Ceremonie de remise du grand prix Franco-Polonais

Maria Ziolek has been full professor at Adam Mickiewicz University (AMU) since 1996. She is a head of Department of Heterogeneous Catalysis at Faculty of Chemistry at AMU. Her research team is involved in heterogeneous catalysis, solid state chemistry, synthesis and characterization of micro (zeolites) and mesoporous catalysts, adsorption, catalytic processes in organic and inorganic chemistry. Maria Ziolek was a supervisor of ca 80 Master degree students and 17 doctoral theses. She has also experience in the organization of several workshops and conferences as well as management of several national and international research and teaching projects.

Publications:

• 4 books, 7 monographs
• ca 250 papers published in JCR journals

Selected professional activities:

• Deputy Dean for students affairs, Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University (1990-1996)
• ECTS coordinator and Rector’s plenipotentiary for implementation of Quality Assurance at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan (1996 -2014)
• Bologna Promoter and Expert (2003 – 2013) for building the European Higher Education Area
• Vice President of Polish Catalysis Club (2008-2014)
• nominated Council Member of International Association of Catalysis Society (2008-2016)
• work at editorial boards: Applied Catalysis A; Catalysis Communications; Catalysis Today (guest editor)

Selected awards:

• Awards from Polish Ministry of National Education and Science (1981, 1986, 2000)
• Medal of Polish National Education (2003)
• Order of Polonia Restituta (2013)
• Honoris Causa Doctorate (2017) Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED) Madrid, Spain
• SCF French – Polish prize (2017)

Collaboration with French research institutions:

• Université de Caen/ENSICAEN/CNRS; since 1985 till now; 33 common research papers
• Institut de Recherches sur la Catalyse, CNRS, Villeurbane; 7 common research papers
• Université Henri Poincare, Nancy I; 6 common research papers
• UPMC University of Paris; 8 common research papers
• Rhone Poulenc, Lyon