19.01.2015 – Assistant Professor after presentation of the habilitation dissertation In the chemistry Science field, branch – chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland

26.01.2007 – Scientific Degree of Doctor of Science in Chemistry,  Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland

04.06.2002 – Master of Chemistry Degree, Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland

Main scientific interests

• Adsorption at different interfaces and aggregation of aqueous solutions of fluorocarbon and hydrocarbon surfactants and their multicomponent mixtures;
• solubilisation in the micellar solutions of surfactants;
• properties of the active substances of plant origin; components and parameters of the surface tension and surface free energy;
• wetting and properties of films formed of solids surface.

National awards for the scientific achievements

• Distinction of the doctoral dissertation by the Faculty of Chemistry Council, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, 2007
• Award by the Dean of Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University for II position in the best doctoral dissertation competition at the Faculty of Chemistry, M.C.S. University in 2007
• Team award by Rector of M.C.S. University for scientific achievements in 2010 (I degree), 2012 (III degree), 2013 (III degree), 2014 (I degree) and 2016 (II degree)
• Individual Award by Rector of M.S.C. University for obtaining the Habilitated Doctor degree before 40 years old
• Bronze Medal of Merits for M.S.C. University, 2017
• KEN Medal, 2018

Selected publications

1. Katarzyna Szymczyk, Anna Taraba, Thermodynamic study of quercetin and rutin mixtures with alcohols, Chemical Physics, 505 (2018) 6-11
2. Katarzyna Szymczyk, Anna Zdziennicka, Bronisław Jańczuk , Adsorption and aggregation properties of some polysorbates at different temperatures, Journal of Solution Chemistry, 47 (2018) 1824-1840
3. Anna Zdziennicka, Joanna Krawczyk, Katarzyna Szymczyk, Bronisław Jańczuk, Macroscopic and microscopic properties of some surfactants and biosurfactants, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 19 (2018) 1934-1951
4. Katarzyna Szymczyk, Anna Taraba, Properties of aqueous solutions of nonionic surfactants, Triton X-114 and Tween 80, at temperatures from 293 to 318K: spectroscopic and ultrasonic studies, Chemical Physics, 483-484 (2017) 96-102
5. Katarzyna Szymczyk, Anna Taraba, Aggregation behavior of Triton X-114 and Tween 80 at various temperatures and concentrations studied by density and viscosity measurements,  Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry,  126 (2016) 315–326