Ustroń
1 - 3 June 2026 r.
Conference topics
- Chemistry and technology of explosives manufacturing.
- Applications of explosives.
- The use of explosives in military, mining and materials engineering.
- Safety of industrial processes
- Explosives disposal.
- Counter-terrorism.
- Firing techniques and blasting safety.
- Safety of blasting operations in mining.
- Applicable regulations regarding the production, transport, storage and use of explosives.
Scientific Committee
Scientific Committee
dr hab. inż. Rafał Bazela, prof. WITU
dr hab. inż. Andrzej Biessikirski, prof. AGH
prof. dr hab. inż. Jolanta Biegańska (AGH)
dr hab. inż. Daniel Buczkowski (Łukasiewicz – IPO)
dr inż. Katarzyna Gańczyk-Specjalska (Łukasiewicz – IPO)
dr hab. inż. Tomasz Gołofit, prof. PW
dr hab. inż. Tomasz Jarosz, prof. PŚl
dr hab. inż. Jan Kindracki, prof. PW
dr inż. Bartłomiej Kramarczyk (NITROERG)
bryg. dr hab. inż. Bożena Kukfisz, prof. SGSP
dr hab. inż. Zbigniew Leciejewski, prof. WAT
dr inż. Rafał Lewczuk (Łukasiewicz – IPO)
prof. dr inż. Ján Lokaj (Slovak University of Technology)
dr hab. inż. Paweł Maksimowski, prof. PW
prof. dr hab. inż. Andrzej Maranda (Łukasiewicz – IPO) – przewodniczący
dr hab. inż. Piotr Mertuszka, prof. CUPRUM
prof. Blažej Pandula (Technical University of Košice),
dr hab. inż. Lech Starczewski, prof. WITPiS
dr hab. inż. Agnieszka Stolarczyk, prof. PŚl
dr inż. Muhamed Suceska (Brodarski Institut)
płk dr inż. Paweł Sweklej (WITU)
dr inż. Mateusz Szala (WAT)
prof. dr hab. inż. Waldemar A. Trzciński (WAT)
dr inż. Roman Zakusylo, prof. SSU (Shostka Institute of Sumy State University)
prof. dr hab. Svatopluk Zeman (University of Pardubice)
Organization committee
mgr Agnieszka Lewandowska
dr inż. Tomasz Sałaciński
dr inż. Katarzyna Cieślak
mgr Sławomir Ball
Adam Rurański
MSc Eng. Martyna Wijata
Contact
IPOEX CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT
Łukasiewicz – Institute of Industrial Organic Chemistry
6 Annopol Str., 03 – 236 Warsaw
e-mail: ipoex_office@ipo.lukasiewicz.gov.pl
mgr Agnieszka Lewandowska, tel. 22 88 41 241
dr inż. Tomasz Sałaciński , tel. 22 88 41 325
ADDRESS
IPOEX Conference Secretariat
Łukasiewicz – Institute of Industrial Organic Chemistry
6 Annopol Str., 03 – 236 Warsaw
History
The Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Industrial Organic Chemistry invites you to the XXI International Scientific Conference IPOEX 2026
“Explosives: Research – Applications – Safety” The IPOEX Scientific Conference has been organised by the Institute since 2004 and is an excellent forum for the exchange of information, presenting research results and technological solutions related to the production, use and storage of explosives. The conference topics include, among others, issues such as: chemistry and technology of explosives production, the use of explosives in underground and open-pit mining, blasting technology, and blasting safety.
