Vice-dean for Cooperation and Development

education

  • Gdańsk University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry (2006)

academic degree

  • PhD in Technical Sciences - Gdańsk University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Chemical Technology (2010)

employment

  • Gdańsk University of Technology: Assistant (2011-2012), Assistant Professor (since 2012)

academic positions

  • Member of the Rector’s Committee for Innovation (2020-2024; from 2025)
  • Member of the Faculty Committee for Industry Collaboration (2024-2025)
  • Member of the Faculty Recruitment Committee, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology (2013)

industrial R&D internships and collaborations

  • Implementation experience - implementation of the technology for thermoplastic starch and its biocomposites production at Bio Plast Pom Sp. z o.o., under an exclusive license for a Gdańsk University of Technology invention protected by patent EP3064542
    (2021-2024)
  • Industrial R&D experience - Scientific Expert, IZOPANEL Sp. z o.o., within the NCBR “Fast Track” project (2021-2023)
  • Industrial R&D experience - Polymer Technologist, MEDARCH Sp. z o.o., within the NCBR “Fast Track” project (2019-2022)
  • Implementation experience - implementation of the technology for innovative polyurethane-rubber composites production at Gumeko Sp. z o.o., under an exclusive license for a Gdańsk University of Technology invention protected by patent PL216096 (2014-2015)
  • Industrial internship at TERMA Sp. z o.o. within the “Pomeranian World of Innovation” project (2013)

scientific interests

  • Biodegradable materials engineering - design, modification, and comprehensive characterization of biodegradable polymers for technical and consumer applications
  • Pavement materials engineering - design and modification of polymer-modified bitumen from polymer waste for road and construction applications
  • Elastomer materials engineering - development and investigation of polyurethane-rubber composites from post-consumer car tires, focused on improving their mechanical and performance properties
  • Polymer materials engineering for construction - design and modification of microporous polyurethane materials with enhanced functionality and thermal insulation properties
  • Research implementation - collaboration with industry and execution of projects in the field of polymer manufacturing and processing

publications / research profiles

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awards and distinctions

  • Bronze Medal for Long Service (2024)
  • Medal of the 28th International Fair of Plastics and Rubber Processing PLASTPOL, in the category Special Techniques, awarded to BIO PLAST POM Sp. z o.o. in cooperation with Gdańsk University of Technology, for a biodegradable compostable starch-based material (2024)
  • Tadeusz Pompowski Award for a team scientific and technological achievement with high social impact: “Development of a recycling technology for crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules”, Gdańsk University of Technology (2023)
  • Tadeusz Pompowski Award for a team scientific and technological achievement with high social impact: “Commercialization of research results and granting Bio Plast Pom a license for the use of the proprietary rights to an invention”, Gdańsk University of Technology (2022)
  • Grand Award for the product BIOGRAN-AQUA: Compostable and biodegradable granulate for support filament production, obtained from renewable raw materials, 10th 3D Printing Days, Targi Kielce (2018)
  • Gold Medal, 114th International Invention Fair “Concours Lépine”, Paris (2015)
  • Gold Medal Innovation 2015, awarded at the 11th Fair of Industrial Technology, Science and Innovation TECHNICON-INNOWACJE, Gdańsk, for biodegradable thermoplastic polymer compositions, method of their production, and applications (2015)
  • Tadeusz Pompowski Award for outstanding technological achievements in commercialization of the GUT invention “Polyurethane-rubber composites crosslinked with unsaturated compounds and the method of their production, patent PL216096”, Gdańsk University of Technology (2015)
  • Special Distinction for the best commercialization-ready product: “Biodegradable thermoplastic polymer compositions, method of their production, and applications”, TECHNICON-INNOWACJE, 11th Fair of Industrial Technology, Science and Innovation, Gdańsk (2015)
  • Silver Medal Innovation 2011, awarded at the 7th Fair of Industrial Technology, Science and Innovation TECHNICON-INNOWACJE, Gdańsk, for “Polyurethane foams modified with animal proteins for biomedical applications” (2011)
  • Rector’s Award of Gdańsk University of Technology, 3rd Degree Team Award for outstanding scientific achievements in 2014 (2015)