Employees

PhD in Earth Sciences. Her key field of interest is strategic planning of air protection on a local, regional, national and European scale. She has got over 45 years’ experience in the development of air emission reduction scenarios at different management levels and emission inventories from industrial, area and line sources. She took part in 13 international projects realised under the EU RTD Framework Programmes. She implemented over 100 national research projects and performed 40 EIA reports. Author of 33 publications, from which 12 papers were published in journals from the ISI Master Journal List (Philadelphia List). Head of the International Thematic Scientific Network for Problems of Air Pollution and Climate Change (AIRCLIM–NET), member of the Managing Board of the Regional Commission for Environmental Impact Assessment, Clean Air Council of the city of Katowice and the team developing the "Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan for the city of Katowice" (SECAP).

PhD in technical sciences at the Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice, architect and urban planner. Her fields of expertise include: transformation of urbanised environment, urban and regional policy, adaptation of urban environment to climate changes. Coordinator and/or partner in Polish and EU research and development projects connected with transformation of post-industrial and urbanised areas, spatial planning, urban regeneration and adaptation to climate changes in cities. She cooperates with international research and urban planning partners. Author of several books and dozens of scientific articles.

PhD in Economics. He has many years of experience in environmental policy and management. He carries out research and scientific studies in this field as well as renders services to various economic entities and public institutions. He has been involved in many international projects co-financed by the European Union.

Expert in the field of waste management and consultant in environmental protection, with more than thirty years of experience. Expert in environmental impact assessments and forecasts of the effects of changes in spatial development plans, auditor of the Polish Centre for Accreditation. For many years head of a research team conducting studies on waste, waste management, recovery and disposal technologies, as well as on fuels from waste and biological waste treatment products. He performed environmental audits, EIA reports, prepared documentations connected with integrated permits, environmental permits and licenses as well as conducted consultations for service, industrial and administration sectors. Author and co-author of several hundred studies and expert opinions as well as publications and patents.

Professor of technical sciences in the field of technical microbiology. Employed at the Institute for Ecology of Industrial Areas in Katowice as a leading expert in environmental microbiology and at the Silesian University of Technology as a member of academic staff. Key research areas: activity and properties of microorganisms, including biodegradation of chemical compounds, identification, characterisation and properties of biosurfactants produced by microorganisms, biological synthesis of nanoparticles, harmful microbial agents in the workplace. Author of many scientific articles and monographs in the field of biotechnology and environmental microbiology (e.g. Biosurfactants: Green Surfactants).

D.Sc. in Agricultural Sciences in the field of environmental protection and management. Key research areas: environmental biotechnologies, environmental protection and engineering, environmental ecotoxicology. Since 2010 she has been the head of the remediation team carrying out research projects in the field of phytoremediation of heavy metal contaminated soils (phytoextraction, phytostabilisation), assessment of phytotoxicity of plant growth substrates, development of plant covers on contaminated sites, and development of artificial soil from waste materials. Recently she has been involved in studies on the use of energy crops in soil remediation processes. Member of the Committee on Environmental Protection and Waste of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Programme Committee for Environmental Protection at the University of Silesia and the International Phytotechnology Society. Representative of Poland in the Horizon Europe Mission Board for Soil Health and Food. Expert of the EIP AGRI Focus Group on Protecting Agricultural Soils from Contamination as well as Focus Group - Sustainable Industrial Crops in Europe.

PhD in biological sciences (environmental toxicology), degree of a habilitated doctor in technical sciences (environmental engineering). She specialises in health risk assessment of chemically degraded areas and evaluation of environmental health hazards in cities. For over 20 years she has been participating in a number of national and international R&D projects on assessment and remediation of contaminated land. She co-operated with the Florida State University, US Environmental Protection Agency and research institutions from UE countries. She is a co-author of software for health risk assessment of contaminated sites (NORISC-HRA and HRA2).

PhD in technical sciences, expert in application of geographic information systems in environmental management. His key research field is ground and soil contamination, with special focus on brownfields and degraded areas. He is a member of the Team for Degraded Areas at the Polish Ministry of the Environment. In his research and consulting activity he successfully applies tools of statistical, geostatistical and multi-criteria analysis. He has developed a series of numerical environmental models which are used, e.g. in modelling of air pollutant dispersion or in hydrogeological, hydrological (SWAT) and hydraulic modelling.

Designer, developer and integrator of computer systems based on relational databases. Programmer in C# and SQL. He has experience in collecting, processing, analysing and sharing of spatial data. Currently specialising in hybrid ICT solutions based on .NET, SQL Server, ArcGIS and computing programmes operating on Linux system. He participated in the development of a computing cluster Sybilla. For over 15 years he has been engaged in research work on the development and implementation of ICT and GIS solutions in the field of environmental protection and management. He likes challenges and work in interdisciplinary teams.

She specialises in public communication in the field of environmental protection, with special focus on risk communication. She has experience in identifying, assessing and solving environmental problems. Trainer in public communication and Public Outreach courses conducted in Poland by the US EPA. Responsible for information and promotion activities in EU-funded research and implementation projects. As a spokesman of IETU she acts in the field of science, public relations and journalism. She is also involved in educational and dissemination activities.

Expert in environmental technology verification (ETV). She has been involved in the development and implementation of the ETV Programme on a national, EU and global level since 2009. She is trained in ISO 17020 and is a certified auditor of ISO 17025:2005. Member of the Environmental Technical Committee of the Polish Centre for Accreditation and a member of the Working Group ISO TC 207/SC4/WG5. Co-author of the technical standard ISO 14034 Environmental Management - Environmental Technology Verification. Member of the EU ETV Steering Group at the European Commission. External expert of the Ministry of Environment on ETV.