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Conference Program
Conference Program
11:00 – Registration of participants
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch
14:30 – 15:00 Conference opening
1st Session, Chairman: prof. Ing. CSc. Ján Lokaj, prof. dr hab. inż. Waldemar A. Trzciński
15:00 – 15:15 Roman Zakusylo
Prospects for the development of rocket engineering during wartime
15:15 – 15:30 Piotr Prasuła, Agata Kamieńska-Duda, Paweł Żochowski, Radosław Warchoł
Directions of research on explosives and munitions intended for defense
15:30 – 15:45 Viktor Kravets, Roman Zakusylo, Azer Shukurov, Daryna Zakusylo
Development of emulsion explosives with enhanced safety
15:45 – 16:00 Andrzej Biessikirski, Michał Dworzak, Jolanta Biegańska, Andrzej Baziak, Mateusz Pytlik, Sonia Nachlik
Modification of ANFO with nitromethane and its influence on detonation parameters, sensitivity, and initiation efficiency
16:00 – 16:15 Piotr Mertuszka, Krzysztof Fuławka, Daniel Buczkowski, Mateusz Pytlik
Effect of way of priming on the detonation development of ANFO explosives
16:15 – 16:45 Coffee break
2nd Session, Chairman: dr inż. Roman Zakusylo, prof. SSU, dr hab. inż. Tomasz Gołofit, prof. PW
16:45 – 17:00 Jan Lokaj, Jan Hives, Mariwn Janek, Martin Sahul
Bi-(tri) – metals prepared by explosion welding at Slovak Technical University (SUT)
17:00 – 17:15 Waldemar A. Trzciński, Marcin Hara, Karol Zalewski
Study of the tunnel effect on the impact of detonation products on steel plates
17:15 – 17:30 Marta Czyżewska, Zbigniew Leciejewski, Jakub Michalski
Analysis of the pressure field around the muzzle brake of an anti-aircraft gun during firing, with regard to the safety
of the crew of a ship
17:30 – 17:45 Piotr Cieślak, Łukasz Wieja, Tomasz Meda, Magdalena Czerwińska, Janusz Piechna
Field tests and numerical simulations of blast waves in areas with varied geometry
17:45-18:00 Józef Paszula, Marcin Hara, Helena Haque-Pawlik, Maciej Kruza
A study of the influence of charge asymmetry in thermobaric explosives on blast wave characteristics
18:00-18:15 Sylwia Metelska, Jan Kindracki, Krzysztof Wacko, Przemysław Woźniak, Łukasz Mężyk, Maciej Kołodziej
Simplified computational algorithm for rocket motor performance estimation
18:15-18:30 Anna Kasztankiewicz, Paweł Nowakowski, Tadeusz Górnicki, Arthur Pazik, Bartosz Hyży, Jędrzej Chrostowski, Mateusz Krasuski, Adam Okniński
Solid rocket motor for controlled deorbitation
20:00 Dinner party
8:30 – 9:45 Breakfast
3rd Session, Chairman: dr hab. inż. Andrzej Biessikirski, prof. AGH, dr hab. inż. Zbigniew Leciejewski, prof. WAT
10:00 – 10:15 Tomasz Gołofit, Michał Chmielarek, Katarzyna Cieślak, Paweł Maksimowski, Jan Kindracki, Łukasz Mężyk,
Krzysztof Wacko, Sylwia Metelska, Maciej Kołodziej, Przemysław Woźniak, Tomasz Cegłowski, Jerzy Lachmajer, Joanna Jefimczyk
The first national rocket propellant based on GAP and ADN
10:15 – 10:30 Jan Kindracki, Sylwia Metelska, Krzysztof Wacko, Przemysław Woźniak, Łukasz Mężyk, Maciej Kołodziej, Michał Chmielarek, Tomasz Gołofit, Katarzyna Cieślak, Paweł Maksimowski
Experimental studies of rocket fuel based on GAP and ADN at the laboratory and in a test engine
10:30 – 10:45 Agnieszka Stolarczyk, Kinga Janowska, Sylwia Waśkiewicz, Tomasz Jarosz, Łukasz Hawełek, Piotr Prasuła
Effect of selected metal oxides on the combustion thermodynamics of composite solid rocket propellants
10:45 – 11:00 Tomasz Wolszakiewicz, Katarzyna Gańczyk-Specjalska, Rafał Bogusz, Rafał Lewczuk, Dominika Dębek, Grzegorz Ołowski, Piotr Słabik, Paweł Śliwa, Piotr Zając, Tomasz Gawor, Robert Myśliwiec, Andrzej Cholewiak, Wojciech Zajdel, Mirosław Szczepanik, Grzegorz Musiał
Powder gas generator with extended operating time
11:00 – 11:15 Katarzyna Cieślak, Katarzyna Gańczyk-Specjalska, Martyna Wijata, Izabela Mazur, Bartłomiej Drobysz
Stability assessment of multibase propellants with burning rate modifiers
11:15 – 11:30 Katarzyna Gańczyk-Specjalska, Tomasz Wolszakiewicz, Tomasz Gawor, Robert Myśliwiec
Effect of plasticizers on the properties of DNDG‑containing propellant doughs
11:30 – 11:45 Coffee break
4th Session, Chairman: dr hab. inż. Jan Kindracki, prof. PW, dr hab. Inż. Agnieszka Stolarczyk, prof. PŚl
11:45 – 12:00 Radosław Karpiński
Police EOD activities – threat analysis
12:00 – 12:15 Katarzyna Duda, Karolina Głosz, Tomasz Jarosz
Field detection of explosives using impedimetric sensors based on nanomagnetic perovskite composites
12:15 – 12:30 Konrad Szydło, Barbara Lisiecka, Adrian Guzy
The influence of additive manufacturing parameters of liners on the penetration capability of shaped charges
12:30 – 12:45 Marcin Cegła, Natalia Banacka
Determination of the glass transition temperature of solid rocket propellants
12:45 – 13:00 Marcin Kumosiński
Domestic production of nitroguanidine as an element of strengthening technological sovereignty of the defence sector
13:00 – 13:15 Adam Rurański, Konrad Szydło, Henryk Zuń
Linear shaped charges – application and concept of their modification
13:15 – 13:30 Klaudia Pawlus, Agnieszka Stolarczyk, Tomasz Jarosz, Konrad Szydło, Mateusz Pytlik, Piotr Prasuła, Łukasz Świderski
Detonators containing energetic coordination compounds – experimental investigations
13:30 – 13:45 Maciej Kasela, Bartłomiej Kramarczyk
New enabling technologies in the explosives industry – ERGONIC-II as a dual-use initiation platform
13:45 – 14:00 Presentation of the company NITROERG S.A.
