Background

My vision is to live in the chemically safe and pollution-free world, within a healthy society connected to nature.

I love to learn and discover new concepts, ideas and phenomena. I also have a strong drive to share useful information with others.

I believe everyone is unique and holds his own special talent. That is why generalization is not a good solution for building productive teams. The secret to great teams is by discovering each person's motivation and individual strengths. I seek the potential in others to help them grow.

Qualifications

2008 - PhD in Chemistry (Environmental Chemistry) University of Gdansk, Poland
2004 - MSc (integrated) in Environmental Protection, University of Gdansk, Poland

Previous Positions

2008 - 2015 Associate Professor/ Lecturer - Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland

2011 - 2012 PostDoc (FNP TEAM) - Department of Medical Laboratory Diagnostics, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland 

2007 - 2008 Assistant Professor - Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland

    

Research

Research Interests

I am interested in the impact and interactions of modern pollutants (micropollutants) with the natural environment.  Therefore, I developed myself as an expert in Environmental & Analytical Chemistry with over 16 years of experience in challenging analysis and method development. I have been working in transdisciplinary and international teams and led few projects (as a Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator), training staff and teaching at academic and commercial level.

Recently, I am interested in the environmental impact of lithium-ion batteries.

Projects:

1. Valorisation of agricultural wastes in the Thai rural economy for bioenergy production, nutrient recycling and water pollution control in aquaculture – Newton Fund (2017 -2018) – Research Associate
2. Enzymatic antibiotics pollution control – British Council (2016 – 2018) - Researcher
3. Smart reactive sorbents for the removal of emerging contaminants – CeG Seed Corn (2015-2016) - Co-Investigator
4. Global Innovation Partnership to Investigate, Restore and Protect the Urban Water Environment – British Council (2014 – 2016), Researcher
5. Synthetic peptides - study on physiochemical properties and biological activity- National Science Centre, Poland, (2013 - 2016) - Principal Investigator
6. Mitigating the risk of micropollutants in the environment - EPSRC Challenging Engineering, UK (2011 – 2017) – Research Associate
7. Diagnostic markers for investigation of formation and progression of atherosclerotic plaques- Foundation for Polish Science, TEAM, Poland, (2011-2015) – internal PostDoc
   
8. Biodegradation of antidiabetic drugs by sewage sludge and selected soils, National Science Centre, Poland, (2011-2012) - Principal Investigator
9. Study on mechanism of interaction of ionic liquids with selected mineral surfaces, Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Poland, (2010- 2011) - Co-Investigator
10. Study on sorption mechanism and time of transport of ionic liquids in various types of soil and sediment, Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education, (2006-2008) – PhD grant (PI)
11. Development of analytical methodology for investigation of ionic liquids in biological and environmental samples, Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education, (2005- 2008) – Named Researcher
12. Investigation of toxicology and ecotoxicology of ionic xenobiotics – environmental risk assessment of ionic liquids and perchlorate compounds, Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education, (2005- 2008) – Researcher

Other Expertise

Analytical techniques - HPLC, GC, IC, Mass Spectrometry

Teaching

1) TEACHING

Current:

• Water Supply and Treatment Module (CEG 8103)
• Environmental Fate of Contaminats (CEG 8111)

Previous:

Basic and Inorganic Chemistry (Medical University of Gdansk); Basic Crystallography (Medical University of Gdansk); Analytical Chemistry (Medical University of Gdansk and University of Gdansk); Environmental Engineering (University of Gdansk); Biogeochemistry (Medical University of Gdansk)

 

2) PhD CO-SUPERVISION:

Current:
Ms. Jidapa Plaimart

Completed:
Dr Sarah Flint (2018), Tamara Coello Garcia (2018), Oladapo Komolafe (2018), Kishor Acharya (2018) and Nur Abdul Latif (2018),

 

3) MSc SUPERVISION

I am active MSc supervisor (and co-supervisor)

