena Lech

magdalena.lech@pwr.edu.pl

(+48) 71 320 2283

Office: Building C6, r. 228

ORCID 0000-0003-1907-2429

Titles and degrees

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology – Faculty of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Eng. M.Sc. 2010

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology – Faculty of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Ph. D. 2015

Professional career

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology — Assistant

2018 - now

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology — Associate Professor

2015 - 2018

Scientific interests

Membrane wastewater treatment, bio-products separation 

Bioreactors – industrial symbiosis production, wastewater biodegradation

Selected scientific publications

Lech, M.; Klimek, A.; Porzybót, D; Trusek, A: Three-stage membranę treatment of wastewater from biodiesel production-preliminary research. Membranes. 2022, 12, 1, 1-11.

Lech, M; Labus, K.; The methods of brewers’ spent grain treatment towards the recovery of valuable ingredients contained therein and comprehensive management of its residues. Chemical Engineering Research & Design, 2022, 183, 494-511.

Lech, M;, Trusek A; Whey management based on bioreactor and membrane processes: clean technology gaining valuable components of whey. Desalination and Water Treatment. 2021, 214, 128-134. ISSN: 1944-3994.

Jackowski, M. K; Niedźwiecki L;  Mościcki, K. J.; Arora, A.; Saeed M. A.; Krochmalny, K.K.; Pawliczek, J.; Trusek, A.; Lech, M.; Skřínský, J.; Čespiva, J.; Vereš, J.; Ochodek, T.; Pawlak-Kruczek, H.; Synergetic co-production of beer colouring agent and solid fuel from brewers’ spent grain in the circular economy perspective. Sustainability. 2021, 13, 18, 1-17.

Lech M.; Optimization of protein-free waste whey supplementation used for the industrial microbiological production of lactic acid. Biochemical Engineering Journal. 2020, 157, 1-7.

Scientific projects

Increasing the efficiency of treatment of wastewater generated after the electroplating process in terms of reducing the nickel content; Wroclaw Academic Center; 2021 – 2022

Characteristics of the enzymatic membrane reactor cascade in the hydrolysis of biopolymers; National Centre of Science; grant no. 2011/03/B/ST8/06029; Grant Employee; Grant manager: Prof. Andrzej Noworyta  2011 – 2015 

Scientific internships - cooperation abroad

Investigation of whole-cell kinetics of two-phase biocatalytic preparation of bicyclic lactone – effect of oxygen; Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava; Supervisor: Prof. Milan Polakovic; VII – VIII. 2018 and VIII – IX. 2019

Cooperation with industry

Hitachi Astemo Poland Sp. z o. o.; Increasing the efficiency of treatment of wastewater generated after the electroplating process in terms of reducing the nickel content; 2021 - now

Torf Corporation Sp. Z o. o.; Determination of the antioxidant activity of peat extracts obtained in anaerobic conditions; 2014

Awards – max 5

The Laureate of the project: "GRANT PLUS”; 2012-2013; Support for research work through study grants for Ph.D. students", co-financed by the European Union under the European Social Fund.

3rd position in XIII INTARG® 2020 ONLINE - SOCIAL INNOVATIONS - SPECIAL EDITION; 2020;

Thesis proposal (academic year 2023-2024)

1^o (Eng.) – Biotechnology/ Chemical Engineering –

Development of an environmentally friendly nickel flocculation process from wastewater derived from the electroplating process

Development of the cascade membrane separation of cellulose hydrolysates - selection of optimal conditions

2^o (MSc) – Biotechnology/ Chemical Engineering –

Microfiltration treatment of medium derived from the production of lactic acid from waste molasses

Nanofiltration treatment of nickel-contaminated wastewater

Investigation of lactic acid bacteria culture supplementation on the efficiency of its production from industrial waste

Membrane treatment of electroplating wastewater as a complementary process to their utilization by flocculation

Dr. HALINA MANIAK

halina.maniak@pwr.edu.pl

(+48) 71 320 33 14

Office: Building C6, r. 115a

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0489-5740

Titles and degrees

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Direction - Molecular biotechnology and biocatalysis, MSc, Eng, 2007

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Humanities and of Social Science Department Postgraduate pedagogical study, 2010

Wroclaw University, Faculty of Mathematics and Computing Science, Postgraduate pedagogical study in Mathematics, 2011

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Coordination chemistry, PhD, 2011

Professional carreer

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology — Assistant

2011 – 2015

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology — Associate Professor

2015 – up to now

Scientific interests

1. Laccase, tyrosinase inhibitors – design, synthesis, structural studies and kinetic examination
2. Biological activity of hydrazide-hydrazones – antimicrobial, phytotoxicity and enzymatic studies
3. Plant biomass utilization in fungal cultures – biosynthesis of enzymes degrading lignocellulose
4. Plant biomass pretreatment

Selected scientific articles

Karolina T. Labus, Halina A. Maniak Colourimetric plate assays based on functionalized gelatine hydrogel useful for various screening purposes in enzymology. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2023, 24, 33.

