Professor Robert Pietrzak, Adam Mickiewicz University (AMU) in Poznań, Poland, has been elected President of the Polish Chemical Society (PCS). He begins his four-year term on January 1, 2025, and succeeds Professor Izabela Nowak, AMU, Poznań, Poland.
Robert Pietrzak studied chemistry at Adam Mickiewicz University (AMU) in Poznań, Poland, where he received his Ph.D. in 2002. He obtained his habilitation in 2010 and was appointed professor of chemistry in 2017 at the same university. Currently, he works in the Department of Applied Chemistry and serves as Vice-Dean for Organizational Affairs.
Among many other awards, he received the Scientific Award of the City of Poznań in 2017 and the Commemorative Medal of the Polish Chemical Society. In 2024, for his outstanding achievements in chemical technology, which form the basis for the industrial implementation of innovative chemical products and processes, he was awarded the Ignacy Mościcki PCS Medal.
Robert Pietrzak’s research focuses on chemical technology, the chemistry and technology of coal and carbon materials, adsorption, and environmental protection.
Selected Publications
- Dorota Paluch, Aleksandra Bazan-Wozniak, Agnieszka Nosal-Wiercińska, Robert Pietrzak, Efficient dye removal by biocarbon obtained by chemical recycling of waste from the herbal industry, Industrial Crops and Products 2024, 220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2024.119254
- Dorota Paluch, Aleksandra Bazan-Wozniak, Robert Pietrzak, Methyl Red Adsorption on Biochar Obtained by Physical Activation of Caraway Seeds with Carbon Dioxide, ChemPhysChem 2024. https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.202300821
- M. Martyna, A. Pawlak, A. Bazan-Wozniak, et al. Impact of acetazolamide on the double layer parameters at the R-AgLAFe/chlorates(VII) interface in the presence of ionic surfactants, Adsorption 2024, 30, 329–335. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10450-023-00416-9
- Jakub Szewczyk, Visnja Babacic, Adam Krysztofik, Olena Ivashchenko, Mikołaj Pochylski, Robert Pietrzak, Jacek Gapiński, Bartłomiej Graczykowski, Mikhael Bechelany, Emerson Coy, Control of Intermolecular Interactions toward the Production of Free-Standing Interfacial Polydopamine Films, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2023, 15, 30, 36922–36935. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c05236D
- D. Paluch, A. Bazan-Wozniak, R. Pietrzak, The effect of activator type on physicochemical and sorption properties of nanostructured carbon adsorbents obtained from fennel seed by chemical activation, Appl. Nanosci. 2023, 13, 7231–7246. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13204-023-02890-7
