Professor at Cracow University of Technology (PK), working since 2019 at the Faculty of Materials Engineering and Physics. A representative of the discipline of Materials Engineering in the Doctoral School Council at PK.
She specializes in biomaterials, advanced drug delivery systems, and functional materials.
She is the author of over 200 scientific publications, including 90 indexed in JCR, as well as 14 patents and 5 patent applications.
She has been a principal investigator and researcher in multiple research projects funded by the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP), the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR), the National Science Centre (NCN), and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MNiSW).
International Experience
She has completed 12 industrial internships and 11 research fellowships at prestigious institutions, including:
- Stanford University (USA)
- University of Strathclyde in Glasgow (UK)
- French Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies Commission (CEA), in collaboration with the French National Institute for Nuclear Science and Technology (INSTN)
- University of Porto (Portugal)
- University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno (Czech Republic)
Expert and Advisory Roles
She is a member of expert teams in various institutions, including:
- Ministry of Development and Technology (MRiT)
- Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MNiSW)
- European Commission (KE)
- National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR)
- Foundation for Polish Science (FNP)
- National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA)
- Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP)
- Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK)
- Malopolska Centre of Entrepreneurship (MCP)
- Centre for EU Transport Projects (CPPC)
- Czech Science Foundation
Awards and Recognition
She has received over 250 awards and distinctions, including recognitions at international invention exhibitions and innovation fairs in Paris, Brussels, Prague, Kuala Lumpur, and Seoul.
Her notable honors include:
- Tadeusz Sendzimir Honorary Medal from the Polish Association of Inventors and Rationalizers (2015)
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) “Medal for Inventors OMPI” (2016)
- Prime Minister of Poland’s Decoration “For Merit in Invention” (2018)