In June 2004 I completed my degree course at the Faculty of Chemistry of the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (UMCS) in Lublin and defended my Master’s thesis entitled “Effect of some electrolytes on electrophoretic separation of proteins of the albumin family” with a very good grade (thesis supervisor: Dr hab. Barbara Marczewska).

In October 2004 I began a doctoral degree program at the UMCS Faculty of Chemistry. I conducted research for my doctoral thesis entitled “Lead and gallium film electrodes as new electrodes in stripping analysis” under the direction of Prof. Dr hab. Mieczysław Korolczuk. On December 18, 2006 I was awarded a PhD degree and in February 2007 I began work as an Assistant Professor (adiunkt) at the Department of Analytical Chemistry and Instrumental Analysis, Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin.

On January 28, 2013 I was awarded the degree of habilitated doctor (a higher doctorate degree)based on a monothematic cycle of publications entitled “Application of a lead film electrode in trace analysis of biologically active compounds and metal ions using stripping voltammetry”. I have been employed as a UMCS Associate Professor since October 1, 2015 until now. 

As part of my mentoring activities, I have provided scientific supervision of doctoral, Master’s, and Bachelor’s theses. I was/am:

• The supervisor of the defended doctoral thesis “Application of polymer and metal modified electrodes in voltammetric determinations” written byIlona Sadok (Bęczkowska) at the UMCS Faculty of Chemistry;
• The supervisor of the defended doctoral thesis “New applications of screen-printed electrodes in trace analysis of metal ions in water samples” written by Katarzyna Jędruchniewicz (Domańska) at the UMCS Faculty of Chemistry;
• The supervisor of the ongoing doctoral thesis “Trace analysis of painkiller ingredients in water samples using screen-printed electrodes” written by Agnieszka Sasal (Szwagierek) at the UMCS Faculty of Chemistry;
• The supervisor of the ongoing doctoral thesis of Jędrzej Kozak (The Doctoral School of Exact and Natural Sciences);
• The supervisor of 15 Bachelor’s theses and 14 Master’s theses defended at the UMCS Faculty of Chemistry since 2008;
• A member of the Doctoral Degree Committees in 11 doctoral degree processes conducted at the UMCS Faculty of Chemistry;
• The Secretary of the Habilitation Committee (2018);
• A reviewer of 3 doctoral theses and 18 Bachelor’s and Master’s theses defended at the UMCS Faculty of Chemistry since 2013;
• A tutor of first year Master’s degree students, degree course – Chemistry, degree specialization – Chemical Analytics, in the academic years 2010/2011 and 2011/2012.

I performed/perform the following roles:

• A member of the Expert Team of the National Science Center;
• A member of the Institute of Chemical Sciences (from 10.2019);
• A member of the Committee for Strategy and Development of the Institute of Chemical Sciences (from 10.2019);
• A member of the Council of the Faculty of Chemistry UMCS (2013 - 09.2019),
• A member of theUniversity Quality Team (2012/2013);
• A member of theFaculty Quality Team (2009-2016);
• The Faculty Coordinator for the Bologna Process and the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) (2008-2013);
• A member of the Classroom Observation Team (2012-2016);
• A member of the Teaching Program Committee (2016 – 09.2019).

Current research topics:

• The development of new, miniature sensors for field analysis of metal ions and biologically active compounds;
• The development of electrochemical methods for the determination of biologically active compounds in plant extracts and body fluids;
• Screen-printed sensors coupled with flow system.

Scientific output

My total scientific output comprises 76 scientific articles (including 71 Web of Science indexed publications), 8 chapters in monographs, and 22 reviewed full-text papers in conferences proceedings. According to the Web of Science database, my Hirsch index is 19  (12.02.2020).

Participation in the implementation of research projects:

• Project of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education entitled “Stripping analysis of biologically active compounds using a lead film electrode” (Project No. N N204 1472 33, implementation period: 2007-2009, role: main executor
• Grant of the UMCS Vice Rector for Education entitled ”Determination of B₁ vitaminon an in situ plated lead film electrode by adsorptive stripping voltammetry” (Project No. NB-13-2008, implementation period: 2008, role: Project Manager
• Research project under the Iuventus Plus program (Ministry of Science and Higher Education) entitled “Electrodes modified with a metal film deposited using functionalized polysiloxanes in trace analysis of heavy metal ions by stripping voltammetry” (Project No.: IP2012 061472, implementation period: June 10, 2013 to June 9, 2015, role: Project Manager
• Project implemented in international cooperation under the Harmonia call for proposals (National Science Centre) entitled “High-surface-area electrode materials prepared using a reversibly deposited metal mediator in stripping analysis of metal ions”;Project No. 2013/08/M/ST4/00286, implementation period: September 13, 2013 – September 12, 2016 (extended to March 12, 2017 due to maternity leave), role: Project Manager

List of awards and scholarships:

• A distinction of the doctoral thesis by the Council of the UMCS Faculty of Chemistry (2006);
• An award of His Magnificence Rector of UMCS for preparation of a doctoral thesis in a short time (September 2004-December 18, 2006) and its defense with distinction;
• An award of the Dean of the UMCS Faculty of Chemistry for the best doctoral thesis defended in 2006;
• A second degree team award of His Magnificence Rector of UMCS for outstanding scientific work in the 2009/2010 academic year (2010);
• A one-year scholarship granted by the Foundation for Polish Science under the “Start” program for young scientists (2010);
• Nomination for the Scopus-Perspektywy Young Researcher Award in 2010;
• A one-year scholarship granted by the Foundation for Polish Science for another year under the “Start” program for young scientists (2011);
• A conference scholarship for young academicians, the Foundation for Polish Science and the Warsaw Science Society (2011);
• A second degree team award of His Magnificence Rector of UMCS for outstanding scientific work in the 2010/2011 academic year (2011);
• A scholarship for an outstanding young scientist granted by the Minister of Science and Higher Education for a period of 36 months (2011 - 2013);
• An individual award of His Magnificence Rector of UMCS for the award of the degree of habilitated doctor before the age of 40 (2013);
• An incentive/quality benefit granted by the UMCS Vice-Rector for General Affairs for achievements in professional work (2015);
• A scholarship for an outstanding young scientist granted by the Minister of Science and Higher Education for a period of 36 months (awarded in 2015, but paid over the period 2016 - 2019 due to maternity leave);
• A third degree team award of His Magnificence Rector of UMCS for an original and creative scientific achievement documented by a series of scientific articles published in the 2016/2017 academic year (2017);
• A third degree team award of His Magnificence Rector of UMCS for an original and creative scientific achievement documented by a series of scientific articles published in the 2017/2018 academic year (2018);
• A first degree individual award of His Magnificence Rector of UMCS for outstanding work for the University (2018);
• The Medal of the National Education Commission awarded in 2018;
• A third degree an individual award of His Magnificence Rector of UMCS in the 2018/2019 academic year (2019).