Wojciech Smułek, PhD, Eng. –is a prominent researcher and Associate Professor at the Poznań University of Technology, associated with the Faculty of Chemical Technology. He defended his PhD thesis in 2017. His academic area is at the intersection of applied microbiology, environmental biotechnology, and colloid chemistry. His career is marked by international collaboration, including a post-doc research fellowship at the University of Copenhagen in 2022 supported by the NAWA program. Moreover, he cooperate with University of Aveiro and Slovak Academy of Science. Beyond his research, he is an active member of the Polish Society of Microbiologists and Polish Society of Chemistry.