Project leader/potential advisor: prof. UO dr hab. Hubert Wojtasek
e-mail: Hubert.Wojtasek@uni.opole.pl
Research topics:
My research is focused on enzymology of oxidoreductases, but included also elements of organic synthesis:
Compounds interfering with enzymatic diagnostic tests and studies of mechanisms of such interference.
Studies of substrate specificity of peroxidases.
Mechanisms of action of enzymes participating in melanization and sclerotization (tyrosinase, dopachrome tautomerase).
Experience of Project leader:
- advisor in three completed Ph.D. dissertations and one dissertation i progress
- leader of a grant form Ministry of Science and Higher Education
- full profile available at:
http://wch.uni.opole.pl/wp-content/uploads/wojtasek-cv2018.pdf
Research facilities available, possibilities of international mobility of students, possibility of participation of students in research Project and grants:
My small research group has all the basic equipment necessary for organic synthesis (rotary evaporator, immersion cooler, refractometer), isolation of enzymes and analysis of products of enzymatic reactions (spectrophotometers JASCO V-650 and V-630, HPLC instrument Dionex UltiMate 3000 with UV-Vis dual wavelength detector in the 190-800 nm range), equipment for isolation and electrophoresis of proteins (Bio-Rad Mini-Protean 3 and Mini-Sub Cell GT), refrigerated centrifuges (Thermo Scientific Evolution RC, Eppendorf 5810R and 5418R), lyophilizer (Labconco FreeZone 2.5), incubators Binder BD115, thermocycler Eppendorf Personal. The group also has access to the Faculty’s common equipment: FT-IR spectrometers (Nicolet Nexus and Nicolet 6700), GC-MS instruments (Hewlett Packard 5890/2 and Thermo Finnigan ITQ 1100), LC-MS (Dionex UltiMate 3000–Bruker Daltonik micrOTOF-Q II with ESI and APCI ionization) and NMR spectrometer (Bruker Avance 400 MHz). My group does not currently carry out any research projects financed from external sources.
Opportunities for international mobility of doctoral students:
Possible visits in prof. Tanja Schirmeister’s group at Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, under short-term student mobility program of the FORTHEM Alliance or under the Erasmus+ program.
Other requirements for the candidates: good command of English and familiarity with MS Office (particularly Excel for processing and presentation of results).
Project author/potential supervisor: prof. UO dr hab. Dawid Siodłak
e-mail: dsiodlak@uni.opole.pl
Research topics:
Conformational properties of α,β-dehydroamino acids with a polar functional group in the side chain.
The candidate's own projects in the field of organic chemistry, approved after prior arrangements.
The supervisor's scientific experience:
- list of publications on the website:
http://bazawiedzy.uni.opole.pl/pracownicy/
http://wch.uni.opole.pl/dr-hab-dawid-siodlak/
Research facilities of the implemented project, possibilities of international mobility of a Ph.D. student, possibilities of employing a doctoral student in ongoing projects or grants:
- research facilities for the projects:
- specialist laboratory No 508 in the building of the Faculty of Chemistry, University of Opole,OleskaSt. 48
- research infrastructure of the Faculty of Chemistry, University of Opole
- opportunities for international mobility of a Ph.D. student:
- Department of Chemical Biology and Genetics, Centre of Region Haná for Biotechnological and AgriculturalResearch, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc, Holice CZ-78371, Czech Republic
The promoter's other requirements for the Ph.D. candidate: experience in organic synthesis, basic experience in applying computational methods.
Project author/potential supervisor:prof. dr hab. Jacek Lipok
e-mail: Jacek.lipok.@uni.opole.pl
Research topics:
The formation of catalytic metalorganic nanostructures in the way of interaction between microalgae and metal ions.
Project proposed by candidate addressed to: targeted biological activity of chemical compounds;bioacatalysis esp.: biotransformation, bioremediation; biotechnology of photoautotrophic organisms, accepted after previous discussion.
Promotor scientific experience:
- list of publications in the website:
http://bazawiedzy.uni.opole.pl/
Research facilities of the implemented project, possibilities of international mobility ofPhD student, possibilities of employing student in implemented projects or grants:
- technical support of the project: apparatuses andequipment of Institute of Chemistry of University of Opole, especially those in the disposal of Department of Analytical and Ecological Chemistry, as well as the specific equipment located in the Institute of Physical Chemistry PAS – in the frame of cooperation
- international mobility of the PhD student is possible as the scientific internships, in the frame of Erasmus + program
Other supervisor requirements for the candidate: candidate should be interested in, and dispose basic knowledge in: analytical chemistry – especially in bio-analytical aspects, in ecological chemistry, enzymology, and the basics of microbiology.
