10.2023 – Currently

Doctoral studies in the discipline of Chemical Engineering

Cracow University of Technology,

Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology

Field of research: carbon dots, photochemistry, 3D printing, polymeric materials

02.2022 – 06.2023     

Master’s degree in in Biotechnology with specialization in Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology

Cracow University of Technology,

Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology

Title of the master thesis: Development of photo-curable polyester materials  for potential applications in tissue engineering

10.2018 – 02.2022     

Engineering degree in Biotechnology with specialization in Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology

Cracow University of Technology,

Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology

Title of engineering thesis: Synthesis and study of selected properties of hydrogel compositions from natural components for application in cosmetology

My research focuses on the structure and properties of carbon dots and carbon nanomaterials in photoinitiating systems, aiming for their implementation in 3D printing technologies. I am developing scalable synthesis and purification of carbon dots with improved photocatalytic potential, allowing their efficient application in photopolymerisation processes.

I investigate the influence of the surface chemistry of the structures studied and their doping with selected heteroatoms on the photocatalytic activity of carbon dots, particularly in the context of the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). I analyse energy and electron transfer mechanisms and their influence on the efficiency of initiation processes. I use advanced research methods to improve their properties. With access to state-of-the-art research techniques, I aim to develop photopolymerisation based on carbon nanostructures and develop sustainable, high-performance initiation systems for next-generation photopolymerisation technologies.

PROJECTS

01.2024 – currently
Project name: OPUS 21 ‘New opportunities to develop strategies for the design and functionalization of carbon dots as multifunctional dynamic green photoinitiating systems and photocatalysts for photopolymerization processes’ (contract number UMO-2021/41/B/ST5/04533)
Project manager: Joanna Ortyl, Prof., Ph.D., DSc.
Project funding source: NCN – National Science Centre
Function performed in the project: contractor

12.2024 – currently
Project name: ‘Implementation of research and development work involving the development of chemically resistant, photo-curable polymer coatings dedicated to the manufacture of innovative personalised histopathology slides, which will be characterised by optimal photo-cross-linking conditions.’ (application number FEMP.01.02- IP.01-0026/24)
Applicant: Grzegorz Pałkowski Elektro Med
Project funding source: The European Funds for Małopolska programme 2021-2027
Function performed in the project: contractor

AWARDS
(1) Gold Medal Prize for the invention ‘The innovative eco-friendly initiating systems enriched with non-toxic nitrogen doped carbon dots for 3D printing applications’ | 2023
XVII International Warsaw Invention Show 2023, Warsaw Poland

(2) Best Poster Presentation Award | 2024
8th Edition of the Milan Polymer Days International Congress, Milan, Italy

(3) Silver Medal Prize for the invention ‘Quantum nano-photoinitiating carbon dot-based catalysts for photopolymerisation and three-dimensional (3D) printing’ | 2024
22nd Međunarodna Izložba Inovacija ARCA 2024, Zagreb, Croatia

Yaemsunthorn K.; Sysło A.; Krok-Janiszewska D.P.; Kasprzyk W.P.; Spiralewicz K.; Pacia M.; Thongpan W.; Kobielusz M.; Macyk W.; Ortyl J.; Understanding photocatalytic processes in carbon dots with nitrogen and sulfur heteroatoms: energy or electron transfer?, Carbon 2025, 234, 1–10. Impact Factor: 10.5