Dsc. Eng. Izabela Michalak 
WUST Professor

pok. 401/5, bud. B1
tel.: 71 320 2434
e-mail: izabela.michalak@pwr.edu.pl
ORCID: 0000-0001-8084-9642
Konsultacje: 

• Biomass management/valorization (mainly algae – macroalgae and microalgae)
• Extraction of biologically active compounds from biomass (innovative extraction techniques)
• Fertilizers/Biostimulants of plant growth
• Biosorption of metal ions by biomass (feed additives, fertilizer components, wastewater treatment)
• Alginates and their use
• Pre-sowing stimulation of seeds (physical and biological factors)
• Biosynthesis of metal nanoparticles and their application
• Biochar and its application in agriculture and environmental protection
  
• Statistical data analysis

• 2019 – Position of an Associate Professor (Discipline: Chemical Engineering)
• 2018 – Habilitation (Post-doctoral degree); Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Advanced Material Technologies, Field: Technical Sciences, Discipline: Chemical Technology
• 2010 – PhD; Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Institute of Inorganic Technology and Mineral Fertilizers, Field: Technical Sciences, Discipline: Chemical Technology, Specialization: Biotechnological Processes
• 2005 – MSc; Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Field of study: Biotechnology, Specialization: Biotechnological Processes

Erasmus+ Program:

• University of Bihać, Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2–8.07.2023
• Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, 7–13.11.2021
• Gheorghe Asachi University of Iasi, “Cristofor Simionescu” Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Protection, Department of Environmental Engineering and Management, Iasi, Romania, 13–10.2019
• Kathmandu University, School of Science, Department of Biotechnology, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal, 9–13.09.2019
• University of Elbasan “Aleksandër Xhuvani”, Elbasan, Albania, 6–10.05.2019
• The University of Newcastle, Faculty of Science, School of Environmental and Life Sciences, Newcastle, NSW, Australia, 26–30.11.2018
• Džemal Bijedić University of Mostar, Agro Mediterranean Faculty, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 23–27.10.2017

Short-term study visits:

• Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche “Giulio Natta”, CNR, Milan, Italy, within the programme NAWA-Canaletto 5–16.06.2023
• Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche “Giulio Natta”, CNR, Milan, Italy, within the programme NAWA-Canaletto 26.06.2022–08.07.2022
• University of Southern Brittany, Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology and Chemistry, Vannes, France, 12–22.09.2018
• University of Algarve, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Faro, Portugal, 05–13.11.2016

Trainings:

• School of Academic Tutors, Collegium Wratislaviense, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, 06–07.2019
• Conducting a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): from Theory to Practical Application, University College London (UCL), London, UK, 19–22.06.2017
• StatSoft Poland Sp. z o.o.: The use of analysis of variance and regression analysis in the development of agricultural research results, Wrocław, 30–31.03.2015; Data visualization methods, Kraków, 08.05.2015; Statistics in medicine – advanced methods, Kraków,
  9–10.12.2010
• Participation in the “Masters of Didactics” project; Wroclaw University of Science and Technology; Ministry of Science and Higher Education; 2020/2021

• I. Michalak, S. Baśladyńska, M. Mularczyk, K. Marycz. Investigation on the potential sorbents—Aluminosilicate, microalga and grass hay as feed additives. Environmental Technology & Innovation, 2021, 24:101816, doi: 10.1016/j.eti.2021.101816.
• Godlewska, P. Pacyga, I. Michalak, A. Biesiada, A. Szumny, N. Pachura, U. Piszcz. Systematic investigation of the effects of seven plant extracts on the physiological parameters, yield, and nutritional quality of radish (Raphanus sativus var. sativus). Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021, 12: 651152, doi: 10.3389/fpls.2021.651152
• Szymczyk-Ziółkowska, M.B. Łabowska, J. Detyna, I. Michalak, P. Gruber. A review of fabrication polymer scaffolds for biomedical applications using additive manufacturing techniques. Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, 2020, 40(2), 624–638, doi: 10.1016/j.bbe.2020.01.015
• I. Michalak, M. Mironiuk, K. Godlewska, J. Trynda, K. Marycz. Arthrospira (Spirulina) platensis: an effective biosorbent for nutrients. Process Biochemistry, 2020, 88, 129–137, doi: 10.1016/j.procbio.2019.10.004
• I. Michalak, S. Lewandowska, K. Niemczyk, J. Detyna, H. Bujak, P. Arik, A. Bartniczak. Germination of soybean seeds exposed to the static/alternating magnetic field and algal extract. Engineering in Life Sciences, 2019, 19, 986–999 ; doi: 10.1002/elsc.201900039.
• I. Michalak, S. Baśladyńska, J. Mokrzycki, P. Rutkowski. Biochar from a freshwater macroalga as a potential biosorbent for wastewater treatment. Water, 2019, 11, 1390; doi:10.3390/w11071390, doi: 10.3390/w11071390
• I. Michalak, M. Mironiuk, K. Marycz. A comprehensive analysis of biosorption of metal ions by macroalgae using ICP-OES, SEM-EDX and FTIR techniques. PlosOne, 2018, 13(10): e0205590, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205590
• I. Michalak, B. Górka, P.P. Wieczorek, E. Rój, J. Lipok, B. Łęska, B. Messyasz, R. Wilk, G. Schroeder, A. Dobrzyńska-Inger, K. Chojnacka. Supercritical fluid extraction of algae enhances levels of biologically active compounds promoting plant growth. European Journal of Phycology, 2016, 51(3), 243-252, doi: 10.1080/09670262.2015.1134813
• I. Michalak, K. Chojnacka, A. Dmytryk, R. Wilk, M. Gramza, E. Rój. Evaluation of supercritical extracts of algae as biostimulants of plant growth in field trials. Frontiers in Plant Science, 2016, 7:1591, doi: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01591