education and experience

EDUCATION

2015

Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland – Bachelor of Science in Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology

Thesis: Copolymers of N-vinylformamide and Styrene as carriers for immobilization of catalysts for oxidation of aromatic hydrocarbons

Advisor: Ewa Witek

2017

Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland – Master of Science in Chemistry

Master’s thesis: Controlled radical polymerization of N-vinylformamide

Advisor: Ewa Witek

In progress (planned graduation – June 2022)

Carnegie Mellon University – PhD candidate, Teaching Assistant and Research Assistant in Chemistry

Research: Synthesis of bottlebrush copolymers for biological applications

Advisor: Krzysztof Matyjaszewski

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

10/2014 – 08/2015

SABIC Innovative Plastics in Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands – Internship

Internship title: Development and characterization of functional polymer surfaces

Supervisors: Ramon Groote, Alexander van Goudswaard

Tasks: Conducted my own research project about properties and modification of polymer surfaces. Performed various syntheses of modified monomers as well as radical polymerization and copolymerization reactions. Used various characterization techniques, such as NMR, ATR-FTIR, GPC, DSC and contact angle measurements.

12/2016 – 05/2017

Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Zabrze, Poland – Internship

Internship title: Controlled radical polymerization of N-vinylformamide

Supervisor: Barbara Trzebicka

Tasks: Performing ATRP polymerization using common monomers. Developing a set of optimized conditions for performing controlled radical polymerization of N-vinylformamide using atom transfer radical polymerization and reversible addition−fragmentation chain-transfer polymerization.