Management

Education

Professor of Engineering and Technical Sciences, specializing in chemical engineering. He obtained his Master of Science in Engineering degree from the Faculty of Chemical Engineering at the Warsaw University of Technology in 2002. In 2007, he defended his doctoral thesis at NOVA University Lisbon (Portugal), where he subsequently also obtained his habilitation. In 2022, upon the recommendation of the Council of Scientific Excellence, the President of the Republic of Poland awarded him the title of Professor of Engineering and Technical Sciences. He is the author of over 130 scientific publications cited more than 8,000 times, two books, numerous monograph chapters, and six patents, including international ones.

Experience

A chemical engineer and an expert in research, innovation, and international cooperation. Immediately prior to assuming the role of Acting Director of the Łukasiewicz – Institute of Organic Industry, he served as Director of the Research, Innovation, and Commercialization Department at the Łukasiewicz Centre and as the Łukasiewicz Research Network President’s Plenipotentiary for International Relations.

In 2025, he was appointed to the European Commission’s Group of Chief Scientific Advisors, where he helps formulate independent recommendations addressing key challenges facing the European Union. He is also a member of the EARTO Executive Board, contributing to the shaping of European research and innovation policy. In Poland, he serves on the Main Council of Science and Higher Education and advises the Ministry of Science on the internationalization of science, the development of research infrastructure, and the updating of the State Science Policy.

For nearly 20 years, he pursued a research career in Portugal—primarily at the National Laboratory for Energy and Geology (LNEG)—where, as a senior researcher, he led projects in bioenergy, biofuels, and the circular economy. He collaborated with the European Commission (DG RTD) on research infrastructure development and innovation funding, as well as with European technology platforms, including ETIP Bioenergy. His research interests focus on green chemistry, renewable energy, and biorefineries. His track record—spanning research, implementation, and advisory work—positions him among the leading European experts who successfully bridge the worlds of science, technology, and policy.

Education

A manager with over a decade of experience in the research and development sector. A graduate of Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering, as well as the Faculty of Production Engineering, where she studied Management and Marketing. She also completed postgraduate studies in Research Project Management and Commercialisation of Research Results at Kozminski University (IPMA Level D Certificate).

Experience

Currently Deputy Director for Finance and Operations at the Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Industrial Organic Chemistry. Previously, she served as Deputy Director for Finance and Administration and as Deputy Director for Economic Affairs and Administration at the same Institute.
From 2000 to 2015, she held a number of positions, including Deputy Director for Economic and Organisational Affairs at the Institute for Fuels and Renewable Energy; Director’s Representative for Research Projects and Director’s Representative for Organisational Affairs at the Industrial Automotive Institute. She also worked as an R&D infrastructure expert under the 2007–2013 Operational Programmes, as a financial expert for the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP), and provided advisory services to SMEs as part of a project concerning the privatisation of chemical plants, including Z.Ch. Police S.A., Z.A. Tarnów-Mościce S.A., Z.A. Puławy S.A. and Z.A. Kędzierzyn S.A.
She has also coordinated numerous projects and was involved in the preparation of the INNOMOTO sectoral programme.

Education

Professor of Engineering and Technical Sciences in the field of Materials Science. He graduated with a master’s degree in computer science from the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science, Institute of Computer Science at the Jagiellonian University in 2003.
In 2007, he defended his doctoral dissertation at the Faculty of Metals Engineering and Industrial Computer Science at the AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków. Five years later, in 2012, he defended his habilitation thesis at the Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics at the AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków. The academic title of professor was conferred upon him on February 28, 2020, by the President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda.

Experience

A long-term research and academic staff member at higher education institutions. Frequently awarded for scientific achievements (12 Rector’s Awards), recipient of the Minister of Science and Higher Education’s Scholarship for Outstanding Young Scientists, and the Silver Cross of Merit for scientific work. Author of over 150 scientific publications, including more than 70 with Impact Factor.

Leader, author, and contributor to numerous research projects. Editor-in-chief of the journal Mechanik and reviewer of numerous doctoral dissertations, habilitation thesis, and articles in scientific journals. Expert for the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBiR), Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP), and Polish Science Foundation (FNP).

Creator of technological solutions, including the gas carburization process for gears in Airbus engines, the chemical vapour deposition (CVD) method, and others. Interested in modern materials, renewable energy sources, and energy storage.