Work address:Institute of Physical Geography and Environmental Planning,
Adam Mickiewicz University, Dziegielowa 27, 61-680 Poznañ, Poland
Phone: (+4861) 8296232, Fax: (+4861) 8296230
E-mail: karolina.lewinska @ amu.edu.pl
EDUCATION
2011 – Faculty of Life Sciences and Technology , Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Ph.D. degree
in Agronomy, Dissertation title: "Arsenic
solubility and phytoavailability in polluted soils in prospect of their
biological reclamation”
2006 – Faculty of
Agriculture, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Master of
Science in Environmental Protection, Specialization: Soil Protection and
Degraded Land Reclamation
ADDITIONAL EDUCATION
2007 – 2008 -, The Faculty
of Biology and Animal Science, Post-graduate Study of Health and Safety
Management
2005 – 2006
- University of Wroclaw; The Faculty of Law, Administration and Economy,
Post-graduate Study In Law of Environmental Protection
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2013 to present
Place: Department of Soil Science and Remote Sensing of Soils, Institute of
Physical Geography and Environmental Planning, Faculty of Geography and
Geology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznañ, Poland - position: Assistant
Professor (classes on soil science, heavy metals in soils, soil reclamation and
post-industrial revitalization)
RESEARCH ACTIVITY
·
Grant of National Science Centre (NCN), (UMO-2014/13/B/ST10/02978). Project title: “Antimony speciation in
soils of selected areas in Lower Silesia, as related to environmental risk”,
from 2015-2018, Key Investigator;
·
Grant
of Scientific Research Committee (KBN), PhD grant (N N305 320836). Project
title: “Arsenic solubility and phytoavailability in polluted soils in prospect
of their biological reclamation”, 10.2009-09.2011, Key Investigator;
·
Grant
“The enterprising PhD student-investment in the innovative regional
development” received from Marshal Office on the Lower Silesia Region co-financed
by EU fund program; 01.10.2010 – 30.09.2011 r., Principal Investigator
·
Scholarship
"Student Scholarship Program” received from President of Wroclaw, October
2010;
·
Grant
“GRANT for PhD students-research supported by scholarships” – second edition,
received from Marshal Office on the Lower Silesia Region co-financed by EU fund
program, 01.04.2009 – 30.09.2009 r., Principal Investigator;
·
Grant
“GRANT for PhD students-research supported by scholarships” first edition,
received from Marshal Office on the Lower Silesia Region co-financed by EU fund
program; 01.10.2008 – 31.03.2009 r., Principal Investigator
·
Scholarship:
"Verein der Freunde der Universität für Bodenkultur Wien“ received on
Universität für Bodenkultur, Austria, during 3-months fellowship in 2009
·
Away
Scholarship from Organizers 2nd International Congress “Arsenic in the
Environment: Arsenic From Nature to Humans”, Valencia, Spain, 2008
·
Travel
support award from Organizing Committee of the 3th Conference Central and
Eastern European Conference on Health and Environment – CEECHE, Cluj Napoca,
Romania, 2008
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ECQUIRED ABROAD:
1. Austria, Universität für
Bodenkultur, Wien, Erasmus fellowship, (3,5 months)
2. Czech Republic, University of
South Bohemia, Ceskie Budejovice, CEEPUS fellowship, (1 month)
3. Slovakia, Slovak University of
Agriculture, Nitra. CEEPUS fellowship, (1 month)
4. Poland, Jagiellonian University
in Krakow, Institute of Environmental Sciences, fellowship (2 weeks)
PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS:
·
heavy
metals and arsenic in soil,
·
heavy
metals mobility and phytoavailability,
·
land
reclamation
·
risk
assessment,
·
soil
spectra and use of remote sensing methods for the quantitative assessment of
soil nutrients and contamination by heavy metals
Membership of organizations:
Member of Polish Society of Soil Science (from
2014)
HOBBY
Travelling, reading books