Project author/supervisor: prof. UO dr hab. Anna Poliwoda
e-mail: Anna.Poliwoda@uni.opole.pl
Research topics:
Development of new analytical procedures, including the synthesis and characterization of alternative extraction systems based on molecularlyimprinting materials in the analysis of biomarkers of environmental exposure.
Assessment of risk and potential consequences of drug residues in the environment.
Hybrid systems for diagnostic and environmental applications.
Searching for effective sorption systems to remove newly emerging environmental pollutants.
There is possibility to realize Candidate's own projects regarding the area of using advanced combined techniques (e.g.SPE-LC-MS, SDME-CE-MS) for isolation, determination and identification of biologically active compounds from natural products, accepted after previous arrangements.
Supervisor’s scientific experience:
- Co-author of 36 articles published in scientific journals, from the JCR database
- Speaker of 18 presentationsat national and international conferences, including 8 conference oral presentationat international symposia, in the form of keynote lectures or by invitation
- Participation in 6 research projects as the key investigator or research task manager, including 4 in last 10 years:
- An application of various agro industrial wastes for biosurfactants production. (KBN project ID N N 523418237), Realization: 2009-2012. Nature of contribution in the project: Coordinator of two research tasks realize at Opole University (1. Isolation of biosurfactant(s) produced by a selected bacterialstrain growing on a specific medium 'and 2. Preliminary chemical characteristics of the isolatedbiosurfactant (s))
- research task manager
- Biotechnologies and advanced medical technologies” – BioMed: 1.2. Detection of hallucinogenicsubstances, Project ID: POIG.01.01.02-02-003/08, EU fund, Realization: 2009-2014. Nature ofcontribution in the project: Key Investigator.
- Biodegradation of phosphonate xenobiotics by cyanobacteria (NCN Project ID 2011/01/B/NZ9/04722).Realization: 2011-2014. Nature of contribution in the project: Key Investigator
- Obtaining secondary metabolites from microalgae and cyanobacteria based on an automated systemof photobioreactors, (NCBiR project ID PBS3/B8/25/2015), Realization: 2015-2017. Nature ofcontribution in the project: Key Investigator
4. Co-supervisor of 3 Ph.D. dissertations:
a.Anna Chrzanowska, Isolation and determination of natural endocrinologically active compounds in real samples, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Opole; Ended 17/12/2015, Supervisor: prof. Piotr Wieczorek, Katarzyna Zielińska, Development of analytical procedures for the determination of hallucinogenic substances in samples with complex matrix composition, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Opole, completion: 01.12.2016, Supervisor: prof. Piotr Wieczorek
c. Katarzyna Gębura, Development of methods for enrichment and determination of xenobiotics from environmental and food samples, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Opole, completion 28/09/2018, Supervisor: prof. Piotr Wieczorek
5. Supervisor of 11 master's theses and 6 bachelor's theses(including students of Programme Erasmus+ that realized research project at our Faculty)
6. Scientific cooperation with domestic and foreign scientific Institute and Universities, including: the University of Silesia and WroclawUniversity of Technology, the University of Lund (Sweden), the Medical University of Odessa, the Universityof Frères Mentouri in Constantine (Algeria), the University of Witwatersrand, in Johannesburg (South Africa),with the Institute of Essential Oils and Medical Plants from Simferopol (Ukraine) and the INIA ResearchInstitute in Madrid (Spain)
- number of citations: 404, Total IF: 75,956, H-index: 12
- the list of scientific publications:
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0339-3861
Research facilities of the implemented project, possibilities of international mobility of a PhD. student, possibilities of employing a PhD student in implemented projects or grants:
- research facilities of the projects: analytical apparatus at the Department of Analytical and Ecological Chemistry of the Faculty of Chemistry of the University of Opole, including micrOTOF - QII mass spectrometer with ESI and APCIionization modes, several high performance liquid chromatography systems (including UltiMate 3000 and Waters 2690 apparatuses) in configuration with various detectors ( UV-VIS, DAD, MS, FD), a set for multidimensional liquid chromatography (UHPLC –UltiMate 3000 RSLC), two PA 800 Plus capillary electrophoresis devices in a system with UV-VIS, DAD and LIF detection, and a CE-ESI-MS nebulizer enabling coupling of capillary electrophoresis system with mass spectrometry, vacuum systems for solid phase extraction (SPE), and automatic, low-pressure extractor for solid phaseextraction (GILSON GX-271 ASPEC), sample concentrator in nitrogen atmosphere RapidVap Vertex, and vacuum system for synthesis of polymers with molecular imprinting.