Mirosław Giurg, Halina A. Maniak

Polish patent, nr. PL241843, published 12.12.2022. Iminowe pochodne aldehydów salicylowych i hydrazydów kwasowych, sposób ich wytwarzania oraz ich zastosowanie/ Wroclaw University of Science and Technology.

Halina A. Maniak, Michał Talma, Mirosław Giurg Inhibitory potential of new phenolic hydrazide-hydrazones with a decoy substrate fragment towards laccase from a phytopathogenic fungus: SAR and molecular docking studies. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2021, 22, 12307. Halina A. Maniak, Dorota Witkowska, Mirosław Giurg Polish Patent. nr PL 238660, published 20.09.2021. Zastosowanie hydrazydu kwasu 4-hydroksybenzoesowego oraz zastosowanie hydrazydo-hydrazonów pochodnych kwasu 4-hydroksybenzoesowego i aldehydów zawierających fragment aromatyczny.

Halina A. Maniak, Michał Talma, Konrad Matyja, Anna Trusek, Mirosław Giurg Synthesis and structure-activity relationship studies of hydrazide-hydrazones as inhibitors of laccase from Trametes versicolor. Molecules. 2020, 25,1255, s. 1-26. Mirosław Giurg, Halina A. Maniak Polish patent, nr PL 233208, published 25.03.2019. Iminowe pochodne aldehydów salicylowych i hydrazydu kwasu 4-hydroksybenzoesowego oraz sposób ich wytwarzania.

Scientific projects

KNOW, 2018, Laccase inhibitors - supervisor

SONATA, 2023, Physicochemical aspects of bioleaching of arsenic-containing waste - performer

Awards

2012 - Award of JM Rector of Wroclaw University of Technology for contribution to the development of the University.

Thesis proposal (academic year 2023-2024)

1^o (Eng.)– Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering

1. Assessment of primary and secondary metabolite productivity by Cerrena unicolor

2^o (MSc) – Biotechnology

1. Studies on the influence of medium pH on the composition of culture filtrates of Cerrena unicolor
2. Studies on laccase production by Botrytis cinerea on chemically pretreated waste material
3. Studies on the production of laccase by Cerrena unicolor on waste material

Łukasz Radosiński, PhD.

lukasz.radosinski@pwr.edu.pl

(+48) 71 320 2838

Office: Building C6, r. 112

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4223-510X

Titles and degrees

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Technology, Mathematics, Information Technology Mathematics, Msc.

2004

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology — Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Technology, Physics, Solid State Physics, Msc.

2005

Hayama Graduate University for Advanced Studies SOKENDAI (総合研究大学院大学), Accelerator Physics, PhD.

2008

Professional career

High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Japan — Research Assistant

2005 – 2008

Toyoink, Tsukuba, Japan — Consultant

2006 – 2008

NobiNobi, Tsukuba, Japan — Kidergarden Teacher

2006 – 2008

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wroclaw, Poland — Research Assistant

2009 – 2013

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wroclaw, Poland — Assistant Professor

2013 – present

Novasell sp. z o. o., Wroclaw, Poland — Project Manager

2020 – present

Scentific interests

1. Computer design of functional materials.
2. Photoinduced phase transitions in carbon based novel materials.
3. Molecular modelling of biopolymers.
4. Fireretardant materials in civil engineering.

Selected scientific articles – 5 pozycji z ostatnich 5 lat

Marcinkeviciute, K.; Makunaite, G.; Danys, D.; Strupas, K. Vermiform Appendix within Post-Laparoscopic Incisional Hernia: A Unique Case Report and Literature Review. Medicina 2023, 59, 538. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59030538

Radosiński L, Porębska O., Rosiński M., Passive fire protection systems for steel structures on the Polish construction market, Ochrona Przed Korozją 2021, (3)     

Labus K, Radosinski L, Kotowski P. Functional Properties of Two-Component Hydrogel Systems Based on Gelatin and Polyvinyl Alcohol—Experimental Studies Supported by Computational Analysis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2021, Sep 14;22(18):9909.