14:00 – 15:30 Lunch
5th Session, Chairman: płk dr inż. Paweł Sweklej, dr hab. inż. Daniel Buczkowski
15:45 – 16:00 Yaroslav Reva, Roman Zakusylo, Daryna Zakusylo
Thermogravimetric study of changes in the physicochemical properties of a viscous explosive mixture from non-explosive components
16:00 – 16:15 Roman Zakusylo, Viktor Kravets, Daryna Zakusylo, Andrzej Maranda
Development of a method for obtaining spherical crystals of perchlorates by the isohydric method
16:15 – 16:30 Antoni Migdał, Magdalena Litwinowicz, Anna Gniado-Bartosik
Native cellulose sources as a raw material for specialty applications
16:30 – 16:45 Wiesław Pucko, Krzysztof Dworakowski, Jakub Gromadzki, Jarosław Hupko, Tomasz Sałaciński, Grażyna Oleksa, Monika Zaręba-Kozioł
Methods of synthesis of selected components for solid rocket propellants
16:45 – 17:00 Mateusz Gratzke, Marcin Hara, Helena Haque-Pawlik, Rafał Lewczuk
Synthesis and investigation of properties of the components of eutectic explosive formulation VS-6D
17:00 – 17:15 Presentation of the company LPP Equipment Sp. z o.o.
6th Session, Chairman: dr inż. Katarzyna Gańczyk-Specjalska
17:30 – 18:30 Poster Session
17:45 – 18:30 Coffee break
P1 Waldemar Malinowski, Jerzy Lachmajer, Kamila Węc
Technological laboratory building 31 as unique research and development resources of national high explosives branch
P2 Sławomir Ball, Dawid Kubilas, Adrian Guzy
Scientific and research activities of the Łukasiewicz – IPO Explosive Techniques Research Group in Krupski Młyn over the past 70 years
P3 Piotr A. Baran
Determination of traces of explosives in selected complex test matrices using multiple reaction monitoring (MRM)
P4 Magdalena Brzeziak, Monika Szkudlarek, Piotr Prasuła, Agata Kamieńska Duda
Identification of melting explosive materials via analytical methods
P5 Dorota Powała, Andrzej Orzechowski, Paweł Żochowski, Radosław Warchoł
Rheological studies of plastic explosives containing pentrite
P6 Piotr Kasprzak, Izabela Mazur, Piotr Baran
Selected research results on plastic bonded explosives containing hexanitrostilbene
P7 Izabela Mazur, Piotr Kasprzak, Piotr Baran
Detonation velocity and thermal properties of selected plasticbonded explosives
P8 Monika Szkudlarek, Magdalena Brzeziak, Piotr Prasuła, Agata Kamieńska Duda
Studies on the influence of aging processes on the stability of heterogeneous and homogeneus rocket fuels
P9 Aneta Góra, Monika Szkudlarek, Aleksandra Groman
A comparison of traditional and modern analytical methods for determining the stability of propellant explosives
P10 Martyna Wijata, Grzegorz Ołowski, Rafał Lewczuk
Study of the effect of accelerated aging on the properties of DEGDN
P11 Dominika Dębek, Katarzyna Gańczyk-Specjalska
Analysis of aging effects on the viscoelastic properties of rocket propellants using Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA)
P12 Marcin Cegła, Magdalena Czerwińska
Research on the mechanical properties of solid rocket propellants in terms of operational safety
P13 Tomasz Wolszakiewicz, Paweł Śliwa, Piotr Słabik, Wojciech Zajdel, Mirosław Szczepanik
Technology of manufacturing gas generator charge PAC M+
P14 Grzegorz Ołowski, Daniel Buczkowski, Martyna Wijata, Dominika Dębek
Transport Safety of Emulsion Matrices: Are UN Series 8 Tests Sufficient Under Real-World Conditions?
