Welcome to Research Team

Science does not happen in a vacuum. It is a social and intellectual institution, rooted in historical and economic contexts.
Therefore, our team fills the void with discoveries in photochemistry and photopolymerization,
bearing in mind the needs of the current market. Feel free to invite us to collaborate with you.
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Research Areas

(1) Novel photoinitiators for polymerization of monomers.

Synthesis of new photoinitiators for cationic polymerisation processes and study of their effectiveness and efficiency in photo-polymerisation of coating materials by Fluorescence Probe Technology (FPT), Real-Time FT-IR (RT-FTIR) and Photo Differential Scanning Calorimetry (p-DSC).


(2) New accelerators for polymerization and photopolymerization processes.

Synthesis of new accelerators for polymerisation and photopolymerisation processes (e.g., ring-opening polymerisation and unique polymerisation processes; free-radical photo-polymerisation of multifunctional monomers, the photo-polymerisation of a mixture of multifunctional monomers or oligomers that polymerise by different mechanisms leads to the build-up of two interpenetrating polymer networks (IPN).


(3) 3D printing processes (3D SLA, 3D-DLP, 2PP 3D printing).

3D-VAT printing processes and materials for additive manufacturing (AM)/rapid prototyping/solid free-form fabrication processes (e.g., 3D printing processes for photocurable polymeric materials: technologies, materials, and machines. A fundamental understanding of the interplay between light and matter in photo-initiating systems guides 3D printing.


(4) Fluorescent probes for special applications – studying the properties of investigated media.

(5) Application of fluorescent probes in monitoring the progress of chemical reactions, including polymerization and photopolymerization processes (e.g., photocured layers).

Synthesis of fluorescent compounds for the role of fluorescent probes for special applications – studying the properties of investigated media (e.g., cationic photopolymerisation and the application of Fluorescence Probe Technology for monitoring the progress of cationic photopolymerisation processes).


(6) Intelligent luminescent molecular sensors for selective detection in biochemistry and chemistry.

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📍 Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Krakow University of Technology Tadeusz Kościuszko University of Technology in Krakow hosted Professor Rachadaporn Benchawattananon, Head of the Department of Integrated Sciences at Khon Kaen University - มหาวิทยาลัยขอนแก่น in Thailand. 👩‍🔬 During her visit, Professor Benchawattananon talked about her research, focusing on carbon dots – moder...
📣 Dr Maciej Pilch from the Tadeusz Kościuszko University of Technology in Krakow with a START scholarship from the Foundation for Polish Science ‼️ ➡️On Saturday, 14 June 2025, a gala ceremony was held at the Royal Castle in Warsaw to award diplomas to the winners of the START Foundation for Polish Science programme ➡️Among the award winners was Maciej Pilch, who personally received a diploma ...
🧪📍We are not slowing down!!! On 13 June, the Applied Photochemistry team - Ortyl Photo Lab, together with Professor Joanna Ortyl from the Tadeusz Kościuszko University of Technology in Krakow, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, arrived in Łódź. We took part in a unique event organised by the Centre for Molecular and Macromolecular Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Łódź...
📢 We are proud to share our report from the Additive Manufacturing Meeting (AMM2025), which took place on 4-5 June 2025 in Wrocław! 🌐 Our team from the Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology at the Tadeusz Kościuszko University of Technology in Krakow had the honour of presenting our laboratory's research activities at this international conference dedicated to the latest achievements...
The good news doesn't end there!!! 😊💪 🔝🎉Distinction for scientists from our Applied Photochemistry team at the Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Krakow University of Technology 🎉🥳 We are happy to announce that during the summer edition of the Tadeusz Kościuszko Krakow University of Technology Scholarship Fund, members of OrtylPhotoLab were honoured for their scientific activ...
Another batch of positive news!😎🔝 🎉We are delighted to share the news that Kasia Wolny from the Tadeusz Kościuszko University of Technology in Krakow, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, and a member of our Ortyl Photo Lab research club, won 3rd place in the ‘1 z Mola’ – a chemistry knowledge quiz organised at the Faculty of Chemistry of the Jagiellonian University! 🔬🧪 Congratu...