OUR TEAM
Prof. Marcin Smiglak
Prof. Marcin Smiglak was born in 1979 in Poznan, Poland and here he obtained his education up to MSc, Eng in Technology of Organic Chemistry at Poznan University of Technology in 2003. Following his MSc, Prof. Smiglak obtained his PhD in Organic Chemistry at The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, USA (2007) under supervision of Prof. Robin D. Rogers. In the years 2008-2010 Prof. Smiglak held a position of Post-doctoral Research Associate in Prof. Robin D. Rogers research group at Center for Green Manufacturing and Alabama Institute of Manufacturing Excellence, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA. In 2010 he took a position of Head of Production and Technology R&D in IoLiTec Ionic Liquid Technologies GmbH, Heilbronn, Germany and held it until mid 2012. Since then he holds a position of a head of research group at Poznan Science and Technology Park, Poznan. In 2017 he received his habilitation. Prof. Smiglak’s scientific interest is oriented on the synthesis and innovative applications of ionic liquids.
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Adrian Zając PhD
PhD Adrian Zajac received MSc degree at Pedagogical University in Częstochowa, Poland in 2005, followed by PhD in Organic Chemistry at Center of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies of Polish Academy of Sciences in Łódź, Poland in 2011. In 2016 he held a post-doctoral position in Prof. Demibinski’s group at Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA. Since late 2016 he holds a researcher position in Prof. Marcin Smiglak research group at Poznan Science and Technology Park. Presently, he is a co-investigator in two NSC OPUS projects. His field of interest includes organic synthesis and analytical studies with particular consideration of asymmetric processes and ionic liquids chemistry and applications.
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Judyta Strakowska PhD
Post doc position working in a project “Nontoxic eutectic mixtures as alternative environment for conducting reactions with use of enzymes and microorganisms” funded by National Science Center Poland (Number of the Project 20 15/19/B/NZ9/03711). The subject of her research concerns the effect of choline-based deep eutectic solvents on catalytic properties of the enzymes (kinetic, enzyme activity and their stability) like beta-galactosidase, alcalase or chitinase produced by microorganisms. Furthermore, the influence of choline chloride-based deep eutectic solvents on viability of microorganisms which are producers of the enzymes mentioned above: Kluyveromyces lactis, Bacillus licheniformis, Trichoderma viride. Besides she is involved in other biotechnologically tasks in another projects realizing in Materials Synthesis Group relating to antifungal influence of ionic liquids on the pathogenic fungi for example Fusarium sp. or Alternaria alternata and impact of ILs on non-pathogenic beneficial microbes from the genus Trichoderma.
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Dawid ZielińskiIs a graduate of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan. He obtained a master’s degree in 2016 with master thesis: Reactivity of the thionicotine molecule. After studies he completed a six-month internship In Department of Analytical Chemistry at Charles University In Prague (Czech republic). Since 2017 he is working at Poznan Science and Technology Park. His research areas are oriented toward ion chromatography, synthesis of protonated ionic liquids and modern composites based on epoxy resins, hardened using ionic liquids.
Participant of project financed by The National Centre for Research and Development. |
PhD students
Rafał Kukawka
Rafal Kukawka received his Master’s degree in Material Chemistry from Faculty of Chemistry at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland and since 2014 he is a PhD student at the same University under supervision of Prof. Hieronim Maciejewski and Prof. Marcin Smiglak. During his studies, he focuses on hydrosilylation reaction carried out in batch and microreactor systems with using ionic liquids as solvents for catalysts. Moreover, he is Principal Investigator of a research project, performed at Poznan Science and Technology Park, concerning antifungal ionic liquids. Together with Prof. Smiglak group, he was awarded Gold and Silver Medal at the International Inventions and Innovation Fair INTARG 2017 at the International Warsaw Invention Show IWIS 2017 for work on plant resistance inducers.
