Roman Popielarz

Roman Popielarz is a Professor at the Department of Biotechnology and Physical Chemistry (C-5) within the Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology at Tadeusz Kościuszko Cracow University of Technology. He has held this position since 2021, when he was appointed Professor by the President of the Republic of Poland. His research and teaching focus on photochemistry, polymer chemistry, and physical chemistry.

• Education:
  • MSc Eng., Cracow University of Technology, Chemistry and Technology of Plastics (1980)
  • Dr. Eng., Dalhousie University, Photochemistry (1989)
  • PhD, DSc, Eng., Jagiellonian University, Chemical Sciences (2005)

His scientific experience includes PhD studies at Dalhousie University (1985-1989), postdoctoral fellowships at the Institute Charles Sadron (France, 1991-1993) and Bowling Green State University (USA, 1995-1998), and guest researcher roles at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (USA, 1999-2001). He has contributed to projects like the KBN Grant 4 T09B 06523 on VIS photoinitiators for photocurable coatings. His hobbies include exploring the applications of electronics in chemical sciences and photochemistry in electronics.

Teaching activities span lectures and laboratories in Physical Chemistry, Applied Photochemistry, and technical terminology seminars in organic and plastics chemistry.