October 2002 - June 2007: Master's degree studies at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Faculty of Chemistry, Specialization: Basic and Applied Chemistry. Master's thesis title: "Thermoplastic reinforced Network".

October 2007 - September 2011: Doctoral studies at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Faculty of Chemistry, Specialization: Polymer Chemistry. Doctoral dissertation title: "Research on photopolymerization reactions of acrylic derivatives of epoxy resins with N-vinylpyrrolidone as the active diluent". Obtaining a doctoral degree in 2013.

2011 - 2014: Employment in the Laboratory of Optical Fibers Technology at the Faculty of Chemistry at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University as: independent technical referee for research matters. Employment in the framework of a research project carried out for the EIT + in the framework of POIG: "Microstructural polymer optical fiber".

2014 - 2017: Employment in the Laboratory of Optical Fibers TEchnology at the Faculty of Chemistry at the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University as: scientific and didactic assistant.

01.09.2017 - present: Employment in the Laboratory of Optical Fibers TEchnology at the Faculty of Chemistry at the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University as: assistant professor

Since my employment in the Laboratory of Optical Fibers Technology, UMCS, my scientific work has been closely related to the preparation and physicochemical characteristics of polymer materials useful in optical fiber technology. The results of my research clearly show that the polymer materials used in optical fiber technology can be effectively modified, after appropriate process optimization with various active substances, at the thermopolymerization stage. The obtained active materials may, in the future, be used, e.g. in modern sensors for the detection of hazardous gases. However to do this it is necessary to carefully optimize the polymerization process as well as to analyze the physicochemical properties of the materials obtained.

Recent scientific publications:

1. R. Łyszczek, M. Gil, H. Głuchowska, B. Podkościelna, A. Lipke, P. Mergo, Hybrid materials based on PEGDMA matrix and europium(III) carboxylates -thermal and luminescent investigations, Eur Polym J, 106 (2018) 318-328.
2. R. Piramidowicz, A. Jusza, L. Lipińska, M. Gil, P. Mergo, RE3+:LaALO3 doped luminescent polymer composites, Opt Mater, 10.1016/j.optmat.2018.06.018.
3. M. Gil, B. Podkościelna, B. Gawdzik, A. Bartnicki, W. Podkościelny, G. Demirci, Synthesis and characterization of vinyl derivatives of naphthalene-2,7-diol as a photoluminescent dopant useful in optical materials, Pure Appl Chem, 89 (2017) 111–123.
4. P. Nowicki, M. Gil, P. Mergo, R. Pietrzak, Preparation and physicochemical characterisation of functionalised multi-walled carbon nanotubes, Adsorption, 22 (2016) 481–488.
5. M. Gil, B. Podkościelna, L. Czyzewska, J. Pędzisz, A. Walewski, J. Kopec, W. Podkoscielny, A. Gorgol, P. Mergo, Spectral characteristics of PMMA doped with dimethacrylate derivative of naphthalene-2,7-diol use full in UV sensors, Photonics Lett Pol, 8 (2016) 20-22.

Scientific projects implemented in recent years:

1. H2020-ICT-2016-2017 - ACceleraTing PHotonics innovAtion for SME’s: a one STop-shop-incubator ACTPHAST 4.0

2. Polish-Berlin competition in the photonics field (NCBiR) - Semiconductor source of single photons for secure fiber optic quantum communication in the range of 1.3µm

3. MAESTRO 8 (NCN) - Spiral photonic optical fibers for metrology and optical communication applications

4. Strategic program of scientific research and development "Modern material technologies" - TECHMATSTRATEG (NCBiR) - Nanostructural photonic optical fibers for multi-mode new generation propagation

5. ICT-04-2018 (H2020) - ACceleraTing Photonics Deployment viA one STop shop Advanced Technology Access for Researchers ACTPHAST 4R

6. Smart Growth Operational Programme 2014-2020 - NLPQT- National Laboratory of Photonics and Quantum Technologies

7. Smart Growth Operational Programme 2014-2020 - Disspersion-engineered fiber modules for tunable lasersources

8. Smart Growth Operational Programme 2014-2020 - Innovative optical fibers dedicated to integration with the polymer composite structure reinforced with carbon fiber in modern high resolution structural diagnostics applications

9. Smart Growth Operational Programme 2014-2020 - Optical fibers dedicated for secure data transmission in transmission systems using optical multiplexing

10. Smart Growth Operational Programme 2014-2020 - New complex lanthanide compounds for fiber lasers and optical amplifiers technology

11. H2020 - Acceleration of photonic innovations for MSP: one-stop-shop incubato

Received awards:

2015 - Gold medal at the 63rd World Fair of Inventions, Research and New Techniques BRUSSELS INNOVA in Brussels "Microstructural polymer optical fibers"

2018 - Maria Curie Scientific Award

Scholarships:

2010: "Scientific scholarships for PhD students", projekt realizowany w ramach Programu Operacyjnego Kapitał Ludzki, Priorytet VIII Regionalne kadry gospodarki, Działanie 8.2 Transfer wiedzy, Poddziałanie 8.2.2 Regionalne Strategie Innowacji.

Didactic achievements:

09.04.2018 - Certificate and Quality Mark "Studies with the Future" for the specialty Photonic and Optical fibers technologies.

Didactic project - 2018 - Integrated UMCS - specialty "Photonic and and Optical fibers technologies"

2018-2020 - Preparation of didactic materials and course scripts: Optical materials and Optical Fiber Sensors, for Photonic and Optical fibers technologies speciality

Scientific experience gained in Poland and abroad:

10.2006 - 02.2007: Program Socrates - Erasmus at the Universite de Reims in France - scientific project

07.2008: Internship at Universite de Reims in France - scientific project