Publications

• Acharya K, Werner D, Dolfing J, Barycki M, Meynet P, Mrozik W, Komolafe O, Puzyn T, Davenport RJ. A quantitative structure-biodegradation relationship (QSBR) approach to predict biodegradation rates of aromatic chemicals. Water Research 2019, 157, 181-190.
• Coello-Garcia T, Curtis TP, Mrozik W, Davenport RJ. Enhanced estrogen removal in activated sludge processes through the optimization of the hydraulic flow pattern. Water research 2019, 164, 114905.
• Komolafe O, Bowler B, Dolfing J, Mrozik W, Davenport RJ. Quantification of polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) congeners in wastewater by gas chromatography with electron capture detector (GC-ECD). Analytical Methods 2019, 11(27), 3474-3482.
• Acharya K, Werner D, Dolfing J, Meynet P, Tabraiz S, Baluja M, Petropoulos E, Mrozik W, Davenport R. The experimental determination of reliable biodegradation rates for mono-aromatics towards evaluating QSBR models. Water Research 2019, 160, 278-287.
• Mrozik W, Vinitnantharat S, Thongsamer T, Pansuk N, Pattanachan P, Thayanukul P, Acharya K, Baluja MQ, Hazlerigg C, Robson AF, Davenport RJ, Werner D. The food-water quality nexus in periurban aquacultures downstream of Bangkok, Thailand. Science of The Total Environment 2019, 695, 133923.
• Markiewicz M, Jungnickel C, Stolte S, Bialk-Bielinska A, Kumirska J, Mrozik W. Primary degradation of antidiabetic drugs. Journal of Hazardous Materials 2017, 324(Part B), 428-435.
• Markiewicz M, Jungnickel C, Stolte S, Bialk-Bielinska A, Kumirska J, Mrozik W. Ultimate biodegradability and ecotoxicity of orally administered antidiabetic drugs. Journal of Hazardous Materials 2017, 333, 154-161.
• Han Z, Sani B, Mrozik W, Obst M, Beckingham B, Karapanagioti HK, Werner D. Magnetite Impregnation Effects on the Sorbent Properties of Activated Carbons and Biochars. Water Research 2015, 70(1), 394-403.
• Mrozik W, Stefanska J. Adsorption and biodegradation of antidiabetic pharmaceuticals in soils. Chemosphere 2014, 95, 281-288.
• Markiewicz M, Mrozik W, Rezwan K, Thoming J, Hupka J, Jungnickel C. Changes in zeta potential of imidazolium ionic liquids modified minerals - implications for determining mechanism of adsorption. Chemosphere 2013, 90(2), 706-712.
• Maszkowska J, Kolodziejska M, Bialk-Bielinska A, Mrozik W, Kumirska J, Stepnowski P, Palavinskas R, Krugere O, Kalbe U. Column and batch tests of sulfonamide leaching from different types of soil. Journal of Hazardous Materials 2013, 260, 468-474.
• Mrozik W, Jungnickel C, Paszkiewicz M, Stepnowski P. Interaction of Novel Ionic Liquids with Soils. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 2013, 224(11), 1759.
• Mrozik W, Markowska A, Guzik L, Kraska B, Kamysz W. Determination of counter-ions in synthetic peptides by ion chromatography, capillary isotachophoresis and capillary electrophoresis. Journal of Peptide Science 2012, 18(3), 192-198.
• Mrozik W, Kotlowska A, Kamysz W, Stepnowski P. Sorption of ionic liquids onto soils: experimental and chemometric studies. Chemosphere 2012, 88(10), 1202-1207.
• Bialk-Bielinska A, Maszkowska J, Mrozik W, Bielawska A, Kolodziejska M, Palavinskas R, Stepnowski P, Kumirska J. Sulfadimethoxine and sulfaguanidine: Their sorption potential on natural soils. Chemosphere 2012, 86(10), 1059-1065.
• Jungnickel C, Mrozik W, Markiewicz M, Luczak J. Fate of ionic liquids in soils and sediments. Current Organic Chemistry 2011, 15(12), 1928-1945.
• Guzik L, Mrozik W, Kamysz W. Determination of simvastatin in pharmaceutical dosage forms by optimized and validated method using HPLC/UV. Croatica Chemica Acta 2010, 83(4), 371-377.
• Nichthauser J, Mrozik W, Markowska A, Stepnowski P. Analysis of residual ionic liquids in environmental samples: Development of extraction methods. Chemosphere 2009, 74(4), 515-521.
• Mrozik W, Jungnickel C, Ciborowski T, Pitner W, Kumirska J, Kaczynski Z, Stepnowski P. Predicting mobility of alkylimidazolium ionic liquids in soils. Journal of Soils and Sediments 2009, 9(3), 237-245.
• Siedlecka EM, Mrozik W, Kaczynski Z, Stepnowski P. Degradation of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ionic liquid in a Fenton-like system. Journal of Hazardous Materials 2008, 154(1-3), 893-900.
• Mrozik W, Jungnickel C, Skup M, Urbaszek P, Stepnowski P. Determination of the adsorption mechanism of imidazolium-type ionic liquids onto kaolinite: Implications for their fate and transport in the soil environment. Environmental Chemistry 2008, 5(4), 299-306.
• Mrozik W, Nichthauser J, Stepnowski P. Prediction of the adsorption coefficients for imidazolium ionic liquids in soils using cyanopropyl stationary phase. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies 2008, 17(3), 383-388.
• Stepnowski P, Mrozik W, Nichthauser J. Adsorption of alkylimidazolium and alkylpyridinium ionic liquids onto natural soils. Environmental Science and Technology 2007, 41(2), 511-516.
• Stepnowski P, Nichthauser J, Mrozik W, Buszewski B. Usefulness of π...π aromatic interactions in the selective separation and analysis of imidazolium and pyridinium ionic liquid cations. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 2006, 385(8), 1483-1491.
• Stepnowski P, Mrozik W. Analysis of selected ionic liquid cations by ion exchange chromatography and reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography. Journal of Separation Science 2005, 28(2), 149-154.
• Latala A, Stepnowski P, Nedzi M, Mrozik W. Marine toxicity assessment of imidazolium ionic liquids: Acute effects on the Baltic algae Oocystis submarina and Cyclotella meneghiniana. Aquatic Toxicology 2005, 73(1), 91-98.