Academic Achievements

• 2003 – PhD Jagiellonian University
  • Degree in the field of Earth sciences and geology
  • Doctoral thesis topic: "Mineralogical-geochemical characterization of the heavy fraction of Upper Cretaceous-Paleocene sandstones in the middle part of the Magura nappe"
• 1997 – Master's Degree
  • Jagiellonian University, Faculty of Biology and Earth Sciences, Institute of Geological Sciences, Department of Mineralogy and Geochemistry
  • Thesis topic: "Minerals of hydrothermal veins from Devonian carbonate rocks of Zawiercie"

Professional Experience

• Since 2005 – Jagiellonian University, assistant professor with a PhD degree
• 2003-2005 – Jagiellonian University, assistant professor with a PhD degree

Positions Held

• Head of the Inorganic Geochemistry Laboratory – since 2022
• Erasmus+ Program Coordinator for Geology
• Member of the Faculty of Geography and Geology UJ Council – since 2017
• Member of the ING UJ Institute Council – since 2017
• Member of the Team for Assessment of Educational Outcomes at ING UJ – since 2012
• Member of the Program Board for Geology

Awards and Honours

• Rector's Team Award
• 2012 – Recognition from the Deputy Director of the Institute of Geological Sciences UJ for educational activities supporting the improvement of the quality of higher education at ING UJ
• 2005 – Ludwik Zejszner Scientific Award from the Polish Geological Society for the work "Detrital garnets from the Upper Cretaceous-Paleocene sandstones of the Polish part of the Magura Nappe and the Pieniny Klippen Belt: chemical constraints" published in Annales Societatis Geologorum Poloniae, 64 (3): 351-364
• 2004 – Rector's Award of the Jagiellonian University for achievements in scientific and teaching work
• 2003 – Recognition for doctoral work – Rector's Award of the Jagiellonian University

Current Research

Provenance of clastic material and lithological reconstruction of source areas based on heavy mineral studies

Selected Scientific Publications

• Makiel, M., Skiba, M., Kisiel, M., Maj-Szeliga, K., Błachowski, A., Szymański, W. & Salata, D., 2022. Formation of iron oxyhydroxides as a result of glauconite weathering in soils of temperate climate. Geoderma, 416: 115780. doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2022.115780
• Kale M. G., Pundalik, A. S. & Salata, D., 2022. Changes in provenance of Quaternary sediments of Central Narmada basin, Madhya Pradesh, India: evidence from heavy mineral studies. Journal of Earth System Science, 131: 6. doi.org/10.1007/s12040-021-01749-1
• Dunkl, I., von Eynatten, H., Andò, S., Lünsdorf, K., Morton, A., Alexander, B., Aradi, L., Augustsson, C., Bahlburg, H., Barbarano, M., Benedictus, A., Berndt, J., Bitz, I., Boekhout, F., Breitfeld, T., Cascalho, J., Costa, P. J. M., Ekwenye, O., Fehér, K., Flores-Aqueveque, V., Führing, P., Giannini, P., Goetz, W., Guedes, C., Gyurica, G., Hennig-Breitfeld, J., Hülscher, J., Jafarzadeh, M., Jagodziński, R., Józsa, S., Kelemen, P., Keulen, N., Kovacic, M., Liebermann, C., Limonta, M., Lužar-Oberiter, B., Markovic, F., Melcher, F., Miklós, D. G., Moghalu, O., Mounteney, I., Nascimento, D., Novaković, T., Obbágy, G., Oehlke, M., Omma, J., Onuk, P., Passchier, S., Pfaff, K., Pinto Lincoñir, L., Power, M., Razum, I., Resentini, A., Sági, T., Salata, D., Salgueiro, R., Schönig, J., Sitnikova, M., Sternal, B., Szakmány, G., Szokaluk, M., Thamó-Bozsó, E., Tóth, Á., Tremblay, J., Verhaegen, J., Villaseñor, T., Wagreich, M., Wolf, A. & Yoshida, K., 2020. Comparability of heavy mineral data: the first interlaboratory round robin test. Earth-Science Reviews, 211: 103210. doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2020.103210
• Chmielowska, D. & Salata, D., 2020. Heavy minerals as indicators of the source and stratigraphic position of the loess-like deposits in the Orava Basin (Polish Western Carpathians). Minerals, 10: 445. doi.org/10.3390/min10050445
• Salata, D. & Uchman, A., 2020. Provenance of Upper Oligocene to Lower Miocene Krosno Formation sandstones in the Skole Nappe (southeast Poland): new insights from heavy minerals. Geological Journal, 55: 4625–4641. doi.org/10.1002/gj.3695

Membership in Scientific Organizations

• Since 2003 – Polish Geological Society
• Since 2012 – Polish Mineralogical Society