ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3449-2096

Academic teacher/scientist with 15+ years of experience in higher education/scientific projects and manager with outstanding results while managing the R&D institute (the Textile Research Institute, which became part of Łukasiewicz Research Network).

Participation in the research projects:

• Thinking Smart, 2016-2018, Erasmus+, coordinator of the works carried out by the University of Lodz and main contributor
• Innovations' Assistant II, POKL, 2014
• Envirotex, POIG, 2011
• Project of a foresight type 'Modern technologies for the textile industry. A chance for Poland', POIG 2010-2012 (Lodz University of Technology)
• Clevertex, FP6, 2006-2008, (Lodz University of Technology)
  

Prizes and other achievements:

• Participation in the project 'Manufacturing of biodegradable, hybrid composites on the basis of lactide nano-fibres and alginate nanocomposite fibres for medical applications', NCBiR NR08-0032-10/2010, which was awarded a prize of 'Łódzkie Eureka' in 2015.
• Scholarship obtained within a project 'Scholarships supporting innovative scientific research of the PhD students', funded from ESF and national budget, 2009

Other:

• From 2012-2017 tutor of the first year for Economics in English;
• Since 2016 Faculty Coordinator for the recruitment of international students, together with PhD Eleonora Ratowska-Dziobiak;
• From September 2017 to August 2021 general manager of the Textile Research Institute in Lodz (later Lukasiewicz Research Network - Textile Research Institute);
• Member of the scientific councils of the Institute of Biopolymers and Chemical Fibres in Lodz (IBWCH) - 2017-2019 and of the Institute of the Leather Industry in Lodz (IPS) - 2018-2019;
• Since many years a reviewer in periodicals from the Master Journal List - Fibres and Textiles in Eastern Europe and Autex Research Journal;
• in 2016-2017 an expert evaluating projects under Regional Operational Programme of the Lodzkie Voivodeship

• Graduate of the pedagogic course for the academic teachers from the Faculty of Management and Organisation of the Lodz University of Technology, 2006-2007

Scientific interests: e-commerce, e-business, market analyses (in particular those of textile-clothing sector), innovations, innovativeness, cryptocurrencies

Other interests: photography, travelling, tennis