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Ph.D. D.Sc. Adam Kiersnowski

Associate Professor

Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27

50-370 Wrocław

adam.kiersnowski@pwr.edu.pl

71 320 24 67

Office:Building A03, room 16

Curriculum vitae
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Scentific interests

Physicochemist and material science expert specializing in the production and analysis of heterogeneous organic films and coatings, especially polymer ones. The currently conducted research concerns the phenomena of electric charge generation and transport in multicomponent, organic semiconductors and piezoelectrics. Research on changes in the structure and properties of films caused by mechanical deformation is a separate topic. In the structural studies, advanced X-ray techniques are used in particular.

Selected scientific articles

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A. Kiersnowski, K. Chrissopoulou, P. Selter, D. Chlebosz, B. Hou, I. Lieberwirth, V. Honkimäki, M. Mezger, S. H. Anastasiadis and M. R. Hansen, Formation of Oriented Polar Crystals in Bulk Poly(vinylidene fluoride)/High-Aspect-Ratio Organoclay Nanocomposites, Langmuir, 2018, 34, 13375–13386. Cite
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D. Chlebosz, Ł. Janasz, K. Janus, M. Gazińska, W. Goldeman, J. Ulanski, W. Pisula and A. Kiersnowski, Formation, growth and transformations of crystalline phases in solution-cast blends of poly(3-hexylthiopehene) and perylene dicarboximides, Dyes and Pigments, 2017, 140, 491–499. Cite
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Y. Yuan, J. Shu, K. Kolman, A. Kiersnowski, C. Bubeck, J. Zhang and M. R. Hansen, Multiple Chain Packing and Phase Composition in Regioregular Poly(3-butylthiophene) Films, Macromolecules, 2016, 49, 9493–9506. Cite
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K. Kolman, M. M. Makowski, A. A. Golriz, M. Kappl, J. Pigłowski, H.-J. Butt and A. Kiersnowski, Adsorption, aggregation, and desorption of proteins on smectite particles, Langmuir, 2014, 30, 11650–11659. Cite
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A. Kiersnowski, K. Kolman, I. Lieberwirth, S. Yordanov, H.-J. Butt, M. R. Hansen and S. H. Anastasiadis, New insights into the multilevel structure and phase transitions of synthetic organoclays, Soft Matter, 2013, 9, 2291–2301. Cite

Professional career

2018

Leibniz Institute for Polymer Research (IPF), Dresden, Germany — Research Associate

  • Head of the X-ray scattering laboratories
2019

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology — Associate Professor

  • Leader of Molecular and Macromolecular Electronic Materials group (MMEM)
2006 - 2019

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology — Assistant Professor

2010 - 2012

Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (MPIP), Mainz, Germany — EU-researcher

2007 - 2008

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology — The Expert Advisor in the EU-funded technological foresight studies

2005 - 2006

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology — Research Assistant

Titles and degrees

2016

Warsaw University of Technology — Faculty of Materials Engineering — D.Sc. (habilitation) in materials sciences (formation, structure and applications of chemically modified smectite silicates)

2005

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology — Faculty of Chemistry — PhD in materials sciences

2000

Wroclaw University of Science and Technology — Faculty of Chemistry — M.Sc. in chemistry (chemical technology)

Scientific internships

since 09.2018

Deutsches Elektronen Synchrotron (DESY), Hamburg, Germany — Several research stays at the P03/MiNaXS beamline and advanced, time/space-resolved X-ray scattering experiments

06.2012–10.2017

Dortmund Electron Storage Ring Facility (DELTA). Dortmund, Germany — Five 5-days research stays at the BL09 beamline: the beamtime granted for the research project on time-resolved small-angle X-ray scattering analysis of organoclays

05.2012

European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF). Grenoble, France — 5-days research stay at the ID15 beamline: the beamtime granted for the project entitled “Crystallization of nanocomposites by real time wide-angle X-ray diffraction method”

10.2009

Hecus-M’Braun (Currently a division of Bruker-axs) & University of Graz. Graz, Austria — 4-days training: Application of compact cameras in small angle X-ray scattering measurements. Training by Dr. Peter Laggner

09.2005–12.2005

Institute of Textile Engineering and Polymer Materials, University of Bielsko-Biala, Bielsko-Biala, Poland — 3 months fellowship: structural analysis of nanocomposites and bionanocomposites. Scientific advisor: Prof. Stanislaw Rabiej

10.2003–01.2004

Polymer Physics at Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research. Mainz, Germany — 3 ½ months fellowship: Order-disorder transitions in polymer nanocomposites. Scientific advisor: Prof. Jochen S. Gutmann

07.2002–08.2002

Heterogeneous Polymer Materials (Physical Chemistry of Polymers) Martin Luther University. Halle (Saale), Germany — 1 ½ months fellowship: Synthesis and characterization of biodegradable polymer-based nanocomposites. Scientific advisor: Prof. Jörg Kressler

