Contact information (last update 15.02.2012)

Institute of Physical Chemistry patryk.ze [at] gmail.com
Polish Academy of Sciences Phone: +48 223 433 449:
ul. Kasprzaka 44/52
01-224 Warszawa, Poland

Current occupation

Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN) ZT1
• Adiunkt (adjunctus)

Education

2009.09.09 – Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry (E)
 (2006-2009)
University of Helsinki (UH), Department of Chemistry, Helsinki, Finland
Thesis title: “Computational studies on new chemical species in the gas-phase and
the solid-state“ (under the supervision of prof. P. Pyykkö)
2006.06.06 – M.Sc. in Chemistry (2001-2006)
Nicolaus Copernicus University (NCU), Department of Chemistry, Toruń, Poland
Thesis title: “Dirac theory without spin“ (under the supervision of prof. A. J. Sadlej)

Conferences and Symposia

  • The WATOC World Congress 2011, 17-22 July 2011, Santiago, ES
  • Finnish CoE in Comp. Molecular Sci. Seminar, 15-17 Jan. 2011, FI / SE
  • GRC: Research At High Pressure, 27 June – 02 July 2010, Holderness, NH, USA
  • 239th ACS National Meeting, 21-25 March 2009, San Francisco, USA
  • 238th ACS National Meeting, 16-20 August 2009, Washington, D.C., USA
  • 13th Int. Congress of Quantum Chemistry, 22-27 June 2009, Helsinki, FI
  • Finnish CoE in Comp. Molecular Sci. Seminar, 15-17 Jan. 2009, FI / SE
  • The WATOC World Congress 2008, 14-19 Sept. 2008, Sydney, AU
  • Joint COMP – LASKEMO/CMS Symposium, 24 Apr. 2008, Espoo, FI
  • Nanoscience Days, 25-26 Oct. 2007, Jyväskylä, FI
  • Relativistic Effects in Heavy Elements (REHE), 21-25 Mar. 2007, Ottrott, FR
  • Joint Graduate School Seminar, 8 Dec. 2006, Espoo, Finland

Schools and Workshops

  • Winter School: “Chemical bond”, 14-17 Dec. 2009, Helsinki, FI
  • Winter School: “Reactions on Surfaces”, 10-12 Dec. 2008, Helsinki, FI
  • The 18th Jyväskylä Summer School, 6-22 Aug. 2008, Jyväskylä, FI
  • The 10th Sostrup Summer School in Q. Chem., 29 June – 11 July 2008, DK
  • CSC Computational Workshop: FORTRAN 95, 15-16 May 2008, Espoo, FI
  • CSC Computational Workshop: Linux Environment, 7 Feb. 2008, Espoo, FI
  • CSC Computational Workshop: GPAW, 14-15 Jan. 2008, Espoo, FI
  • Winter School: “Actinide Chemistry”, 10-15 Dec. 2007, Helsinki, FI
  • European Summer School in Quantum Chemistry, 2-15 Sept. 2007, Palermo, IT
  • The 17th Jyväskylä Summer School, 8-24 Aug. 2007, Jyväskylä, FI
  • Adv. Laser Methods (LASKEMO Course), 30 May – 1 June 2007, Jyväskylä, FI
  • Winter School: “Astrochemistry”, 11-14 Dec. 2006, Helsinki, FI
  • CSC Computational Workshop: CPMD, 24-25 Oct. 2006, Espoo, FI
  • CSC Computational Workshop: TURBOMOLE, 28-29 Sept. 2006, Espoo, FI

Grants and Scholarships

Employment

Position: Post-doctoral associate (Feb. 2011 – Dec. 2011)
Helsinki University, Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Physical Chemistry
Position: Post-doctoral associate (Jan. 2010 – Dec. 2010)
Cornell University, Department of Physics, Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics
Position: Research assistant (1 Aug. 2006 – 31 July 2008)
University of Helsinki, Department of Chemistry, Lab. for Instruction in Swedish
[Laboratory is a member of Finnish Center of Excellence (CoE) in Computational Molecular Science]

Positions of trust

Membership in Organizations

  • American Chemical Society
  • Royal Society of Chemistry (UK): Associate Member (AMRSC)

Awards and Honors

  • 2nd prize for the best poster, XXIV A-PSSCh*, 2005, Szklarska Poręba, PL
  • 1st prize for the best poster, XXII A-PSSCh, 2005, Wisła, PL
  • 1st prize for the best oral presentation, XX A-PSSCh, 2004, Ślesin, PL
  • 1st prize for the best oral presentation, XIX A-PSSCh, 2003, Łódź, PL

             *A-PSSCh – All-Polish Student School of Chemistry

  • Honorable mention in the photography contest organized by the USA Embassy in Poland, 2011, Kraków, PL
  • 1st prize in the photography contest: “Photography in Science, Science in Photography”, organized by the Rector of Jagiellonian University, 2006, Kraków, PL