Education and Relevant Experience

2023–present
Doctor of Philosophy (Chemistry), University of Birmingham
Title: Fundamental understanding of mechanochemical processes: a phonon-driven approach.
Supervisor: Dr Adam A. L. Michalchuk
See project details:
Local modes in solids Phonon scattering simulation
2018–2023
Master of Chemistry with Honours (1st class), University of Edinburgh
MChem Thesis Title: Rationalising ligand action in selective metal recovery through solid-state computational modelling.
Supervisors: Prof. Carole A. Morrison, Prof. Jason B. Love
See project details:
Modelling metal recovery

Other projects:
Double-double perovskites
Foam-supported photocatalysis

Training and Conference Participation

  • 2026 — UK Materials Chemistry Consortium (MCC) Conference, Daresbury Laboratory
  • 2026 — 3rd International Explosives Conference (IEC), Cardiff
  • 2026 — UK Neutron and Muon Science and User Meeting, University of Warwick
  • 2025 — 11th International Conference on Mechanochemistry and Mechanical Alloying (INCOME), Berlin
  • 2024 — Faraday Community Poster Symposium, Royal Society of Chemistry, London
  • 2024 — PCG/CCG/ISIS Winter Crystallography Meeting, Milton Hill House, Oxfordshire
  • 2024 — Birmingham Symposium on Mechanochemistry and Sustainability, University of Birmingham
  • 2024 — ISIS Neutron Training Course, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Oxfordshire
  • 2024 — UK Neutron and Muon Science and User Meeting, University of Warwick
  • 2023 — Machine Learning for Atomistic Modelling Autumn School, Daresbury Laboratory
  • 2023 — Sustainability in Chemistry Symposium, University of Birmingham
  • 2023 — Virtual School on Many-Body Calculations using EPW and BerkeleyGW

Prizes and Awards

  • Best paper from the Theoretical Chemistry research section, University of Birmingham (2026)
  • Best talk prize — University of Birmingham Chemistry PGR Symposium (2026)
  • Best poster prize — University of Birmingham Chemistry PGR Symposium (2025)
  • Best poster and presentation prize — PCG/CCG/ISIS Winter Crystallography Meeting (2024)
  • Undergraduate Research Bursary — Royal Society of Chemistry (2022)
  • Edinburgh Award (work experience) — University of Edinburgh (2021)

Publications

See my publications on the publications page.

Professional Experience

2023–present
Postgraduate Demonstrator, University of Birmingham
2019–present
Private Tutor in Chemistry and related sciences, self-employed
Summer 2022
Data Visualisation & Analysis Intern, EDINA, Edinburgh
Summer 2019
Ticket Services Assistant, The Hub, Edinburgh
2018–2019
Chemistry & Human Biology Tutor, Edinburgh Tutors

Voluntary Work

2023–2024
Student Chair of the Materials Simulation and Modelling Discussion Group, University of Birmingham
2018–2023
Head of the Chemistry section at the Edinburgh Scientific Researchers Association, University of Edinburgh
2018–2023
Society treasurer and Events Organiser Edinburgh University Students' Association, University of Edinburgh
2017–2020
Technical support volunteer at Ultra Śledź Ultramarathon, Białystok, Poland
Summer 2019
Technical support volunteer at Halfway Festival at Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic, Białystok, Poland
Personal Interests: board games, music making, hiking, photography, fantasy literature
Languages: English (fluent), Polish (mother tongue), French (elementary)
For a complete CV, please send me an email or contact me on LinkedIn.