Jakub Zdarta, PhD, Eng., Prof. PUT – Graduated of the Faculty of Chemistry at A. Mickiewicz University in Poznań (2010) and the Faculty of Chemical Technology at the Poznan University of Technology (2013). He obtained a doctoral degree in 2017 in chemical sciences in the field of chemical technology and become an associate professor in 2021. In 2017-2018 and 2021 he completed a postdoc internship at DTU Chemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, and in 2019 he did an internship at School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney. From 2018 he works in Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering at Faculty of Chemical Technology, Poznan University of Technology. Author of over 140 scientific publications indexed by Thomson Reuters JCR and over 20 chapters in monographs. Principal or general investigator in a numerous of research projects financed by the National Science Center, NAWA and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. Laureate of Minister’s scholarship for outstanding young scientists, reviewer in numerous of scientific Journals as well as Guest Editor in several Special Issues of scientific Journals. The area of his research is focused on biotechnology, biocatalysis, enzyme immobilization, biological wastewater treatment, bioremediation, removal of emerging organic contaminants, membrane processes, membrane bioreactors, biomass pretreatment and conversion, hybrid materials and biomaterials.
Graduate of engineering studies and a master’s student in Chemical Technology at Poznan University of Technology. Her scientific interests focus on organic chemistry and biochemistry, with particular emphasis on the application of enzymes and functional materials in the analysis and synthesis of compounds of environmental and pharmaceutical importance.
As part of her research projects, she conducted studies on the immobilization of enzymes on bioactive membranes used in the analysis of environmental pollutants, including microplastics. Subsequently, she participated in research involving the surface modification of silica supports in order to obtain stable and efficient biocatalytic systems. Her work included the immobilization of enzymes on modified materials as well as the evaluation of the activity, stability, and application potential of the obtained systems in the synthesis of pharmaceutically active compounds.
She is actively involved in two chemistry student scientific associations, developing skills in experimental design, laboratory work, and data analysis. In the future, she plans to pursue a PhD and continue developing her scientific career.
