I studied at the University of Warsaw where I earned an MSc in Physical Chemistry (2007) and, one year later, in Molecular Biology. In 2008, I joined the group of Prof. Osuji at Yale University where I pursued my PhD research, studying the interactions of strong magnetic fields with soft materials. After graduation, I joined the Center for Functional Nanomaterials at Brookhaven National Laboratory where I worked with Dr. Kevin Yager and Dr. Charles Black on development of photo-thermal methods for directing self-assembly of block copolymer thin films. Recently, I have obtained a prestigious fellowship – Polonez, funded by National Science Center (NCN) under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement and returned to the University of Warsaw. Here, I am starting my independent research as an assistant professor and a leader of a new soft-materials research group whose establishment is generously funded by the Foundation for Polish Science under the First Team grant program.
The “Innovative Nanostructured Functional Materials by Combinatorial Methods of Directed Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers” project is carried out within the First Team programme of the Foundation for Polish Science co-financed by the European Union under the European Regional Development Fund.