Academic Achievements

• 2013 – Professor
• 2011 – University Professor at the Jagiellonian University
• 2002 – Habilitation
  • Academic degree of habilitated doctor in the field of natural sciences, in the discipline of Earth sciences and geology, Jagiellonian University
• 1985 – PhD
  • Jagiellonian University, obtaining the academic degree of doctor in the field of Earth sciences and geology
  • Doctoral Thesis topic: "Mineralogy of vitriol clays from the Bytom Basin"
• 1974 – Master's Degree
  • AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Geological Prospecting and Exploration, Master of Engineering

Awards and Honuors

• Medal of the Commission of National Education
• Golden Cross of Merit
• Minister of National Education Award, second degree, team award

Scientific Interests

• Mineralogy and geochemistry of low-temperature processes
• Petrology of igneous rocks
• Petroarchaeology
• Atmospheric aerosols, magnetic components of atmospheric aerosols, aerosol origin, and emission sources
• Waste resources, waste disposal, closed-loop economy
• Anthropocene and its record in sediments
• Macroplastics and microplastics in the environment, plastic dispersion in the environment, plastic degradation processes in the environment

Current Research

• Atmospheric aerosols in Krakow – physicochemical characterization, health impact
• Microplastics in atmospheric deposition in Krakow
• Plastic dispersion in mountainous areas (using the example of the Carpathians)

Selected Scientific Publications

• Jarczewski, S., Barańska, K., Drozdek, M., Michalik, M., Bizon, K. & Kuśtrowski, P., 2022. Energy-balanced and effective adsorption-catalytic multilayer bed system for removal of volatile organic compounds. Chemical Engineering Journal, 431: 133388. doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2021.133388
• Michalik, M., Kasina, M., Kajdas, B. & Kowalski, P., 2022. Form of the occurrence of aluminium in municipal solid waste incineration residue: even hydrogen is lost. Energies, 15: 8186. doi.org/10.3390/en15218186
• Jankowska, A., Ciuba, J., Kowalczyk, A., Rutkowska, M., Piwowarska, Z., Michalik, M. & Chmielarz, L., 2022. Mesoporous silicas of MCM-41 type modified with iron species by template ion-exchange method as catalysts for the high-temperature NH3-SCR process – Role of iron species aggregation, silica morphology and associated reactions. Catalysis Today, 390-391: 281–294. doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2021.09.033
• Janus, R., Natkański, P., Wądrzyk, M., Lewandowski, M., Michalik, M. & Kuśtrowski, P., 2022. Deposition of poly(furfuryl alcohol) in mesoporous silica template controlled by solvent polarity: A cornerstone of facile and versatile synthesis of high-quality CMK-type carbon replicas. Nanocasting of SBA-15, SBA-16, and KIT-66. Carbon, 195: 292–307. doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2022.04.025
• Szewczyk, I., Rokicińska, A., Michalik, M., Chen, J., Jaworski, A., Aleksis, R., Pell, A. J., Hedin, N., Slabon, A. & Kuśtrowski, P., 2020. Electrochemical denitrification and oxidative dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene over N-doped mesoporous carbon: atomic level understanding of catalytic activity by 15N NMR spectroscopy. Chemistry of Materials, 32: 7263–7273. doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c01666

Organization of Scientific Conferences

Numerous national and international conferences, including:

• Scientific Program Committee of the 20th General Meeting of the International Mineralogical Association
• Scientific Committee of the First European Mineralogical Conference

Membership in Scientific Organizations

• Since 1972 – Polish Mineralogical Society Since
• 1996 – European Clay Group Association
• Since 2009 – European Association of Geochemistry
• 2002-2010 – International Association of Sedimentology

Editorial Membership in Scientific Journals

• Mineralogia www.mineralogia.pl – Editor-in-Chief
• Mineralogicheskij Żurnal (Ukraine) – member of the Editorial Board