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O. Olejnik, A. Masek and A. Kiersnowski, Thermal analysis of aliphatic polyester blends with natural antioxidants, Polymers, , DOI:10.3390/polym12010074. Cite
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L. Janasz, T. Marszalek, W. Zajaczkowski, M. Borkowski, W. Goldeman, A. Kiersnowski, D. Chlebosz, J. Rogowski, P. Blom, J. Ulanski and W. Pisula, Ultrathin film heterojunctions by combining solution processing and sublimation for ambipolar organic field-effect transistors, Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2018, 6, 7830–7838. Cite
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A. Kiersnowski, K. Chrissopoulou, P. Selter, D. Chlebosz, B. Hou, I. Lieberwirth, V. Honkimäki, M. Mezger, S. H. Anastasiadis and M. R. Hansen, Formation of Oriented Polar Crystals in Bulk Poly(vinylidene fluoride)/High-Aspect-Ratio Organoclay Nanocomposites, Langmuir, 2018, 34, 13375–13386. Cite
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D. Chlebosz, Ł. Janasz, K. Janus, M. Gazińska, W. Goldeman, J. Ulanski, W. Pisula and A. Kiersnowski, Formation, growth and transformations of crystalline phases in solution-cast blends of poly(3-hexylthiopehene) and perylene dicarboximides, Dyes and Pigments, 2017, 140, 491–499. Cite
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K. Pstrowska, B. M. Szyja, H. Czapor-Irzabek, A. Kiersnowski and J. Walendziewski, The Properties and Activity of TiO2/beta-SiC Nanocomposites in Organic Dyes Photodegradation, Photochemistry and Photobiology, 2017, 93, 558–568. Cite
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L. Janasz, M. Gradzka, D. Chlebosz, W. Zajaczkowski, T. Marszalek, A. Kiersnowski, J. Ulanski and W. Pisula, Microstructure-Dependent Charge Carrier Transport of Poly(3-hexylthiophene) Ultrathin Films with Different Thicknesses, Langmuir, 2017, 33, 4189–4197. Cite
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L. Janasz, D. Chlebosz, M. Gradzka, W. Zajaczkowski, T. Marszalek, K. Müllen, J. Ulanski, A. Kiersnowski and W. Pisula, Improved charge carrier transport in ultrathin poly(3-hexylthiophene) films via solution aggregation, Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2016, 4, 11488–11498. Cite
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Y. Zhao, M. G. Schwab, A. Kiersnowski, W. Pisula, M. Baumgarten, L. Chen, K. Müllen and C. Li, Trifluoromethyl-functionalized bathocuproine for polymer solar cells, Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2016, 4, 4640–4646. Cite
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D. Chlebosz, L. Janasz, W. Pisula and A. Kiersnowski, Relationship between crystalline structure of poly(3-hexylthiophene) blends and propertiesof organic thin-film transistors - a brief review, Polimery/Polymers, 2016, 61, 625–632. Cite
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Y. Yuan, J. Shu, K. Kolman, A. Kiersnowski, C. Bubeck, J. Zhang and M. R. Hansen, Multiple Chain Packing and Phase Composition in Regioregular Poly(3-butylthiophene) Films, Macromolecules, 2016, 49, 9493–9506. Cite
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M. El Gemayel, A. Narita, L. F. Dössel, R. S. Sundaram, A. Kiersnowski, W. Pisula, M. R. Hansen, A. C. Ferrari, E. Orgiu, X. Feng, K. Müllen and P. Samorì, Graphene nanoribbon blends with P3HT for organic electronics, Nanoscale, 2014, 6, 6301–6314. Cite
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K. Kolman, M. M. Makowski, A. A. Golriz, M. Kappl, J. Pigłowski, H.-J. Butt and A. Kiersnowski, Adsorption, aggregation, and desorption of proteins on smectite particles, Langmuir, 2014, 30, 11650–11659. Cite
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M. Pfaff, P. Müller, P. Bockstaller, E. Müller, J. Subbiah, W. W. H. Wong, M. F. G. Klein, A. Kiersnowski, S. R. Puniredd, W. Pisula, A. Colsmann, D. Gerthsen and D. J. Jones, Bulk heterojunction nanomorphology of fluorenyl hexa- peri -hexabenzocoronene-fullerene blend films, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2013, 5, 11554–11562. Cite
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A. Kiersnowski, K. Kolman, I. Lieberwirth, S. Yordanov, H.-J. Butt, M. R. Hansen and S. H. Anastasiadis, New insights into the multilevel structure and phase transitions of synthetic organoclays, Soft Matter, 2013, 9, 2291–2301. Cite
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S. R. Puniredd, A. Kiersnowski, G. Battagliarin, W. Zaja̧czkowski, W. W. H. Wong, N. Kirby, K. Müllen and W. Pisula, Polythiophene-perylene diimide heterojunction field-effect transistors, Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2013, 1, 2433–2440. Cite
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E. Orgiu, A. M. Masillamani, J.-O. Vogel, E. Treossi, A. Kiersnowski, M. Kastler, W. Pisula, F. Dötz, V. Palermo and P. Samorì, Enhanced mobility in P3HT-based OTFTs upon blending with a phenylene–thiophene–thiophene–phenylene small molecule, Chemical Communications, 2012, 48, 1562–1564. Cite