P15 Izabela Mazur, Piotr Pachnicki, Grzegorz Ołowski, Marek Piszczek, Michał Frączak
Transport classification of hazardous materials based on tests performed at Łukasiewicz – IPO
P16 Natalia Grzelak, Dominika Dębek, Katarzyna Cieślak
Recrystallization of nitroguanidine with growth modifiers
P17 Krzysztof Dworakowski, Michał Frączak
Synthesis and purification methods of 4,4’-azobis- 1,2,4-triazole (ATRZ) – a precursor of energetic coordination complexes
P18 Piotr Prasuła, Łukasz Świderski, Damian Modzelewski, Łukasz Kukiełczyński, Tomasz Gołofit
Study on the effect of the applied fraction of TNT/TEX/RDXbased explosive on electrostatic spark sensitivity
P19 Małgorzata Wróblewska-Piórkowska, Jacek Turczyński, Michał Frączak
Electrostatic hazards in explosive atmospheres – prevention methods
P20 Judyta Rećko, Michał Trzaskoma
Unmanned land and air platforms used to carry improvised explosive devices
P21 Artur Kłosiński
Numerical modeling of tunel-effect-driven detonation products loading on steel targets
P22 Maciej Marcińczyk, Łukasz Łętek, Wiktor Jarocki, Paweł Rutkowski
Analysis of the interaction between multilayer panels containing oxide ceramics and armor-piercing incendiary ammunition
20:00 Barbecue dinner
8:30 – 9:45 Breakfast
7thSession, Chairman: prof. inż. Andrzej Maranda
9:45 – 10:00 Mateusz Pytlik, Iwona Zawadzka-Małota
The impact of the future update of the list of harmonised standards on the conformity assessment process of explosives in light of Directive 2014/28/EU
10:00 – 10:15 Longina Kardas, Darius Alexander Kardas
Social weakening of risk perception of pyrotechnic materials: from consumer fireworks to hidden industrial applications
10:15 – 10:30 Ewa Kowalik-Pilarska
Carbon footprint in chemical technologies and high energy materials
10:30 – 10:45 Dariusz Alexander Kardas, Mirosław Chmieliński
Is mandatory training not enough? A systemic gap in the control of competence, access and responsibility in Class 1 explosives operations
10:45 – 11:00 Tomasz Sałaciński
20 years of the international scientific conference IPOEX – a forum for the exchange of experience in selected areas related to explosives
11:00 – 11:15 Conference closing
12:00 – 13:15 Lunch
For authors
Information on the preparation of articles and abstracts
Abstracts in Polish or English should be sent electronically to: ipoex_office@ipo.lukasiewicz.gov.pl
Illustrations requiring higher quality should be submitted in separate files. Preferred image file format – jpg.
Guidelines for preparing abstracts
- The abstract in Polish or English should not be longer than one A4 page (1800 characters).
- Text files should be saved in MS WORD format with a doc or rtf extension.
- Times New Roman 12 p font, spacing 1.5 lines, margins L/P – 3 cm, G/D – 2.5 cm.
- Title of work in bold, in Polish and English language.
- The author’s name in bold should be included under the title.
- The address of the institution the author represents should be given centred under the name.
- Key words, in Polish and English, should be placed below the abstract, in italics.
The deadline for submitting applications and summaries of proposed works is April 17, 2026.
Information on the preparation of posters
The poster dimensions should not exceed 90 cm x 120 cm. It is recommended that the size of the letters be no smaller than 7 mm. The posters will be attached to boards.
Registration and payment
REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT
Important dates
17.04.2026 r. – Deadline for submitting applications and summaries of proposed works
24.04.2026 r. – Qualification of works
11.05.2026 r. – Payment of the conference fee
Conference fee
Cost of participation for one person:
single room – 3075,00 PLN ( 2500 PLN/net price )
double room – 2460,00 PLN ( 2000 PLN/net price )
The fee for an accompanying person includes accommodation and meals and amounts to: 1476,00 PLN (1200 PLN/net price )
The cost includes:
- participation in the conference, conference materials;
- accommodation;
- meals including coffee breaks;
- participation in accompanying events.
In case of withdrawal from participation in the conference less than 7 days before its commencement, the organiser will not refund the fee.
The conference fee should be transferred no later than May 11, 2026 to the following account:
Sieć Badawcza Łukasiewicz – Instytut Przemysłu Organicznego
ul. Annopol 6, 03-236 Warszawa,
Bank PEKAO SA Oddział w Warszawie
Nr konta: 84 1240 6074 1111 0000 4989 1458
NIP: 525-00-08-577
with the note “IPOEX 2026”
Participant’s Name and Surname
Declaration of participation
DECLARATION OF PARTICIPATION
The completed form should be sent by email to:
ipoex_office@ipo.lukasiewicz.gov.pl or by fax to:: +48 22 811 07 99
until 17 April 2026 r.
Application form – IPOEX 2026
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