Labus K, Wolanin K, Radosiński Ł. Comparative study on enzyme immobilization using natural hydrogel matrices—experimental studies supported by molecular models analysis. Catalysts. 2020 May 1;10(5):489.

Radosinski L, Labus K, Zemojtel P, Wojciechowski JW. Development and validation of a virtual gelatin model using molecular modeling computational tools. Molecules. 2019 Sep 16;24(18):3365.

Scientific projects –

KBN, N N202 229037, 2009-2012, Fotoindukowana transformacja sp2-sp3 w graficie jako możliwa droga przemiany pomiędzy grafitem a diamentem, KBN, kierownik projektu

NCN OPUS, 2011/03/B/ST5/02677, Fotoindukowane wzmocnienie adsorbcji wodoru na graficie, kierownik projektu

NCN, OPUS, 2015-2018, 2015/19/D/ST8/01899, Określenie wpływu składu i struktury przestrzennej hydrożelu na właściwości inkludowanego w nim biokatalizatora, wykonawca

NCBiR, Szybka Ścieżka, 2019 – present, POIR.01.01.01-00-0218/19, Development of an innovative system for fire protection of steel structures, kierownik projektu

Scientific internships - cooperation abroad

1. Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK, 2005.
2. Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.
3. High Energy Accelerator Research Organization KEK, Tsukuba, Japan.
4. National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, AIST, Tsukuba, Japan,
5. Department of Theoretical and Computational Molecular Science, Institute for Molecular Science, Okazaki Aichi, 444-8585, Japan.

Cooperation with industry

1.       Novasell Ltd. – fire-retardant materials engineering.

1. M+M Inwestyn Ltd. fire-retardant materials engineering.
2. MTechnika sp. z o. o. – development of technology of transfromation of sewege sludge into mineral-organic fertilizer.
3. Graco sp. z o. o. – application trainings.
4. Pompserwis sp. z o. o. – application of VR in coating applicators trainee.

Awards

2001 Successful qualification for a candidate for a space flight participant, Yu. Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre

2004 University and Regional “Primus Inter Pares 2004” Award

2005 Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho) Scholarship MEXT

Thesis proposal (academic year 2023-2024)

1^o (Eng.) –

1. Metacrylic hybrid intumescent fire retardant paints
2. Methods of acessing durability of fireretardant coatings during long exposure conditions

2^o (MSc) –

1. Determination of structural fizycznych of polymers using coarse-grained methods,
2. Molecular modeling of adhesion of nanoparticles in resins
3. Modeling of heat transport phenomena in fire-fighting applications
4. The application of molecular dynamics methods to predict physical properties of synthetic resins
5. Determination of physical properties of biopolymers using coarse-grained methods

3^o (PhD) - …..

MSc Katarzyna Czyżewska

katarzyna.czyzewska@pwr.edu.pl

(+48) 71 320 33 14

Office: Building C6, r. 115a

ORCID 0000-0001-5639-2152

Titles and degrees

University of Wrocław, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Direction Biology, bachelor degree

2012

University of Wrocław, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Direction Genetics and Experimental Biology, MSc

2014

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Direction Biotechnology, Biotechnological Processes Eng., MSc

2016

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Direction Chemical Engineering, PhD

2016- present

Professional career

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology — Assistant

2020 - present

Scientific interests

1. Industrial biocatalysis, mainly food processes
2. Enzyme kinetics
3. Enzyme immobilization (surface and volumetric)
4. Enzymatic cascades
5. Enzyme co-immobilization

Selected scientific articles

Czyzewska, K.; Trusek, A. Critical Parameters in an Enzymatic Way to Obtain the Unsweet Lactose-Free Milk Using Catalase and Glucose Oxidase Co-Encapsulated into Hydrogel with Chemical Cross-Linking. Foods 2023, 12, 113, doi:10.3390/FOODS12010113/S1.

 Czyzewska, K.; Trusek, A. Encapsulated NOLA^TM Fit 5500 Lactase—An Economically Beneficial Way to Obtain Lactose-Free Milk at Low Temperature. Catalysts 2021, 11, 527, doi:10.3390/CATAL11050527.

 Czyzewska, K.; Trusek-Holownia, A.; Dabrowa, M.; Sarmiento, F.; Blamey, J.M. A Catalytic Membrane Used for H₂O₂ Decomposition. Catal Today 2019, 331, 30–34, doi:10.1016/J.CATTOD.2017.11.025.