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S. Wang, A. Kiersnowski, W. Pisula and K. Müllen, Microstructure evolution and device performance in solution-processed polymeric field-effect transistors: The key role of the first monolayer, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2012, 134, 4015–4018. Cite
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K. Kolman, W. Steffen, G. Bugla-Płoskońska, A. Skwara, J. Pigłowski, H.-J. Butt and A. Kiersnowski, Exfoliation of montmorillonite in protein solutions, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2012, 374, 135–140. Cite
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D. Dudenko, A. Kiersnowski, J. Shu, W. Pisula, D. Sebastiani, H. W. Spiess and M. R. Hansen, A strategy for revealing the packing in semicrystalline π-conjugated polymers: Crystal structure of bulk poly-3-hexyl-thiophene (P3HT), Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 2012, 51, 11068–11072. Cite
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K. Szustakiewicz, A. Kiersnowski, M. Gazińska, K. Bujnowicz and J. Pigłowski, Flammability, structure and mechanical properties of PP/OMMT nanocomposites, Polymer Degradation and Stability, 2011, 96, 291–294. Cite
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A. Kiersnowski, M. Trelińska-Wlaźlak, M. Gazińska and J. Pigłowski, X-ray scattering and calorimetric studies of organoclays obtained by ion-exchange, Polimery/Polymers, 2011, 56, 671–675. Cite
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K. Szustakiewicz, M. Gazińska, A. Kiersnowski and J. Pigłowski, Polyamide 6/organomontmorillonite nanocomposites based on waste materials, Polimery/Polymers, 2011, 56, 397–400. Cite
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M. Zabska, K. Jaskiewicz, A. Kiersnowski, K. Szustakiewicz, S. Rathgeber and J. Piglowski, Spontaneous exfoliation and self-assembly phenomena in polyvinylpyrrolidone/synthetic layered silicate nanocomposites, Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 2011, 80, 1125–1128. Cite
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M. Debowska, J. Rudzińska-Girulska, M. Serwadczak, A. Kiersnowski and J. Pigłowski, Biodegradable polyester blend and copolyesters studied by positron annihilation and other methods, Nukleonika, 2010, 55, 57–64. Cite
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A. Kiersnowski, M. Serwadczak, E. Kułaga, B. Futoma-Kołoch, G. Bugla-Płoskońska, R. Kwiatkowski, W. Doroszkiewicz and J. Pigłowski, Delamination of montmorillonite in serum-A new approach to obtaining clay-based biofunctional hybrid materials, Applied Clay Science, 2009, 44, 225–229. Cite
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G. Bugla-Płoskońska, A. Kiersnowski, B. Futoma-Kołoch and W. Doroszkiewicz, Killing of gram-negative bacteria with normal human serum and normal bovine serum: Use Of lysozyme and complement proteins in the death Of Salmonella strains O48, Microbial Ecology, 2009, 58, 276–289. Cite
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G. Bugla-Płoskońska, A. Kiersnowski, B. Futoma-Kołoch and W. Doroszkiewicz, Cooperation between lysozyme and complement system in bactericidal action of human serum - Is everything already clear?, Central-European Journal of Immunology, 2008, 33, 37–42. Cite
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A. Kiersnowski, J. S. Gutmann and J. PigŁowski, Influence of organic modifiers on morphology and crystallization of poly(ε-caprolactone)/synthetic clay intercalated nanocomposites, Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics, 2007, 45, 2350–2367. Cite
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J. PigŁowski, A. Kiersnowski and J. DoŁȩga, Preparation, structure and useful properties of poly(ε-caprolactone)/ layered silicates nanocomposites, Polimery/Polymers, 2006, 51, 704–715. Cite
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A. Kiersnowski, M. Trelinska-Wlazlak, J. Dolega and J. Piglowski, One-pot synthesis of PMMA/montmorillonite nanocomposites, E-Polymers, 2006, 1–11. Cite
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A. Kiersnowski and J. Pigłowski, Polymer-layered silicate nanocomposites based on poly(ε-caprolactone), European Polymer Journal, 2004, 40, 1199–1207. Cite
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A. Kiersnowski, P. Da̧browski, H. Budde, J. Kressler and J. Pigłowski, Synthesis and structure of poly(ε-caprolactone)/synthetic montmorillonite nano-intercalates, European Polymer Journal, 2004, 40, 2591–2598. Cite
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A. Kiersnowski, M. Kozak, S. Jurga and J. Pigłowski, Structure and crystallization behaviour of poly(ε-caprolactone)/clay intercalated nanocomposites, Polymers and Polymer Composites, 2004, 12, 727–737. Cite