Krystyna Jackowska

Biography

Studied: Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, 1963-1968            Magister:      Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University, Warsaw, 1968                         Title of the study: Determination of CsCl activity coefficients in water-methanol mixtures using                         liquid-link cells. Doctorate:           Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University, Warsaw, 1976                         Title of the study: Electrical parameters of the boundary electrode silicon electrolyte solution. Habilitation:        Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University, Warsaw, 1992                         Title: Electro-chemical photovoltaic cells with semiconductor electrodes .                           Subject matter: physical chemistry, electrochemistry and photoelectrochemistry of semiconductors   INTERNSHIPS   : Department of Electrochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Moscow University. russia Research Associate (1973 - 3 months) Department of  Chemistry, University of Aberdeen. Aberdeen. United Kingdom Post-doctoral p osition   (1980-1981, one year)   Physiology Department, Membrane Biophysics Laboratory, Michigan State University. East Lansing (USA) Visiting Research Associate (1986/1987 - one year)   EMPLOYMENT : Assistant   Professor 1968-1976, Laboratory of Electrochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University Assistant Professor   1976- 1997, Laboratory of Electrochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University Professor  1997 -         Laboratory of Electrochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University

Research Interest

Nanostructures of conductive polymers: chemical and electrochemical synthesis using matrices, determination of the effect of synthesis conditions on the properties of nanostructures. Biosensors based on conductive polymers and conductive polymer nanostructures.  Electrochemistry of micro and nanostructures from semiconductor types II-VI, oxides, hybrid systems   semiconductor - conductive polymer. Investigation of properties and possibilities of use in photovoltaic and photovoltaic cells.   Research methods used : electrochemical methods (cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperometry, rotating disk electrode)   spectroscopic (FTIR, Raman, UV-Vis, Auger) microscope (SEM, AFM, STM