- possibilities of international mobility of a doctoral student:
- implementation of part of the project (minimum 6 months internship) as a part of already existing cooperation with for example Professor Antonio Martin-Esteban from the Instituto Nacional de Investigación y TecnologíaAgraria y Alimentaria (INIA) in Madrid (Spain) - an expert in the development of new sorption systems for isolation and preconcentration of xenobiotics, and establishing new research collaborations to increase the research potential of the implemented project - planned scholarship application to the National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) and / or the Erasmus + programmes
- trainings and internships in foreign (mainly European) centres
Other Supervisor’s requirements for the candidate: Master's degree in chemical sciences in chemistry or a corresponding foreign title; knowledge of specialist analytical methods used in chemical analysis, especially chromatographic techniques (GC, HPLC), including those coupled with mass spectrometry (MS) and extraction methods used in the stage of isolation and concentration of organic compounds from complex sample matrices (e.g. body fluids, food, environmental samples), language knowledge of Polish and /or English (spoken and written)
Project leader / prospective Ph.D. supervisor: prof. UO dr hab. inż. Zygmunt Flisak
e-mail: Zygmunt.Flisak@uni.opole.pl
Research subjects:
Molecular modeling of industrial processes (including olefin polymerization) with the density functional (DFT) and ab initio methods.
Research experience:
- for publication list:
http://wch.uni.opole.pl/dr-hab-inz-zygmunt-flisak/
Research infrastructure, international mobility opportunities and participation in projects funded from the external sources:
- research infrastructure: Polish and international supercomputing centres, commercial and custom-made software
- international moblility opportunities: Chinese Academy of Sciences (Beijing), University of Missouri (USA)
- training in the international centres (mainly European): University of Calgary (Canada), Jackson State University (Jackson MS, USA), Chinese Academy of Sciences (Beijing)
Other requirements with respect to a candidate: ability of performing interdisciplinary research, adequate command of English.
Project author / potential promoter: prof. UO dr hab. Izabela Jasicka-Misiak
e-mail: izajm@uni.opole.pl
Research topics:
Examination of the chemical composition and health-promoting properties of bioactive substances contained in selected herbal plants; The area of interest of the potential promoter includes mainly bee products (honey, pollen, propolis, wax), macrofungi (including hallucinogenic) and plants with medical properties. Recent research has focused on identifying chemical markers of honey (especially phenolic compounds and compounds in the volatile fraction) that are responsible for the biological and / or geographical origin of these products.
The proposed research topics will consist of the following stages:
- development of procedures and optimization of conditions for the stage of preparation of plant material samples for analysis, or for further stages of separation and isolation of metabolites;
- extraction, isolation and identification of active substances, including: alkaloids, saponins, phenolic substances (flavonoids and phenolic acids), and volatile compounds used min. in aromatherapy (e.g. terpenes, ketones, aldehydes, alcohols, esters, lactones, terpenes).
- assessment of the biological activity of secondary plant metabolites, bee products, etc., assessment of the usefulness of health properties of the tested raw materials. In addition, at this stage, the raw materials will be tested in a multifaceted way for health-promoting properties (including antioxidant and antimicrobial properties), anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, antihypertensive and anti-cancer tests are not excluded.
Promoter scientific experience:
- list of publications on the site:
http://bazawiedzy.uni.opole.pl/pracownicy/
Research facilities of the implemented project, possibilities of international mobility of a doctoral student, possibilities of employing a doctoral student in implemented projects or grants:
- research facilities of the projects: Access to modern analytical equipment: high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) - e.g. quantitative and qualitative analysis of phenolic compounds; gas chromatography (GC) and mass spectrometry (MS), HPTLC - high performance thin layer chromatography, NMR.
- possibilities of international mobility of a doctoral student: Student exchange under the Erasmus + program
- employment of a doctoral student in the implementation of acquired projects or grants will be provided.
Project author / potential promoter: prof. UO dr hab. Wioletta Ochędzan-Siodłak
e-mail: wsiodlak@uni.opole.pl
Research topics:
Organometallic catalyzed coupling reactions.
Copolymerization of ethylene with cyclic olefins.
Synthesis of organometallic complexes for the coordination polymerization of olefins.
The candidate's own projects in the field of polymer chemistry, approved after prior arrangements.
