AGNIESZKA MIKUS, Ph.D.

Office: University of Podlasie, Institute of Chemistry,
ul. 3 Maja 54, 08-110 Siedlce, Poland

Room: 218

Tel. (+48) 25 643 1142

Email: mikus@ap.siedlce.pl

EDUCATION

1996-2001 – University of Podlasie, Faculty of Chemistry and Mathematics (M.Sc. degree)

2001-2005 – University of Podlasie, Institute of Chemistry (Ph.D. degree; speciality: organic chemistry; supervisor Prof. S. Ostrowski; title of Ph.D. thesis: "Synthesis of Some Unsymmetrical Porphyrin Systems")

MAIN SCIENTIFIC AREA OF RESEARCH

• Functionalization of meso-tetraphenylporphyrin derivatives
• Synthesis of highly substituted meso-tetraarylporphyrins
• Synthesis of porphyrin dyads
• Nucleophilic substitution of hydrogen in aromatic systems.

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Sigma-Aldrich and Polish Chemical Society's Award for Ph.D. dissertation (2006)
• Award of Rector of the University of Podlasie (2004 and 2006)

FELLOWSHIPS AND INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC EXPERIENCE

• visiting scientist, Oakland University, Rochester, USA (Professor R. Dembinski group; 2008/2009, 6 months)

PUBLICATIONS

• Articles: 19
• Patents: 1
• Conference communications: 11