Office:
Institute of Chemistry, University of Podlasie,
ul. 3 Maja 54, 08-110 Siedlce, POLAND
phone: (+48) 25 643 1113 (room 312)
e-mail: stan@ap.siedlce.pl
He was born in 1960 in Cisówka, 50 km east of Warsaw (Poland), where he grew up and received his early education, followed by High School in Mińsk Mazowiecki.
1979-1984 – Warsaw Technical University, Department of Chemistry (M.Sc., Engeneer)
1984-1988 – Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Chemistry (Ph.D. degree in chemistry; supervisor Prof. M. M±kosza; title of Ph.D. thesis: "Vicarious Nucleophilic Substitution of Hydrogen and Competitive Reactions in Non-nitro Electrophilic Aromatic Compounds")
1999 – D.Sc. degree, Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Chemistry (title of monograph: "New and Efficient Approaches to Fused Pyrimidine Rings and their Application for Synthesis of Purines")
Author and co-author of 60 scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals which have been cited more than 400 times. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the Jordan Journal of Chemistry.
- Synthesis and functionalization of highly substituted meso-tetraarylporphyrins
- Synthesis of porphyrin dyads
- Nucleophilic substitution of hydrogen in aromatic systems
- Heterocyclic chemistry (fused pyrimidines, purines)
- Arene π-complexes and azulene chemistry
Grants and Other Research Projects
- New methods of the synthesis of purine systems, State Committee for Scientific Reasearch, Grant 2 P303 087 07 (1994-1997)
- Mechanism and orientation of vicarious nucleophilic substitutuion of hydrogen in electrophilic arenes, State Committee for Scientific Reasearch, Grant 3 T09A 085 10, (1996-1998; as a member of research group)
- Synthesis of fused biologically active heterocyclic systems, No 168/S/00, University of Podlasie (since 2000)
- Synthesis, chemical and biological properties of porphyrin derivatives and related compounds, No 810/W/00, University of Podlasie (since 2000)
- Synthesis of porphyrin systems of dual biological activity, Ministry of Science and Informatization, Grant 3 T09A 042 27 (2004)
- Project No 03/08/G/W, founded by Rector of the University of Podlasie (2008)
- New methods for the synthesis of complex chlorin derivatives – potential photosensitizers in Photodynamic Therapy, Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Grant N N204 218535 (2008- )
- Polish Academy of Sciences Presidential Award for Scientific Achievements, 1989
- Rector's Award, University of Podlasie (2005, 2006, 2007)
- Medal for Contribution to Faculty of Agriculture, University of Podlasie, 2007
- member of Polish Chemical Society (since 1994)
- member of Polish Philosophical Society
- member of Scientific Council of Institute of Organic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences (elected, 1995-1997)
- member of Scientific Board of Faculty of Sciences, University of Podlasie (since 2000)
- member of the Senate of University of Podlasie (2005-2008, 2008-2012)
- Editorial Board: Jordan Journal of Chemistry
Fellowships and International Scientific Experience
- visiting scientist, University of Cologne, Germany (Professor E. Vogel group; 1988, 3 months)
- visiting scientist, State University of Texas, Houston, USA (Professor W. Priebe group; 1991/1992, one year)
- visiting professor (Brain pool program), Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Taejon, South Korea (Prof. Y.K. Shim group; 1999/2000, 6 months)
- visiting scientist, Oakland University, Rochester, USA (Professor R. Dembinski; 2008/2009, one month).
- vice-Dean for student affairs, Faculty of Sciences, University of Podlasie (2002-2005)
- Dean of the Faculty of Sciences, University of Podlasie (2005-2008)