Organisers
Each year, eSPARK relies on invaluable contributions from staff at the Institute of Physical Chemistry for the successful organisation of the course. Electrochemistry researchers from all different levels come together to serve as advisors, organisers, and teaching staff, whilst administrative staff from the Institute help out as much as they can with all the necessary paperwork.
Here, you can find out more about the people responsible for organising the next edition of the eSPARK Summer School.
Past organisers can be found in each of the pages of the ‘Past editions’ tab, whilst more information about the structure of the eSPARK Summer School can be found in the ‘About‘ page.
Advisory board
Organising committee
Scientific officer – Emilia Witkowska-Nery
Emilia Witkowska-Nery is an analytical chemist passionate about biology and engineering. Her research topics stretch from easy sensors, which can be fabricated in resource-limited settings and used by untrained individuals, to smart sensing systems called electronic tongues that can analyze complex samples (body fluids, cell cultures, bioprocesses and environmental monitoring). She graduated from Warsaw University of Technology, Poland and did her PhD at the University of Campinas in Brazil. Now, she is leading the Sensor Arrays group at the Institute of Physical Chemistry Polish Academy of Sciences (sensorarrays.com.pl). She was the leader of the eSPARK project during the first three editions. In her opinion, teaching is the best way to become an expert in the topic and a chance to share your passion for electrochemistry with others.
Documentation officer – Katarzyna Dusiło
Katarzyna Dusiło is a PhD student and the President of PhD Council in the Institute of Physical Chemistry PAS. She graduated from Warsaw University of Technology after finishing Chemical Technology studies, where her Master thesis was about potentiometry. Currently she is working on the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) at liquid|iquid interface. Her research is focused on the reactions at thin film of organic phase and expanding the contact area between phases by using emulsions. She perform experiments by using skanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) for H2O2 and H2 detection. Kasia has also some small experience with usage of emulsion in redox flow batteries, which she gained in the University of Turku.
Recruitment officer – Angelika Holzinger
In 2023, Angelika joined the research group of Martin Jönsson-Niedziólka at the IChF in Warsaw, working on electrochemistry at the liquid/liquid interface. After her PhD on the combination technique of AFM-SECM with Christine Kranz (Ulm, Germany), she worked as a PostDoc on the synthesis of hybrid nanomaterials through electropolymerisation at the ITIES in the Scanlon Electrochemistry Group (Limerick, Ireland).
Her research interests are focused on electrochemistry, novel sensor materials, and especially the visualization of small-scale electrochemical processes at micro-interfaces.
Sponsorship officer – Klaudia Staśkiewicz
Klaudia is a master in biotechnology and PhD Student at IChF PAS, performing reaserch on biofilm growth using microfluidic devices in Team 15 (Dioscuri Centre for Chemistry and Physics of Bacteria). She is an active member of Warsaw Biotechnology Society „Symbioza” and passionately a tutor in maths and chemistry. Loves popularizing science, organizing events, supporting youth in discovering their talents, and contributing to good quality education with emphasis on interdisciplinarity. This is why she enjoys herself with organization of eSPARK.
Media officer – Wojciech Mazurkiewicz
Wojtek is a PhD candidate with background in chemical engineering at Warsaw University of Technology. His scientific work primarly focuses on enhancing real-time neurotransmitters detection through modification of microelectrodes with carbon nanoparticles. He also develops machine learning algorithms and finite-element simulations to support his experimental research.
Social officer – Dominik Korol
Dominik is a PhD candidate at the Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences. He joined the Functional Polymers research team in 2019, and since then he has been working on electrochemical sensors based on molecularly imprinted polymers under the supervision of Piyush Sindhu Sharma. He graduated in Chemistry at the University of Warsaw with his Bachelor’s (2019) and Master’s studies (2021). Besides his research, he is interested in travelling, photography, and crocheting. In his free time, he sings in a choir.
Staff
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