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Piotr Lewandowski
Piotr Lewandowski received his Masters in Chemistry from the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan (Poland) and since 2014 he is a PhD student at the same university under supervision of Prof. Hieronim Maciejewski and dr hab. Marcin Smiglak. His research interest include synthesis and biological efficacy evaluation of systemic acquired resistance (SAR) inducers. He is a grant holder and principal investigator of PRELUDIUM grant focused on the research of correlation between structure of SAR inducers and their biological activity. Currently (March to September 2018) staying in Ecuador (Centro de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas del Ecuador (CIBE), Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL), Guayaquil, Ecuador) doing research in the field of SAR inducers activity against viral plant diseases important for agriculture of equatorial region being a part of ETIUDA scholarship (supervised by Diego F. Quito-Avila PhD). Together with Prof. Smiglak group he was awarded at the International Inventions and Innovation Fair INTARG 2017 (gold medal) and International Warsaw Invention Show IWIS 2017 (Silver medal) for his patent application covering bifunctional SAR inducers.
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Olga Stolarska
Olga Stolarska received her Masters in Biological Chemistry from the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, and since 2015 she is a PhD student at the same University. She works as a student research assistant in Materials Synthesis Group under the supervision of Prof. Marcin Smiglak. Her research focuses on the study of mixtures of ionic liquids, eutectic behaviors and potential applications of such mixtures as a biomass solvents or electrolytes.
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Anna Pawłowska- Zygarowicz
Anna Pawlowska-Zygarowicz studied chemistry at the Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, where she received her BSc and MSc. In 2015 she started PhD studies under the supervision of Prof. Marcin Smiglak in Materials Synthesis Group. Her main interests include optimization of chemical reaction using flow reactors and using ionic liquids as catalyst and solvent, which is closely related to the doctoral thesis.
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Patrycja Czerwoniec
Patrycja Czerwoniec studied Biotechnology and Biological Chemistry at the Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, where she received her BSc and Msc and since 2016 she is a PhD student at the same University under the supervision of Prof. Marcin Smiglak. Her research interest include synthesis and biological efficacy evaluation of systemic acquired resistance (SAR) inducers.
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Jakub Hoppe
Jakub Hoppe received his MSc, Eng in Technology of Organic Chemistry at Poznan University of Technology, and since 2016 he is a PhD student at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan under supervision of Prof. Hieronim Maciejewski and Prof. Marcin Smiglak. His research focuses mainly on Deep Eutectic Slovents as a potential solvents for enzymatic reactions.
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Andrea Szpecht
Andrea Szpecht received her Master’s degree in Biological Chemistry from the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland and since 2016 she is a PhD student at the same University under the supervision of Prof. Hieronim Maciejewski and Prof. Marcin Smiglak. Her research focuses on the synthesis of phosphine ligands, that are substrates for rhodium and platinium complexes which are latter used as catalysts in hydrosilylation reactions. She is also involved in the synthesis of new ionic liquids bearing allyl or 4-vinylbenzyl group with various anions. She is currently working on quick and convenient method for halide exchange reactions with Ion chromatography as a main tool of analysis.
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Students
Ewa StróżykMaster's student
Żanna Kaźmierczak
Master's student
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Sandra RuteckaBachelor's student
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Joanna DziałkowskaIntern
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Collaboration.
Chemistry and Technology of Inorganic Polymers
Faculty of Chemistry Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
Prof. Henryk Pospieszny,
[email protected] Department of Virology & Bacteriology ul. Władysława Węgorka 20 60-318 Poznań Poland |
Prof. Robin D. Rogers
[email protected] 525 Solutions, Inc. P.O. Box 2206 204B AIME, 720 2nd Street Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 USA Prof. Stefan Stolte
Stefan.Stolte@tu-dresden.deInstitute of Water Chemistry Neubau Chemie 2.BA, Institut für Wasserchemie, Room 262 Bergstr. 66 01069 Dresden |
Héctor Rodríguez, Ramóny Cajal Fellow PhD
[email protected] Department of Chemical Engineering University of Santiago de Compostela 15782 Santiago de Compostela Spain Christian Robelin PhD
[email protected] Centre for Research in Computational Thermochemistry (CRCT), Department of Chemical Engineering, École Polytechnique, C.P. 6079, Succursale “Downtown”, Montreal, Quebec H3C 3A7, Canada. |
Prof. Marcin Struszczyk
[email protected] Technical University of Lodz Faculty of Material Technologies and Textile Design ul. Żeromskiego 116, 90-924 Lódź Poland Joanna Feder- Kubis PhD
[email protected] Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Wrocław, Poland |