D.Sc. Eng., prof. WUT
Lena Ruzik 
Head of the Chair of Analytical Chemistry
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phone: +48 22 234 7498
address: Noakowskiego St. 3, room 317a
Field of interest
Trace and speciation analysis of selected elements in food and diet supplements
Organic explosives in plants: accumulation, transformation and analysis
Bioavailability investigation of selected elements species by the human organism
Hyphenated techniques in speciation analysis of metals and metalloids
Investigation of nanoparticles (NPs) metabolism in edible plants
Bioavailability investigation of selected nanoparticles (NPs)
New extraction methods of metal complexes with bioligands and nanoparticles (NPs) from plant tissues and food – NADES, ionic liquids
Hyphenated techniques in the examination of skin penetration by metals species from cosmetics
Degrees
2019 – D.Sc., Warsaw University of Technology
2007 – Ph.D., Warsaw University of Technology
2003 – M.Sc., Warsaw University of Technology
Training and Certificates
2022 – certificate from Agile Project Management Foundation and passed Agile Project Management Foundation Examination, APMG International
2022 – certificate from Change Management Foundation and passed Change Management Foundation Examination, AP MG International
2022 – Managerial training: Blanchard SLX leadership, Effective Manager, STL Team Leadership
Activity
2024-2025
Project leader in WUT dean’s grant entitled: “Opracowanie parametrów ekstrakcji i rozdzielania chromatograficznego materiałów wybuchowych w żywności pochodzenia roślinnego“
2024
Awards of the Rector of Warsaw University of Technology for scientific achievements in 2022-2023 (team)
2023
Award for the Best Paper programme (II) granted by Initiative of Excellence – Research University at the Warsaw University of Technology
2023-2025
Project leader in WUT grant: PostDoc PW Beyond POB IV within the Excellence Initiative: Research University (IDUB), entitled: “Investigation of the interaction of metal nanoparticles present in edible plants with gastrointestinal digestion components”
since 2023
Head of the Chair of Analytical Chemistry
2022-2024
Project leader in WUT grant: POB Beyond II within the Excellence Initiative: Research University (IDUB), entitled “A new concept for the control of functional food creation methods by speciation analysis of various elements present in microalgae”.
2021
Project leader in WUT grant in the discipline of Chemical Sciences NCHEM2, entitled “Speciation of selected trace elements in plant-based beverages”
2020–2023
The member of the Food Analysis Group in the frame of the Committee on Analytical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences
2020
Award for the Best Paper programme (I) granted by Initiative of Excellence – Research University at the Warsaw University of Technology
Award of the Rector of Warsaw University of Technology for scientific achievements
2018
Award of the Rector of Warsaw University of Technology for organizational achievements in 2017/18
2018
Project leader in NCN Miniatura grant entitled “Opracowanie metody charakteryzacji żywności bogatej w związki bioprzyswajalne”
2017
Award of the Rector of Warsaw University of Technology for organizational achievements in 2016/17
Award of the Rector of Warsaw University of Technology for scientific achievements in 2015-2016
Award of the Rector of Warsaw University of Technology for scientific achievements in 2016
since 2016
Representant of specialization “Analityka i fizykochemia procesów i materiałów” (Chemical Technology field – Master Degree course)
2016–2020
Representant of Rector of Warsaw University of Technology in PW Junior project
2016–2018
The member of the Food Analysis Group in the frame of the Committee on Analytical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences
2014–2016
Representant of Rector of Warsaw University of Technology in PW Junior project
2014
Award of the Rector of Warsaw University of Technology for organizational achievements
2013
Award of the Rector of Warsaw University of Technology for scientific achievements
2009
Award of the Rector of Warsaw University of Technology for scientific achievements
2008-2010
Grants for academics of the Center of Advanced Studies Warsaw University of Technology
2003
QUA-NAS EU Project – exchange program in the Group of Bio-Inorganic Analytical Chemistry in Pau, France
Exchange Program in Bayer AG Leverkusen, Germany