Academic Achievements
- 2022 – Master's Degree
- Jagiellonian University, Faculty of Geography and Geology, Field of Study: Geology
- Thesis Title: "Bioleaching as a Method for Recovering Phosphorus and Other Critical Elements from Incinerated Sewage Sludge Ash"
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2021 – Master's Degree
- Jagiellonian University, Faculty of Chemistry, Field of Study: Environmental Protection
- Thesis Title: "Investigation of the Mechanism of Inhibition of Native Urease by Watercress Extract as a Model for Inhibiting Urease Activity in Soil Environments"
- 2017 – Bachelor's degree (engeenering degree)
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AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow, Faculty of Drilling, Oil and Gas engeenering, Field of Study: Mining and Geology
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Awards and Honours
- Award in the nationwide Agro Absolwent competition for the best master's thesis in the field of sustainable agriculture
- Diamond Grant from the Minister of Science and Higher Education for outstanding young scientists Scholarship from the Minister of Science and Higher Education for outstanding achievements in the academic year 2018/19
- Scholarship from the Minister of Science and Higher Education for outstanding achievements in the academic year 2018/19
- Scholarship from the Minister of Science and Higher Education for outstanding achievements in the academic year 2016/17
- Rector's Scholarship for the best doctoral students for the years 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23
- 2015 - Award in the UPPP2015 competition organized by the Hungarian company MOL Group on topics of geophysics, exploration geology, petroleum geology, and hydrocarbon extraction. Second place out of 1114 teams from fifty-three countries. A three-stage competition for three-person teams, open to students of bachelor's, master's, and doctoral studies
Scientific Interests
- Technomaterials in the environment
- Microplastics
- Waste resources
- Biogeochemistry
- Geoenergy
Current Research Topics
- Interactions between plastics and the environment
- Impact of microplastics on soil environments
- Characterization of air pollutants
- Waste and secondary resources
Selected Scientific Publications
- Jarosz, K., Olech, Z., Padoł, S., 2023. Watercress (Nasturtium officinale) as a novel plant-based alter-native to synthetic soil urease inhibitor sources. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 23: 4212–4217. doi.org/10.1007/s42729-023-01337-w
- Kasina, M. & Jarosz, K., 2023. Chemical and microbiological techniques for recovery and/or removal of elements from incinerated sewage sludge ash: review of basic methods. Energies, 16(6): 2840. doi.org/10.3390/en16062840
- Jędrzejczyk, R., Gustab, M., Ważny, R., Domka, A., Jodłowski, P. J., Sitarz, M., Bezkosty, P., Kowalski, M., Pawcenis, D., Jarosz, K., Sebastian, V., Łabaj, P. & Rozpądek, P., 2023. Iron inactivation by Sporobolomyces ruberrimus and its potential role in plant metal stress protection: an in vitro study. Science of the Total Environment, 870: 161887. doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161887
- Jarosz, K., Janus, R., Wądrzyk, M., Wilczyńska-Michalik, W., Natkański, P. & Michalik, M., 2022. Airborne microplastic in the atmospheric deposition and how to identify and quantify the threat: semi-quantitative approach based on Kraków case study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(19): 12252. doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912252
- Jarosz, K., Natkański, P. & Michalik, M., 2022. Microplastic extraction from the sediment using potassium formate water solution (H_2O/KCOOH). Minerals, 12(2): 269. doi.org/10.3390/min12020269
International Experience
- October 2022 – Internship at the microplastics research laboratory (PLASTON) at Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University (Rize, Turkey)
- September 2023, September 2020 – Monthly internships within the CEEPUS program at the Department of Geodynamics and Sedimentology of the University of Vienna under the supervision of Prof. Michael Wagreich
Memberships in Scientific Organizations
- Since 2017 – Member of the Polish Mineralogical Society Since
- Since 2019 – Member of the Geochemical Society Since
- Since 2022 – Member of the European Geosciences Union