Name of institution: Wroclaw University of Technology

Department: Chemistry

Address: Wyb. Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland

Web site:

Contact person:

Wieslaw ZYRNICKI

Professor

phone: 48+71+ 320-24-94

fax: 48+71+ 328-43-30

e-mail: Zyrnicki@ichn.ch.pwr.wroc.pl

Keywords: Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Trace elements, Atomic spectroscopy, Diatomic molecular spectroscopy, Plasma, X-Ray powder diffraction, Emission spectrometry, Environmental analysis

Research profile:

The major field of research and study belongs to analytical and physical chemistry.

Analytical chemistry field mainly covers:

· trace elements determination in a wide variety of biological and environmental samples i.e. blood, hair, plants (mainly leaves), soil, ashes, water, pharmaceutical products and food products (e.g. milk powder, juices, bakery products)-

· fractionation and speciation analysis

· sample preparation methods i.e. various techniques of sample digestion as well as separation methods (extraction and liquid chromatography)

· development and modification of various methods of atomic spectrometry methods (such as ICP-AES, HG-ICP-AES, MIP-AES, glow discharges including hollow cathode lamps)

· matrix effects and spectral interferences

Physical chemistry area includes:

· atomic and diatomic molecular spectroscopy (transition probabilities for atomic and ionic lines, rotational and vibrational analysis of multiple electronic transitions, determination of molecular constants of diatomic molecules)

· spectroscopic diagnostics of plasma sources and plasma processes (measurements of excitation, rotational and vibrational temperatures, electron density, plasma reaction mechanisms).

Domains of applications:

Analysis of environmental and biological samples. Application of plasma sources in spectrochemical analysis and materials engineering (mainly in production of coatings, thin and composite layers).