The supervisor's scientific experience:
- list of publications on the website:
http://polimery.wch.uni.opole.pl/dr-wioletta-ochedzan-siodlak-wykaz-dorobku/
http://bazawiedzy.uni.opole.pl/pracownicy/
Research facilities of the implemented project, possibilities of international mobility of a Ph.D. student, possibilities of employing a doctoral student in ongoing projects or grants:
- research facilities for the projects:
- specialized research laboratory (No 405) in the building of the Faculty of Chemistry, University of Opole, Oleska St. 48, with equipment for synthesis in inert conditions and a glass reactor for olefin polymerization enabling operation at higher pressure (up to 10 bar)
- research infrastructure of the Faculty of Chemistry, University of Opole, including equipment for determination of the properties of polymers and analytical equipment, which allows the analysis of complexes of transition metal compounds and control of the course of organic synthesis
- opportunities for international mobility of a Ph.D. student: Department of Chemical Biology and Genetics, Centre of Region Haná for Biotechnological and AgriculturalResearch, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc, Holice CZ-78371, Czech Republic
The promoter's other requirements for the Ph.D. candidate: experience in the synthesis of organometallic catalytic systems, experience in organic synthesis as well as coordinated polymerization and copolymerization, experience in the analysis of polymer materials.
Project author / potential promoter: prof. dr hab. Teobald Kupka
e-mail: teobald@uni.opole.pl
Research topic:
Theoretical and experimental characteristic of drugs and their noncovalent complexes with selected molecular and nanostructural carriers.
Scientific experiences of potential superviser:
- list of publications available at:
https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=8138012100 (Sumarycznie 110 publikacji, Hirsch 27, 1624 citations without self-citations, checked at 27 April, 2020.
Research facilities of the implemented project, possibilities of international mobility of a Ph.D. student, possibilities of employing a doctoral student in ongoing projects or grants:
- available hardware: UO (NMR, IR, UV-Vis, X-ray), molecular modeling at Wrocław supercomputer center (WCSS Wrocław)
- potential interantional mobility of the PhD student: within cooperation in well known scientific teams (Czechia, Denmark, Austriia Greece, China and Taiwan and within EU projects
- short exchange visits
The promoter's other requirements for the Ph.D. candidate: fluent in Polish and English, serious attitude towards research
Project author/potential promoter: prof. UO dr hab. Elwira Bisz
e-mail: ebisz@uni.opole.pl
Researchtopics:
Synthesis of new transition metal complexes and study of their catalytic activity.
3d metal-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions.
Candidate's own projects in the field of organometallic chemistry, accepted after previous arrangements.
Scientific experience of the promoter:
- Over 25 scientific articles in the JCR database related to the proposed research topics.
- Principal investigator of a grant funded by the National Science Center (SONATA).
- Practical experience gained in the world's leading scientific units (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, University of Girona, BAYER).
- Cooperation with the economic sector in the field of developing new solutions in the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries (e.g. BASF, Envipro).
Research facilities of the implemented project, possibilities of international mobility of the doctoral student, possibilities of employing the doctoral student in implemented projects or grants:
- research facilities for projects:
- Modern laboratories for conducting research in the field of organometallic chemistry.
- Specialized equipment for reactions in anaerobic and anhydrous conditions (e.g. glove box, Schlenk vacuum lines).
- Analytical facilities (including 400 MHz NMR spectrometer, HPLC, FTIR, Flash chromatography instruments).
- opportunities for international mobility of doctoral students:
- Trainings and internships in foreign centers, mainly in scientific units with which active scientific cooperation is conducted (Rutgers University, USA; University of Girona, Spain; China Agricultural University, China).
Other Promoter's requirements for the applicant:
- MSc degree or equivalent in organic chemistry, pharmacy or similar.
- Knowledge of basic techniques used in organic or organometallic synthesis.
- Knowledge of analytical techniques used in organic chemistry (NMR, GC-MS, FTIR, HPLC).
- Knowledge of databases (Reaxys, SciFinder).
- Very good knowledge of English.
Project author/potential promoter: prof. UO dr hab. Maciej Bujak
e-mail: Maciej.Bujak@uni.opole.pl
Research topics:
Structure and properties of crystals
Noncovalent interactions in crystals
Scientific experience of the promoter:
- list of publications on the website
https://bazawiedzy.uni.opole.pl/
Research facilities of the implemented project, possibilities of international mobility of the doctoral student, possibilities of employing the doctoral student in implemented projects or grants:
- research facilities for projects:
- possibility to use the equipped laboratories situated within Faculty of Chemistry, University of Opole
- possibility to cooperate with research groups from Poland and abroad
- opportunities for international mobility of doctoral students:
- possibility to participate in training and internships in foreign institutions
Other Promoter's requirements for the applicant:
- experience in crystallization and structural studies of crystals
- good command of Polish and English