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19.01.2015 – Assistant Professor after presentation of the habilitation dissertation In the chemistry Science field, branch – chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland
26.01.2007 – Scientific Degree of Doctor of Science in Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland
04.06.2002 – Master of Chemistry Degree, Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland
Scientific Activity
Main scientific interests
Adsorption at different interfaces and aggregation of aqueous solutions of fluorocarbon and hydrocarbon surfactants and their multicomponent mixtures;
solubilisation in the micellar solutions of surfactants;
properties of the active substances of plant origin; components and parameters of the surface tension and surface free energy;
wetting and properties of films formed of solids surface.
National awards for the scientific achievements
Distinction of the doctoral dissertation by the Faculty of Chemistry Council, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, 2007
Award by the Dean of Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University for II position in the best doctoral dissertation competition at the Faculty of Chemistry, M.C.S. University in 2007
Team award by Rector of M.C.S. University for scientific achievements in 2010 (I degree), 2012 (III degree), 2013 (III degree), 2014 (I degree) and 2016 (II degree)
Individual Award by Rector of M.S.C. University for obtaining the Habilitated Doctor degree before 40 years old
Bronze Medal of Merits for M.S.C. University, 2017
KEN Medal, 2018
Selected publications
Katarzyna Szymczyk, Anna Taraba, Thermodynamic study of quercetin and rutin mixtures with alcohols, Chemical Physics, 505 (2018) 6-11
Katarzyna Szymczyk, Anna Zdziennicka, Bronisław Jańczuk , Adsorption and aggregation properties of some polysorbates at different temperatures, Journal of Solution Chemistry, 47 (2018) 1824-1840
Anna Zdziennicka, Joanna Krawczyk, Katarzyna Szymczyk, Bronisław Jańczuk, Macroscopic and microscopic properties of some surfactants and biosurfactants, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 19 (2018) 1934-1951
Katarzyna Szymczyk, Anna Taraba, Properties of aqueous solutions of nonionic surfactants, Triton X-114 and Tween 80, at temperatures from 293 to 318K: spectroscopic and ultrasonic studies, Chemical Physics, 483-484 (2017) 96-102
Katarzyna Szymczyk, Anna Taraba, Aggregation behavior of Triton X-114 and Tween 80 at various temperatures and concentrations studied by density and viscosity measurements, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 126 (2016) 315–326