Intern
THE NOWAK-KRÓL GROUP: BORON-CONTAINING FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

AGNIESZKA NOWAK-KRÓL

Prof. Agnieszka Nowak-Król


Date of Birth: 17 April 1984
Place: Rzeszów

Contact: Universität Würzburg
Institut für Anorganische Chemie
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg, Germany

Universität Würzburg
Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron
Am Hubland
97074 Würzburg, Germany

E-mail: agnieszka.nowak-krol@uni-wuerzburg.de
Phone: +49 931 31-83774
Website: go.uniwue.de/nowak-krol-group


 

Employment and Education

since 07.2024 Prossor for Boron-Containing Functional Materials
Instituf für Anorganische Chemie and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron
Universität Würzburg, Germany
07.2020 - 06.2024 Junior Prossor for Boron-Containing Functional Materials (Tenure Track)
Instituf für Anorganische Chemie and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron
Universität Würzburg, Germany
since 10.2017 Habilitand
Institut für Organische Chemie
Universität Würzburg, Germany
Mentor: Prof. Dr. Frank Würthner
10.2016-07.2020 Group leader
Center for Nanosystems Chemistry
Universität Würzburg, Germany
supported by the Bavarian Polymer Institute & the Emil Hilb Program of Universität Würzburg
10.2014 - 09.2016 Alexander von Humboldt postdoctoral fellow and subgroup leader
Instituf für Organische Chemie
Universität Würzburg, Germany
Host: Prof. Frank Würthner
01.2014 - 07.2014 Postdoctoral fellow
Instituf für Organische Chemie
Universität Würzburg, Germany
Host: Prof. Frank Würthner 
08.2013 - 01.2014 Research assistant
Institute of Organic Chemistry
Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
with Prof. Daniel T. Gryko
06.2010 Predoctoral research stay
University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
Host: Prof. Athanasios G. Coutsolelos
2008 -2013 PhD Studies
‘Synthesis of liquid porphyrins and corroles with high two-photon absorption cross-section’
Institute of Organic Chemistry
Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
Advisor: Prof. Daniel T. Gryko
03.2008 - 10.2008 Research assistant
Institute of Organic Chemistry
Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
with Prof. Daniel T. Gryko
10.2003 - 06.2008 Undergraduate Studies
Master Thesis: ‘Synthesis of 1-(5-methoxy-1H-indol-4-yloxy)-3-[[2-(2-methoxyphenoxy)-ethyl]amino]propan-2-ol –
a bioactive compound of the new generation of β-blockers’
Diploma with honors; Thesis awarded with Distinction for Janina Janikowa Award from the Polish Chemical Society for the best MSc thesis in chemistry in 2008
Rzeszow University of Technology, Rzeszów, Poland
Supervisor: Dr. Grażyna Groszek

Memberships

2021-2026 Hector Fellow Academy
since 2020 Societas Humboldtiana Polonorum
since 2019 SolTech (Solar Technologies Go Hybrid)
since 2005 Polish Chemical Society
since 2014 Society of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines

Selected Awards and Scholarships

2022 Research Award of the Dr.-Otto-Röhm Memorial Foundation  
2022 Arnold Sommerfeld-Preis
Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften
 
2022 Bürgenstock JSP Fellowship
Swiss Chemical Society

 

2022 Thieme Chemistry Journals Award
Editorial board members of SYNTHESIS, SYNLETT and SYNFACTS

 

2021 Hector Research Career Development Award 2020
Hector Fellow Academy
 
2020 Zonta-Wissenschaftspreis 2020
awarded to a woman in STEM disciplines for outstanding achievements in research and teaching, ZONTA Club Würzburg
 
2019 Emil Fischer Fellow  
2019 - Emmy Noether Fellowship
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
 
2016 Wojciech Świętosławski Prize
awarded for the most outstanding achievements of a young scientist (age < 40) in the field of chemistry
chemical technology and related sciences by the Warsaw branch of the Polish Chemical Society
 
10.2014 - 09.2016 Humboldt Research Fellowship
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
 
2011 Conference Scholarship of the Foundation for Polish Science
Warsaw Scientific Society, for the participation in the International Symposium on Electronic/Optic Functional Molecules (ISEOFM), Shanghai, China (11-13.03.2012)
 
02.2010 - 08.2012 Ventures Programme
Stipend awarded by the Foundation for Polish Science
 
2009 Janina Janikowa Award
from the Polish Chemical Society for the best MSc thesis in chemistry in Poland in 2008
 
2009 Scholarship for PhD students of the Marshal of Mazowieckie Voivodship  
2008 Medal of Ignacy Łukasiewicz „PRIMUS INTER PARES”
awarded to the best graduates of Rzeszow University of Technology (one in chemistry)
 
2008 Award of the Dean of the Faculty of Chemistry
Rzeszow University of Technology
 
2006/2007
& 2007/2008
Scholarship of the Minister of Scientific Research and Higher Education
awarded to the best undergraduate students in Poland for outstanding achievements
 
2006/2007
& 2007/2008
Award of the Rector of the Rzeszow University of Technology for scientific and organization activity  
2004/2005
& 2005/2006
Scholarship of the Minister of National Education and Sport
awarded to the best undergraduate students in Poland for outstanding achievements
 
2001/2002
& 2002/2003
Scholarship of the Prime Minister of the Polish Government
awarded to the best high school students in Poland