Group leader
Prof. Urszula Stachewicz (PhD, DSc)
Professor in Materials Science
Urszula Stachewicz is a professor in material science at AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow, Poland. She graduated from the Delft University of Technology with PhD in electrohydrodynamic of liquids to use electrospray as an on-demand deposition method, with research performed at Philips Research Laboratories in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. She conducted postdoctoral research at Queen Mary, University of London (UK) and work at spin-out company Nanoforce Technology Ltd. in polymer science and electrospun fibers. In 2018 she was a Visiting Fellow at the University of Cambridge in the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, UK. Her research activity is focused on the surface properties of electrospun fibers for biomedical and water and energy harvesting and in situ mechanical testing of synthetic and naturally structured materials. She developed advanced 3D tomography protocols using focus ion beam and scanning electron microscopy (FIB-SEM) for nanofibrous biomaterials and membranes. In 2020 she has been awarded with the ERC starting grant. More information can be found at: SCOPUS, Google Scholar, Linkedin, ResearachGate and X.
ustachew@agh.edu.pl
Orcid: 0000-0001-5102-8685
Postdoctoral researchers
Joanna Karbowniczek, PhD
jkarbow@agh.edu.pl
Research interests:
Biomaterials
Tissue engineering
Cell-material interactions
Orcid: 0000-0002-3726-1971
Piotr K. Szewczyk, PhD
pszew@agh.edu.pl
Research interests:
Electrospinning
Atomic Force Microscopy Functional polymers
Electron Microscopy
Orcid: 0000-0003-1441-7387
Daniel P. Ura, PhD
urad@agh.edu.pl
Research interests:
Electrospinning
Composite materials
Smart textiles
Nanocomposites
Orcid: 0000-0001-6330-6873
Sunija Sukumaran, PhD
sunija@agh.edu.pl
Research interests:
Electospun polymer fibers
Piezoelectric polymers
Energy harvesting devices
Polymer nanocomposites
Orcid: 0000-0003-2788-0565
Krzysztof Berniak, PhD
berniak@agh.edu.pl
Research interests:
Biomaterials,
Cell-material interactions Fluorescence microscopy
Orcid: 0000-0003-2389-314X
Joanna Knapczyk-Korczak, PhD
jknapczyk@agh.edu.pl
Research interests:
Material engineering Electrospinning
Water collection
Orcid: 0000-0003-3668-6123
Madhurima Das, PhD
das@agh.edu.pl
Research interests:
Polymer nanocomposite
Conducting polymers
Electrospun polymers
Thermal energy storage
Orcid: 0000-0002-9546-382X
PhD students
Martyna Polak, MSc
mpolak@agh.edu.pl
Research interests:
Electrospinning
Biomaterials
Cell – material interactions
Tissue engineering
Orcid: 0000-0002-8954-4519
Ahmadreza Moradi, MSc
moradi@agh.edu.pl
Research interests:
Electrospinning
Polymeric nanomaterials
Microfluidic devices
Orcid: 0000-0002-0173-4677
Michał Kopacz, MSc
mkopacz@agh.edu.pl
Research interests:
Electrospinning
Conductive polymers
Energy harvesting
Polymer composites
Orcid: 0009-0006-5613-9417
Nagalekshmi Uma Thanu Krishnan Neela, MSc
nagalekshmi@agh.edu.pl
Research interests:
Tissue engineering
Electrospinning
Cell–material interactions
Lipid Nanoparticles
Orcid: 0009-0003-8735-2905
Katarzyna Marszalik, MSc
marszalik@agh.edu.pl
Research interests:
Electrospinning
Tissue engineering
Cell–material interactions
Water collection
Orcid: 0009-0006-5803-9858
Administration
Katarzyna Kurek, MSc
kkurek@agh.edu.pl
Katarzyna is responsible for the administrative tasks of the group.
She also takes care of accounting and formalities related to the current projects.
Alumni
Former PhD students
Zuzanna Krysiak, PhD
Research interests:
Biomaterials
Electrospun polymer fibers
Tissue engineering
Patches for atopic skin treatment
Orcid: 0000-0002-9913-5479
Łukasz Kaniuk, PhD
Research interests:
Biomaterials
Cell – material interactions Physicochemical properties of material
Tissue engineering
Orcid: 0000-0002-4333-572X
Sara Metwally, PhD
Research interests:
Biomaterials
Electrospun polymer fibers
Tissue engineering
Cell responses to charged surfaces
Orcid: 0000-0003-0639-1754
Ewa A. Sroczyk, PhD
Research interests:
Electrospinning
Numerical simulations
Skin patches
Orcid: 0000-0002-4454-4179
Ali Emre Taşlı, MSc
Research interests:
Electrospinning
Conductive polymers
Nanocomposites
Molecular dynamics
Orcid: 0000-0003-2429-7438
Former visitors
Adam Aberra Challa, MSc
Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic
September – October 2022
STSM within Cost Action Context (CA17107)
Topic: Production and characterization of electrospun fibers and scaffolds for bone tissue engineering applications
Larisaa Mayra Silva Ribeiro, MSc
Federal University of Itajuba, Brazil
February – May 2023
Topic: Biocompatibility tests
of electrospun scaffolds for bone tissue engineering
Gregory Parisi, PhD
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA
October 2022 – July 2023
Research interests:
Wettability
Nanomaterials
Heat Transfer
Orcid: 0000-0002-8121-6019
Katarina Kacvinska, MSc
CEITEC, Czech Republic
April – July 2023
Topic: Study of structure influence on cell processes in new engineered skin dressing for treating full-thickness skin
wounds
Monica Nabil Gayed Ibrahim, PhD
Estonian University of Life Sciences (EMU), Estonia
July 2024
STSM within Cost Action Context (CA22161)
Topic: Study the potential of electrospinning technology for improving the structure, texture and sensory profile of plant-protein fibrous in meat-alternatives
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