| EDUCATION:
01/2003–12/2006 PhD and MSc. in Environmental Engineering
PhD thesis: “In-situ immobilization of As, Cd, Cr and Pb by addition of chemical amendments to the soil.”
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
Major advisor: K. Banks.
Co-advisor: P. Schwab.
01/2003 BSc. in Environmental Engineering
University of Mining and Metallurgy (AGH), Krakow, Poland.
Major advisor: E. Helios-Rybicka.
06/1999 High School Diploma
East Leyden High School, Franklin Park, Illinois, USA.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
01/2002–08/2006 Research assistant at Purdue University.
• Worked on in situ remediation of soils with chemical amendments to immobilize As, Cr, Cd, and Pb.
• Analyzed coal leachate in a batch study and long term column studies.
11/2001–12/2002 Researcher at University of Mining and Metallurgy - AGH.
• Research on metal characterization in river systems.
• Impact of Zn-Pb mining and smelting industry on heavy metal contamination in the Przemsza river system, Upper Silesia, Poland.
LANGUAGES:
Polish, mother tongue; English, fluent; learning French.
COMPUTER and ANALYTICAL SKILLS:
Visual MINTEQ, LabView, Photoshop, SAS, Microsoft Office.
ICP, GF-AAS, F-AAS, HVG-AAS, IC, UV-VIS.
CLUBS and ORGANIZATIONS:
01/2005-07/2006 Secretary of Toastmasters International-speech club.
01/2003-05/2005 President of the Polish Student Organization at Purdue University.
2002 BEST Krakow (Board of European Students of Technology)
Co-Organizer of 2002 Job-Fair, 2002 Summer Course, and company days on campus.
http://www.best.eu.org/index.jsp
PUBLICATIONS:
“Soil Amendments to Reduce Bioavailability of Metals in Soils: Experimental Studies and Spectroscopic Verification.” A.M. Szlezak, M.K. Banks, A.P. Schwab, C.T. Johnston, D. Schulze. Poster presentation at SERDP Partners in Environmental Technology Technical Symposium & Workshop, Washington, DC, 11/2005.
“Lanthanum(III) and cerium(III) in in-situ chemical stabilization of metals in soils with low redox potential.” A.M. Szlezak, M.K. Banks, A.P. Schwab. Poster presentation at SETAC North America 26th Annual Meeting; Baltimore, Md, 11/2005.
“Accumulation of PHAs in Plant Tissue During Phytoremediation of Contaminated Soils.” A.P. Schwab, A.M. Szlezak, M.K. Banks, N. Cofield. Oral presentation at SETAC North America 26th Annual Meeting; Baltimore, Md, 11/2005.
“Chemical Characterization of Leachates from Coal Piles.” A.M. Szlezak, A.P Schwab, M. Zhao, I. Murarka. Oral presentation at ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meetings; Denver, CO, 11/2003.
“Impact of Zn-Pb mining and smelting industry on heavy metals contamination of the Przemsza river sediments Upper Silesia, Poland.” U. Aleksander, E. Helios-Rybicka, A.M. Szlezak, B. Wojas, Sixth International Symposium & Exhibition on Environmental Contamination in Central & Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States, Prague, Czech Republic, 09/2003.
“Impact of Zn-Pb mining and smelting industry on heavy metal contamination in the Przemsza river system, Upper Silesia, Poland” A.M. Szlezak and B. Wojas. Bs.c. thesis, January 2003. |
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