Katarzyna Jankowska

Dr. hab. Katarzyna Jankowska is an Associate Professor at the Department of Environmental Engineering Technology within the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Gdańsk University of Technology. She specializes in environmental engineering with a focus on wastewater treatment, microbial communities, and pollutant monitoring in aquatic ecosystems.

Her academic credentials include:

• Obtained habilitated doctor (dr hab.) degree in Environmental Engineering, Mining and Energy (Engineering and Technology) from the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering in 2019
• Obtained doctor (dr) degree in Environmental Engineering (Technology) from the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering in 2001

Dr. Jankowska's research primarily focuses on environmental engineering with particular emphasis on wastewater treatment technologies, microbial communities in aquatic environments, and pollutant monitoring. Her work spans both temperate regions like the Baltic Sea and polar environments including Spitsbergen in the Arctic and King George Island in Antarctica. She investigates emerging contaminants, antibiotic resistance, and the ecological impacts of human activities on sensitive ecosystems. Her research integrates molecular methods for microbial identification with traditional environmental monitoring approaches to provide comprehensive assessments of water quality and ecosystem health.

Analysis of her recent publications (2018-2025) reveals a consistent research trajectory focused on environmental microbiology and pollutant monitoring across diverse ecosystems. Her work demonstrates increasing sophistication in analytical methods, moving from basic chemical and microbial analysis to integrated approaches combining cultivation techniques, microscopy, and amplicon-based sequencing. The geographical scope of her research has expanded from local Baltic Sea environments to include polar regions, reflecting growing recognition of the global nature of environmental contamination issues.

Her scientific achievements have been recognized with multiple awards from Gdańsk University of Technology, including:

• Nagroda Rektora Politechniki Gdańskiej zespołowa III stopnia za wyróżniającą działalność dydaktyczną w 2019 roku (2020)
• Nagroda Rektora Politechniki Gdańskiej zespołowa II stopnia za wyróżniającą działalność dydaktyczną w 2019 roku (2020)
• Nagroda Rektora Politechniki Gdańskiej indywidualna II stopnia za uzyskanie stopnia naukowego doktora habilitowanego w 2019 roku (2020)

Dr. Jankowska actively participates in research projects including MORPHEUS (Model Areas for Removal of Pharmaceutical Substances in the South Baltic) as a co-investigator, and serves as project manager for "Wpływ wysięków wód podziemnych na zbiorowiska mikroorganizmów występujących w strefie płytkiego litoralu plaży piaszczystej" and ECO-GT (Engineers Communicating and Collaborating for the Green Transition). She collaborates with various research teams including the Department of Water and Wastewater Technology and the Polish Polar Consortium (Polskie Konsorcjum Polarne).