Current position
| since 2024 | Deputy Head of The Department of Nanocatalysis
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| since 2021 | Associate scientist at The Department of Nanocatalysis, J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic |
Professional preparation
| 2017 - 2021 | Postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Structure and Dynamics in Catalysis, J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
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| 2012 - 2017 | PhD in Chemical Sciences, Department of Layered Minerals, Mesoporous Oxides, Nanostructures, Jerzy Haber Institute of catalysis and surface chemistry Polish Academy of Sciences, Title of the PhD thesis "Catalytic Oxidation of Cyclohexanone to ε-Caprolactone with Hydrogen Peroxide over Synthetic and Natural Basic Minerals"
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| 2007 - 2012 | Master ad Bachelor of Science in Environmental Protection, Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Poland |
Awards
| 2022 | Otto Wichterle Award for outstanding young scientists of the Czech Academy of Sciences granted by the Academy Council of the CAS
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| 2021 | 3rd place in the Competition for the best work of young authors in the field of spectroscopy in category B organized by Jan Marek Marci Spectroscopic Society |
Research interests
Synthesis, characterization and testing of the powder and model catalysts with particular focus on methane transformation and biomass conversion.
Areas of research interest
- tailored preparation of the materials with the desired properties,
- multi-spectroscopic analysis of the materials including advanced characterization method with X-ray radiation (synchrotron facilities)
- important industrially relevant reactions
- studying the relationship between structure and activity of the catalytic material
- heterogeneous catalysis with green chemistry aspects
