Assistant ProfessorAgata Szczeszak

Assistant Professor
  • 2019 - Department of Rare Earths, Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University – adjunct
  • 2016 - 2018 until now Department of Rare Earths, Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University - scientific and technical specialist
  • 2013 - 2015 Department of Rare Earths, Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University - adjunct
  • 2012 - 2013 Institute of the Molecular Physic, Polish Academy of Science - adjunct
  • Project of The National Centre for Research and Development, LIDER/39/0141/L-9/17/NCBR/2018 (2019-2021), “Ecological celulose fibers and paper modified by micro- and nanoluminophors activated by ultraviolet and infrared radiation”, Adam Mickiewicz University, project manager
  • Award of Polish Intelligent Development Award 2020, category: Scientist of the future, for the implementation of the project: "Ecological cellulose fibers and paper modified with micro- and nanoluminophores activated by ultraviolet and infrared radiation"
  • Scholarship holder within the project “Scholarship support for Ph.D. students specializing in majors strategic for Wielkopolska’s development”, Submeasure 8.2.2 Human Capital Operational Programme, cofinanced by European Union under the European Social Fund. (2011-2012)
  • Nanotechnology and nanomaterials, particularly inorganic nanophosphors - synthesis, physicochemical characterization and applications
  • Physicochemical properties of the rare earth elements and inorganic nanomaterials doped with lanthanide ions
  • Applications of luminescent materials as anti-counterfeiting elements
  1. Szczeszak*, M. Skwierczyńska, D. Przybylska, M. Runowski, E. Śmiechowicz, A. Erdman, O. Ivashchenko, T. Grzyb,S. Lis, P. Kulpiński, K. Olejnik, "Upconversion luminescence in cellulose composites (fibers & paper) modified with lanthanide-doped SrF2 nanoparticles",  J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020, 8, 11922; IF = 6.641
  2. J. Czajka, A. Szczeszak*, S.Lis, "Up-converting nanophosphors based on Yb3+/Ho3+ doped NaM(WO4)2 (M = Gd, Y) synthesized in situ under hydrothermal conditions", Opt. Mater, 2020, accepted for publication; IF = 2.687
  3. N. Kaczorowska, A. Szczeszak*, W. Nowicki, S. Lis,  "A new synthesis approach for upconverting nanoparticles based on rare earth ternary vanadates", Ceram. Int, 2020, DOI.10.1016/j.ceramint.2020.04.025; IF = 3.450
  4. Szczeszak*, N. Jurga, S. Lis, „Effect of the Ce3+ ions co-doping on the emission color of the up-converting NaYbF4 doped with Ho3+ ions”, Cearm. Int.  DOI. 10.1016/j.ceramint.2020.03.201; IF = 3.450
  5. Szczeszak*, T. Grzyb, G. Nowaczyk, A. Ekner-Grzyb, “Emission colour changes in the CaF2 sub-microspheres doped withYb3+, Er3+, Mn2+” J. Alloy Compd, 2020, 817, 152718; IF = 4.175
  6. Shyichuk, R. Moura Jr, A. Neto, M. Runowski, M. Zarad, A. Szczeszak, S. Lis, O. Malta, "Effects of Dopant Addition on Lattice and Luminescence Intensity Parameters of Eu(III)-Doped Lanthanum Orthovanadate", J. Phys. Chem. C, 120, 2016, 28497–28508; IF = 4.509
  7. Szczeszak, A. Ekner-Grzyb, M. Runowski, K. Szutkowski, L. Mrowczynska, Z. Kaźmierczak, T. Grzyb, K. Dąbrowska, M. Giersig, S. Lis, „Spectroscopic, structural and in vitro cytotoxicity evaluation of luminescent core@shell nanomaterials GdVO4:Eu3+5%@SiO2@NH2”, J. Colloid Interf. Sci., 2016, 481, 245-255; IF = 3.782.
  8. Szczeszak, A. Ekner-Grzyb, M. Runowski, L. Mrówczyńska, T. Grzyb, S. Lis, Synthesis, photophysical analysis and in vitro cytotoxicity assessment of the multifunctional (magnetic and luminescent) core@shell nanomaterial based on lanthanide doped orthovanadates, J. Nanopart. Res., 2015, 17, 143; IF = 2.278
  9. Szczeszak, T. Grzyb, Z. Śniadecki, N.Andrzejewska, S. Lis, M. Matczak, G. Nowaczyk, S. Jurga, B. Idzikowski, Structural, spectroscopic and magnetic properties of the Eu3+ doped GdVO4 nanocrystals synthesized by hydrothermal method, Inorg. Chem., 2014, 53, 12243-12252, IF = 4.794
  10. Szczeszak, T. Grzyb, B. Barszcz, V.Nagirnyi,  A. Kotlov, S. Lis, Hydrothermal synthesis, structural and spectroscopic properties of the new triclinic form of GdBO3:Eu3+ nanocrystals, Inorg. Chem., 2013, 52, 4934-4940, IF = 4.794