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Department of Analytical Chemistry
Head: Prof. Edward Sz³yk
Research Topics: Main research interest is focused on surface analysis of the metallic nanometric layers obtained by Chemical Vapour Deposition (CVD), using new volatile complexes of noble metals with fluorinated ligands and tertiary phosphines synthesised and characterised structurally, spectroscopically by research team - E. Sz³yk, P. Piszczek, I. Szymañska, I. £akomska, R. Kucharek; second research area coveres determinations of heavy metals, anions and additives in food and genetically modified food (E. Sz³yk, A. Jastrzêbska, M. Kurzawa, A. Szyd³owska-Czerniak); third research topic is oriented towards new analytical methods of pharmaceutically active compounds (synthetic and natural), determination with spectroscopic methods (B. Dembiñski, M. Kurzawa), as well as separation and analytical applications of the naturally occurring drugs (M. Kurzawa); synthesis, and structural characterisation of platinum group metal complexes with anticancer properties (E. Sz³yk, I. £akomska, L. Pazderski); structural and catalytical studies of transition metals complexes with optically active Schiff Bases derived from (1R,2R)-(-) cyclohexanediamine (E. Sz³yk, A. Surdykowski).
Applied methods: multinuclear NMR, variable-temperature NMR, solid state NMR, temperature variable - IR, UV-Vis, CD, XPS, TA, IR-TA, MS, LSIMS, electrochemical methods, SEM, STEM, TLC, XRD, XRF, X-ray structural.
Department of Chemical Technology
Head: Professor Mieczys³aw Trypuæ
Research topics: technology of sodium carbonate, equilibria in multicomponent systems, crystallization of salts and utilization of waste products in the Solvay's method of soda production (M. Trypuæ, U. Kie³kowska, K. Bia³owicz, G. £yjak, Krzysztof Mazurek).
Department of Environmental Chemistry and Ecoanalytics
Head: Professor Bogus³aw Buszewski
Research topics: control and monitoring of inorganic and organic pollutants in various matrices (heavy metals, VOCs, THMs, PAHs, PCBs, pesticides, phenols, etc.) using GC, HPLC, TLC, AAS, TOC and hyphenated techniques; sample preparation (extraction - LLE, SPE, SPME, SFE, PTI, HS, filtration and membrane dropping); theoretical and practical aspects in chromatography and related techniques (separation mechanism, developing of new stationary phases and columns); utilization and treatment of industrial, agricultural and communal wastes by biotechnological processes, water technology, soil remediation; application of computer for data visualization, validation and simulation of contaminates in environment samples (B. Buszewski, A. Chmarzyñski, R. M. Gadza³a-Kopciuch, M. Ligor, T. Ligor, P. Kosobucki, M. Szumski).
Department of Fundamentals of Chemistry
Head: Professor Micha³ Rozwadowski
Research topics: physicochemical properties of carbon materials used in vapour-gas sensors and electrodes for electroanalysis and spectroelectrochemistry (J. £ukaszewicz, S. Biniak); synthesis and physicochemical properties of zeolite, zeolite like materials and coked zeolites, theory of adsorption, adsorption and catalysis on zeolites, kinetics of adsorption (M. Rozwadowski, J. W³och, J. Kornatowski, K. Erdmann, R. Go³embiewski, M. Le¿añska); studies of adsorption and catalysis on modified and non-modified activated carbons, heat and thermodynamics of adsorption (G. Rychlicki, R. Wojsz, G. Szymañski, A. Terzyk, P. A. Gauden); studies on surface chemistry of carbon by infrared spectroscopy, carbonization, oxidation, adsorption, chemical reactions and catalysis (J. Zawadzki); studies on adsorption of binary vapour mixtures on graphitized carbon black (H. Kowalczyk-Dembiñska).
Department of General Chemistry
Head: Assist. Prof. Halina Kaczmarek
Research topics: modification of polymers, effect of polymer modifiers on photo- and thermoresistance of polymers, the effect of polymolecularity on physical and mechanical properties of polymers; photosensibilization of polymer photodegradation; photochemical transformation and photostabilization of proteins (collagen), thermal stability and mechanical properties of polymers and their blends (H. Kaczmarek, A. Sionkowska, M. ¦wi±tek, M. Kowalska, J. Kowalonek, A. Szala); reactivity of monomers including monomeric acids and their salts, properties and thermal behaviour of copolymers (T. Czerniawski, K. Suchocka-Ga³a¶, M. ¯eliazkow); physicochemical properties of polymer solutions and polymer mixtures, solubility parameters of polymers, polymers in mixed solvents (S. Trzciñski, K. Lewandowska).
Department of Inorganic Chemistry
Head: Professor Przemys³aw Kita
Research topics: synthesis, structure, spectroscopy, thermal and magnetic properties of new transition-metal complexes with biologically active ligands (A. Grodzicki, G. Wrzeszcz, P. Piszczek); kinetics and mechanism of the reactions of coordination compounds in solution, modification of chemical reactivity of biologically active ligands by bonding to a metal ions (P. Kita, E. Kita, J. Chat³as, A. Katafias, J. Wi¶niewska).
Department of Nuclear Chemistry
Head: Professor Alexander G. Chostenko
Research topics: radiation chemistry of organic compounds and polymers, radiation chemistry of alkyl chlorides (A. Chostenko, S. Truszkowski).
Department of Organic Chemistry
Head: Professor Marek Zaidlewicz
Research topics: new methods of organic synthesis via organoboranes, synthesis of boronic acids for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy, selective reductions of organic compounds, transformations of terpenoids (M. Zaidlewicz, A. Dzieleñdziak, M. Krzemiñski, A. Prewysz-Kwinto, M. We³niak); reactions of organoselenium compounds (J. ¦cianowski); synthesis of bichromophoric compounds (K. Aleksandrzak); synthesis of diisocyanates (J. Nowakowski).
Department of Physical Chemistry
Head: Assoc. Prof. Józef Ceynowa
Research topics: thermodynamics of transport processes in membrane systems polymer membranes, membrane separation techniques, ionic polymers (R. Wódzki, S. Koter, W. Kujawski, J. Ostrowska-Czubenko, B. Ostrowska-Gumkowska, P. Szczepañski, A. Warszawski); thermodynamics of transport processes and biocatalysis in polymer membrane systems (J. Ceynowa, P. Adamczak, I. Koter); electric, electrochemical and catalytic properties of conducting polymers (L. Kreja, W. Czerwiñski).
Department of Quantum Chemistry
Head: Professor Andrzej J. Sadlej
Research topics: relativistic quantum chemistry (M. Barysz, D. Kêdziera); perturbation theory and its applications (M. Barysz, A. J. Sadlej); theory of electric susceptibilities of atoms and molecules (A. J. Sadlej); dynamics of Van der Waals systems (P. Jankowski). Theory of intermolecular interactions (A. J. Sadlej); computational methods of quantum chemistry (M. Barysz, A. J. Sadlej); non-linear optics of organic molecules (M. Jab³oñski).
