Cieśla Jolanta

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Education (dates, degrees, universities):

• 2004    MSc  in Chemistry
  Faculty of Chemistry, General and Applied Chemistry, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland
  MSc thesis “Theoretical description of micellarization and adsorption processes of gemini surfactants”

• 2009    PhD in Agricultural Sciences (Agronomy-Agrophysics)
  Institute of Agrophysics PAS, Lublin, Poland
  Dissertation “Applicability of the new type of ion selective electrodes for determination of K+ activity in soil”

Memberships:

• Polish Chemical Society
• Polish Agrophysical Society
• Agrifoodresearch.net – The European agricultural and food research landscape

Scholarships and fellowships:

• 2011-2012    Hungary, Research Institute of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Pannonia, 17-22.10.2011 and 30.09-06.10.2012
• 2011    Bulgaria, Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology Bulgarian Academy of Science and Research Institute of Land Reclamation and Agricultural Mechanization, Sofia
• 2007, 2009    Belgium, Ghent University (Department of Soil Management and Soil Care), fellowship in the frame of scientific cooperation between Polish Academy of Sciences and F.W.O. Flanders (Polish Belgium Joint Research Project „Physical aspects of water retention and transport of water and solutes in soils”)
• 2007    Finland, Helsinki University (Department of Applied Chemistry and Microbiology), fellowship in the frame of scientific cooperation between Polish Academy of Sciences and Finland Academy of Sciences (Polish Finland Joint Research Project „Soil physical factors and microbiological activity of soils under oxygen stress”)
• 2007    Slovakia, Institute of Hydrology Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava, fellowship in the frame of scientific cooperation between Polish Academy of Sciences and Slovak Academy of Sciences (Polish Slovak Joint Research Project „Modeling of water regime in soil profile as an element of ground water, soil canopy and atmosphere system”)
• 2005-2007    Scholarship of the European Social Fund, The Integrated Regional Operation Program and polish national budget, grant No Z/2.06/II/2.6/01/05

Selected projects:

• 2011    Project for young scientists which was financed by the Institute of Agrophysics – contractor
• 2010-2014    Project in the frame of 2007-2013 Innovative Economy Operational Programm, I Priority: Research and development of new technology, 1.3 Action: Support of R&D projects for businessmen which are realized by scientists, 1.3.1. Sub-action: Developments projects, UDA.POIG.01.03.01-00-101/08-01, „POLAPGEN-BD „Biotechnological tools for obtaining corn varieties high resist to drought”, Task 6. Formation of physical and physicochemical properties of plants during adaptation to drought stress conditions – conctractor
• 2007-2008    Project co-financed by ERDF in the frame of Poland-Belarus-Ukraine Neighbourhood Programm INTERREG IIIA/Tacis CBC 2004-2006, NEB/PL/LUB/2.1/06/14, „Creation of a transboundary net of monitoring the soil ecosystem in the area of International Bioreserve in Western Polesie”, – material & financial monitoring of the project
• 2005-2007    Project co-financed by European Union from EFS in the frame of IOPRD, Z/2.06/II/2.6/01/05, „Grants for the young researchers as a chance of agro-development of Lublin Region” – beneficent
• 2007-2008    Promoter research project, NN 305 32 54 33, „Range of applicability of the new type of ion selective electrodes for determination of potassium activity in soil” – contractor
• 2004-2006    Research project, 2P04G 032 26, „Elaboration of the monitoring system for the chosen ions in the soil and grounds with the use of ion selective electrodes” – assistant worker

Awards:

• 2009    Prize of Director of Institute of Agrophysics PAS in Lublin which was given on the base of proposal of Scientific Board of Institute for dissertation, Lublin
• 2006, 2007    Diplomas in two editions of Master of Knowledge Popularization Contests „Gold Mind 2006” and „-2007”, which were announced by President of PAS, Warsaw

Publications prepared in cooperation with Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin:

• Drach M., Andrzejewska A., Cieśla J., Narkiewicz-Michałek J.:
  Theoretical description of aggregation of cationic gemini surfactants in the bulk solution and on the silica surface.
  Adsorption, 2008, 14, 629-638