 Czyżewska, K.; Trusek, A. Catalytic Membrane with the Recombinant Catalase from Psychrotolerant Bacteria Serratia sp. in Dairy Applications. Desalin Water Treat 2018, 128, 253–258, doi:10.5004/dwt.2018.22869.

Czyzewska, K.; Trusek, A. Encapsulated Catalase from Serratia Genus for H₂O₂ Decomposition in Food Applications. Pol J Chem Technol 2018, 20, 39–43, doi:10.2478/pjct-2018-0052.

Scientific projects

Scientific internships - cooperation abroad

Cooperation with industry

Awards

Thesis proposal (academic year 2023-2024)

1^o (Eng.) –         Biotechnology – Enzyme co-immobilization as a new trend in industrial biocatalysis – literature review.

                        Biotechnology – The importance of enzymatic cascade in industrial biocatalysis – literature review.

                        Biotechnology – Methods of carrier functionalization for enzyme immobilization in food processes – literature review.

2^o (MSc) –         Biotechnology – Creating of enzymatic preparations in encapsulated form used in food processes.

                        Biotechnology – Application of enzymatic cascades in industrial processes.

                        Biotechnology – Selection of carriers for enzyme immobilization in food processes.

Bartosz Mazur

bartosz.mazur@pwr.edu.pl

(+48) 71 320 3314

Office: Building C6, r. 115

ORCID 0000-0002-6267-7135

  Titles and degrees

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology – Faculty of Chemistry, MSc in Chemical Engineering 2021

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology – Faculty of Chemistry, BSc of Material Engineering 2020

Professional career

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology – Research Assistant, 2023-present

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology – PhD Student, 2021-present

Scientific interests

Molecular modelling of atomic systems using various modelling methods, such as Monte Carlo, Molecular Dynamics, and DFT.

Selected scientific articles

Mazur, B.; Formalik, F.; Roztocki, K.; Bon, V.; Kaskel, S.; Neimark, A. V.; Firlej, L.; Kuchta, B. Quasicontinuous Cooperative Adsorption Mechanism in Crystalline Nanoporous Materials. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2022, 13, 6961–6965. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c01752.

Formalik, F.; Mazur, B.; Fischer, M.; Firlej, L.; Kuchta, B. Phonons and Adsorption-Induced Deformations in ZIFs: Is It Really a Gate Opening? The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2021, 125, 7999–8005. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c01342.

Scientific projects

NCN, 2022/45/N/ST4/03507, Advanced methods of numerical modeling supported by machine learning tools for predicting water adsorption in MOF materials, 2023-2025 – principal investigator

NCN, 2022/45/B/ST8/02028, Applications of adsorption in atmospheric water harvesting, 2023-2026 – contractor

Awards

2021 - Best graduate student of the Faculty of Chemistry of the Wroclaw University of Science and Technology.

Msc. Eng. Aleksandra Modzelewska

aleksandra.modzelewska@pwr.edu.pl

(+48) 71 320 2283

Office: Building C6, r. 228

ORCID 0000-0002-3627-4295

Titles and degrees – rozpoczynając od najniższego

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Chemical and Process Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (2021)

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology — Faculty of Chemistry, Advanced Chemical Engineering and Nanotechnology, Master of Science (2022)

Professional career – zaczynając od lat wcześniejszych

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology — PhD student, 2022-now

Scentific interests – w punktach max 7

1. Beer production,
2. Optimization of the brewing process during fermentation stage, co-fermentation
3. Re-using waste from brewery

Selected scientific articles – 5 pozycji z ostatnich 5 lat Aleksandra Modzelewska, Mateusz K. Jackowski Zapotrzebowanie na energię w przemyśle browarniczym. W: Zeszyty Energetyczne. T. 7, Wyzwania naukowe w dobie światowej transformacji energetycznej / red. Henryk Kudela [i in.]. Wrocław : Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Wrocławskiej, 2020. s. 291-302. (Prace Naukowe Wydziału Mechaniczno-Energetycznego Politechniki Wrocławskiej), ISSN 2658-0799 Aleksandra Modzelewska, Mateusz K. Jackowski, Anna Trusek Potencjalne możliwości wykorzystania odpadów browarniczych do celów energetycznych. W: XIV Konferencja "Młodzi w Energetyce" : książka streszczeń : praca zbiorowa / red. Sławomir Pietrowicz [i in.]. Wrocław : Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Wrocławskiej, 2022. s. 38-39   Awards

2022 – best master graduate of Faculty of Chemistry